| Richard Allan | |
| Birth Name: | Richard Mann Allan |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Jacksonville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Burial Place: | Gillham Cemetery |
| Nationality: | American |
| Years Active: | 1945–1964 |
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 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.
Allan was homosexual.[2]
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] [5] [6] In the late 1950s Allan played in various German productions.
Allan died in Louisville, Kentucky, due to lung cancer at the age of 76.[7] He was buried at Gillham Cemetery.
| 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 | Dancer | Uncredited[9] | ||
| 1958 | Nico | [10] | ||
| 1958 | The Csardas King | Stefan | ||
| 1958 | 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 |