Patrick Allen
Known for
Acting
Life
1927 – 2006 (aged 79)
Born in
Nyasaland [now Malawi]
Credits
View on IMDb127 acting credits
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
Dial M for Murder
29 May 1954
Blackadder
15 Jun 1983
Threads
23 Sep 1984
The Eagle Has Landed
24 Dec 1976
The Wild Geese
28 Jun 1978
Sherlock Holmes
24 Apr 1984
The Devil Rides Out
20 Jul 1968
The Night of the Generals
29 Jan 1967
Photos
Filmography
2023
- Blackadder: The Lost Pilotas Pilot Narrator
2008
- The War File: Hitler's Waras Narrator
2006
- The Official Story of the British Armyas Narrator
2005
- Hitler's Waras Narrator
- Heroes of the Second World Waras Narrator
2003
- Days That Shook the Worldas Sir John French1 episode
2002
- The War File: Tank Battles: El Alamein to the Volgaas Narrator
- The War File: Great Sea Battles of World War Twoas Narrator
- The War File: Battleships at Waras Narrator
- Dare To Believe26 episodes
2001
- Story of the Spitfireas Narrator
- The Hawker Hurricaneas Narrator
1997
- The Conquest of Everest 1953as Narrator
1995
- Bullet to Beijingas Colonel Wilson
1993
- The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer12 episodes
- Body & Soulas Walter Street6 episodes
1992
- Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doorsas Maj. Ronald Ferguson
1991
- The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Policeas Narrator
1990
- The Occult History of the Third Reichas Narrator (voice)4 episodes
- Naked Down Underas Opening Narrator (voice)
- D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europeas Narrator
1989
- TUGSas Captain Star13 episodes
1987
- Roman Holidayas General
- Love After Lunchas Harold Hagdorff
1986
- The Return of Sherlock Holmesas Colonel Sebastian Moran1 episode
1985
- The Thirteenth Day of Christmasas Gilbert Smith
- Time for Murderas Gilbert Smith1 episode
1984
- Pericles, Prince of Tyreas King Simonides
- Threadsas Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- Sherlock Holmesas Colonel Sebastian Moran1 episode
1983
- Blackadderas The Hawk1 episode
- The Winds of Waras Dowding1 episode
- The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallaceas Sir James Brooke
1982
- Who Dares Winsas Police Commissioner
- Murder Is Easyas Maj. Horton
1981
- Bergeracas Sir Gervase Ewell1 episode
- A Spy at Eveningas Mansfield4 episodes
1980
- The Trial of Lady Chatterleyas Gerald Gardiner QC
- Alien Attackas Luna Commission Chairman
- The Sea Wolvesas Colin Mackenzie
- Invasion: UFOas Turner
1979
- Churchill and the Generalsas Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck
- Kidnappedas Prestongrange13 episodes
- Lady Oscar
1978
- The Wild Geeseas Rushton
- Scorpion Talesas Cummings1 episode
- Aerial Ambassador
1977
- Hard Timesas Thomas Gradgrind4 episodes
- The Domino Principleas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1976
- The Eagle Has Landedas Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Dangerous Knowledgeas Fane6 episodes
- Protect and Surviveas Narrator
1975
- The Wilby Conspiracyas District Commissioner
1974
- Churchill's Peopleas Donald MacAmnay1 episode
- Persecutionas Robert Masters
- Sign It Deathas Richard Main
1973
- Diamonds on Wheelsas Insp. Cook
- Thrilleras Richard Main1 episode
1972
- The Protectorsas James Leroy Mallory1 episode
- Van der Valkas Van Teeseling1 episode
1971
- Brett18 episodes
- Erotic Fantasiesas Psychiatrist (voice)
1970
- When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earthas Kingsor
- UFOas Turner1 episode
- Puppet on a Chainas Inspector Van Gelder
- Codenameas Morgan1 episode
1969
- The Body Stealersas Bob Megan
- ITV Saturday Night Theatreas Chertkov1 episode
- Cream: Farewell Concertas Narrator (voice)
- Medieval England: The Peasants' Revoltas Commentator
1968
- All My Lovingas Narrator (voice)
- Journey to the Unknownas Luther Ames1 episode
- The Championsas Westerman1 episode
- The Devil Rides Outas Rex Van Ryan (voice)
- The Big Switchas The Storyteller (voice)
- Carry On Up the Khyberas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Journey Into Darknessas Luther Ames
1967
- Carry On Doctoras Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Man in a Suitcase1 episode
- Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bondas Narrator
- Night of the Big Heatas Jeff Callum
- Don't Lose Your Headas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- The Night of the Generalsas Colonel Mannheim
1966
- Dead Silenceas Chief Insp. Newton
1965
- BBC Play of the Monthas Roger Quaife1 episode
- Thirty-Minute Theatreas Peter Roke1 episode
- The Big Jobas Narrator
- Gideon's Wayas 'Spender Todd'1 episode
1964
- The Wednesday Playas The Man1 episode
- A Midsummer Night's Dreamas Theseus
- Theatre 625as Julien1 episode
1963
- Crane39 episodes
- Craneas Richard Crane39 episodes
- As You Like Itas Orlando
1962
- The Saintas Miles Hallin1 episode
- Flight from Singaporeas John Scott
- Out of This Worldas Major Peters1 episode
- Captain Cleggas Captain Collier
- The Traitorsas John Lane
1961
- Candidaas Rev. James Mavor Morrell
- The Sinister Manas Dr. Nelson Pollard
- Sir Francis Drakeas Navarre1 episode
- Survival1 episode
- The Avengers2 episodes
1960
- Sunday-Night Playas Capt. Sasha Studzinsky1 episode
- Never Take Sweets from a Strangeras Peter Carter
1959
- International Detectiveas Lieutenant Larkin1 episode
- Jet Stormas Allan Mulliner
- No Hiding Place1 episode
1958
- I Was Monty's Doubleas Col. Mathers
- Tread Softly Strangeras Paddy Ryan
- Dunkirkas Sergeant on Parade Ground
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talkas Jim Kennedy
- High Hellas Luke Fulgham
1957
- The Mark of the Hawkas Gregory
- The Long Haulas Joe Easy
- Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!as Corporal Brunowski1 episode
- High Tide at Noonas Charles MacKenzie
1956
- Armchair Theatreas Chief Insp. Newton1 episode
- The Baby and the Battleshipas Mate
- Wicked as They Comeas Willie
- 1984as Inner Party Official
1955
- Cross Channelas Hugo Platt
- Confessionas Corey
1954
- Dial M for Murderas Detective Pearson
- World for Ransom
1950
- Sunday Night Theatreas Major Coombe1 episode