- Jim Hutton
birthname=Dana James Hutton
birthdate=birth date|1934|5|31|mf=n
birthplace=Binghamton, New York
deathdate=death date and age|1979|6|2|1934|5|31|mf=n
deathplace=Los Angeles, California
restingplace=Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery ,Westwood, California
children=Timothy Hutton Dana James Hutton (
May 31 ,1934 –June 2 ,1979 ), usually credited as Jim Hutton, was an Americanactor intelevision and the movies.Early life and career
Born in
Binghamton, New York , Jim Hutton was performing in live theatre inGermany while with theUnited States Army when he was spotted by Americanfilm director Douglas Sirk. InHollywood , he gained recognition with teen audiences for his role in the 1960 college student film "Where the Boys Are ", where he appeared withPaula Prentiss , an actress he would be teamed with in several of his early films, in part because they were the tallest contract players of their time (Hutton at 6'5" and Prentiss at 5'10"). He appeared with Prentiss in "The Honeymoon Machine " late in 1960, followed by 1961's "Bachelor in Paradise " starringBob Hope andLana Turner , and finally "The Horizontal Lieutenant " in 1962. In 1966, Hutton gained a wider audience in "Walk, Don't Run ",Cary Grant 's last film. Due to his tall, gangly frame and the absent minded quality of his delivery, he was viewed as a successor to James Stewart.In addition to being a gifted comedic actor, Hutton also took on
drama tic roles such asSam Peckinpah 's 1965 western "Major Dundee ". In 1968 Hutton appeared in theJohn Wayne acted/directed war drama, "The Green Berets", wherein Hutton played "The Scrounger". Also in 1968 Hutton appeared withJohn Wayne in "Hellfighters" playing the role of Greg Parker. The movie was loosely based on the career of oil-well firefighterRed Adair .The move to television
In the early 1970s Hutton began working almost exclusively in television and played the
title role ofEllery Queen in the 1975 made-for-television movie that led to the 1975-76 television series "Ellery Queen". Hutton's co-star wasDavid Wayne who portrayed his widowed father. In the series (set in 1947), Hutton portrayed an amateur crime solver who worked on murder cases and tried to find out "whodunit."Death and Academy Award dedication
On
June 2 ,1979 , Jim Hutton died inLos Angeles, California from liver cancer, only two days after his 45th birthday (he died nine days before John Wayne). His son, actorTimothy Hutton , dedicated his 1981 Academy Award to his late father.ee also
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And When the Sky Was Opened ", an episode of "The Twilight Zone"External links
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