Patrick Allen

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.

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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

Origin

Nyasaland, United Kingdom

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / businessperson / television actor / voice actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rabbit

University

McGill University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick%20Allen%20(actor)
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133925

Tags

• stage actor
• film actor
• businessperson

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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