Patrick Allen

Acting • 1927-03-17 • Nyasaland [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.

Known For

8.0

Dial M for Murder

1954

6.3

Captain Clegg

1962

7.3

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

1960

6.2

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

1970

5.3

Night of the Big Heat

1967

7.7

The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer

1993

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Filmography

2023
Blackadder: The Lost PilotFilm
Pilot Narrator
★ 7.1
2008
The Video Encyclopedia of World War TwoTV
Self - Narrator • 10 episodes
2008
The War File: Hitler's WarFilm
Narrator
2006
The Official Story of the British ArmyFilm
Narrator
2005
Hitler's WarFilm
Narrator
★ 10.0
2005
Unsolved Mysteries Of The Second World War - The Enigma Of Swastika / The Eagle And The SwastikaFilm
Self - Narrator (voice)
2005
Heroes of the Second World WarFilm
Narrator
2003
Days That Shook the WorldTV
Sir John French • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
2003
100 Greatest Scary MomentsTV
★ 7.7
2002
The War File: Great Sea Battles of World War TwoFilm
Narrator
2002
Dare To BelieveTV
2002
The War File: Tank Battles: El Alamein to the VolgaFilm
Narrator
2002
The War File: Battleships at WarFilm
Narrator
2001
Story of the SpitfireFilm
Narrator
★ 8.0
2001
The Hawker HurricaneFilm
Narrator
★ 5.0
1997
The Conquest of Everest 1953Film
Narrator
★ 5.5
1995
Bullet to BeijingFilm
Colonel Wilson
★ 5.2
1993
The Smell of Reeves and MortimerTV
★ 7.7
1993
Body & SoulTV
Walter Street • 6 episodes
★ 5.8
1992
Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace DoorsFilm
Maj. Ronald Ferguson
★ 9.0
1991
The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret PoliceFilm
Narrator
★ 7.7
1991
Eva Braun: Hitler's MistressFilm
Self - Narrator
1990
The Occult History of the Third ReichTV
Narrator (voice) • 4 episodes
★ 6.2
1990
Naked Down UnderFilm
Opening Narrator (voice)
★ 8.0
1990
D-Day: Assault on Fortress EuropeFilm
Narrator
1989
TUGSTV
Captain Star / Narrator (voice) • 13 episodes
★ 8.3
1987
Roman HolidayFilm
General
★ 4.7
1987
Love After LunchFilm
Harold Hagdorff
1986
The Return of Sherlock HolmesTV
Colonel Sebastian Moran • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
1985
The Thirteenth Day of ChristmasFilm
Gilbert Smith
★ 9.0
1985
Time for MurderTV
Gilbert Smith • 1 episodes
★ 4.0
1984
Sherlock HolmesTV
Colonel Sebastian Moran • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
1984
ThreadsFilm
Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.6
1984
Pericles, Prince of TyreFilm
King Simonides
★ 7.5
1983
BlackadderTV
Narrator • 6 episodes
★ 8.0
1983
BlackadderTV
The Hawk • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1983
The Winds of WarTV
Dowding • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1983
The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel WallaceFilm
Sir James Brooke
1982
Who Dares WinsFilm
Police Commissioner
★ 6.3
1982
Murder Is EasyFilm
Maj. Horton
★ 6.6
1981
BergeracTV
Sir Gervase Ewell • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1981
A Spy at EveningTV
Mansfield • 4 episodes
1980
The Sea WolvesFilm
Colin Mackenzie
★ 5.9
1980
Invasion: UFOFilm
Turner
★ 5.7
1980
Alien AttackFilm
Luna Commission Chairman
★ 6.5
1980
The Trial of Lady ChatterleyFilm
Gerald Gardiner QC
1979
Lady OscarFilm
★ 5.7
1979
KidnappedTV
Prestongrange • 13 episodes
★ 7.1
1979
Churchill and the GeneralsFilm
Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck
★ 9.0
1978
The Wild GeeseFilm
Rushton
★ 6.8
1978
Scorpion TalesTV
Cummings • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1978
Aerial AmbassadorFilm
1977
The Domino PrincipleFilm
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
★ 5.8
1977
Hard TimesTV
Thomas Gradgrind • 4 episodes
★ 6.5
1976
The Eagle Has LandedFilm
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.7
1976
Dangerous KnowledgeTV
Fane • 6 episodes
★ 8.0
1976
Protect and SurviveFilm
Narrator
★ 6.5
1975
The Wilby ConspiracyFilm
District Commissioner
★ 6.3
1974
Churchill's PeopleTV
Donald MacAmnay • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
1974
PersecutionFilm
Robert Masters
★ 3.6
1974
Sign It DeathFilm
Richard Main
★ 7.5
1973
ThrillerTV
Richard Main • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1973
Diamonds on WheelsFilm
Insp. Cook
★ 8.0
1972
The ProtectorsTV
James Leroy Mallory • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1972
