Hugh John Maguire (22 April 1933 – 18 May 2023) was an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Ed Mathews in the American
sitcom
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television series ''
Live-In
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''. He also played the role of
Hugh in fifteen episodes of ''
Cheers''.
Maguire has guest-starred in television programs including ''
227
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'', ''
Knots Landing''. ''
Growing Pains
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'', ''
Wings
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'' and ''
L.A. Law
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Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it centers on the partners, associates and staff of a Los ...
''. He has also appeared in films such as ''
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'', ''
Vanishing on 7th Street
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Plot
Paul, a projectionist in a Detroit theater, is reading about the ...
'', ''
The Double''. In 2021 he appeared in the film ''
No Sudden Move
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''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Rotten Tomatoes profile
1933 births
2023 deaths
Place of birth missing
American male television actors
American male film actors
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
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