Acting
Patrick Allen
Born 17 March 1927 in Nyasaland [now Malawi] ยท Died 28 July 2006
133 credits
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
Acting 132
- 2023Blackadder: The Lost PilotFilmPilot Narrator
- 2008The War File: Hitler's WarFilmNarrator
- 2008The Video Encyclopedia of World War TwoSeriesSelf - Narrator
- 2006The Official Story of the British ArmyFilmNarrator
- 2005Hitler's WarFilmNarrator
- 2005Heroes of the Second World WarFilmNarrator
- 2005Unsolved Mysteries Of The Second World War - The Enigma Of Swastika / The Eagle And The SwastikaFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2003Days That Shook the WorldSeriesSir John French
- 2002The War File: Tank Battles: El Alamein to the VolgaFilmNarrator
- 2002The War File: Great Sea Battles of World War TwoFilmNarrator
- 2002The War File: Battleships at WarFilmNarrator
- 2002Dare To BelieveSeries
- 2001Story of the SpitfireFilmNarrator
- 2001The Hawker HurricaneFilmNarrator
- 1997The Conquest of Everest 1953FilmNarrator
- 1995Bullet to BeijingFilmColonel Wilson
- 1993The Smell of Reeves and MortimerSeries
- 1993Body & SoulSeriesWalter Street
- 1992Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace DoorsFilmMaj. Ronald Ferguson
- 1991The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret PoliceFilmNarrator
- 1990The Occult History of the Third ReichSeriesNarrator (voice)
- 1990Naked Down UnderFilmOpening Narrator (voice)
- 1990D-Day: Assault on Fortress EuropeFilmNarrator
- 1989TUGSSeriesCaptain Star / Narrator (voice)
- 1987Roman HolidayFilmGeneral
- 1987Love After LunchFilmHarold Hagdorff
- 1986The Return of Sherlock HolmesSeriesColonel Sebastian Moran
- 1985Time for MurderSeriesGilbert Smith
- 1985The Thirteenth Day of ChristmasFilmGilbert Smith
- 1984Sherlock HolmesSeriesColonel Sebastian Moran
- 1984ThreadsFilmPublic Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- 1984Pericles, Prince of TyreFilmKing Simonides
- 1983BlackadderSeriesNarrator, The Hawk
- 1983The Winds of WarSeriesDowding
- 1983The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel WallaceFilmSir James Brooke
- 1982Who Dares WinsFilmPolice Commissioner
- 1982Murder Is EasyFilmMaj. Horton
- 1981BergeracSeriesSir Gervase Ewell
- 1981A Spy at EveningSeriesMansfield
- 1980The Sea WolvesFilmColin Mackenzie
- 1980Invasion: UFOFilmTurner
- 1980Alien AttackFilmLuna Commission Chairman
- 1980The Trial of Lady ChatterleyFilmGerald Gardiner QC
- 1979Lady OscarFilm
- 1979KidnappedSeriesPrestongrange
- 1979Churchill and the GeneralsFilmGen. Sir Claude Auchinleck
- 1978The Wild GeeseFilmRushton
- 1978Scorpion TalesSeriesCummings
- 1978Aerial AmbassadorFilm
- 1977The Domino PrincipleFilmNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1977Hard TimesSeriesThomas Gradgrind
- 1976The Eagle Has LandedFilmOpening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1976Dangerous KnowledgeSeriesFane
- 1976Protect and SurviveFilmNarrator
- 1975The Wilby ConspiracyFilmDistrict Commissioner
- 1974Churchill's PeopleSeriesDonald MacAmnay
- 1974PersecutionFilmRobert Masters
- 1974Sign It DeathFilmRichard Main
- 1973ThrillerSeriesRichard Main
- 1973Diamonds on WheelsFilmInsp. Cook
- 1972The ProtectorsSeriesJames Leroy Mallory
- 1972Van der ValkSeriesVan Teeseling
- 1971BrettSeries
- 1971Erotic FantasiesFilmPsychiatrist (voice)
- 1970UFOSeriesTurner
- 1970When Dinosaurs Ruled the EarthFilmKingsor
- 1970Puppet on a ChainFilmInspector Van Gelder
- 1970The World at Their FeetFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1970CodenameSeriesMorgan
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeriesChertkov
- 1969The Body StealersFilmBob Megan
- 1969Cream: Farewell ConcertFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1969What's a Girl Like You?FilmSelf - Narrator
- 1969Medieval England: The Peasants' RevoltFilmCommentator
- 1968The Devil Rides OutFilmRex Van Ryan (voice)
- 1968The ChampionsSeriesWesterman
- 1968Carry On Up the KhyberFilmNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1968Journey to the UnknownSeriesLuther Ames
- 1968The Big SwitchFilmThe Storyteller (voice)
- 1968All My LovingFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1968Journey Into DarknessFilmLuther Ames
- 1967The Night of the GeneralsFilmColonel Mannheim
- 1967Night of the Big HeatFilmJeff Callum
- 1967Carry On DoctorFilmNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1967Don't Lose Your HeadFilmNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1967Man in a SuitcaseSeries
- 1967Welcome to Japan, Mr. BondFilmNarrator
- 1967Benjamin Britten and His FestivalFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1966Dead SilenceFilmChief Insp. Newton
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthSeriesRoger Quaife
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreSeriesPeter Roke
- 1965Gideon's WaySeries'Spender Todd'
- 1965The Big JobFilmNarrator
- 1964The Wednesday PlaySeriesDon Giovanni, The Man
- 1964Theatre 625SeriesJulien / Danton
- 1964A Midsummer Night's DreamFilmTheseus
- 1963CraneSeriesRichard Crane
- 1963CraneSeries
- 1963As You Like ItFilmOrlando
- 1962The SaintSeriesMiles Hallin
- 1962Captain CleggFilmCaptain Collier
- 1962Out of This WorldSeriesMajor Peters
- 1962The TraitorsFilmJohn Lane
- 1962Flight from SingaporeFilmJohn Scott
- 1961The AvengersSeries
- 1961Sir Francis DrakeSeriesNavarre
- 1961SurvivalSeries
- 1961The Sinister ManFilmDr. Nelson Pollard
- 1961CandidaFilmRev. James Mavor Morrell
- 1960Never Take Sweets from a StrangerFilmPeter Carter
- 1960Sunday-Night PlaySeriesCapt. Sasha Studzinsky
- 1959No Hiding PlaceSeries
- 1959Jet StormFilmAllan Mulliner
- 1959International DetectiveSeriesLieutenant Larkin
- 1958DunkirkFilmSergeant on Parade Ground
- 1958I Was Monty's DoubleFilmCol. Mathers
- 1958The Man Who Wouldn't TalkFilmJim Kennedy
- 1958Tread Softly StrangerFilmPaddy Ryan
- 1958High HellFilmLuke Fulgham
- 1957The Long HaulFilmJoe Easy
- 1957High Tide at NoonFilmCharles MacKenzie
- 1957The Mark of the HawkFilmGregory
- 1957Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!SeriesCorporal Brunowski
- 19561984FilmInner Party Official
- 1956Wicked as They ComeFilmWillie
- 1956Armchair TheatreSeriesChief Insp. Newton
- 1956The Baby and the BattleshipFilmMate
- 1955ConfessionFilmCorey
- 1955Cross ChannelFilmHugo Platt
- 1954Dial M for MurderFilmDetective Pearson
- 1954World for RansomFilm
- 1950Sunday Night TheatreSeriesCaptain Coombe, Eddie Kirkley, Major Coombe
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Filmography from TMDB.