Henry Allen

Henry Allen
Henry Allen
Series:	The Flash
Gender:	Male
Notability:	Recurring character
Location:	Central City
Relatives:	Barry Allen (son) Nora Allen (wife) Jay Allen (son)
Status:	Alive
First:	"Pilot (Part 1)"
Actor:	M. Emmet Walsh John Wesley Shipp

Henry Allen is a fictional supporting character featured in programs of the superhero fantasy genre. He is associated with The Flash franchise. The first television version of Henry Allen appeared in the two-part pilot episode where he was played by actor M. Emmet Walsh. Another version of the character appeared in the 2014 The Flash TV series on the CW Network. In this series, the role was played by actor John Wesley Shipp.

CW Network version

Henry Allen was the husband of Nora Allen and the father of Barry Allen. He was wrongfully accused of murdering his wife and spent fifteen years in prison. It wasn't until the true murderer, the futuristic speedster, Eobard Thawne, left a videotape confession that Henry was finally exonerated.

Notes & Trivia

• The character of Henry Allen was created by series developers Andrew Kreisberg, Greg Berlanti and Geoff Johns based on concepts originally developed by John Broome and Carmine Infantino.

• Henry Allen is based on a DC Comics character that first appeared in The Flash #126 in February, 1962.

• Actor John Wesley Shipp also played the original Barry Allen from the 1990 Flash television series.

See also

The Flash The Flash images The Flash episodes

The Flash characters The Flash cast & crew The Flash miscellaneous

External Links

• Henry Allen at IMDB
• Henry Allen at DCDP
• Henry Allen at The Flash Wiki
• Henry Allen at the Arrowverse Wiki

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