Arthur Hughes (actor)

Infobox actor
name = Arthur Hughes


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birthdate = June 24 1894
birthplace = Bloomington, Illinois
deathdate = December 28 1982
deathplace = New York City, New York

Arthur Hughes (June 24 1894 - December 28 1982) was an American actor on the stage, radio and films. On Broadway, he performed in two dozen plays between 1923 and 1968, including "Mourning Becomes Electra" (1931-32) and "Elizabeth the Queen" (1930-31). On television he appeared in "The Dupont Show of the Week" and "Playhouse 90".

Hughes was best known as the titular character Bill Davidson on the long-running daytime radio serial, "Just Plain Bill", and he acted in other well-known radio programs such as the "Fu Manchu Mysteries" and "Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons". During the 1960s, he appeared in several TV movies. He also appeared in films, including "The Great Gatsby" (1974) and Woody Allen's "Bananas" (1971).

Hughes and Edward Pawley, of "Big Town" fame, were good friends. They were roommates in their early years in New York City, and Hughes was a witness at Pawley's marriage to his first wife, stage actress Martina May Martin, in 1922. Hughes and Pawley appeared together on Broadway in "Subway Express" (1929).

External links

* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=45876 Internet Broadway Database: Arthur Hughes]