---
name: "Patrick Allen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/patrick-allen"
fi1m_id: "patrick-allen"
imdb_id: "nm0019996"
tmdb_id: 73980
wikidata_id: "Q133925"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 March 1927"
died: "28 July 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-07T10:16:44.139888+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Patrick Allen

## Identity

Patrick Allen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/patrick-allen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** patrick-allen
- **IMDb ID:** nm0019996
- **TMDB ID:** 73980
- **Wikidata ID:** Q133925
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Allen_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133925, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0019996/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/73980

Actor. Born 17 March 1927 in Nyasaland [now Malawi]. Died 28 July 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 March 1927, Nyasaland [now Malawi]
- **Died:** 28 July 2006
- **Active:** 1954–1983
- **Also known as:** John Keith Patrick Allen
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 3 acting, 2 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 80 (1), 1970s 64 (2), 1980s 88 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Drama 1, Fantasy 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Allen_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133925, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0019996/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/73980

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Dial M for Murder*](https://film.one/film/dial-m-for-murder.md) (80)

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## Biography

Patrick Allen (born John Keith Patrick Allen) was a British actor and voice artist. Born in Nyasaland (now Malawi) in 1927, he was evacuated to Canada during the Second World War, where he studied at McGill University in Montreal and worked as a radio broadcaster before returning to Britain in 1953.

Allen made his film debut as Detective Pearson in Alfred Hitchcock's *Dial M for Murder* (1954). He appeared in numerous films including *The Night of the Generals* (1967), *The Wild Geese* (1978) and *The Eagle Has Landed* (1976), and took leading roles in the television series *Crane* (1963–65) and *Brett* (1971). He played Colonel Sebastian Moran in the Granada *Sherlock Holmes* series and provided the narrator's voice for *Blackadder* (1983) and an uncredited voice in *Threads* (1984). His authoritative voice was widely used for public information films and advertisements. Allen was married to actress Sarah Lawson.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (3) — the average rests on these

- *Blackadder* (1983), Fi1m 84, as The Hawk — [page](https://film.one/tv/blackadder.md)
- *When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth* (1970), Fi1m 63, as Kingsor — [page](https://film.one/film/when-dinosaurs-ruled-the-earth.md)
- *Dial M for Murder* (1954), Fi1m 80, as Detective Pearson — [page](https://film.one/film/dial-m-for-murder.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Threads* (1984), Fi1m 92, as Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/threads.md)
- *The Eagle Has Landed* (1976), Fi1m 65, as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-eagle-has-landed.md)

