Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-03-17

Day of Death

2006-07-28 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Nyasaland [now Malawi]

Also Known As

John Keith Patrick Allen

Patrick Allen

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.

Known For

Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

Tread Softly Stranger

Tread Softly Stranger

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police

The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police

The Sinister Man

The Sinister Man

Diamonds on Wheels

Diamonds on Wheels

Hitler's War

Hitler's War

Story of the Spitfire

Story of the Spitfire

Acting

Dial M for Murder

1954

Dial M for Murder

as

Detective Pearson

The Mark of the Hawk

1957

The Mark of the Hawk

as

Gregory

Tread Softly Stranger

1958

Tread Softly Stranger

as

Paddy Ryan

The Wilby Conspiracy

1975

The Wilby Conspiracy

as

District Commissioner

Murder Is Easy

1982

Murder Is Easy

as

Maj. Horton

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

1970

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

as

Kingsor

Alien Attack

1980

Alien Attack

as

Luna Commission Chairman

The Long Haul

1957

The Long Haul

as

Joe Easy

Confession

1955

Confession

as

Corey

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

1960

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger

as

Peter Carter

Captain Clegg

1962

Captain Clegg

as

Captain Collier

The Sea Wolves

1980

The Sea Wolves

as

Colin Mackenzie

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

1969

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

as

Commentator

Who Dares Wins

1982

Who Dares Wins

as

Police Commissioner

Night of the Big Heat

1967

Night of the Big Heat

as

Jeff Callum

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1958

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

as

Jim Kennedy

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

2023

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

as

Pilot Narrator

The Conquest of Everest 1953

1997

The Conquest of Everest 1953

as

Narrator

The Body Stealers

1969

The Body Stealers

as

Bob Megan

High Hell

1958

High Hell

as

Luke Fulgham

All My Loving

1968

All My Loving

as

Narrator (voice)

The Devil Rides Out

1968

The Devil Rides Out

as

Rex Van Ryan (voice)

Persecution

1974

Persecution

as

Robert Masters

The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police

1991

The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police

as

Narrator

Lady Oscar

1979

Lady Oscar

as

Wicked as They Come

1956

Wicked as They Come

as

Willie

Heroes of the Second World War

2005

Heroes of the Second World War

as

Narrator

The Traitors

1962

The Traitors

as

John Lane

Jet Storm

1959

Jet Storm

as

Allan Mulliner

The Thirteenth Day of Christmas

1985

The Thirteenth Day of Christmas

as

Gilbert Smith

The Sinister Man

1961

The Sinister Man

as

Dr. Nelson Pollard

Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors

1992

Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors

as

Maj. Ronald Ferguson

The Official Story of the British Army

2006

The Official Story of the British Army

as

Narrator

Naked Down Under

1990

Naked Down Under

as

Opening Narrator (voice)

The Eagle Has Landed

1976

The Eagle Has Landed

as

Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Dead Silence

1966

Dead Silence

as

Chief Insp. Newton

Journey Into Darkness

1968

Journey Into Darkness

as

Luther Ames

Benjamin Britten and His Festival

1967

Benjamin Britten and His Festival

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Puppet on a Chain

1970

Puppet on a Chain

as

Inspector Van Gelder

As You Like It

1963

As You Like It

as

Orlando

Erotic Fantasies

1971

Erotic Fantasies

as

Psychiatrist (voice)

