Rif Hutton
Rif Hutton | |
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| File:Rif Hutton at Kirk Baily Celebration of Life.jpg Hutton at the Kirk Baily celebration of life in 2022 | |
| Born | November 28, 1962 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse | [1] |
Rif Hutton (born November 28, 1962) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Dr. Ron Welch in the comedy-drama series Doogie Howser, M.D., appearing in that series from 1990 up to its conclusion in 1993. From 1997 to 2001, he appeared in a recurring role as Lt. Cmdr. Alan Mattoni on the series JAG. Hutton is also notable for playing Russ Beeler, a fictional owner of a KFC establishment, appearing in a number of KFC commercials in the early to mid 1990s.[2]
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Hutton was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was raised in East Orange, New Jersey. He moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1970s to pursue an acting career. He went to many auditions in his early years, but soon found himself broke and homeless, getting assistance from friends.[3]
Hutton went on to guest star in a number of notable television series including The Jeffersons, Night Court, L.A. Law, Married... with Children, Hunter, Wings, Murphy Brown, The Larry Sanders Show, Getting By, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Family Matters, and Cold Case among others.[1]
Hutton also appeared in stage productions in the Los Angeles area as well as working as a voice actor.[1]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Hutton has been married twice. His first marriage was to a woman named Pat, an actress and stand-up comedian.[3] His second was to actress Bridget Hoffman in 2001.[1]
It is also reported in 2000 that he was engaged to actress Telma Hopkins.[4][5] In 1993–94, Hutton had played Hopkins' love interest in a few episodes of her sitcom Getting By.
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]- Wavelength (1983) - Air Force officer
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987) - Agent
- You Talkin' to Me? (1987) - Black Man
- Moving (1988) - Reporter
- Stand and Deliver (1988) - Pearson
- L.A. Heat (1989) - Det. Royster
- The Borrower (1991) - Newscaster
- Going Under (1991) - Dr. Friendly
- Star Trek Generations (1994) - Klingon Guard
- Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter (1995) - Jess
- Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995) - Arnold
- Restraining Order (1999) - Sidney Evans
- The Thirteenth Floor (1999) - Joe
- Shrek (2001) - Load Farquaad's Guards (voice)
- Osmosis Jones (2001) - Charlie (voice)
- Gas (2004) - Brad
- Shark Tale (2004) - Fish (voice)
- Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly (2005) - Crewman #1 (voice)
- Madagascar (2005) - Crowd Member (voice)
- Stick It (2006) - Drill Sergeant
- Curious George (2006) - Mailman (voice)
- The Tale of Despereaux (2008) - Man in crowd (voice)
- My Apocalypse (2008) - Housing Inspector
- Astro Boy (2009) - Metro City Sergeant (voice)
- The Princess and the Frog (2009) - DJ (voice)
- Rio (2011) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Hotel Transylvania (2012) - Additional Voices (voice)
- ParaNorman (2012) - Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
- Epic (2013) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Rio 2 (2014) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016) - High Official #2 (voice)
- The Star (2017) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022) - Additional Voices (voice)
Television
[edit | edit source]- The Jeffersons (1985) - Roulette Spinner
- 227 (1987) - Man #1
- Webster (1989) - Bob
- A Different World (1989) - Security #2
- Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989-1993) - Dr. Ron Welch
- Married, with Children (1990) - Bailiff
- Wings (1991) - T.V. Anchorman
- Sister, Sister (1994) - PTA President
- Fudge (1995) - Mr. Green
- General Hospital (1995) - David Ward
- Home Improvement (1995) - Man at Arena
- The Wayans Bros. (1995-1999) - Ted Winters / Agent Doug Steckler
- The Jamie Foxx Show (1996) - Vray Beaujay
- Family Matters (1997) - Reverend Fuller
- Seinfeld (1998) - Salesman
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2003) - Initiative General
- House (2005) - Morris
- Thats So Raven (2005) - Reverend Mattson
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2007) - Vernon Porter
- Ghost Whisperer (2008) - Bill Eritt
- The Mentalist (2008) - Doctor
- Criminal Minds (2016) - Warden Bryan Nabb
- General Hospital (2021) - Lenny
References
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External links
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- Rif Hutton at Behind The Voice Actors
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- Male actors from East Orange, New Jersey
- Male actors from San Antonio
- 20th-century African-American male actors
- 21st-century African-American male actors