Chesney Allen was born on April 5, 1893 in Brighton, East Sussex, England. He was an actor, known for Gasbags (1941), Dreaming (1944) and Here Comes the Sun (1946). He was married to Aleta Allen. He died on November 13, 1982 in Midhurst, England.
Flanagan and Allen (1926 – 1945), The Crazy Gang (1931 – 1945)
Star Sign
Aries
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Fact
1
The son of a builder, he was on stage from 1912.
2
In 1915, he enlisted in the 9th Lancers, was sent overseas and rode as a cavalry soldier. He was part of the mounted escort to the 14th Army Corps Commander, Lieutenant General, The Earl of Cavan. When the cavalry was reorganised into infantry, he saw service in Bapaume as a Sergeant in the 10th Battalion Royal West Kents and was twice gassed.
3
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."
4
A member of "The Crazy Gang" of popular WWII comedians. Partner to Bud Flanagan
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bud
1963
TV Series
Life Is a Circus
1960
Ches
Together Again
1957
TV Series
Various characters
Here Comes the Sun
1946
Ches Allen
Dreaming
1944
Ches
Theatre Royal
1943
Gordon Maxwell
We'll Smile Again
1942
Gordon Maxwell
Gasbags
1941
Ches
The Frozen Limits
1939
Ches
Alf's Button Afloat
1938
Ches
O-Kay for Sound
1937
Ches
Underneath the Arches
1937
Ches
A Fire Has Been Arranged
1935
Ches
Wild Boy
1934
Auctioneer and Bookmaker
They're Off
1933
Short
The Bailiffs
1932
Short
Meredith
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Quartet
2012
writer: "Underneath the Arches"
Playhouse Presents
2012
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Atonement
2007
performer: "Miss You" - as Allen
The Queen of Sheba's Pearls
2004
performer: "Run Rabbit Run" - as Allen
Life Is a Circus
1960
performer: "Underneath The Arches"
Dunkirk
1958
performer: "We're Going to Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line" - uncredited
Here Comes the Sun
1946
performer: "Here Comes The Sun"
Dreaming
1944
performer: "Flying Thro' The Rain", "Dreaming", "Home Town", "Underneath The Arches"
Listen to Britain
1942
Documentary short performer: "Round the Back of the Arches"
Gasbags
1941
performer: "Yesterday's Dreams"
O-Kay for Sound
1937
performer: "Free", "Ta Ta! Ta Ta!"
A Fire Has Been Arranged
1935
performer: "They're Building Flats Where The Arches Used To Be"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Looks Familiar
1978-1982
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Parkinson
1982
TV Series
Himself
Movie Memories
1982
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Saturday Night at the Mill
1981
TV Series
Himself
Chaos Supersedes E.N.S.A..
1980
TV Mini-Series documentary
Interviewee
This Week
1964
TV Series
Himself
Bud
1963
TV Series
Himself
Make Me Laugh
1958
TV Series
Himself
Listen to Britain
1942
Documentary short
Himself - Flanagan & Allen
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Paul Merton's Palladium Story
1994
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Turns
1989
TV Series documentary
Chasing Rainbows - A Nation and Its Music
1986
TV Series documentary
Himself
To See Such Fun
1977
Documentary
Himself (as Flanagan and Allen)
Known for movies
Atonement (2007) as Soundtrack
A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935) as Ches
Gasbags (1941) as Ches
Listen to Britain (1942) as Himself - Flanagan & Allen
$700,000
