Billy Hughes (actor)

For other people with the same name, see Billy Hughes (disambiguation).
Billy Hughes
Born Billy Eugene Hughes, Jr.
( 1948 -11-28)November 28, 1948
Los Angeles, California, United States
Died December 20, 2005 ( 2005 -12-20) (aged 57)
Alma, Arkansas, USA
Cause of death Unknown
Other names Billy Hughes, Jr., Billy E. Hughes, Billy E. Hughes, Jr.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1960–1978
Notable work Stakeout! (1962), My Six Loves (1963)
Television Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, Twilight Zone, Lassie, The Rifleman, among others.
Spouse(s) Aida (married 1969–2005)
Relatives Bill Hughes (father), Whitey Hughes (uncle), Bill Hughes III (son)

Billy Hughes (November 28, 1948 – December 20, 2005) (Billy Eugene Hughes, Jr.) was an American actor best known for various television and film roles he played during the 1960s. His Hollywood lineage included both his father (Bill Hughes) and uncle (Whitey Hughes), who were both stunt men. While in Alma, Arkansas in 2005, he apparently died in his sleep.

Television Roles

Between 1960 and 1964 Hughes appeared in over a dozen television programs, beginning with Robert Taylor's Detectives, where he played the role of Bobby Marx in the episode "The Little Witness". Other TV shows he appeared in include The Shirley Temple Show, Leave It to Beaver, Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, Dr. Kildare, Wagon Train, and Lassie.

Hughes appeared in three different episodes of Gunsmoke between 1961 and '62, playing the roles of Joey Glover, Timmy, and Tommy. From 1961 to 1964 he also had three appearances on Wagon Train (playing Adam Bancroft as a Boy, Mark Basham, and Matt). Two of his three appearances on Lassie were in the role of Billy Joe (in the 1961 episodes "Cracker Jack" and "Yochim's Christmas"), while in 1964 he played Ricky Sutton in the episode "Climb the Mountain Slowly".

Hughes also appeared in three episodes of The Rifleman: Long Gun From Tucson, Day of Reckoning, and Sidewinder. In Sidewinder he played the role of 13-year-old Gridley Maule Jr., a young gunman seeking vengeance for his father's death. Filmed while he was still only thirteen years old, Hughes displayed remarkable talent at handling a Colt revolver. According to a close friend of Hughes, this was one of his favorite roles.

Complete Television Appearances

Program Season Episode # Series # Air Date Title Role Notes Ref(s)
Detectives 2 7 40 11/11/1960 "The Little Witness" Bobby Marx Credit: Billy Hughes [1]
Law and Mr. Jones 1 6 6 11/18/1960 "The Promise of Life" Paul Rice Credit: Billy Hughes [2]
Shirley Temple's Storybook 2 20 36 02/12/1961 "Onawandah" Daniel Winters Credit: Billy Hughes [3]
Lassie 7 24 243 02/26/1961 "Cracker Jack" Billy Joe Credit: Billy Hughes [4]
Law and Mr. Jones 1 22 22 03/17/1961 "Everybody Versus Timmy Drayton" Timmy Drayton Credit: Billy Hughes [5]
87th Precinct 1 3 3 10/09/1961 "Lady Killer" Frankie Annuci Credit: Billy Hughes [6]
Wagon Train 5 4 156 10/18/1961 "The Selena Hartnell Story" Matt Credit: Billy Hughes [7]
Gunsmoke 7 9 242 11/25/1961 "Milly" Joey Glover Credit: Billy Hughes [8]
Rifleman 4 11 121 12/18/1961 "Long Gun from Tucson" Jeffrey Waller Credit: Billy Hughes [9]
Lassie 8 15 270 12/24/1961 "Yochim's Christmas" Billy Joe Yochim Credit: Billy Hughes [10]
New Breed 1 16 16 01/16/1962 "To Sell a Human Being" unnamed Credit: Billy Hughes [11]
General Electric Theater 10 20 289 02/11/1962 "Badge of Honor" unnamed Credit: Billy Hughes [12]
Gunsmoke 7 23 256 03/10/1962 "Reprisal" Tommy Credit: Billy Hughes [13]
Rifleman 4 28 138 04/09/1962 "Day of Reckoning" Aaron Jamison Credit: Billy Hughes [14]
General Electric Theater 10 30 299 04/29/1962 "Mister Doc" Grover Darrow Credit: Billy Hughes [15]
Dennis the Menace 3 36 106 06/17/1962 "The Club Initiation" Walter Hooper Credit: Billy Hughes [16]
Wide Country 1 8 8 11/08/1962 "A Devil in the Chute" Jay (as a boy) Credit: Billy Hughes [17]
Leave It To Beaver 6 11 206 12/06/1962 "Beaver, the Sheep Dog" Chuck Credit: Billy Hughes [18]
Gunsmoke 8 13 280 12/08/1962 "Us Haggens" Timmy Credit: Billy Hughes [19]
Rifleman 5 16 158 01/21/1963 "The Sidewinder" Gridley Maule, Jr. Credit: Billy Hughes, Jr. [20]
Laramie 4 19 111 02/12/1963 "The Fugitives" Adam Tolliver Credit: Billy Hughes [21]
Dr. Kildare 2 20 53 02/21/1963 "A Trip to Niagara" David Jonah Credit: Billy Hughes [22]
Twilight Zone 4 15 117 04/18/1963 "The Incredible World of Horace Ford" Kid Credit: (uncredited) [23]
Our Man Higgins 1 30 30 04/24/1963 "Delinquent for a Day" Eddie Credit: Billy Hughes [24]
Wagon Train 7 9 235 11/11/1963 "The Eli Bancroft Story" Matt Credit: Billy Hughes [25]
77 Sunset Strip 6 9 195 11/15/1963 "By His Own Verdict" Terry Nilson Credit: Billy Hughes [26]
Arrest and Trial 1 6 6 10/20/1963 "A Flame in the Dark" Steve Hockinger Credit: Billy E. Hughes [27]
Wagon Train 7 22 248 02/17/1964 "The Melanie Craig Story" Mark Basham Credit: Billy Hughes [28]
Lassie 11 5 357 10/04/1964 "Climb the Mountain Slowly" Ricky Sutton Credit: Billy Hughes [29]

Filmography

Billy Hughes also had an uncredited stunt role in the 1969 film The Wild Bunch. He is sometimes mistakenly credited with a role in Gone with the West (1975) but this was likely a token appearance by his father Billy Hughes Sr.

Trivia

Names

According to IMDb Billy Hughes was also credited as Billy E. Hughes, Billy E. Hughes Jr. and Billy Hughes Jr. during his career.

Introduction

Both films Ole Rex, 1961, and Stakeout!, 1962, claim in their credits and promo material, "Introducing Billy Hughes."

Goofs

In "My Six Loves" Hughes played the eldest of six castoff siblings; impoverished, they are found to be living in Debbie Reynolds' garden shed. Despite their destitute circumstances, Hughes can clearly be seen wearing a gold ring in many scenes of the film - certainly personal jewelry which nobody thought to have him remove for the filming.

References

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