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.
Acted in 89
2020s
- 2023
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Pilot Narrator
1990s
- 1995
- 1993
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
TV
Body & Soul
Walter Street · 6 episodes
- 1992
Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors
Maj. Ronald Ferguson
1980s
- 1989
TUGS
Captain Star / Narrator (voice) · 13 episodes
- 1987
Roman Holiday
General
Love After Lunch
Harold Hagdorff
- 1986
- 1985
Time for Murder
Gilbert Smith · 1 episode
- 1984
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
King Simonides
- 1983
The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace
Sir James Brooke
- 1982
Murder Is Easy
Maj. Horton
- 1981
- 1980
The Trial of Lady Chatterley
Gerald Gardiner QC
Alien Attack
Luna Commission Chairman
The Sea Wolves
Colin Mackenzie
Invasion: UFO
Turner
1970s
- 1979
Churchill and the Generals
Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck
Kidnapped
Prestongrange · 13 episodes
Lady Oscar
Movie
- 1978
Scorpion Tales
Cummings · 1 episode
Aerial Ambassador
Movie
- 1977
Hard Times
Thomas Gradgrind · 4 episodes
- 1976
Dangerous Knowledge
Fane · 6 episodes
- 1975
- 1974
Sign It Death
Richard Main
- 1973
Diamonds on Wheels
Insp. Cook
- 1972
- 1970
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
Kingsor
1960s
- 1969
The Body Stealers
Bob Megan
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
Commentator
- 1968
The Big Switch
The Storyteller (voice)
Journey Into Darkness
Luther Ames
- 1967
- 1965
- 1964
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theseus
- 1962
Out of This World
Major Peters · 1 episode
Captain Clegg
Captain Collier
The Traitors
John Lane
- 1961
The Sinister Man
Dr. Nelson Pollard
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
Jet Storm
Allan Mulliner
- 1958
Dunkirk
Sergeant on Parade Ground
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Jim Kennedy
High Hell
Luke Fulgham
- 1957
The Long Haul
Joe Easy
High Tide at Noon
Charles MacKenzie
- 1956
Armchair Theatre
Chief Insp. Newton · 1 episode
The Baby and the Battleship
Mate
Wicked as They Come
Willie
- 1955
Cross Channel
Hugo Platt
- 1954
World for Ransom
Movie
- 1950
Appearances26
2000s
- 2008
The War File: Hitler's War
Narrator
- 2006
The Official Story of the British Army
Narrator
- 2005
Hitler's War
Narrator
Heroes of the Second World War
Narrator
- 2002
The War File: Tank Battles: El Alamein to the Volga
Narrator
The War File: Great Sea Battles of World War Two
Narrator
The War File: Battleships at War
Narrator
- 2001
The Hawker Hurricane
Narrator
Story of the Spitfire
Narrator
1990s
- 1997
The Conquest of Everest 1953
Narrator
- 1991
The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police
Narrator
- 1990
The Occult History of the Third Reich
Narrator (voice) · 4 episodes
D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europe
Narrator
1980s
- 1983
1970s
- 1977
- 1976
Protect and Survive
Narrator
- 1970
The World at Their Feet
Self - Narrator (voice)
1960s
- 1969
What's a Girl Like You?
Self - Narrator
- 1968
- 1967
Carry On Doctor
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Benjamin Britten and His Festival
Self - Narrator (voice)
Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond
Narrator
Don't Lose Your Head
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1965
The Big Job
Narrator