Van der ValkTV
Van Teeseling • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1971
Erotic FantasiesFilm
Psychiatrist (voice)
★ 10.0
1971
BrettTV
★ 5.0
1970
UFOTV
Turner • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1970
When Dinosaurs Ruled the EarthFilm
Kingsor
★ 6.2
1970
Puppet on a ChainFilm
Inspector Van Gelder
★ 5.9
1970
The World at Their FeetFilm
Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 6.8
1970
CodenameTV
Morgan • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreTV
Chertkov • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1969
The Body StealersFilm
Bob Megan
★ 4.8
1969
Cream: Farewell ConcertFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 6.6
1969
What's a Girl Like You?Film
Self - Narrator
★ 3.0
1969
Medieval England: The Peasants' RevoltFilm
Commentator
1968
The Devil Rides OutFilm
Rex Van Ryan (voice)
★ 6.5
1968
Carry On Up the KhyberFilm
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1968
The ChampionsTV
Westerman • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1968
The Big SwitchFilm
The Storyteller (voice)
★ 4.7
1968
Journey to the UnknownTV
Luther Ames • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1968
All My LovingFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 6.5
1968
Journey Into DarknessFilm
Luther Ames
★ 7.0
1967
The Night of the GeneralsFilm
Colonel Mannheim
★ 6.8
1967
Carry On DoctorFilm
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1967
Don't Lose Your HeadFilm
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.7
1967
Night of the Big HeatFilm
Jeff Callum
★ 5.3
1967
Man in a SuitcaseTV
★ 7.2
1967
Welcome to Japan, Mr. BondFilm
Narrator
★ 6.0
1967
Benjamin Britten and His FestivalFilm
Self - Narrator (voice)
1966
Dead SilenceFilm
Chief Insp. Newton
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
Roger Quaife • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreTV
Peter Roke • 1 episodes
★ 4.2
1965
The Big JobFilm
Narrator
★ 6.7
1965
The TroubleshootersTV
Commander Fayne • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1965
Gideon's WayTV
'Spender Todd' • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1964
The Wednesday PlayTV
Don Giovanni • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1964
The Wednesday PlayTV
The Man • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1964
Theatre 625TV
Julien / Danton • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1964
A Midsummer Night's DreamFilm
Theseus
★ 7.0
1963
CraneTV
Richard Crane • 39 episodes
★ 10.0
1963
As You Like ItFilm
Orlando
★ 7.0
1963
CraneTV
★ 5.0
1962
The SaintTV
Miles Hallin • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1962
Captain CleggFilm
Captain Collier
★ 6.3
1962
Out of This WorldTV
Major Peters • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1962
The TraitorsFilm
John Lane
★ 5.8
1962
Flight from SingaporeFilm
John Scott
★ 7.0
1961
The AvengersTV
★ 7.8
1961
Sir Francis DrakeTV
Navarre • 1 episodes
★ 5.1
1961
The Sinister ManFilm
Dr. Nelson Pollard
★ 10.0
1961
SurvivalTV
★ 8.0
1961
CandidaFilm
Rev. James Mavor Morrell
1960
Never Take Sweets from a StrangerFilm
Peter Carter
★ 7.3
1960
Sunday-Night PlayTV
Capt. Sasha Studzinsky • 1 episodes
1959
No Hiding PlaceTV
★ 4.8
1959
Jet StormFilm
Allan Mulliner
★ 6.9
1959
International DetectiveTV
Lieutenant Larkin • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1958
DunkirkFilm
Sergeant on Parade Ground
★ 6.9
1958
I Was Monty's DoubleFilm
Col. Mathers
★ 6.9
1958
Tread Softly StrangerFilm
Paddy Ryan
★ 7.4
1958
The Man Who Wouldn't TalkFilm
Jim Kennedy
★ 6.3
1958
High HellFilm
Luke Fulgham
★ 9.0
1957
The Long HaulFilm
Joe Easy
★ 5.8
1957
High Tide at NoonFilm
Charles MacKenzie
★ 6.2
1957
The Mark of the HawkFilm
Gregory
★ 3.4
1957
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!TV
Corporal Brunowski • 1 episodes
★ 9.0
1956
1984Film
Inner Party Official
★ 6.5
1956
Wicked as They ComeFilm
Willie
★ 5.0
1956
The Baby and the BattleshipFilm
Mate
★ 6.4
1956
Armchair TheatreTV
Chief Insp. Newton • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1955
ConfessionFilm
Corey
★ 6.3
1955
Cross ChannelFilm
Hugo Platt
★ 6.0
1954
Dial M for MurderFilm
Detective Pearson
★ 8.0
1954
World for RansomFilm
★ 5.2
1950
Sunday Night TheatreTV
Eddie Kirkley • 1 episodes
★ 3.5
1950
Sunday Night TheatreTV
Captain Coombe • 1 episodes
★ 3.5
1950
Sunday Night TheatreTV
Major Coombe • 1 episodes
★ 3.5