Acting

Patrick Allen

1927-2006

Known for Dial M for Murder, Never Take Sweets from a Stranger, Captain Clegg.

15 linked movie credits shown

Born03/17/1927

Died07/28/2006

AgeDied at 79

BirthplaceNyasaland [now Malawi]

DepartmentActing

Also known asJohn Keith 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.

Movie Credits

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger poster

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)

As Peter Carter

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984)

As King Simonides

Drama, TV Movie

Murder Is Easy (1982)

As Maj. Horton

Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie

Dial M for Murder (1954)

As Detective Pearson

Thriller, Crime, Drama

The Sea Wolves (1980)

As Colin Mackenzie

War, Action, Thriller

Who Dares Wins (1982)

As Police Commissioner

Action, Thriller

Invasion: UFO (1980)

As Turner

Science Fiction

The Big Switch (1968)

As The Storyteller (voice)

Crime

The Night of the Generals (1967)

As Colonel Mannheim

Thriller, Mystery, War, Crime

Don't Lose Your Head (1967)

As Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Comedy

The Wild Geese (1978)

As Rushton

Action

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot (2023)

As Pilot Narrator

Documentary, Comedy

Lady Oscar (1979)

History, Drama, Romance

The Eagle Has Landed (1976)

As Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Adventure, Drama, Action, Thriller, War

Threads (1984)

As Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

War, Drama, Science Fiction