
Patrick Allen
Known for Acting · 125 credits
- Born
- 1927-03-17
- Died
- 2006-07-28
- Place of birth
- Nyasaland [now Malawi]
- Also known as
- John Keith Patrick Allen
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (44)

The Avengers
1961

The Saint
1962
as Miles Hallin

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Roger Quaife

Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Colonel Sebastian Moran

Bergerac
1981
as Sir Gervase Ewell

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Don Giovanni / The Man

Theatre 625
1964
as Julien / Danton

Blackadder
1983
as Narrator / The Hawk

No Hiding Place
1959

The Champions
1968
as Westerman

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Chertkov

Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Eddie Kirkley

Thriller
1973
as Richard Main

The Protectors
1972
as James Leroy Mallory

UFO
1970
as Turner

Van der Valk
1972
as Van Teeseling

Gideon's Way
1965
as 'Spender Todd'

Churchill's People
1974
as Donald MacAmnay
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Capt. Sasha Studzinsky
International Detective
1959
as Lieutenant Larkin

Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Navarre

Man in a Suitcase
1967

Journey to the Unknown
1968
as Luther Ames

The Winds of War
1983
as Dowding

Out of This World
1962
as Major Peters
Crane
1963
as Richard Crane

Days That Shook the World
2003
as Sir John French
Codename
1970
as Morgan

Kidnapped
1979
as Prestongrange

Survival
1961

Body & Soul
1993
as Walter Street

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Chief Insp. Newton
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
1957
as Corporal Brunowski

Scorpion Tales
1978
as Cummings

Time for Murder
1985
as Gilbert Smith

The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
1993
Brett
1971
Crane
1963

TUGS
1989

Hard Times
1977
as Thomas Gradgrind

Dangerous Knowledge
1976
as Fane

The Occult History of the Third Reich
1990
as Narrator (voice)
Dare To Believe
2002
Video Encyclopedia of World War Two
2008
as Self - Narrator
Movies (81)

Dial M for Murder
1954
as Detective Pearson

Threads
1985
as Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

The Eagle Has Landed
1976
as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Wild Geese
1978
as Rushton

Confession
1955
as Corey

Night of the Big Heat
1967
as Jeff Callum

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
1970
as Kingsor

1984
1956
as Inner Party Official

The Sea Wolves
1980
as Colin Mackenzie

Dunkirk
1958
as Sergeant on Parade Ground

The Night of the Generals
1967
as Colonel Mannheim

The Wilby Conspiracy
1975
as District Commissioner

Who Dares Wins
1982
as Police Commissioner

Murder Is Easy
1982
as Maj. Horton
Dead Silence
1966
as Chief Insp. Newton

The Domino Principle
1977
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Cross Channel
1955
as Hugo Platt

Captain Clegg
1962
as Captain Collier

I Was Monty's Double
1958
as Col. Mathers

Lady Oscar
1979

The Devil Rides Out
1968
as Rex Van Ryan (voice)

Carry On Doctor
1967
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Carry On Up the Khyber
1968
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Baby and the Battleship
1956
as Mate

Don't Lose Your Head
1967
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Bullet to Beijing
1995
as Colonel Wilson

Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond
1967
as Narrator

Invasion: UFO
1980
as Turner

The Trial of Lady Chatterley
1980
as Gerald Gardiner QC

Roman Holiday
1987
as General

Diamonds on Wheels
1973
as Insp. Cook

Jet Storm
1959
as Allan Mulliner

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960
as Peter Carter

The Big Switch
1968
as The Storyteller (voice)

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
2023
as Pilot Narrator

World for Ransom
1954

Alien Attack
1980
as Luna Commission Chairman

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
1969
as Commentator

The Big Job
1965
as Narrator

The Mark of the Hawk
1957
as Gregory

Journey Into Darkness
1968
as Luther Ames

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958
as Jim Kennedy

The Body Stealers
1969
as Bob Megan

The Long Haul
1957
as Joe Easy

The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace
1983
as Sir James Brooke

Puppet on a Chain
1970
as Inspector Van Gelder
The Thirteenth Day of Christmas
1985
as Gilbert Smith

The Sinister Man
1961
as Dr. Nelson Pollard

Churchill and the Generals
1979
as Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck

Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors
1992
as Maj. Ronald Ferguson

High Hell
1958
as Luke Fulgham

The World at Their Feet
1970
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Tread Softly Stranger
1958
as Paddy Ryan

Wicked as They Come
1956
as Willie

The Official Story of the British Army
2006
as Narrator

Persecution
1974
as Robert Masters

High Tide at Noon
1957
as Charles MacKenzie

Pericles, Prince of Tyre
1984
as King Simonides

D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europe
1990
as Narrator

Sign It Death
1974
as Richard Main
Naked Down Under
1990
as Opening Narrator (voice)
Flight from Singapore
1962
as John Scott

All My Loving
1968
as Narrator (voice)

The Traitors
1962
as John Lane

Cream: Farewell Concert
1969
as Narrator (voice)
Candida
1961
as Rev. James Mavor Morrell
As You Like It
1963
as Orlando

Protect and Survive
1976
as Narrator

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1964
as Theseus

The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police
1991
as Narrator

Heroes of the Second World War
2005
as Narrator

Story of the Spitfire
2001
as Narrator

Hitler's War
2005
as Narrator
Erotic Fantasies
1971
as Psychiatrist (voice)
Unsolved Mysteries Of The Second World War - The Enigma Of Swastika / The Eagle And The Swastika
2005
as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Hawker Hurricane
2001
as Narrator

Love After Lunch
1987
as Harold Hagdorff

Benjamin Britten and His Festival
1967
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Aerial Ambassador
1978

The Conquest of Everest 1953
1997
as Narrator

What's a Girl Like You?
1969
as Self - Narrator
About Patrick Allen
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. With 125 credits spanning from 1950 to 2023, Patrick Allen has appeared in 81 films and 44 TV shows.
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Most Popular Patrick Allen Movies
- Dial M for Murder (1954) — as Detective Pearson
- Threads (1985) — as Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- The Eagle Has Landed (1976) — as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- The Wild Geese (1978) — as Rushton
- Confession (1955) — as Corey
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