Richard Allan

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, Ava Gardner in The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952), and Marilyn Monroe in Niagara (1953).

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. 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.

Career Allan appeared in films, such as The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) and Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952). His most remembered appearances were 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). In the late 1950s Allan played in various German productions. 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 Lou 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 1957 Dancer Uncredited 1958 Nico 1958 The Csardas King Stefan 1958 Bob McFadden 1959 The Rest Is Silence Stanley Goulden 1962 The Horizontal Lieutenant Officer Uncredited 1964 Dead Woman from Beverly Hills Cesare Giovanni Uncredited