Brian G. Hutton

Brian Geoffrey Hutton (January 1, 1935[1] – August 19, 2014) was an American actor and film director whose notable credits are for the action films Where Eagles Dare (1968) and Kelly's Heroes (1970).

Brian G. Hutton
Born	Brian Geoffrey Hutton (1935-01-01)January 1, 1935 New York City, U.S.
Died	August 19, 2014(2014-08-19) (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film Director, actor
Years active	1954–2014

Acting career

Hutton was born in New York City and studied at the Actors Studio.[1] He had a brief acting career between 1954 and 1962, including an appearance as an army deserter in the episode "Custer" in Gunsmoke (series 2, 1956). He played a young gunslinger, Billy Benson in season 2, episode 4 of "The Rifleman". He made two guest appearances on Perry Mason in 1957: as Rod Gleason in "The Case of the Sulky Girl" and as a parking attendant in "The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink." His last television appearance was in the series Archer in 1975.[2]

In 1958, Hutton played a young gunfighter named 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] Hutton played twins in an episode of Paladin as Adam and Sam M.

Director

Hutton made his debut as a director in 1965 with Wild Seed. For Where Eagles Dare, he tweaked the screenplay by Alistair MacLean to suit the acting styles of Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. He also directed Eastwood for Kelly's Heroes.[1] He then directed Elizabeth Taylor in Zee and Co. (1972) and Night Watch (1973).[5]

Later life and death

After Night Watch came out in 1973, Hutton stopped making films for seven years because he lost his enthusiasm for it.[6]

It wasn’t something I wanted to do to begin with – not my life’s work... When I finished the second Elizabeth Taylor picture I thought, ‘Well, what am I wasting my life doing this for?' I mean, a gorilla could have made those movies. All I had to do was yell ‘Action’ and ‘Cut-Print’ because everybody was doing what they had to do anyway.[6]

— Brian G. Hutton

He came back and made two more movies and then retired from making films altogether in the 1980s and began working in real-estate.[1] He died in Los Angeles, California on August 19, 2014 at age 79, a week after suffering a heart attack. He was survived by his wife.[2][5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1955	Good Morning, Miss Dove	Student	Actor, Uncredited
1957	Fear Strikes Out	Bernie Sherwill	Actor, Uncredited
1957	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral	Rick	Actor
1957	Official Detective	Branton	Episode: "The Wristwatch"
1957	Carnival Rock	Stanley	Actor
1958	The Walter Winchell File	Jerry Milner	Episode: "The Bargain"
1958	The Case Against Brooklyn	Jess Johnson	Actor
1958	King Creole	Sal	Actor
1959	Last Train from Gun Hill	Lee Smithers	Actor
1959	The Big Fisherman	John	Actor
1962	Geronimo	Indian scout	Actor, Uncredited
1962	The Interns	Dr. Joe Parelli	Actor
1965	Wild Seed		Director
1966	The Pad and How to Use It		Director
1968	Sol Madrid		Director
1968	Where Eagles Dare		Director
1970	Kelly's Heroes		Director
1972	Zee and Co.		Director
1973	Night Watch		Director
1980	The First Deadly Sin		Director
1983	High Road to China		Director

References

1. Anthony (August 25, 2014). "Obituary". The Times. London.
2. "Brian G. Hutton, Director of 'Kelly's Heroes' and 'Where Eagles Dare', Dies at 79". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
3. Brian G. Hutton on IMDb
4. ""Yampa Crossing", Sugarfoot, December 9, 1958". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
5. Obituary, theguardian.co.uk; accessed August 25, 2014.
6. "Brian G Hutton. Film Director. January 1, 1935 - August 19, 2014. Aged 79". Daily Express. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

External links

• Brian G. Hutton on IMDb
• Brian G. Hutton profile, allmovie.com; accessed August 25, 2014.