1984

1956

1984

as

Inner Party Official

Diamonds on Wheels

1973

Diamonds on Wheels

as

Insp. Cook

Hitler's War

2005

Hitler's War

as

Narrator

Churchill and the Generals

1979

Churchill and the Generals

as

Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck

The World at Their Feet

1970

The World at Their Feet

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Threads

1985

Threads

as

Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

The Night of the Generals

1967

The Night of the Generals

as

Colonel Mannheim

Bullet to Beijing

1995

Bullet to Beijing

as

Colonel Wilson

The Big Job

1965

The Big Job

as

Narrator

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

1984

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

as

King Simonides

Carry On Doctor

1967

Carry On Doctor

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Story of the Spitfire

2001

Story of the Spitfire

as

Narrator

The Hawker Hurricane

2001

The Hawker Hurricane

as

Narrator

The Domino Principle

1977

The Domino Principle

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Carry On Up the Khyber

1968

Carry On Up the Khyber

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

I Was Monty's Double

1958

I Was Monty's Double

as

Col. Mathers

Dunkirk

1958

Dunkirk

as

Sergeant on Parade Ground

Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond

1967

Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond

as

Narrator

High Tide at Noon

1957

High Tide at Noon

as

Charles MacKenzie

The Big Switch

1968

The Big Switch

as

The Storyteller (voice)

Cross Channel

1955

Cross Channel

as

Hugo Platt

Roman Holiday

1987

Roman Holiday

as

General

Cream – Farewell Concert

1969

Cream – Farewell Concert

as

Narrator (voice)

World for Ransom

1954

World for Ransom

as

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1964

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as

Theseus

Sign It Death

1974

Sign It Death

as

Richard Main

The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace

1983

The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace

as

Sir James Brooke

Flight from Singapore

1962

Flight from Singapore

as

John Scott

Protect and Survive

1976

Protect and Survive

as

Narrator

D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europe

1990

D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europe

as

Narrator

The Baby and the Battleship

1956

The Baby and the Battleship

as

Mate

Candida

1961

Candida

as

Rev. James Mavor Morrell

The Trial of Lady Chatterley

1980

The Trial of Lady Chatterley

as

Gerald Gardiner QC

Unsolved Mysteries Of The Second World War - The Enigma Of Swastika / The Eagle And The Swastika

2005

Unsolved Mysteries Of The Second World War - The Enigma Of Swastika / The Eagle And The Swastika

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Wild Geese

1978

The Wild Geese

as

Rushton

Love After Lunch

1987

Love After Lunch

as

Harold Hagdorff

Invasion: UFO

1980

Invasion: UFO

as

Turner

Don't Lose Your Head

1967

Don't Lose Your Head

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

What's a Girl Like You?

1969

What's a Girl Like You?

as

Self - Narrator

TUGS

TUGS

as

Bergerac

Bergerac

as

Sir Gervase Ewell

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

as

'Spender Todd'

The Protectors

The Protectors

as

James Leroy Mallory

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

UFO

UFO

as

Turner

The Saint

The Saint

as

Miles Hallin

The Champions

The Champions

as

Westerman

Blackadder

Blackadder

as

Narrator

The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer

The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer

as

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

as

Van Teeseling

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

as

Codename

Codename

as

Morgan

International Detective

International Detective

as

Lieutenant Larkin

Man in a Suitcase

Man in a Suitcase

as

Crane

Crane

as

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake

as

Navarre

Hard Times

Hard Times

as

Thomas Gradgrind

Dare To Believe

Dare To Believe

as

Brett

Brett

as

Thriller

Thriller

as

Richard Main

Body & Soul

Body & Soul

as

Walter Street

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

Colonel Sebastian Moran

Blackadder

Blackadder

as

The Hawk

The Occult History of the Third Reich

The Occult History of the Third Reich

as

Narrator (voice)

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

as

Prestongrange

Dangerous Knowledge

Dangerous Knowledge

as

Fane

Days That Shook the World

Days That Shook the World

as

Sir John French

Time for Murder

Time for Murder

as

Gilbert Smith

Survival

Survival

as

Crane

Crane

as

Richard Crane

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Roger Quaife

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

as

Corporal Brunowski

Scorpion Tales

Scorpion Tales

as

Cummings

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as

Julien / Danton

Churchill's People

Churchill's People

as

Donald MacAmnay

Out of This World

Out of This World

as

Major Peters

Video Encyclopedia of World War Two

Video Encyclopedia of World War Two

as

Self - Narrator

Production

Crew

The Video Encyclopedia of World War Two 2008

The Video Encyclopedia of World War Two 2008

as

Directing