Patrick Allen
| Patrick Allen | |
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Allen in March 2005
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| Born |
John Keith Patrick Allen 17 March 1927 Nyasaland |
| Died | 28 July 2006 (aged 79) London, England |
| Occupation | Actor and voice actor |
| Years active | 1952–2005 |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Lawson (1960–2006; his death) |
| Children | Stephen Stuart |
John Keith Patrick Allen (17 March 1927 – 28 July 2006) was a British film, television and voice actor.
Allen was born in Nyasaland (now Malawi), where his father was a tobacco farmer. After his parents returned to Britain, he was evacuated to Canada during the Second World War where he remained to finish his education at McGill University in Montreal. He gained experience as a local radio broadcaster and appeared on television in plays and documentaries, before returning to Britain.
Returning to the UK in 1953, Allen made his film debut in Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (1954). He subsequently appeared in character roles in many films, including Captain Clegg, The Wild Geese, The Sea Wolves, and Who Dares Wins. He was also the lead actor in the Associated Rediffusion adventure series Crane (1963–65) and in the BBC-1 series Brett (1971). Allen played Moriaty's deputy Colonel Sebastian Moran in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
He made regular appearances in ITC television series during the 1960s and early 1970s, including The Baron, The Champions, Gideon's Way and UFO, although he never had an ongoing role in any of these series. He made one episode of the Saint alongside Roger Moore in The Man Who Could Not Die broadcast July 1965 in the UK.
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