Skip to content
Patrick Allen

Patrick Allen

Acting·1927–2006·73 films

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.

Filmography

Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder (1954)Detective Pearson
Threads
Threads (1985)Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese (1978)Rushton
The Devil Rides Out
The Devil Rides Out (1968)Rex Van Ryan (voice)
The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals (1967)Colonel Mannheim
1984
1984 (1956)Inner Party Official
The Sea Wolves
The Sea Wolves (1980)Colin Mackenzie
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)Kingsor
Carry On Up the Khyber
Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Carry On Doctor
Carry On Doctor (1967)Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Domino Principle
The Domino Principle (1977)Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Captain Clegg
Captain Clegg (1962)Captain Collier
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (1958)Sergeant on Parade Ground
Don't Lose Your Head
Don't Lose Your Head (1967)Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Night of the Big Heat
Night of the Big Heat (1967)Jeff Callum
Who Dares Wins
Who Dares Wins (1982)Police Commissioner
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)Peter Carter
The Wilby Conspiracy
The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)District Commissioner
Bullet to Beijing
Bullet to Beijing (1995)Colonel Wilson
Lady Oscar
Lady Oscar (1979)
Puppet on a Chain
Puppet on a Chain (1970)Inspector Van Gelder
Invasion: UFO
Invasion: UFO (1980)Turner
The Long Haul
The Long Haul (1957)Joe Easy
I Was Monty's Double
I Was Monty's Double (1958)Col. Mathers
The Big Job
The Big Job (1965)Narrator
World for Ransom
World for Ransom (1954)
The Body Stealers
The Body Stealers (1969)Bob Megan
Murder Is Easy
Murder Is Easy (1982)Maj. Horton
Jet Storm
Jet Storm (1959)Allan Mulliner
Wicked as They Come
Wicked as They Come (1956)Willie
Tread Softly Stranger
Tread Softly Stranger (1958)Paddy Ryan
The Big Switch
The Big Switch (1968)The Storyteller (voice)
High Tide at Noon
High Tide at Noon (1957)Charles MacKenzie
The Baby and the Battleship
The Baby and the Battleship (1956)Mate
Alien Attack
Alien Attack (1980)Luna Commission Chairman
The World at Their Feet
The World at Their Feet (1970)Self - Narrator (voice)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)Jim Kennedy
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot (2023)Pilot Narrator
Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday (1987)General
Confession
Confession (1955)Corey
The Mark of the Hawk
The Mark of the Hawk (1957)Gregory
The Traitors
The Traitors (1962)John Lane
Persecution
Persecution (1974)Robert Masters
The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police
The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police (1991)Narrator
Cream: Farewell Concert
Cream: Farewell Concert (1969)Narrator (voice)
Sign It Death
Sign It Death (1974)Richard Main
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984)King Simonides
All My Loving
All My Loving (1968)Narrator (voice)
Diamonds on Wheels
Diamonds on Wheels (1973)Insp. Cook
Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond
Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond (1967)Narrator
Cross Channel
Cross Channel (1955)Hugo Platt
The Conquest of Everest 1953
The Conquest of Everest 1953 (1997)Narrator
Churchill and the Generals
Churchill and the Generals (1979)Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck
Journey Into Darkness
Journey Into Darkness (1968)Luther Ames
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1964)Theseus
The Sinister Man
The Sinister Man (1961)Dr. Nelson Pollard
Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors
Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors (1992)Maj. Ronald Ferguson
High Hell
High Hell (1958)Luke Fulgham
Protect and Survive
Protect and Survive (1976)Narrator
Hitler's War
Hitler's War (2005)Narrator
The Hawker Hurricane
The Hawker Hurricane (2001)Narrator
Story of the Spitfire
Story of the Spitfire (2001)Narrator
What's a Girl Like You?
What's a Girl Like You? (1969)Self - Narrator
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt (1969)Commentator
Love After Lunch
Love After Lunch (1987)Harold Hagdorff
The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace
The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace (1983)Sir James Brooke
The Trial of Lady Chatterley
The Trial of Lady Chatterley (1980)Gerald Gardiner QC
D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europe
D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europe (1990)Narrator
The Official Story of the British Army
The Official Story of the British Army (2006)Narrator
Heroes of the Second World War
Heroes of the Second World War (2005)Narrator
Benjamin Britten and His Festival
Benjamin Britten and His Festival (1967)Self - Narrator (voice)
Aerial Ambassador
Aerial Ambassador (1978)