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Patrick Allen

Patrick Allen

Acting

March 17, 1927 — July 28, 2006Nyasaland [now Malawi]

John Keith Patrick Allen was a British actor. Allen's distinctive, authoritative voice was familiar across the United Kingdom, even amongst those who did not recognise him as an actor.

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Known for

Dial M for Murdermovie

Dial M for Murder

1954

Blackaddertv

Blackadder

1983

Threadsmovie

Threads

1985

The Eagle Has Landedmovie

The Eagle Has Landed

1976

The Wild Geesemovie

The Wild Geese

1978

Sherlock Holmestv

Sherlock Holmes

1984

The Devil Rides Outmovie

The Devil Rides Out

1968

The Night of the Generalsmovie

The Night of the Generals

1967

The Avengerstv

The Avengers

1961

1984movie

1984

1956

Acting131

Blackadder: The Lost Pilotmovie

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

2023

Pilot Narrator

The Video Encyclopedia of World War Two
tv

The Video Encyclopedia of World War Two

2008

Self - Narrator

The War File: Hitler's Warmovie

The War File: Hitler's War

2008

Narrator

The Official Story of the British Armymovie

The Official Story of the British Army

2006

Narrator

Hitler's Warmovie

Hitler's War

2005

Narrator

Heroes of the Second World Warmovie

Heroes of the Second World War

2005

Narrator

Unsolved Mysteries Of The Second World War - The Enigma Of Swastika / The Eagle And The Swastika
movie

Unsolved Mysteries Of The Second World War - The Enigma Of Swastika / The Eagle And The Swastika

2005

Self - Narrator (voice)

Days That Shook the Worldtv

Days That Shook the World

2003

Sir John French

The War File: Tank Battles: El Alamein to the Volgamovie

The War File: Tank Battles: El Alamein to the Volga

2002

Narrator

The War File: Great Sea Battles of World War Twomovie

The War File: Great Sea Battles of World War Two

2002

Narrator

The War File: Battleships at Warmovie

The War File: Battleships at War

2002

Narrator

Dare To Believe
tv

Dare To Believe

2002

The Hawker Hurricanemovie

The Hawker Hurricane

2001

Narrator

Story of the Spitfiremovie

Story of the Spitfire

2001

Narrator

The Conquest of Everest 1953movie

The Conquest of Everest 1953

1997

Narrator

Bullet to Beijingmovie

Bullet to Beijing

1995

Colonel Wilson

The Smell of Reeves and Mortimertv

The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer

1993

Body & Soultv

Body & Soul

1993

Walter Street

Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doorsmovie

Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors

1992

Maj. Ronald Ferguson

The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Policemovie

The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police

1991

Narrator

The Occult History of the Third Reichtv

The Occult History of the Third Reich

1990

Narrator (voice)

Naked Down Under
movie

Naked Down Under

1990

Opening Narrator (voice)

D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europemovie

D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europe

1990

Narrator

TUGStv

TUGS

1989

Roman Holidaymovie

Roman Holiday

1987

General

Love After Lunchmovie

Love After Lunch

1987

Harold Hagdorff

The Return of Sherlock Holmestv

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1986

Colonel Sebastian Moran

The Thirteenth Day of Christmas
movie

The Thirteenth Day of Christmas

1985

Gilbert Smith

Time for Murdertv

Time for Murder

1985

Gilbert Smith

Threadsmovie

Threads

1985

Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Pericles, Prince of Tyremovie

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

1984

King Simonides

Sherlock Holmestv

Sherlock Holmes

1984

Colonel Sebastian Moran

Blackaddertv

Blackadder

1983

Narrator / The Hawk

The Winds of Wartv

The Winds of War

1983

Dowding

The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallacemovie

The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace

1983

Sir James Brooke

Who Dares Winsmovie

Who Dares Wins

1982

Police Commissioner

Murder Is Easymovie

Murder Is Easy

1982

Maj. Horton

Bergeractv

Bergerac

1981

Sir Gervase Ewell

A Spy at Evening
tv

A Spy at Evening

1981

Mansfield

The Trial of Lady Chatterleymovie

The Trial of Lady Chatterley

1980

Gerald Gardiner QC

Alien Attackmovie

Alien Attack

1980

Luna Commission Chairman

The Sea Wolvesmovie

The Sea Wolves

1980

Colin Mackenzie

Invasion: UFOmovie

Invasion: UFO

1980

Turner

Churchill and the Generalsmovie

Churchill and the Generals

1979

Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck

Kidnappedtv

Kidnapped

1979

Prestongrange

Lady Oscarmovie

Lady Oscar

1979

The Wild Geesemovie

The Wild Geese

1978

Rushton

Scorpion Talestv

Scorpion Tales

1978

Cummings

Aerial Ambassadormovie

Aerial Ambassador

1978

Hard Timestv

Hard Times

1977

Thomas Gradgrind

The Domino Principlemovie

The Domino Principle

1977

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Eagle Has Landedmovie

The Eagle Has Landed

1976

Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Luther Ames

Dangerous Knowledgetv

Dangerous Knowledge

1976

Fane

Protect and Survivemovie

Protect and Survive

1976

Narrator

The Wilby Conspiracymovie

The Wilby Conspiracy

1975

District Commissioner

Churchill's Peopletv

Churchill's People

1974

Donald MacAmnay

Persecutionmovie

Persecution

1974

Robert Masters

Sign It Deathmovie

Sign It Death

1974

Richard Main

Diamonds on Wheelsmovie

Diamonds on Wheels

1973

Insp. Cook

Thrillertv

Thriller

1973

Richard Main

The Protectorstv

The Protectors

1972

James Leroy Mallory

Van der Valktv

Van der Valk

1972

Van Teeseling

Brett
tv

Brett

1971

Erotic Fantasies
movie

Erotic Fantasies

1971

Psychiatrist (voice)

