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Whitey Hughes (1920–2009)

Actor | Stunts | Producer

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Shares memories of stunt-coordinating the TV series The Wild Wild West, and the ups and downs of working with star Robert Conrad, in Tom Weaver's book "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010). See more trivia »

Born:

Robert James Hughes
in Arkoma, Oklahoma, USA

Died:

(age 88) in Arizona, USA
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1989 Chattahoochee
Mr. Johnson
 
1981 Demonoid: Messenger of Death
Gambler
 
1980 The Stunt Man
Eli's Assistant Director
 
1980 The White Shadow (TV series)
Customer
– Coolidge Goes Hollywood (1980) … Customer
 
1978 The Bees
Gentleman at Park
 
1978 Convoy
White Rat
 
1977 Kingdom of the Spiders
The Baron
 
1976 The Gumball Rally
Corvette Team
 
1975 Train Ride to Hollywood
Killer Fewakki
 
1975 Gone with the West
Mimmo's Man
 
1975 Smoke in the Wind
 
1974 Freebie and the Bean
Broder
 
1974 Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Bar Patron (uncredited)
 
1974 Black Samson
Nappa's Gang
 
1956-1972 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Barfly / Billy Banner
– Jubilee (1972) … Billy Banner
– Jealousy (1957) … Barfly (uncredited)
– Reward for Matt (1956) … Barfly (uncredited)
 
1969 Where It's At
Disgusted Diner Customer (uncredited)
 
1966-1969 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Henchman / Guard / Heavy / …
– The Night of the Bleak Island (1969) … Hooded Attacker (uncredited)
– The Night of the Diva (1969) … Henchman (uncredited)
– The Night of the Pistoleros (1969) … Soldier (uncredited)
– The Night of the Janus (1969) … Henchman (uncredited)
– The Night of the Pelican (1968) … Guard (uncredited)
See all 47 episodes »
 
1966-1967 Bonanza (TV series)
Gang Member in White Shirt / Pony Express Rider / Townsman
– A Bride for Buford (1967) … Townsman (uncredited)
– Peace Officer (1966) … Gang Member in White Shirt (uncredited)
– Ride the Wind: Part 1 (1966) … Pony Express Rider (uncredited)
 
1966 Branded (TV series)
Townsman
– McCord's Way (1966) … Townsman (uncredited)
 
1966 Mona McCluskey (TV series)
Herbert Rollins
– Mona, the Soft Air Force Recruit (1966) … Herbert Rollins
 
1965 Major Dundee
Confederate Trooper (uncredited)
 
1962 Stakeout!
Sautu (uncredited)
 
1962 The Night Rider (TV short)
Bartender Pete
 
1962 Airborne
Sgt. White (as Robert Hughes)
 
1962 Geronimo
Corporal (as Robert Hughes)
 
1961 Ole Rex
 
1960 The Girl in Lovers Lane
 
1960 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
Barfly / Townsman / Townsman in Bank
– Coffin Sam (1960) … Townsman (uncredited)
– The Derelict (1960) … Townsman in Bank (uncredited)
– The Stranger (1960) … Barfly (uncredited)
 
1959-1960 The Rifleman (TV series)
Townsman / Barfly / Cowboy at Funeral / …
– Nora (1960) … Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
– The Lariat (1960) … Barfly (uncredited)
– The Horse Traders (1960) … Townsman (uncredited)
– Hero (1960) … Townsman (uncredited)
– A Case of Identity (1960) … Townsman (uncredited)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1959-1960 Black Saddle (TV series)
Barfly / Courtroom Spectator / Townsman
– A Case of Slow (1960) … Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
– The Return (1960) … Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
– The Killer (1960) … Townsman (uncredited)
– Client: Brand (1959) … Barfly (uncredited)
– Client: Banks (1959) … Barfly (uncredited)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1958-1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Barfly / Townsman / Lynch Mob Member / …
– Vendetta (1960) … Marching Soldier (uncredited)
– The Pariah (1960) … Barfly (uncredited)
– The Matchmaker (1959) … Waiter (uncredited)
– The Healing Woman (1959) … Wagon Driver (uncredited)
– Rope Law (1959) … Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1959-1960 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Barfly
– The Reluctant Witness (1960) … Barfly (uncredited)
– Garrison Finish (1959) … Barfly (uncredited)
 
