Robin Hughes
| Robin Hughes | |
|---|---|
 Robin Hughes | |
| Born |
Robin Harold Hughes June 20, 1920 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died |
December 10, 1989 (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1947-71 |
Robin Hughes (7 June 1920 – 10 December 1989) was a British film and television actor.
Life and career
Robin Hughes was born June 7, 1920 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to English parents, Rosa Violet (Pitt) and Harold William Hughes. His father was head of the British Royal Wheat Commission, and Hughes spent his childhood moving from country to country as his father was transferred in government service; consequently, his early schooling was acquired in South America, Canada, Mozambique, East Africa, and other places. At the age of 18, he joined the Royal Navy as a signalman, and at the end of World War II he left the service as lieutenant commander. It is an interesting fact - and one that Mr. Hughes himself addressed in an episode of the 1950s' television program "One Step Beyond" - that he was supposed to be assigned to HMS Hood on the morning of 24, May 1941 when it sank under enemy attack by the German battleship the Bismarck. Robin had received officer's papers, however, the day before Hood set to sea, and was sent to officer's training instead of boarding the ship with his mates. 1415 men died in the tragedy - there were only three survivors...or, as Robin Hughes stated, "...Four." (This summary taken from Robin's Findagrave entry, created by Rhonda C. Poynter).
He came to the United States in 1948, and was in many theater, television and film roles. In 1958, he appeared as the amorous editor Brian O'Bannion in Auntie Mame opposite Rosalind Russell. That year he made two guest appearances on Perry Mason: first as murderer Addison Doyle in "The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister," then as Rodney Beaton in "The Case of the Buried Clock." He is also known for playing the title role (Satan) in The Twilight Zone episode The Howling Man.
He died December 10, 1989 in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Partial filmography
- Hue and Cry (1947)
- Enchantment (1948)
- The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
- Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
- Secrets of Monte Carlo (1951)
- The Maze (1953)
- El Alaméin (1953)
- Flame of Calcutta (1953)
- Money from Home (1953)
- Dial M for Murder (1954)
- The Court Jester (1955)
- The Mole People (1956)
- Manhunt in the Jungle (1958)
- The Thing That Couldn't Die (1958)
- The Buccaneer (1958)
- Auntie Mame (1958)
- Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
- He Who Rides a Tiger (1965)
- The Seven Minutes (1971)
Television
- The Bigelow Theatre (1 episode, 1950)
- Four Star Playhouse .... Army Sergeant (1 episode, 1954)
- Cavalcade of America (2 episodes, 1954)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1 episode, 1954)
- The Henry Fonda Show (2 episodes, 1955)
- Crusader (1 episode, 1956)
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1 episode, 1956)
- You Are There (4 episodes, 1955–1956)
- The Brothers (3 episodes, 1956–1957)
- Cheyenne (1 episode, 1957)
- The Gray Ghost (1 episode, 1958)
- Flight (1 episode)
- Zorro (4 episodes, 1958)
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1 episode, 1958)
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1 episode, 1958)
- Perry Mason (2 episodes, 1958)
- Markham (1 episode, 1959)
- Sugarfoot (1 episode, 1959)
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1 episode, 1959)
- Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1 episode, 1960)
- Hawaiian Eye (1 episode, 1960)
- Men into Space (1 episode, 1960)
- The Twilight Zone (1 episode, 1960)
- The Islanders (1 episode, 1960)
- 77 Sunset Strip (2 episodes, 1959–1961)
- Boris Karloff's Thriller (1 episode, 1961)
- The Brothers Brannagan .... Hilliary (1 episode, 1961)
- Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1 episode, 1961)
- The Adventures of Sir Francis Drake (1 episode, 1962)
- The Saint (1 episode, 1962))
- The Human Jungle (1 episode, 1963)
- Ghost Squad (1 episode, 1963)
- The Loner (1 episode, 1965)
- Garrison's Gorillas (1 episode, 1967)