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earthmovie

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

1970

Kingsor

UFOtv

UFO

1970

Turner

Puppet on a Chainmovie

Puppet on a Chain

1970

Inspector Van Gelder

The World at Their Feetmovie

The World at Their Feet

1970

Self - Narrator (voice)

Codename
tv

Codename

1970

Morgan

The Body Stealersmovie

The Body Stealers

1969

Bob Megan

ITV Saturday Night Theatretv

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969

Chertkov

Cream: Farewell Concertmovie

Cream: Farewell Concert

1969

Narrator (voice)

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revoltmovie

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

1969

Commentator

What's a Girl Like You?movie

What's a Girl Like You?

1969

Self - Narrator

All My Lovingmovie

All My Loving

1968

Narrator (voice)

The Championstv

The Champions

1968

Westerman

The Devil Rides Outmovie

The Devil Rides Out

1968

Rex Van Ryan (voice)

The Big Switchmovie

The Big Switch

1968

The Storyteller (voice)

Carry On Up the Khybermovie

Carry On Up the Khyber

1968

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Journey Into Darknessmovie

Journey Into Darkness

1968

Luther Ames

Carry On Doctormovie

Carry On Doctor

1967

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Benjamin Britten and His Festivalmovie

Benjamin Britten and His Festival

1967

Self - Narrator (voice)

Man in a Suitcasetv

Man in a Suitcase

1967

Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bondmovie

Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond

1967

Narrator

Night of the Big Heatmovie

Night of the Big Heat

1967

Jeff Callum

Don't Lose Your Headmovie

Don't Lose Your Head

1967

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Night of the Generalsmovie

The Night of the Generals

1967

Colonel Mannheim

Dead Silence
movie

Dead Silence

1966

Chief Insp. Newton

BBC Play of the Monthtv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Roger Quaife

Thirty-Minute Theatretv

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965

Peter Roke

The Big Jobmovie

The Big Job

1965

Narrator

Gideon's Waytv

Gideon's Way

1965

'Spender Todd'

The Wednesday Playtv

The Wednesday Play

1964

Don Giovanni / The Man

A Midsummer Night's Dreammovie

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1964

Theseus

Theatre 625tv

Theatre 625

1964

Julien / Danton

Crane
tv

Crane

1963

Crane
tv

Crane

1963

Richard Crane

As You Like It
movie

As You Like It

1963

Orlando

The Sainttv

The Saint

1962

Miles Hallin

Flight from Singapore
movie

Flight from Singapore

1962

John Scott

Out of This Worldtv

Out of This World

1962

Major Peters

Captain Cleggmovie

Captain Clegg

1962

Captain Collier

The Traitorsmovie

The Traitors

1962

John Lane

Candida
movie

Candida

1961

Rev. James Mavor Morrell

The Sinister Manmovie

The Sinister Man

1961

Dr. Nelson Pollard

Sir Francis Draketv

Sir Francis Drake

1961

Navarre

Survivaltv

Survival

1961

The Avengerstv

The Avengers

1961

Sunday-Night Play
tv

Sunday-Night Play

1960

Capt. Sasha Studzinsky

Never Take Sweets from a Strangermovie

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

1960

Peter Carter

International Detective
tv

International Detective

1959

Lieutenant Larkin

Jet Stormmovie

Jet Storm

1959

Allan Mulliner

No Hiding Placetv

No Hiding Place

1959

I Was Monty's Doublemovie

I Was Monty's Double

1958

Col. Mathers

Tread Softly Strangermovie

Tread Softly Stranger

1958

Paddy Ryan

Dunkirkmovie

Dunkirk

1958

Sergeant on Parade Ground

The Man Who Wouldn't Talkmovie

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1958

Jim Kennedy

High Hellmovie

High Hell

1958

Luke Fulgham

The Mark of the Hawkmovie

The Mark of the Hawk

1957

Gregory

The Long Haulmovie

The Long Haul

1957

Joe Easy

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
tv

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

1957

Corporal Brunowski

High Tide at Noonmovie

High Tide at Noon

1957

Charles MacKenzie

Armchair Theatretv

Armchair Theatre

1956

Chief Insp. Newton

The Baby and the Battleshipmovie

The Baby and the Battleship

1956

Mate

Wicked as They Comemovie

Wicked as They Come

1956

Willie

1984movie

1984

1956

Inner Party Official

Cross Channelmovie

Cross Channel

1955

Hugo Platt

Confessionmovie

Confession

1955

Corey

Dial M for Murdermovie

Dial M for Murder

1954

Detective Pearson

World for Ransommovie

World for Ransom

1954

Sunday Night Theatretv

Sunday Night Theatre

1950

Eddie Kirkley

Crew1

The Video Encyclopedia of World War Two 2008
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The Video Encyclopedia of World War Two 2008

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