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Will Hutchins (born Marshall Lowell Hutchason; May 5, 1930) is an American actor most noted for playing the lead role of the young lawyer Tom Brewster, in the
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television series ''
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'', which aired on
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from 1957 to 1961 for 69 episodes.


Early life

Hutchins was born in the
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neighborhood of Los Angeles. As a child, he visited the location filming of ''
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'' and made his first appearance as an
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in a crowd. He attended
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in
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, where he majored in
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. He also studied at the
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, where he enrolled in cinema classes. During the
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, he served for two years in the United States Army Signal Corps as a
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in Paris, serving as a Corporal with
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. Following his enlistment he enrolled as a graduate student at
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in their Cinema Arts department on the
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. Hutchins began acting and got a role on ''
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''.


Career


Warner Bros.

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
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, the Oklahoma humorist. His contract led him to guest appearances in
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programs, such as ''
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'', in which he appeared in three hour-long episodes, including his screen debut as Ed Masters in "The Magic Brew" on October 16, 1956. Hutchins was also cast as a guest star on ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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''. He had small roles in the Warners movies ''
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'' (1957), ''
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'' (1958), and ''
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'' (1958) where he screen tested for the lead of Will Stockdale with
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playing the psychiatrist.


''Sugarfoot''

Hutchins leapt to national fame in the lead of ''
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'', in which he played a frontier lawyer with intermittent comedic overtones. During the series' run he guest-starred on other Warner Bros shows such as '' The Roaring 20's'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. He was the lead guest star in an episode of ''
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'' entitled "
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" written and directed by
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and starring
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as Beau Maverick. Warners tried him in the lead of a feature, '' Young and Eager'' (1961) aka ''
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'' with
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. He tried another pilot for a series, ''Howie'', that was not picked up and appeared with
Jeff Chandler Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; yi, יראַ גראָססעל; December 15, 1918 – June 17, 1961) was an American actor, film producer, and singer, best remembered for playing Cochise in '' Broken Arrow'' (1950), for which he was nom ...
in the Warners war film ''
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'' (1962), a picture filmed in the
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and Chandler's last acting role. After this Hutchins left Warners.


Post-Warners

Hutchins guest-starred on ''
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'' and ''
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''. While appearing in a play in Chicago in late 1963, he was flown to Los Angeles to shoot a
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for MGM,
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's ''Take Me to Your Leader'', in which Hutchins played a
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salesman who came to Earth. Though the pilot was not picked up, it led MGM to sign him for ''
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'', in which he co-starred as Lt. Tracy Richards ("Dick Tracy" transposed) alongside
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. Also in 1963, he appeared on an episode of Gunsmoke. In S8/Ep24, "Blind Man's Bluff", his character was Billy Poe. In 1965, Hutchins co-starred with
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and
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in
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's ''
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''. In 1966, he made a guest appearance on the
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courtroom drama series ''
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'' as murderer Don Hobart in "The Case of the Scarlet Scandal". (He also appeared as Dan Haynes in ''
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'' in 1973 in the episode, "The Case of the Deadly Deeds". Actress
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was in this same episode.)


Other TV series

In 1966–1967, he co-starred with
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in ''
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'', set in a New York City
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'', but it failed to attract a sustaining audience against CBS's ''
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'' and ABC's ''
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'' with
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, his former Warner Brothers colleague. Hutchins was reunited with Presley in ''
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'' (1967). In 1968–1969, Hutchins starred as
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in a CBS television version of the comic strip '' Blondie''.


1970s

He travelled to Rhodesia to appear in ''
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'' (1970) playing
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. Back in the United States, Hutchins guest-starred on ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Movin' On'', ''
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'', and '' The Quest''. He was in ''
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'' (1973), ''
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'' (1976), and ''
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'' (1977). He also began appearing in circuses as Patches the Clown.


Later career

Hutchins had roles in '' Roar'' (1981), ''Gunfighter'' (1999) and ''
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'' (2010).


Personal life

Hutchins was married to Chris Burnett, sister of
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, with whom he had a daughter.


Major appearances

* 1965, ''
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'' (film);
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's low-budget Western with
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and
Warren Oates Warren Mercer Oates (July 5, 1928 – April 3, 1982) was an American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah, including ''The Wild Bunch'' (1969) and ''Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia'' (1974). A ...
. * 1966, ''
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'' (film); Hutchins co-starred as Lt. Tracy Richards with
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. * 1967, ''
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'' (film); Hutchins co-stars with
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,
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, and
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. * 1970, ''
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'' (film); co-starred as real-life American scout Frederick Burnham in a film based on the actual events of the
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, shot on location in
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. * 1976, '' The Quest'', a short-lived NBC western series, starring
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and
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. * 1998, ''Gunfighter'' (film); a modern Western directed by
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.


Filmography

*''
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'' (1957) – Roberts – B-52 Navigator (uncredited) *''
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'' (1958) – Dave Putnam *''
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'' (1958) – Lt. George Bridges *''
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'' (1961 episode "Duel at Judas Basin) – Tom 'Sugarfoot' Brewster *''
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'' (1961) – Dennis Peasley *''
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'' (1962) – Chowhound *''
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'' (1966) – Coley *''
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'' (1966) – Lt. Tracy Richards *''
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'' (1967) – Tom Wilson / 'Scott Heyward' *''
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'' (1970) – Frederick Russell Burnham *''
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'' (1973, TV Movie) – Steve Holcomb *''
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'' (1973) – Stakeout Cop (uncredited) *''Slumber Party '57'' (1976) – Harold Perkins *''
The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington ''The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington'' is a 1977 American comedy film directed by William A. Levey. It was the sequel to ''The Happy Hooker'', which was released in 1975. Joey Heatherton replaced Lynn Redgrave as the lead character of Xaviera ...
'' (1977) – Randall Petersdorf *'' Roar'' (1981) – Committee Member *''
Maverick Maverick, Maveric or Maverik may refer to: History * Maverick (animal), an unbranded range animal, derived from U.S. cattleman Samuel Maverick Aviation * AEA Maverick, an Australian single-seat sportsplane design * General Aviation Design Bureau ...
'' (1994; scenes cut) – Spectator (uncredited) *''Gunfighter'' (1999) – The Judge *''
The Romantics The Romantics are an American rock band formed in 1977 in Detroit. The band is often put under the banner of new wave and power pop. They were influenced by 1950s American rock and roll, Detroit's MC5, the Stooges, early Bob Seger, Motown R&B, ...
'' (2010) – Grandpa McDevon


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hutchins, Will 1930 births Living people American male television actors American male film actors Pomona College alumni UCLA Film School alumni Male actors from Los Angeles People from Long Island Warner Bros. contract players United States Army soldiers United States Army personnel of the Korean War Western (genre) television actors