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John Keith Patrick Allen (17 March 1927 – 28 July 2006) was an English film, television and voice actor.〔(Obituary in Times online, 8 August 2006 )〕 ==Life and career== 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'' 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. Allen also worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company in a number of stage roles, along with many BBC productions. In 1967 he and his wife Sarah Lawson appeared together playing husband and wife in the Science fiction film ''Night of the Big Heat''. He and Lawson also played husband-and-wife in the BBC radio series ''Stand By For West'' based on the John Creasey novels about Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Roger West. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patrick Allen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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