Acting

Patrick Allen

Born: March 17, 1927
Died: July 28, 2006 (aged 79)
Birthplace: Nyasaland [now Malawi]
Credits: 133 titles

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.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Dial M for Murder

1954

Blackadder

1983

The Wild Geese

1978

Sherlock Holmes

1984

The Devil Rides Out

1968

The Night of the Generals

1967

The Avengers

1961

1984

1956

The Saint

1962

The Sea Wolves

1980

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

1970

Captain Clegg

1962

Dunkirk

1958

UFO

1970

Night of the Big Heat

1967

Who Dares Wins

1982

The Wilby Conspiracy

1975

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

1960

Acting credits 132

Year	Title	Role
2023	Blackadder: The Lost Pilot Film	Pilot Narrator
2008	The Video Encyclopedia of World War Two TV	Self - Narrator (10 ep)
2008	The War File: Hitler's War Film	Narrator
2006	The Official Story of the British Army Film	Narrator
2005	Hitler's War Film	Narrator
2005	Heroes of the Second World War Film	Narrator
2005	Unsolved Mysteries Of The Second World War - The Enigma Of Swastika / The Eagle And The Swastika Film	Self - Narrator (voice)
2003	Days That Shook the World TV	Sir John French (1 ep)
2002	The War File: Tank Battles: El Alamein to the Volga Film	Narrator
2002	The War File: Great Sea Battles of World War Two Film	Narrator
2002	The War File: Battleships at War Film	Narrator
2002	Dare To Believe TV	(26 ep)
2001	Story of the Spitfire Film	Narrator
2001	The Hawker Hurricane Film	Narrator
1997	The Conquest of Everest 1953 Film	Narrator
1995	Bullet to Beijing Film	Colonel Wilson
1993	The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer TV	(12 ep)
1993	Body & Soul TV	Walter Street (6 ep)
1992	Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors Film	Maj. Ronald Ferguson
1991	The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police Film	Narrator
1990	The Occult History of the Third Reich TV	Narrator (voice) (4 ep)
1990	Naked Down Under Film	Opening Narrator (voice)
1990	D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europe Film	Narrator
1989	TUGS TV	Captain Star / Narrator (voice) (13 ep)
1987	Roman Holiday Film	General
1987	Love After Lunch Film	Harold Hagdorff
1986	The Return of Sherlock Holmes TV	Colonel Sebastian Moran (1 ep)
1985	The Thirteenth Day of Christmas Film	Gilbert Smith
1985	Time for Murder TV	Gilbert Smith (1 ep)
1984	Pericles, Prince of Tyre Film	King Simonides
1984	Threads Film	Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1984	Sherlock Holmes TV	Colonel Sebastian Moran (1 ep)
1983	Blackadder TV	Narrator, The Hawk (6 ep)
1983	The Winds of War TV	Dowding (1 ep)
1983	The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace Film	Sir James Brooke
1982	Who Dares Wins Film	Police Commissioner
1982	Murder Is Easy Film	Maj. Horton
1981	Bergerac TV	Sir Gervase Ewell (1 ep)
1981	A Spy at Evening TV	Mansfield (4 ep)
1980	The Trial of Lady Chatterley Film	Gerald Gardiner QC
1980	Alien Attack Film	Luna Commission Chairman
1980	The Sea Wolves Film	Colin Mackenzie
1980	Invasion: UFO Film	Turner
1979	Churchill and the Generals Film	Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck
1979	Kidnapped TV	Prestongrange (13 ep)
1979	Lady Oscar Film
1978	The Wild Geese Film	Rushton
1978	Scorpion Tales TV	Cummings (1 ep)
1978	Aerial Ambassador Film
1977	Hard Times TV	Thomas Gradgrind (4 ep)
1977	The Domino Principle Film	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1976	The Eagle Has Landed Film	Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1976	Dangerous Knowledge TV	Fane (6 ep)
1976	Protect and Survive Film	Narrator
1975	The Wilby Conspiracy Film	District Commissioner
1974	Churchill's People TV	Donald MacAmnay (1 ep)
1974	Persecution Film	Robert Masters
1974	Sign It Death Film	Richard Main
1973	Diamonds on Wheels Film	Insp. Cook
1973	Thriller TV	Richard Main (1 ep)

Crew credits 1

Year	Title	Job
TBA	The Video Encyclopedia of World War Two 2008 TV	Presenter (3 ep)