1958-1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Townsman / Barfly / Fight Spectator / …
– A Small Town That Died (1960) … Townsman (uncredited)
– Guns for Garibaldi (1960) … Townsman (uncredited)
– The Man in the Middle (1960) … Fight Spectator (uncredited)
– King of the Valley (1959) … Townsman (uncredited)
– The Sunrise Gun (1959) … Barfly (uncredited)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1959-1960 Law of the Plainsman (TV series)
Townsman
– The Comet (1960) … Townsman (uncredited)
– Passenger to Mescalero (1959) … Townsman (uncredited)
 
1959 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Henchman
– Stolen Loot (1959) … Henchman (uncredited)
 
1958-1959 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Lynch Mob Member / Townsman
– Shot by Request (1959) … Townsman (uncredited)
– The Hanging of Roy Carter (1958) … Lynch Mob Member (uncredited)
 
1959 Wichita Town (TV series)
Cowboy
– The Night the Cowboys Roared (1959) … Cowboy (uncredited)
 
1958 Flight (TV series)
– Vertijet
 
1958 Trackdown (TV series)
Townsman
– The Avenger (1958) … Townsman (uncredited)
 
1958 No Place to Land
Franklin
 
1958 Rescue 8 (TV series)
Cowboy on Bus
– 102 to Bakersfield (1958) … Cowboy on Bus (uncredited)
 
1958 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Townsman
– The Sooners (1958) … Townsman (uncredited)
 
1958 She Demons
 
1957 Wagon Train (TV series)
Wagon Man
– The Julie Gage Story (1957) … Wagon Man (uncredited)
 
1957 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Jim - Brawler
– Revenge at Harness Creek (1957) … Jim - Brawler (uncredited)
 
1957/I Man in the Shadow
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1957 The Iron Sheriff
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
 
1957 Cheyenne (TV series)
Townsman
– The Brand (1957) … Townsman (uncredited)
 
1957 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
Barfly
– Lynching Party (1957) … Barfly (uncredited)
 
1956 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Jordan Family Member / Juror / Lynch Mob Member
– The Lonesomest Man in the World (1956) … Jordan Family Member (uncredited)
– A Wise Calf (1956) … Lynch Mob Member/Juror (uncredited)
 
1956 I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
Henchman (uncredited)
 
1955 Buffalo Bill, Jr. (TV series)
Townsman / Trial Spectator
– Fugitive from Injustice (1955) … Trial Spectator (uncredited)
– The Devil's Washbowl (1955) … Townsman (uncredited)
– The Rain Wagon (1955) … Townsman (uncredited)
– Empire Pass (1955) … Townsman (uncredited)
 
1955 Outlaw Treasure
Henchman (uncredited)
 
1954 Sitting Bull
Trooper (uncredited)
 
1954 Riding Shotgun
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1949-1953 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Townsman / Henchman
– Hidden Fortune (1953) … Townsman (uncredited)
– Gentleman from Julesburg (1953) … Townsman (uncredited)
– Mrs. Banker (1953) … Townsman (uncredited)
– The Masked Rider (1949) … Henchman (uncredited)
 
1953 Son of the Renegade
The Long-Haired Kid
 
1952 Hopalong Cassidy (TV series)
Townsman
– The Promised Land (1952) … Townsman (uncredited)
 
1952 Red Snow
Corporal
 
1952 Outlaw Women
Barfly (uncredited)
 
1952 Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
1952 Night Raiders
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1951-1952 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
Henchman
– Civilian Clothes (1952) … Henchman (uncredited)
– Border City (1951) … Henchman (uncredited)
– Silver Stage Holdup (1951) … Henchman (uncredited)
– The Lady School Teacher (1951) … Henchman (uncredited)
 
1951 Stage to Blue River
Henchman (uncredited)
 
1951 The Roy Rogers Show (TV series)
Townsman
– Jailbreak (1951) … Townsman (uncredited)
 
1951 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
Fighter / Townsman
– Hidden Valley (1951) … Fighter (uncredited)
– Vigilante Story (1951) … Townsman (uncredited)
 
