Patrick Allen
Biography
Patrick Allen was a British actor born on March 17, 1927, in Nyasaland, which is now Malawi. He is known for his distinctive and authoritative voice. Allen's acting career spanned a significant number of credits, with a total of 133 known credits. He was a male actor who worked primarily in the film and television industry. Allen passed away on July 28, 2006, at the age of 79.
Career overview
Patrick Allen was a British actor known for his distinctive and authoritative voice. He was active in the entertainment industry, with a career spanning numerous projects. Allen's work was familiar across the United Kingdom, even among those who did not recognize him as an actor.
Throughout his career, Patrick Allen accumulated a significant number of credits, with 133 known credits to his name. His work in the acting field was a notable aspect of his professional life. The breadth of his credits suggests a versatile and accomplished actor, capable of adapting to various roles and projects.
Patrick Allen's career was marked by a long and dedicated commitment to acting. He worked in the industry for many years, leaving a lasting impact on the British entertainment scene. His distinctive voice and authoritative presence helped establish him as a recognizable figure in the UK.
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- Blackadder: The Lost Pilot (2023) as Pilot Narrator
- The Video Encyclopedia of World War Two (2008) as Self - Narrator
- The War File: Hitler's War (2008) as Narrator
- The Official Story of the British Army (2006) as Narrator
- Hitler's War (2005) as Narrator
- Unsolved Mysteries Of The Second World War - The Enigma Of Swastika / The Eagle And The Swastika (2005) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Heroes of the Second World War (2005) as Narrator
- Days That Shook the World (2003) as Sir John French
- Dare To Believe (2002)
- The War File: Tank Battles: El Alamein to the Volga (2002) as Narrator
- The War File: Battleships at War (2002) as Narrator
- The War File: Great Sea Battles of World War Two (2002) as Narrator
- Story of the Spitfire (2001) as Narrator
- The Hawker Hurricane (2001) as Narrator
- The Conquest of Everest 1953 (1997) as Narrator
- Bullet to Beijing (1995) as Colonel Wilson
- Body & Soul (1993) as Walter Street
- The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer (1993)
- Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors (1992) as Maj. Ronald Ferguson
- The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police (1991) as Narrator
- The Occult History of the Third Reich (1990) as Narrator (voice)
- Naked Down Under (1990) as Opening Narrator (voice)
- D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europe (1990) as Narrator
- TUGS (1989)
- Roman Holiday (1987) as General
- Love After Lunch (1987) as Harold Hagdorff
- The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986) as Colonel Sebastian Moran
- Time for Murder (1985) as Gilbert Smith
- Threads (1985) as Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- The Thirteenth Day of Christmas (1985) as Gilbert Smith
- Sherlock Holmes (1984) as Colonel Sebastian Moran
- Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984) as King Simonides
- Blackadder (1983) as Narrator
- Blackadder (1983) as The Hawk
- The Winds of War (1983) as Dowding
- The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace (1983) as Sir James Brooke
- Who Dares Wins (1982) as Police Commissioner
- Murder Is Easy (1982) as Maj. Horton
- Bergerac (1981) as Sir Gervase Ewell
- A Spy at Evening (1981) as Mansfield
- The Sea Wolves (1980) as Colin Mackenzie
- Alien Attack (1980) as Luna Commission Chairman
- Invasion: UFO (1980) as Turner
- The Trial of Lady Chatterley (1980) as Gerald Gardiner QC
- Kidnapped (1979) as Prestongrange
- Lady Oscar (1979)
- Churchill and the Generals (1979) as Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck
- The Wild Geese (1978) as Rushton
- Scorpion Tales (1978) as Cummings
- Aerial Ambassador (1978)
- The Domino Principle (1977) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Hard Times (1977) as Thomas Gradgrind
- The Eagle Has Landed (1976) as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Dangerous Knowledge (1976) as Fane
- Protect and Survive (1976) as Narrator
- The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) as District Commissioner
- Churchill's People (1974) as Donald MacAmnay
- Persecution (1974) as Robert Masters
- Sign It Death (1974) as Richard Main
- Thriller (1973) as Richard Main
- Diamonds on Wheels (1973) as Insp. Cook
- Van der Valk (1972) as Van Teeseling
- The Protectors (1972) as James Leroy Mallory
- Brett (1971)
- Erotic Fantasies (1971) as Psychiatrist (voice)
- UFO (1970) as Turner
- Codename (1970) as Morgan
- When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) as Kingsor
- The World at Their Feet (1970) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Puppet on a Chain (1970) as Inspector Van Gelder
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Chertkov
- Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt (1969) as Commentator
- The Body Stealers (1969) as Bob Megan
- What's a Girl Like You? (1969) as Self - Narrator
- Cream: Farewell Concert (1969) as Narrator (voice)
- The Champions (1968) as Westerman
- Journey to the Unknown (1968) as Luther Ames
- The Devil Rides Out (1968) as Rex Van Ryan (voice)
- Carry On Up the Khyber (1968) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- The Big Switch (1968) as The Storyteller (voice)
- Journey Into Darkness (1968) as Luther Ames
- All My Loving (1968) as Narrator (voice)
- Man in a Suitcase (1967)
- The Night of the Generals (1967) as Colonel Mannheim
- Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond (1967) as Narrator
- Don't Lose Your Head (1967) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Carry On Doctor (1967) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Night of the Big Heat (1967) as Jeff Callum
- Benjamin Britten and His Festival (1967) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Dead Silence (1966) as Chief Insp. Newton
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Roger Quaife
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Peter Roke
- Gideon's Way (1965) as 'Spender Todd'
- The Big Job (1965) as Narrator
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Don Giovanni
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as The Man
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Julien / Danton
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1964) as Theseus
- Crane (1963) as Richard Crane
- Crane (1963)
- As You Like It (1963) as Orlando
- The Saint (1962) as Miles Hallin
- Out of This World (1962) as Major Peters
- Captain Clegg (1962) as Captain Collier
- Flight from Singapore (1962) as John Scott
- The Traitors (1962) as John Lane
- The Avengers (1961)
- Sir Francis Drake (1961) as Navarre
- Survival (1961)
- Candida (1961) as Rev. James Mavor Morrell
- The Sinister Man (1961) as Dr. Nelson Pollard
- Sunday-Night Play (1960) as Capt. Sasha Studzinsky
- Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960) as Peter Carter
- No Hiding Place (1959)
- International Detective (1959) as Lieutenant Larkin
- Jet Storm (1959) as Allan Mulliner
- I Was Monty's Double (1958) as Col. Mathers
- Dunkirk (1958) as Sergeant on Parade Ground
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958) as Jim Kennedy
- Tread Softly Stranger (1958) as Paddy Ryan
- High Hell (1958) as Luke Fulgham
- Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957) as Corporal Brunowski
- The Mark of the Hawk (1957) as Gregory
- The Long Haul (1957) as Joe Easy
- High Tide at Noon (1957) as Charles MacKenzie
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Chief Insp. Newton
- 1984 (1956) as Inner Party Official
- The Baby and the Battleship (1956) as Mate
- Wicked as They Come (1956) as Willie
- Confession (1955) as Corey
- Cross Channel (1955) as Hugo Platt
- Dial M for Murder (1954) as Detective Pearson
- World for Ransom (1954)
- Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Eddie Kirkley
- The Video Encyclopedia of World War Two 2008 Presenter