Portrait of Patrick Allen

Acting

Patrick Allen

Career

Active from 1954 to 2008, busiest in 2002 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
45
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for TUGS
TUGS
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 55 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Patrick Allen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.9, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Romance
    2.5, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Stop-Motion Animation 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Classic Adaptation 2
  • Historical Documentary 2
  • World War II 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Cold War Espionage 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

126
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot (2023)

as Pilot Narrator

2000s

12 titles ยท average score 74
The War File: Hitler's War
The War File: Hitler's War (2008)

as Narrator

The Official Story of the British Army
The Official Story of the British Army (2006)

as Narrator

Hitler's War
Hitler's War (2005)

as Narrator

Heroes of the Second World War
Heroes of the Second World War (2005)

as Narrator

100 Greatest Scary Moments
100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Days That Shook the World
Days That Shook the World (2003)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Sir John French

The War File: Great Sea Battles of World War Two
The War File: Great Sea Battles of World War Two (2002)

as Narrator

The War File: Tank Battles: El Alamein to the Volga
The War File: Tank Battles: El Alamein to the Volga (2002)

as Narrator

The War File: Battleships at War
The War File: Battleships at War (2002)

as Narrator

Dare To Believe
Dare To Believe (2002)

TV show

The Hawker Hurricane
The Hawker Hurricane (2001)

as Narrator

Story of the Spitfire
Story of the Spitfire (2001)

as Narrator

1990s

9 titles ยท average score 64
The Conquest of Everest 1953
The Conquest of Everest 1953 (1997)

as Narrator

Bullet to Beijing
Bullet to Beijing (1995)
GoodWatch score 47

as Colonel Wilson

The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer
The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer (1993)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Body & Soul
Body & Soul (1993)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Walter Street

Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors
Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors (1992)

as Maj. Ronald Ferguson

The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police
The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police (1991)

as Narrator

The Occult History of the Third Reich
The Occult History of the Third Reich (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)

Naked Down Under
Naked Down Under (1990)

as Opening Narrator (voice)

D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europe
D-Day: Assault on Fortress Europe (1990)

as Narrator

1980s

20 titles ยท average score 72
TUGS
TUGS (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Captain Star / Narrator (voice)

Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday (1987)

as General

The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Colonel Sebastian Moran

The Thirteenth Day of Christmas
The Thirteenth Day of Christmas (1985)

as Gilbert Smith

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show ยท as Colonel Sebastian Moran

Threads
Threads (1984)
GoodWatch score 89

as Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984)

as King Simonides

Blackadder
Blackadder (1983)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Narrator / The Hawk

The Winds of War
The Winds of War (1983)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Dowding

Murder Is Easy
Murder Is Easy (1982)
GoodWatch score 60

as Maj. Horton

Bergerac
Bergerac (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Sir Gervase Ewell

A Spy at Evening
A Spy at Evening (1981)

TV show ยท as Mansfield

1970s

23 titles ยท average score 60
Kidnapped
Kidnapped (1979)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Prestongrange

Churchill and the Generals
Churchill and the Generals (1979)

as Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck

Hard Times
Hard Times (1977)

TV show ยท as Thomas Gradgrind

Dangerous Knowledge
Dangerous Knowledge (1976)

TV show ยท as Fane

Protect and Survive
Protect and Survive (1976)

as Narrator

The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
GoodWatch score 66

as Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Sign It Death
Sign It Death (1974)
GoodWatch score 73

as Richard Main

Persecution
Persecution (1974)
GoodWatch score 34

as Robert Masters

Diamonds on Wheels
Diamonds on Wheels (1973)

as Insp. Cook

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
GoodWatch score 31

as Kingsor

Puppet on a Chain
Puppet on a Chain (1970)
GoodWatch score 59

as Inspector Van Gelder

UFO
UFO (1970)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Turner

1960s

41 titles ยท average score 65
The Body Stealers
The Body Stealers (1969)
GoodWatch score 36

as Bob Megan

Night of the Big Heat
Night of the Big Heat (1967)
GoodWatch score 47

as Jeff Callum

Crane
Crane (1963)

TV show ยท as Richard Crane

As You Like It
As You Like It (1963)

as Orlando

Captain Clegg
Captain Clegg (1962)
GoodWatch score 62

as Captain Collier

The Traitors
The Traitors (1962)

as John Lane

Flight from Singapore
Flight from Singapore (1962)

as John Scott

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Miles Hallin

Candida
Candida (1961)

as Rev. James Mavor Morrell

The Sinister Man
The Sinister Man (1961)

as Dr. Nelson Pollard

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)
GoodWatch score 73

as Peter Carter

1950s

20 titles ยท average score 64
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

High Hell
High Hell (1958)

as Luke Fulgham

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jim Kennedy

Tread Softly Stranger
Tread Softly Stranger (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

as Paddy Ryan

I Was Monty's Double
I Was Monty's Double (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

as Col. Mathers

Dunkirk
Dunkirk (1958)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sergeant on Parade Ground

The Long Haul
The Long Haul (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

as Joe Easy

1984
1984 (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

as Inner Party Official

Confession
Confession (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

as Corey

Cross Channel
Cross Channel (1955)

as Hugo Platt

Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder (1954)
GoodWatch score 83

as Detective Pearson

Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Captain Coombe / Major Coombe