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Patrick Allen

パトリック・アラン　/　ぱとりっく・あらん

Stage actor from United Kingdom

March 17, 1927 – July 28, 2006　・　Nyasaland, United Kingdom

stage actor
film actor
businessperson

My Take

Patrick Allen is a craftsman of the old school, the kind of character actor whose face you half-recognise and whose voice you never forget. Born in Nyasaland in 1927 and educated at McGill, he built a sprawling career across stage, film, television, and voice work, even dabbling in business. What stays with me is that authoritative, gravelly voice, famously lending itself to British public information broadcasts that lodged in the national memory. He passed in 2006 after decades on the front line of his profession. I have a soft spot for performers like him, who chose substance and longevity over flash, the dependable supporting pillar of countless productions.

Overview

John Keith Patrick Allen (17 March 1927 – 28 July 2006) was a British actor whose career encompassed film, TV and theatre.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Patrick Allen
Name (Japanese): パトリック・アラン
Reading: ぱとりっく・あらん
Born: March 17, 1927 – July 28, 2006
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Rabbit
Origin: Nyasaland, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: stage actor / film actor / businessperson / television actor / voice actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: McGill University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3

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