Chesney Allen(1893-1982)

Actor
Soundtrack

Chesney Allen was born on 5 April 1893 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Here Comes the Sun (1946), O-Kay for Sound (1937) and Gasbags (1941). He was married to Aleta Cosette Turner. He died on 13 November 1982 in Midhurst, West Sussex, England, UK.

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Known for

Here Comes the Sun

5.9

Ches Allen

1946

O-Kay for Sound

5.8

Ches

1937

Gasbags

5.4

Ches(as The Crazy Gang/Flanagan & Allen)

1941

Dreaming

6.0

Ches(as Flanagan and Allen/Flanagan & Allen)

1944

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Actor

Bud
TV Series
- 1963
Life Is a Circus
7.8
- Ches
- 1960
Dunkerque
7.1
- Chesney Allen (as Flanagan and Allen)
- 1958
Together Again
TV Series
- Various characters
- 1957
Here Comes the Sun
5.9
- Ches Allen
- 1946
Dreaming
6.0
- Ches (as Flanagan and Allen/Flanagan & Allen)
- 1944
Theatre Royal
5.8
- Gordon Maxwell
- 1943
We'll Smile Again
5.3
- Gordon Maxwell
- 1942
Gasbags
5.4
- Ches (as The Crazy Gang/Flanagan & Allen)
- 1941
The Frozen Limits
5.7
- Ches
- 1939
Alf's Button Afloat
5.5
- Ches
- 1938
O-Kay for Sound
5.8
- Ches
- 1937
Underneath the Arches
- Ches
- 1937
A Fire Has Been Arranged
5.5
- Ches (as Flanagan & Allen)
- 1935
Wild Boy
5.9
- Auctioneer and Bookmaker (as Allen)
- 1934

Soundtrack

Quartet
6.8
- writer: "Underneath the Arches"
- 2012
Playhouse Presents
6.7
TV Series
- performer: "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" (uncredited)
- 2012
Life Is a Circus
7.8
- performer: "Underneath The Arches"
- 1960
Dunkerque
7.1
- performer: "We're Going to Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line" (uncredited)
- 1958
Here Comes the Sun
5.9
- performer: "Here Comes The Sun"
- 1946
Dreaming
6.0
- performer: "Flying Thro' The Rain", "Dreaming", "Home Town" (uncredited), "Underneath The Arches" (uncredited)
- 1944
Theatre Royal
5.8
- performer: "Roll On Tomorrow" (uncredited)
- 1943
Listen to Britain
6.5
Short
- performer: "Round the Back of the Arches" (uncredited)
- 1942
Gasbags
5.4
- performer: "Musical Number: Yesterday's Dreams"
- 1941
O-Kay for Sound
5.8
- performer: "Free", "Ta Ta! Ta Ta!"
- 1937
A Fire Has Been Arranged
5.5
- performer: "They're Building Flats Where The Arches Used To Be" (uncredited)
- 1935

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Alternative names
- Flanagan & Allen
Born
- April 5, 1893
- Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Died
- November 13, 1982
- Midhurst, West Sussex, England, UK(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Aleta Cosette Turner1926 - November 13, 1982 (his death)
Other works
He performed in the show, "Underneath the Arches," at the Holborn Empire Theatre in Holborn, London, England with Bud Flanagan, Lawrence Tiller Girls, Elsie Prince, June Carr, and Irene Crawford in the cast.
Publicity listings
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