Brian G. Hutton
| Brian G. Hutton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Brian Geoffrey Hutton January 1, 1935 New York City, U.S. |
| Died |
August 19, 2014 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film Director, actor |
| Years active | 1954–2014 |
Brian Geoffrey Hutton (January 1, 1935[1] – August 19, 2014) was an American actor and film director whose most notable credits are for the action films Where Eagles Dare (1968) and Kelly's Heroes (1970).
Acting career
Hutton was born in New York City and studied at the Actors Studio.[1] He had a brief acting career between 1954–62, including an appearance as an army deserter in the episode "Custer" in Gunsmoke (series 2, 1956), as well as two guest appearances on Perry Mason in 1957: he played Rod Gleason in the series' fifth episode, "The Case of the Sulky Girl", then he played a parking attendant in "The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink." He made one last television appearance in 1975 in the series Archer.[2]
In 1958, Hutton played a young gunfighter, "The Kid", in the episode "Yampa Crossing" of the western series, Sugarfoot.[3][4] The following year he portrayed a remorseful defendant on trial for causing a traffic death in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (the episode "Your Witness").[3]
Director
Hutton made his debut as a director in 1965 with Wild Seed. For Where Eagles Dare he tweaked the screenplay by Alistair MacLean with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood to suit their acting styles. He also directed Eastwood on location in Yugoslavia for Kelly's Heroes.[1] He then directed Elizabeth Taylor in Zee and Co. (1972) and Night Watch (1973).[5]
Later life and death
Hutton quit film making in the 1980s and worked in real-estate.[1] He died in Los Angeles, California on August 19, 2014 at 79, a week after suffering a heart attack. He was survived by his wife.[2][5][6]
Filmography
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) (as actor)
- Carnival Rock (1957) (as actor)
- Official Detective episode "The Wristwatch" as Branton (1957)
- The Case Against Brooklyn (1958) (as actor)
- King Creole (1958) (as actor)
- The Walter Winchell File "The Bargain" - Jerry Milner (1958)
- Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) (as actor)
- The Big Fisherman (1959) (as actor)
- The Interns (1962) (as actor)
- Wild Seed (1965) (as director)
- The Pad and How to Use It (1966) (as director)
- Sol Madrid (1968) (as director)
- Where Eagles Dare (1968) (as director)
- Kelly's Heroes (1970) (as director)
- Zee and Co. (1972) (as director)
- Night Watch (1973) (as director)
- The First Deadly Sin (1980) (as director)
- High Road to China (1983) (as director)
References
- 1 2 3 4 Anthony (August 25, 2014). "Obituary". The Times. London.
- 1 2 "Brian G. Hutton, Director of 'Kelly's Heroes' and 'Where Eagles Dare', Dies at 79". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- 1 2 Brian G. Hutton at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ ""Yampa Crossing", Sugarfoot, December 9, 1958". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- 1 2 Obituary, theguardian.co.uk; accessed August 25, 2014.
- ↑ Notice of death of Brian G. Hutton, dailymail.co.uk; accessed August 24, 2014.
External links
- Brian G. Hutton at the Internet Movie Database
- Brian G. Hutton profile, allmovie.com; accessed August 25, 2014.