## Complete filmography (128)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Blackadder: The Lost Pilot* (2023), as Pilot 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
- *Heroes of the Second World War* (2005), as Narrator
- *Days That Shook the World* (2003), series, as Sir John French
- *The War File: Tank Battles: El Alamein to the Volga* (2002), as Narrator
- *The War File: Great Sea Battles of World War Two* (2002), as Narrator
- *The War File: Battleships at War* (2002), as Narrator
- *Dare To Believe* (2002), series, Actor
- *The Hawker Hurricane* (2001), as Narrator
- *Story of the Spitfire* (2001), as Narrator
- *The Conquest of Everest 1953* (1997), as Narrator
- *Bullet to Beijing* (1995), as Colonel Wilson
- *The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer* (1993), series, Actor
- *Body & Soul* (1993), series, as Walter Street
- *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), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Naked Down Under* (1990), as Opening Narrator (voice)
- *D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europe* (1990), as Narrator
- *TUGS* (1989), series, as Captain Star / Narrator (voice)
- *Roman Holiday* (1987), as General
- *Love After Lunch* (1987), as Harold Hagdorff
- *The Return of Sherlock Holmes* (1986), series, as Colonel Sebastian Moran
- *The Thirteenth Day of Christmas* (1985), as Gilbert Smith
- *Time for Murder* (1985), series, as Gilbert Smith
- *Pericles, Prince of Tyre* (1984), as King Simonides
- *Threads* (1984), as Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited) — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/threads.md)
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Colonel Sebastian Moran
- *Blackadder* (1983), series, as Narrator, The Hawk — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/blackadder.md)
- *The Winds of War* (1983), series, 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), series, as Sir Gervase Ewell
- *A Spy at Evening* (1981), series, as Mansfield
- *The Trial of Lady Chatterley* (1980), as Gerald Gardiner QC
- *Alien Attack* (1980), as Luna Commission Chairman
- *The Sea Wolves* (1980), as Colin Mackenzie
- *Invasion: UFO* (1980), as Turner
- *Churchill and the Generals* (1979), as Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck
- *Kidnapped* (1979), series, as Prestongrange
- *Lady Oscar* (1979), Actor
- *The Wild Geese* (1978), as Rushton
- *Scorpion Tales* (1978), series, as Cummings
- *Aerial Ambassador* (1978), Actor
- *Hard Times* (1977), series, as Thomas Gradgrind
- *The Domino Principle* (1977), as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- *The Eagle Has Landed* (1976), as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited) — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-eagle-has-landed.md)
- *Dangerous Knowledge* (1976), series, as Fane
- *Protect and Survive* (1976), as Narrator
- *The Wilby Conspiracy* (1975), as District Commissioner
- *Churchill's People* (1974), series, as Donald MacAmnay
- *Persecution* (1974), as Robert Masters
- *Sign It Death* (1974), as Richard Main
- *Diamonds on Wheels* (1973), as Insp. Cook
- *Thriller* (1973), series, as Richard Main
- *The Protectors* (1972), series, as James Leroy Mallory
- *Van der Valk* (1972), series, as Van Teeseling
- *Brett* (1971), series, Actor
- *Erotic Fantasies* (1971), as Psychiatrist (voice)
- *When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth* (1970), as Kingsor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/when-dinosaurs-ruled-the-earth.md)
- *UFO* (1970), series, as Turner
- *Puppet on a Chain* (1970), as Inspector Van Gelder
- *Codename* (1970), series, as Morgan
- *The Body Stealers* (1969), as Bob Megan
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Chertkov
- *Cream: Farewell Concert* (1969), as Narrator (voice)
- *Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt* (1969), as Commentator
- *All My Loving* (1968), as Narrator (voice)
- *Journey to the Unknown* (1968), series, as Luther Ames
- *The Champions* (1968), series, as Westerman
- *The Devil Rides Out* (1968), as Rex Van Ryan (voice)
- *The Big Switch* (1968), as The Storyteller (voice)
- *Carry On Up the Khyber* (1968), as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- *Journey Into Darkness* (1968), as Luther Ames
- *Carry On Doctor* (1967), as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- *Man in a Suitcase* (1967), series, Actor
- *Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond* (1967), as Narrator
- *Night of the Big Heat* (1967), as Jeff Callum
- *Don't Lose Your Head* (1967), as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- *The Night of the Generals* (1967), as Colonel Mannheim
- *Dead Silence* (1966), as Chief Insp. Newton
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Roger Quaife
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Peter Roke
- *The Big Job* (1965), as Narrator
- *Gideon's Way* (1965), series, as 'Spender Todd'
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Don Giovanni, The Man
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (1964), as Theseus
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Julien / Danton
- *Crane* (1963), series, Actor
- *Crane* (1963), series, as Richard Crane
- *As You Like It* (1963), as Orlando
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Miles Hallin
- *Flight from Singapore* (1962), as John Scott
- *Out of This World* (1962), series, as Major Peters
- *Captain Clegg* (1962), as Captain Collier
- *The Traitors* (1962), as John Lane
- *Candida* (1961), as Rev. James Mavor Morrell
- *The Sinister Man* (1961), as Dr. Nelson Pollard
- *Sir Francis Drake* (1961), series, as Navarre
- *Survival* (1961), series, Actor
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, Actor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *Sunday-Night Play* (1960), series, as Capt. Sasha Studzinsky
- *Never Take Sweets from a Stranger* (1960), as Peter Carter
- *International Detective* (1959), series, as Lieutenant Larkin
- *Jet Storm* (1959), as Allan Mulliner
- *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Actor
- *I Was Monty's Double* (1958), as Col. Mathers
- *Tread Softly Stranger* (1958), as Paddy Ryan
- *Dunkirk* (1958), as Sergeant on Parade Ground
- *The Man Who Wouldn't Talk* (1958), as Jim Kennedy
- *High Hell* (1958), as Luke Fulgham
- *The Mark of the Hawk* (1957), as Gregory
- *The Long Haul* (1957), as Joe Easy
- *Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!* (1957), series, as Corporal Brunowski
- *High Tide at Noon* (1957), as Charles MacKenzie
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Chief Insp. Newton
- *The Baby and the Battleship* (1956), as Mate
- *Wicked as They Come* (1956), as Willie
- *1984* (1956), as Inner Party Official
- *Cross Channel* (1955), as Hugo Platt
- *Confession* (1955), as Corey
- *Dial M for Murder* (1954), as Detective Pearson — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/dial-m-for-murder.md)
- *World for Ransom* (1954), Actor
- *Sunday Night Theatre* (1950), series, as Eddie Kirkley, Captain Coombe, Major Coombe
- *The Video Encyclopedia of World War Two 2008*, series, Presenter

## Gallery

- ![Patrick Allen](https://film.one/media/person/106339/gallery-9487a3f83bc9.jpg) Patrick Allen — Matzeachmann, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Patrick_Allen_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Patrick Allen](https://film.one/media/person/106339/gallery-e03850d6f3ba.jpg) Patrick Allen — Image via TMDB
- ![Patrick Allen](https://film.one/media/person/106339/gallery-84d38009d154.jpg) Patrick Allen — Image via TMDB

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