Hugh Sanders (born Howard William Sanders;[2][3][4] March 13, 1911[5][6] – January 9, 1966[7]) was an American actor, probably best known for playing the role of Dr. Reynolds in the movie To Kill a Mockingbird.
Hugh Sanders | |
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Born | Howard William Sanders March 13, 1911 East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | January 9, 1966 | (aged 54)
Alma mater | Northwestern University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1949–1966 |
Spouse(s) |
Dorothy F Allsup
(m. 1947; div. 1952) |
Children | 2 |
Born and raised in East St. Louis, Illinois,[8] the only child of William F. Sanders and Edith Broughton,[9][2] Sanders graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.[10]
He worked in radio until 1949 and then made the transition to Hollywood. He was a guest star in several series, including The Lone Ranger, Highway Patrol, Four Star Playhouse, Playhouse 90, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Maverick, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Zane Grey Theater, Bat Masterson, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, The Asphalt Jungle, and Straightaway. He also made five guest appearances on Perry Mason, including two roles as murder victims: John Callender in "The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse" (1957), and Ken Bascombe in "The Case of the Bashful Burro" (1960). He also had eight appearances on Rawhide, four on Bonanza, and four on The Fugitive.
Sanders was married to Dorothy Allsup of Dayton, Ohio.[11]
Howard W. Sanders, 29, a free-lance radio actor and entertainer known as Hugh Sanders was jugged by local cops last week and is said to have confessed to one burglary and six thefts of women's purses that netted him $37 in cash and two diamond rings valued at $450 since last October. [...] Sanders is on parole from a sentence of one year in the city workhouse for similar thefts in 1939. Sanders has had roles in 'The Land We Live In' series produced by KMOX for the Union Electric Co. of Missouri.