Born in Nyasaland to a tobacco-farming family, Allen was evacuated to Canada during World War II, completed his education at McGill University in Montreal and gained early experience as a local radio broadcaster before returning to Britain. He entered film with Alfred Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder (1954) and went on to appear in a string of character parts such as Captain Clegg, The Wild Geese, Th… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for Dial M for Murder 1954 Blackadder 1983 Threads 1984 The Eagle Has Landed 1976 Series ★ 8.2 Sherlock Holmes 1984
Colonel Sebastian Moran ★ 7.6 Threads 1984
Public Information Film Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Series ★ 7.4 The Saint 1962
Miles Hallin Series ★ 7.7 UFO 1970
Turner ★ 7.3 Never Take Sweets from a Stranger 1960
Peter Carter Series ★ 7.3 The Winds of War 1983
Dowding ★ 6.8 The Wild Geese 1978
Rushton ★ 6.8 The Night of the Generals 1967
Colonel Mannheim ★ 6.9 Dunkirk 1958
Sergeant on Parade Ground ★ 6.7 The Eagle Has Landed 1976
Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Series ★ 7 Bergerac 1981
Sir Gervase Ewell ★ 6.9 I Was Monty's Double 1958
Col. Mathers ★ 6.7 Don't Lose Your Head 1967
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) ★ 6.7 The Big Job 1965
Narrator ★ 6.6 Murder Is Easy 1982
Maj. Horton Series ★ 6.5 The Champions 1968
Westerman ★ 6.5 Carry On Doctor 1967
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) ★ 6.5 1984 1956
Inner Party Official ★ 6.5 The Devil Rides Out 1968
Rex Van Ryan (voice) ★ 6.3 The Wilby Conspiracy 1975
District Commissioner ★ 6.3 Who Dares Wins 1982
Police Commissioner ★ 6.4 Carry On Up the Khyber 1968
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) ★ 6.3 Captain Clegg 1962
Captain Collier ★ 5.8 The Long Haul 1957
Joe Easy ★ 5.9 Puppet on a Chain 1970
Inspector Van Gelder ★ 5.7 Invasion: UFO 1980
Turner ★ 5.2 World for Ransom 1954
★ 5.7 Lady Oscar 1979
★ 6.1 When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth 1970
Kingsor ★ 4.8 The Body Stealers 1969
Bob Megan ★ 5.8 The Domino Principle 1977
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) ★ 5.9 The Sea Wolves 1980
Colin Mackenzie ★ 5.3 Night of the Big Heat 1967
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