Chesney Allen

Acting

Birthday

1893/04/05

Day of death

1982/11/13 (89 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Also know as

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Biography

From Wikipedia Chesney Allen, born William Ernest Chesney Allen (5 April 1893 – 13 November 1982) was a popular English entertainer of the Second World War period. He is best remembered for his double act with Bud Flanagan, Flanagan and Allen He began his career in straight acting, making his debut in stock at the Wimbledon Theatre, London, in 1912. Serving in Flanders in the First World War, he made friends with Bud Flanagan, and worked with him from 1924. As music hall comedians, they would ...Read more

Acting
Gasbags
5.5

(1941) Gasbags

as Ches

Listen to Britain
6.1

(1942) Listen to Britain

as Self - Flanagan & Allen

The Frozen Limits
7.5

(1939) The Frozen Limits

as Ches

A Fire Has Been Arranged
5.8

(1935) A Fire Has Been Arranged

as Ches

Alf's Button Afloat
7.3

(1938) Alf's Button Afloat

as Ches

The Bailiffs
0.0

(1932) The Bailiffs

as Meredith

O-Kay for Sound
6.2

(1937) O-Kay for Sound

as Ches

Here Comes the Sun
6.0

(1945) Here Comes the Sun

as Ches Allen

0.0

(1934) Wild Boy

as Auctioneer and Bookmaker

Life Is a Circus
6.0

(1960) Life Is a Circus

as Ches

Dreaming
7.0

(1944) Dreaming

as Ches

0.0

(1933) They're Off

as ---

Theatre Royal
3.5

(1943) Theatre Royal

as Gordon Maxwell

0.0

(1937) Underneath the Arches

as Ches

Dunkirk
6.7

(1958) Dunkirk

as Himself

6.0

(1942) We’ll Smile Again

as Gordon Maxwell