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. After graduating from Freemont High School in Oakland in 1923, Allan worked in San Francisco for the

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. 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 Richard Talmadge (born Sylvester Alphonse Metz; 3 December 1892 – 25 January 1981) also known as Sylvester Metzetti, Ricardo Metzetti, or Sylvester Ricardo Metzetti, was a German-born American actor, stuntman and film director. Early li ...

film. After he had small roles in two other films,

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gave him a five-year contract. Allan married Lou Williamson. He died in Memphis in 1997. He is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis.

Critical response

An article in ''Theatre Management'' magazine in 1927 called Allan "a splended actor, finely built and exceptionally good looking". A reviewer describing '' The Fire Detective'' wrote that he makes a personable hero. His role in ''Wild Beauty'' was described as being carried out ably but not with a lot of charisma.

Filmography

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"Hugh’s Little Sweetheart"
from ''Close-ups and Long-shots'' 1903 births 1997 deaths Male actors from Oakland, California Male actors from Memphis, Tennessee {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub