Back to peoplePatrick AllenKnown forActingBornMarch 17, 1927DiedJuly 28, 2006Place of birthNyasaland [now Malawi]BiographyLife and careerJohn 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.Filmography5 filmsAll5Acting5Threads1985as Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)The Wild Geese1978as RushtonThe Eagle Has Landed1976as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)The Night of the Generals1967as Colonel MannheimDial M for Murder1954as Detective Pearson