Garbage Man — Ball of Fire Character Profile

About Garbage Man

A slang-using garbage man who visits the professors for a quiz, prompting Bertram to realize his outdated knowledge and venture out for independent research.

Character Facts

Played by

Allen Jenkins

Appears in

Ball of Fire (1941)

Role

Supporting

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• Professor Bertram Potts (Gary Cooper)
• Sugarpuss O’Shea (Barbara Stanwyck)
• Prof. Gurkakoff (Oskar Homolka)
• Prof. Jerome (Henry Travers)
• Joe Lilac (Dana Andrews)
• Prof. Magenbruch (S.Z. Sakall)
• Waiter (Elisha Cook Jr.)
• Prof. Quintana (Leonid Kinskey)
• Prof. Robinson (Tully Marshall)
• Miss Bragg (Kathleen Howard)
• Duke Pastrami (Dan Duryea)
• McNeary (Charles Arnt)