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Chesney Allen (1893–1982)

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Trivia:

Although nominally a comedy double act, Flanagan & Allen were also known for their renditions of popular songs, the most famous of which was "Underneath The Arches." See more trivia »

Born:

in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Died:

(age 89) in Midhurst, England, UK
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1963 Bud (TV series)
 
1960 Life Is a Circus
Ches
 
1958 Dunkirk
Music Hall Performer (uncredited)
 
1957 Together Again (TV series)
Various characters
– Episode #1.6 (1957) … Various characters
– Episode #1.5 (1957) … Various characters
– Episode #1.4 (1957) … Various characters
– Episode #1.3 (1957) … Various characters
– Episode #1.2 (1957) … Various characters
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1946 Here Comes the Sun
Ches Allen
 
1945 Dreaming
Ches
 
1943 Theatre Royal
Gordon Maxwell
 
1942 We'll Smile Again
Gordon Maxwell
 
1941 Gasbags
Ches
 
1940 O-Kay for Sound
Ches
 
1939 The Frozen Limits
Ches
 
1938 Alf's Button Afloat
Ches
 
1937 Underneath the Arches
Ches
 
1935 A Fire Has Been Arranged
Ches
 
1934 Wild Boy
Auctioneer and Bookmaker
 
1933 They're Off (short)
 
1932 The Bailiffs (short)
Meredith
 
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2012 Quartet (writer: "Underneath the Arches")
 
2012 Playhouse Presents (TV series)
– City Hall (2012) (performer: "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" - uncredited)
 
2004 The Queen of Sheba's Pearls (performer: "Run Rabbit Run" / as Allen)
 
1960 Life Is a Circus (performer: "Underneath The Arches")
 
1958 Dunkirk (performer: "We're Going to Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line" * - uncredited)
 
1946 Here Comes the Sun (performer: "Here Comes The Sun")
 
1945 Dreaming (performer: "Flying Thro' The Rain", "Dreaming", "Home Town", "Underneath The Arches")
 
1941 Gasbags (performer: "Yesterday's Dreams")
 
1940 O-Kay for Sound (performer: "Free", "Ta Ta! Ta Ta!")
 
1935 A Fire Has Been Arranged (performer: "They're Building Flats Where The Arches Used To Be")
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
1978-1982 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 3 August 1982 (1982) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 3 March 1981 (1981) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 16 November 1978 (1978) … Himself - Guest
 
1982 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #11.37 (1982) … Himself
 
1982 Movie Memories (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #2.5 (1982) … Himself - Guest
 
1981 Saturday Night at the Mill (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.10 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 Chaos Supersedes E.N.S.A.. (TV mini-series documentary)
Interviewee
– Episode dated 27 August 1980 (1980) … Interviewee
 
1964 This Week (TV series)
Himself
– Special: Pick the Winner (1964) … Himself (also archive footage)
 
1958/II Make Me Laugh (TV series)
Himself
 
1942 Listen to Britain (documentary short)
Himself - Flanagan & Allen
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
1994 Paul Merton's Palladium Story (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1986 Chasing Rainbows - A Nation and Its Music (TV series documentary)
 
1977 To See Such Fun (documentary)
Himself (as Flanagan and Allen)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(March 1982) Patrick Garland, Glanville, Roy Hudd, and his play, "Underneath the Arches," was performed in a 1981 Chichester Festival Production at the Princes of Wales Theatre in London, England with Roy Hudd, Christopher Timothy, Joe Black, Peter Glaze, Julia Sutton, Billy Gray, and Tommy Godfrey in the cast... See more »

Alternate Names:

Flanagan & Allen | Flanagan and Allen
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Trivia:

Although nominally a comedy double act, Flanagan & Allen were also known for their renditions of popular songs, the most famous of which was "Underneath The Arches." See more »

Nickname:

Ches See more »

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