Sheldon Allman
Born	June 8, 1924 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	January 22, 2002(2002-01-22) (aged 77) Culver City, California, U.S.
Resting place	Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
Alma mater	Los Angeles Conservatory of Music
Occupations	Actor singer songwriter
Years active	1958–1995

Sheldon Allman (June 8, 1924 – January 22, 2002) was an American-Canadian actor, singer, and songwriter.

Allman was born in Chicago, Illinois.^[1] He began his singing career with the Royal National Guard^[2] during hisWorld War II service with theRoyal Canadian Air Force.^[3] He moved to Los Angeles in 1949, to attend theLos Angeles Conservatory of Music.^[3] After it, he appeared in 12 films, including such notable films asNevada Smith,The Sons of Katie Elder,Hud andIn Cold Blood. His co-stars included, respectively,Steve McQueen,John Wayne andPaul Newman. He also made appearances in numerous TV series during the 1960s and 1970s.^[4]

On television, Allman provided the voice of Big H inCB Bears on CBS^[5] and played Norm Miller inHarris Against the World on NBC.^[5]: 436 He provided music on the game showThree for the Money on NBC,^[5]: 1077 and he was the singing voice for TV'sMister Ed, for which he also wrote and recorded "The Pretty Little Filly with the Ponytail" and "The Empty Feedbag Blues".^[2] Mr. Allman wrote longer versions of these songs, but never recorded the longer versions.^{[citation needed]} He was the lyricist for the theme song toGeorge of the Jungle.^[2] Additionally, Allman worked with Stan Worth, co-writer of the "George of the Jungle" theme, to create music for a number of game shows by Stefan Hatos-Monty Hall Productions, including the 1970s versions ofLet's Make a Deal,^[2]Masquerade Party andIt Pays to be Ignorant.

In 1960, Allman releasedFolk Songs for the 21st Century,^[2] an album of novelty songs all revolving around science-fiction themes. The tongue-in-cheek material, which Allman wrote and arranged himself, included titles such as "Crawl Out Through The Fallout" and "Radioactive Mama."^[6] "Crawl Out Through The Fallout" is used in the video gameFallout 4 and the 2024 TV adaptationFallout during the closing credits of season 1 episode one.

In addition, Allman co-wrote two comedyhorror-themed stage musicals withBobby Pickett, composer of the hit novelty song, "Monster Mash." The musicals wereI'm Sorry the Bridge Is Out, You'll Have to Spend the Night^[1] and its sequel,Frankenstein Unbound, the former of which was made into the 1995 film,Monster Mash.^[2]

On January 22, 2002, Allman died of heart failure^[2] at his home in Culver City, California, at age 77.^[3] His interment is in Culver City'sHillside Memorial Park Cemetery.^{[citation needed]}

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