1951 Valley of Fire
Horseman (uncredited)
 
1951 Crazy Over Horses
Jockey (uncredited)
 
1951 Cattle Queen
Henchman (uncredited)
 
1951 Gold Raiders
Gold Guard (uncredited)
 
1951 The Range Rider (TV series)
Townsman
– The Baron of Broken Bow (1951) … Townsman (uncredited)
 
1950 Frenchie
Barfly (uncredited)
 
1950 Border Outlaws
Henchman Joe (uncredited)
 
1950 The Gene Autry Show (TV series)
Townsman
– Gun Powder Range (1950) … Townsman (uncredited)
– The Star Toter (1950) … Townsman (uncredited)
– The Silver Arrow (1950) … Townsman (uncredited)
– Gold Dust Charlie (1950) … Townsman (uncredited)
 
1950 I Killed Geronimo
Trooper (uncredited)
 
1950 Rider from Tucson
Barfly (uncredited)
 
1950 Fence Riders
Deputy (uncredited)
 
1949 The Fighting Redhead
Card Player (uncredited)
 
1948 The Valiant Hombre
Townsman (uncredited)
 
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1998 BASEketball (stunts)
 
1997 Men in Black (stunts)
 
1994 Color of Night (stunts)
 
1992 Keep the Change (TV movie) (stunts)
 
1990 Big Bad John (stunts)
 
1989 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (stunts)
 
1988 Messenger of Death (stunt player)
 
1988 Biloxi Blues (stunt coordinator)
 
1987 Big Bad Mama II (stunts)
 
1985 Rainy Day Friends (stunts)
 
1984 Country (stunt coordinator)
 
1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series) (stunts)
 
1982 The Blue and the Gray (TV mini-series) (stunt double: Warren Oates)
 
1982 The First Time (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1982 The Beastmaster (stunts - uncredited)
 
1982 In the Custody of Strangers (TV movie) (stunt coordinator)
 
1982 Death Valley (stunt coordinator)
 
1981 The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (stunts - uncredited)
 
1981 The Fall Guy (TV series) (stunts)
 
1981 Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (stunt player)
 
1981 Demonoid: Messenger of Death (stunt coordinator)
 
1980 The Stunt Man (stunts)
 
1980 The Nude Bomb (stunts - uncredited)
 
1980 Midnight Madness (stunts)
 
1979 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV series) (stunts)
 
1979 Avalanche Express (stunts - uncredited)
 
1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series) (stunts)
 
1979 Love at First Bite (stunts - uncredited)
 
1979 The Legend of the Golden Gun (TV movie) (stunts - uncredited)
 
1978 The Bees (stunts - uncredited)
 
1978 B.J. and the Bear (TV series) (stunts)
 
1978 Harper Valley P.T.A. (stunt coordinator)
 
1978 Every Girl Should Have One (stunt double: Alice Faye - uncredited)
 
1977 The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series) (stunts)
 
1977 Kingdom of the Spiders (stunt gaffer)
 
1977 Greased Lightning (stunts)
 
1977 Exorcist II: The Heretic (stunt coordinator - uncredited)
 
1977 The Van (stunts - uncredited)
 
1977 Fantasy Island (TV series) (stunts)
 
1976 Chesty Anderson U.S. Navy (stunt driver - as Whitey Hughs)
 
1976 The Gumball Rally (stuntman)
 
1976 Logan's Run (stunts - uncredited)
 
1976 The Big Bus (stunts - uncredited)
 
1976 Flash and the Firecat (stunts)
 
1975 The Killer Elite (stunt supervisor)
 
1975 Wonder Woman (TV series) (stunts)
 
1975 Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (stunts - uncredited)
 
1975 Las Vegas Lady (stunt sequence)
 
1975 Barbary Coast (TV series) (stunts)
 
1974 Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (stunt coordinator)
 
1974 Black Samson (stunts)
 
1974 Little House on the Prairie (TV series) (stunts)
 
1974 Summer School Teachers (stunt coordinator)
 
1973 Dillinger (stunts - uncredited)
 
1973 Battle for the Planet of the Apes (stunts - uncredited)
 
1973 The Gatling Gun (stunts - uncredited)
 
1973 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (stunts - uncredited)
 
1972 The Getaway (stunts - uncredited)
 
1972 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (stunts - uncredited)
 
