Richard Allan (actor)

Richard Mann Allan (June 22, 1923 – September 6, 1999) was an American actor. He was best known for his appearances with Susan Hayward in With a Song in My Heart (1952), Ava Gardner in The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952), and Marilyn Monroe in Niagara (1953).

Richard Allan
Born
Richard Mann Allan

(1923-06-23)June 23, 1923
Jacksonville, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 6, 1999(1999-09-06) (aged 76)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Burial placeGillham Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Actor
  • dancer
Years active1945–1964

Early life

Richard Mann Allan was born on June 22, 1923, in Jacksonville, Illinois, as the youngest child and son of the four children of Edna Mann (1893–1973), a dietitian, and Robert Howard Allan (1895–1958), a farmer.[1] He had two brothers, Edward and Robert Howard Allan Jr. (1922–2009), and a sister, Catherine Allan. Allan attended dancing class from the age of seven.[1]

Personal life

Allan was homosexual.[2]

Career

Allan appeared in films, such as The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) and Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952).[3] His most remembered appearance was as Susan Hayward's dancing partner in Walter Lang's musical directed With a Song in My Heart (1952) and as Marilyn Monroe's lover Patrick in Henry Hathaway's noir directed Niagara (1953).[4][3][5][6] In the late 1950s Allan played in various German productions.[1]

Death

Allan died in Louisville, Kentucky, due to lung cancer at the age of 76.[7] He was buried at Gillham Cemetery.

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1949 Neptune's Daughter Dancer Uncredited
1950 Duchess of Idaho Dancer Uncredited
1950 Wabash Avenue Lau Uncredited
1950 Love That Brute Chorus Boy Uncredited
1950 My Blue Heaven Dancer Uncredited
1951 Halls of Montezuma Pvt. Stewart Uncredited
1951 Call Me Mister Stewart Uncredited
1951 A Place in the Sun George Eastman Body double for Montgomery Clift
1951 The Frogmen Uncredited
1952 With a Song in My Heart Dancer With Susan Hayward
1952 Down Among the Sheltering Palms Officer Uncredited
1952 Dreamboat Student Uncredited
1952 O. Henry's Full House Pete Uncredited
1952 The Snows of Kilimanjaro Spanish Dancer With Ava Gardner
1952 Bloodhounds of Broadway Charlie
1953 Niagara Ted Patrick With Marilyn Monroe
1954 The Egyptian Student Uncredited
1955 The Racers Mechanic Uncredited
1956 The Best Things in Life Are Free Dancer Uncredited
1957 The Simple Girl Robert Holden [8]
1957 Casino de Paris Dancer Uncredited[9]
1958 ...und abends in die Scala Nico [10]
1958 The Csardas King Stefan
1958 Kleine Leute mal ganz groß Bob McFadden [11]
1959 The Rest Is Silence Stanley Goulden [12]
1962 The Horizontal Lieutenant Officer Uncredited
1964 Dead Woman from Beverly Hills Cesare Giovanni Uncredited

References
  1. Lamparski, Richard (1989). Whatever Became Of-- ? All New Eleventh Series: 100 Profiles of the Most-asked-about Movie, TV, and Media Personalities, Hundreds of Never-before-published Facts, Dates, Etc. on Celebrities, 227 Then-and-now Photographs. Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-517-57150-7.
  2. Moore, Les (2014-07-02). Leave Your Mark: A Memoir. FriesenPress. ISBN 978-1-4602-4111-0.
  3. Motion Picture Story Magazine. Macfadden-Bartell. 1953. p. 13.
  4. Green, Stanley (1999). Hollywood Musicals Year by Year. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-634-00765-1.
  5. Toledo Blade. Toledo Blade.
  6. Vitacco-Robles, Gary. Icon: What Killed Marilyn Monroe, Volume Two. BearManor Media.
  7. Lentz, Harris M. (1998). Obituaries in the Performing Arts. McFarland & Company. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7864-0748-4.
  8. Musique (in French). Belnodi. 1958.
  9. "Richard Allan | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  10. "...und abends in die Scala | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  11. "Kleine Leute - mal ganz groß | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  12. "Der Rest ist Schweigen | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
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