Born 1927 (age 79) · Nyasaland [now Malawi]
Appears in 123 titles

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
8.0
Dial M for Murder
1954
as Detective Pearson
Threads
7.6
Threads
1985
as Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Eagle Has Landed
6.6
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Wild Geese
6.8
The Wild Geese
1978
as Rushton
The Devil Rides Out
6.5
The Devil Rides Out
1968
as Rex Van Ryan (voice)
The Night of the Generals
6.8
The Night of the Generals
1967
as Colonel Mannheim
1984
6.6
1984
1956
as Inner Party Official
The Sea Wolves
5.9
The Sea Wolves
1980
as Colin Mackenzie
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
6.1
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
1970
as Kingsor
Carry On Up the Khyber
6.5
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Carry On Doctor
6.5
Carry On Doctor
1967
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Domino Principle
5.9
The Domino Principle
1977
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Captain Clegg
6.3
Captain Clegg
1962
as Captain Collier
Dunkirk
6.8
Dunkirk
1958
as Sergeant on Parade Ground
Don't Lose Your Head
6.7
Don't Lose Your Head
1967
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Night of the Big Heat
5.3
Night of the Big Heat
1967
as Jeff Callum
Who Dares Wins
6.3
Who Dares Wins
1982
as Police Commissioner
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
7.3
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960
as Peter Carter
The Wilby Conspiracy
6.4
The Wilby Conspiracy
1975
as District Commissioner
Bullet to Beijing
5.2
Bullet to Beijing
1995
as Colonel Wilson