RIP: Will Hutchins
It was announced today that Will Hutchins died yesterday, April 21, 2025. Respiratory failure was listed as the cause of death. Mr. Hutchins was 94.
Will Hutchins was born Marshall Lowell Hutchason. As a child Will Hutchins appeared as an extra in W.C. Fields’ Never Give A Sucker An Even Break. Mr. Hutchins majored in Greek drama at Pomona College in Claremont, California. Will Hutchins served two years in the Army Signal Corps. After his enlistment Mr. Hutchins, using the GI Bill, enrolled at UCLA and began to pursue an acting career.
A Warner Bros. talent scout discovered Mr. Hutchins. It was at this point that Marshall Lowell Hutchason became Will Hutchins. He began getting roles on both television and in films. Will Hutchins is best known for his starring role on the television Sugarfoot. When the series ended Mr. Hutchins continued acting until 2010.
Some of the television projects that feature Will Hutchins include: Warner Bros. Presents; Conflict (3 episodes); Matinee Theater (4 episodes); 77 Sunset Strip; Maverick (2 episodes); Cheyenne; The Roaring 20s; Bronc; Surfside 6; Sugarfoot (69 episodes); Howie; Gunsmoke; The Alfred Hitchcock Hour; Take Me To Your Leader; Perry Mason; Hey Landlord (31 episodes); Blondie (16 episodes); Love American Style; The Horror At 37,000 Feet; The New Perry Mason; Emergency!; Chase; Movin’ On (2 episodes); The Streets of San Francisco and The Quest.
Some of Will Hutchins’ feature film appearances include: Bombers B-52; Lafayette Escadrille; No Time for Sergeants; Merrill’s Marauders; The Shooting; Spinout; Clambake; Shangani Patrol; Magnum Force; The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington; Roar; Maverick and The Romantics.
My favorite Will Hutchins role was Tom “Sugarfoot” Brewster. It ran in the afternoons when I was a kid. Mr. Hutchins played Tom Brewster a correspondence school lawyer who headed west to seek his fortune. Brewster was far from your typical stoic, tough cowboy. And I loved it.
Out thoughts and prayers go out to Will Hutchins’ family, friends and fans.