Dave Mallen (20 Feb 1890-December 1974) was an actor and burlesque star. He grew up in New York, the son of a police detective.
He was elected to The Lambs in 1936.
Mallen was a musical and comedic performer active in the first half of the 20th century. He began his career in the burlesque circuit, where he was noticed by representatives of George M. Cohan, whom he physically resembled. Cohan hired Mallen to be his understudy, a job Mallen kept for 12 years which promoted him to vaudeville, and eventually to Broadway. Mallen toured the United States and abroad with many productions, often playing roles originating with or associated with Cohan. He appeared in the Broadway musicals The Show is On (1937) and Ringside Seat (1938), as well as national tours of Oklahoma and its 1951 Broadway revival.
In 1951 he was in the opening night cast of the first revival of Oklahoma! playing the part of Andrew Carnes. He then toured with the show for five years. In 1956 The Lambs hosted a Welcome Home dinner when Mallen returned from the road.
The Dave Mallen papers, dating from 1928 to 1945, document his career through scrapbooks, scripts, and sheet music, were donated to the Billy Rose Theatre Collection of the New York Public Library.
Mallen is interred in the family plot in Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, in the Clover section.