1971 The Omega Man (stunts - uncredited)
 
1970 Beneath the Planet of the Apes (stunts - uncredited)
 
1969 Gaily, Gaily (stunts - uncredited)
 
1969 The Wild Bunch (stunts - uncredited)
 
1969 Vernon's Volunteers (TV movie) (stunts)
 
The Wild Wild West (TV series) (stunt double: J.S. Johnson - 1 episode, 1968) (stunt double: Melinda Plowman - 1 episode, 1968) (stunt double: Nick Adams - 1 episode, 1968) (stunt double: Robert Duvall - 1 episode, 1967) (stunt double: Sharon Acker - 1 episode, 1968)
– The Night of the Fugitives (1968) (stunt double: J.S. Johnson - uncredited)
– The Night of the Sedgewick Curse (1968) (stunt double: Sharon Acker - uncredited)
– The Night of the Doomsday Formula (1968) (stunt double: Melinda Plowman - uncredited)
– The Night of the Vipers (1968) (stunt double: Nick Adams - uncredited)
– The Night of the Falcon (1967) (stunt double: Robert Duvall - uncredited)
 
1968 Here Come the Brides (TV series) (stunts)
 
1968 Guns for San Sebastian (stunts - uncredited)
 
1968 Planet of the Apes (stunts - uncredited)
 
1968 Sol Madrid (stunts - uncredited)
 
1967 The Bandits (stunt coordinator)
 
1967 Dundee and the Culhane (TV series) (stunts)
 
1966 The Singing Nun (stunts - uncredited)
 
1965 The Glory Guys (stunts - uncredited)
 
1965 Major Dundee (stunts - uncredited)
 
1965 Love Has Many Faces (stunts - uncredited)
 
1963 Wall of Noise (stunts - uncredited)
 
1962 The Night Rider (TV short) (stunts - uncredited)
 
1962 Geronimo (stunts - uncredited)
 
1959 The Last Angry Man (stunts - uncredited)
 
1959 Darby O'Gill and the Little People (stunts - uncredited)
 
1959 The Rifleman (TV series) (stunt double - 1 episode, 1959) (stunt double: Max Wagner - 1 episode, 1959)
– Blood Brother (1959) (stunt double: Max Wagner - uncredited)
– The Hawk (1959) (stunt double - uncredited)
 
1958 Frankenstein's Daughter (stunts - uncredited)
 
1958 No Place to Land (stunts - uncredited)
 
1958 The Californians (TV series) (stunts - 1 episode)
– Skeleton in the Closet (1958) (stunts)
 
1958 She Demons (stunts)
 
1957 Whirlybirds (TV series) (stunts - 1 episode)
– The Runaway (1957) (stunts - uncredited)
 
1957 Johnny Tremain (stunts - uncredited)
 
1957 The Badge of Marshal Brennan (stunts - uncredited)
 
1956 Westward Ho, the Wagons! (stunts - uncredited)
 
1956 Giant (stunts - uncredited)
 
1956 A Strange Adventure (stunt double - uncredited)
 
1956 I Killed Wild Bill Hickok (stunts - uncredited)
 
1955 Outlaw Treasure (stunts - uncredited)
 
1955 Five Guns West (stunts - uncredited)
 
1954 Sitting Bull (stunt coordinator - uncredited)
 
1954 Lassie (TV series) (stunts)
 
1953 The Wild One (stunts - uncredited)
 
1953 The Charge at Feather River (stunts - uncredited)
 
1952 Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory (stunt double - uncredited)
 
1951 Stage to Blue River (stunts - uncredited)
 
1951 The Roy Rogers Show (TV series) (stunts)
 
1951 Along the Great Divide (stunts - uncredited)
 
1951 Badman's Gold (stunts - uncredited)
 
1950 Border Outlaws (stunt double: Spade Cooley - uncredited)
 
1950 Fast on the Draw (stunts - uncredited)
 
1950 Dynamite Pass (stunts - uncredited)
 
1950 The Silver Bandit (stunt double: Spade Cooley - uncredited)
 
1950 Fence Riders (stunts - uncredited)
 
1949 Red Rock Outlaw (stunts - uncredited)
 
1949 The Fighting Redhead (stunts - uncredited)
 
1946 Swing, Cowboy, Swing (stunts - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1975 Smoke in the Wind (producer - as Robert Hughes)
 
1962 Stakeout! (producer - as Robert Hughes)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1962 The Night Rider (TV short) (performer: "Skip to My Lou" - uncredited, "Lord, I'm Coming Home" - uncredited)
 

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Alternate Names:

Robert Hughes | Whitey Hughs

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Trivia:

Shares memories of stunt-coordinating the TV series The Wild Wild West, and the ups and downs of working with star Robert Conrad, in Tom Weaver's book "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010). See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio