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Hugh Beaumont
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Director, Actor Born: February 16, 1909 in Lawrence, KS Death: May 14, 1982 Biography:American actor "Hugh Beaumont" originally studied for the clergy, remaining busy as a lay minister throughout his acting career. After stage experience, Beaumont arrived in Hollywood in 1940. While most of the draftable leading men were away during World War II, Beaumont enjoyed a brief spell of stardom; his faint resemblance to actor "Lloyd Nolan" enabled Beaumont to inherit Nolan's screen role of detective Michael Shayne in a series of inexpensive programmers. After the war, Beaumont returned to character parts, contributing memorable moments to such films as "The Blue Dahlia" (1946) and "The Guilt of Janet Ames" (1947). He also played quite a few villains during this period; fans of Beaumont's later television work are in for a jolt as they watch the affable Hugh connive and murder his way through 1948's "Money Madness". During the early 1950s, Beaumont frequently popped up in uncredited featured... Full Biography | |||
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