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Will Hutchins

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
42

Gender
Male

Birthday
May 5, 1930 (96 years old)

Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA

Will Hutchins

Biography

Will Hutchins (born Marshall Lowell Hutchason), is an American actor most noted for playing the lead role of the young lawyer from the Oklahoma Territory, Tom Brewster, in sixty-nine episodes of the Warner Bros. Western television series Sugarfoot, which aired on ABC from 1957 to 1961. Hutchins was discovered by a talent scout for Warner Bros., who changed his name from Marshall Lowell Hutchason to Will Hutchins. The young actor's easygoing manner was compared to Will Rogers, the Oklahoma humorist. His contract led him to guest appearances in Warner Bros. Television programs, such as Conflict. Hutchins was also cast as a guest star on Cheyenne, Bronco, Maverick and 77 Sunset Strip.

He had small roles in the Warners movies Bombers B-52, Lafayette Escadrille, and No Time for Sergeants where he screen tested for the lead of Will Stockdale with James Garner playing the psychiatrist.

Hutchins leapt to national fame in the lead of Sugarfoot. During the series' run he guest-starred on other Warner Bros shows such as The Roaring 20's, Bronco, and Surfside 6. Warners tried him in the lead of a feature, Young and Eager aka Claudelle Inglish with Diane McBain. He tried another pilot for a series, Howie, that was not picked up and war in the Warners war film with Jeff Chandler, Merrill's Marauders, a picture filmed in the Philippine Islands and Chandler's last acting role. Hutchins guest-starred on Gunsmoke and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.

While appearing in a play in Chicago in late 1963, he was flown to Los Angeles to shoot a television pilot for MGM, Take Me to Your Leader, in which Hutchins played a Martian salesman who came to Earth. Though the pilot was not picked up, it led MGM to sign him for Spinout, in which he co-starred as Lt. Tracy Richards ("Dick Tracy" backwards) alongside Elvis Presley. In 1965, Hutchins co-starred with Jack Nicholson and Warren Oates in Monte Hellman's The Shooting.

In 1968–1969, Hutchins starred as Dagwood Bumstead in a CBS television version of the comic strip Blondie. He travelled to South Africa to appear in Shangani Patrol. Back in the United States, Hutchins guest-starred on Love, American Style, Emergency!, Chase, Movin' On, The Streets of San Francisco, and The Quest. He was in The Horror at 37,000 Feet, Slumber Party '57, and The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington.

He also began appearing in circuses as Patches the Clown.

Known For

Acting

2014Whips and Jinglesas Self
2010The Romanticsas Grandpa McDevon
1994Maverickas Spectator (uncredited)
1993Warren Oates: Across the Borderas Self
1981Roaras Committee
1979When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunionas Self
1977The Happy Hooker Goes to Washingtonas Randall Petersdorf
1976Slumber Party '57as Harold Perkins
1976The Questas Earl
1973Magnum Forceas Cost Plus Cop
1973The Horror at 37,000 Feetas Steve Holcomb
1972The Streets of San Franciscoas Sparky
1972Emergency!as Curtis Murdock
1970Shangani Patrolas Frederick Russell Burnham
1969Love, American Styleas Will
1968Blondieas Dagwood Bumstead
1967Clambakeas Tom Wilson / 'Scott Heyward'
1966Spinoutas Tracy Richards
1966Hey Landlord!as Woodrow 'Woody' Banner
1966The Shootingas Coley Boyard
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras J.J. Fenton
1962Merrill's Maraudersas Chowhound
1961Claudelle Inglishas Dennis Peasley
1960The Roaring 20'sas
1960Surfside 6as Arky Cooper
195877 Sunset Stripas Emcee
195877 Sunset Stripas Self
1958Broncoas Tom 'Sugarfoot' Brewster
1958No Time for Sergeantsas Lt. George Bridges
1958Lafayette Escadrilleas Dave Putnam
1957Bombers B-52as Roberts - B-52 Navigator (uncredited)
1957Maverickas Lawyer
1957Maverickas Tom 'Sugarfoot' Brewster
1957Perry Masonas Donald Hobart
1957Sugarfootas Tom Brewster, The Canary Kid
1956Conflictas
1956Conflictas Ed Masters
1956Conflictas John Smith /Walter Shaw
1955Matinee Theateras
1955Matinee Theateras Robert Dudley
1955Cheyenneas Tom Brewster
1955Gunsmokeas Billy Poe

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