| Hugh Allan | |
| Birth Date: | 5 November 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Oakland, California |
| Birth Name: | Allan Hughes |
| Resting Place: | Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis |
Hugh Allan (born Allan Hughes; November 5, 1903February 12, 1997) was an American actor. He had several lead roles. He was born Allan Abram Hughes in Oakland, California.[1]
After graduating from Freemont High School in Oakland in 1923, Allan worked in San Francisco for the Cunard Line. After that job, he had his first employment with the film industry, working as secretary to the producer of Hollywood Photoplay Productions. He also was a film cutter and an assistant cameraman before he appeared on camera, in a bit part in a Richard Talmadge film. After he had small roles in two other films, First National Pictures gave him a five-year contract.[2]
Allan married Lou Williamson. He died in Memphis in 1997. He is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis.
An article in Theatre Management magazine in 1927 called Allan "a splended actor, finely built and exceptionally good looking".[3] A reviewer describing The Fire Detective wrote that he makes a personable hero.[4] His role in Wild Beauty was described as being carried out ably but not with a lot of charisma.[4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | What Fools Men | Burns | ||
| 1925 | Transients in Arcadia | Jimmy Harrington | Short | |
| 1926 | The Block Signal | Jack Milford | [5] | |
| 1926 | Home Sweet Home | |||
| 1927 | Birds of Prey | Hamilton Smith Jr | ||
| 1927 | What Happened to Father? | Tommy Dawson | ||
| 1927 | The Cruel Truth | Reggie Copeley | ||
| 1927 | Wild Beauty | Stuart Haldane | [6] | |
| 1927 | Good Time Charley | John Hartwell Jr | ||
| 1927 | Dress Parade | Bill Moran | ||
| 1928 | Beware of Married Men | Ralph | ||
| 1928 | Hold 'Em Yale | Jack Bradbury | ||
| 1928 | Plastered in Paris | Hugh | ||
| 1928 | Annapolis | Herbert | ||
| 1928 | Jimmy Rutledge | |||
| 1928 | The Tiger's Shadow | Larry Trent | ||
| 1929 | The Voice of the Storm | Tom Powers | ||
| 1929 | Sin Town | 'Silk' Merrick | ||
| 1929 | The Fire Detective | Capt. Jeff Tarrant | [7] | |
| 1930 | A Royal Flush | Short, (final film role) |