The series is on DVD now, in case you are interested.
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JimHutton (1934-79) & ElleryQueen

Agreed! He and David Wayne essentially created the on screen personalities themselves, and it was fantastic!! I still watch an old recording.

Yup, Jim Hutton was absolutely adorable. Sorry I can't help you with your question, though.
Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen - totally hot!

Thank you for answering, ccurts. John Wayne got along well with many actors he didn't agree with politically, so it wouldn't be surprising he'd get along with Jim Hutton, or at least that the war wouldn't necessarily come between them. Wayne hired George Takei (from
Star Trek
) for that film, and he was very antiwar. But most actors go where the jobs are, of course.
I think it's no secret at all that Wayne supported the war from the start, and I'm surprised you say you could find no clear info on it. He never made any bones about his hawkish views. I lived through those times and Wayne was considered the loudest voice in Hollywood in defense of the war. Other Hollywood conservatives supported it too, of course, like James Stewart, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and many others, but the Duke was the most vociferous and best known. Heck, he specifically made
The Green Berets
(he produced and co-directed it) to bolster public support for the war, and made many public speeches in its favor. This was entirely in keeping with his lifelong conservative views, about which he was very open and vigorous in propounding for decades.
Again, thank you for responding. I'm sorry you decided to drop your biography, it would have been interesting. Take care.

Yes, it was carefully hidden. Found family references to it. Only politics I know is his oppostion to the Vietnam War, which he did not speak openly about. However, many actors chose silence on that matter. Of note, his film with John Wayne, who supported the war, there were no problems and they got along well. (Re John Wayne, I find references saying he supported the troops tremendously, but no info
cl
early indicating support for the start of why we were there.

ccurts2319,
If Jim Hutton was adopted it's been pretty well hiddenwhich doesn't mean it couldn't be true. Presumably his children would know, or his ex-wives if they're still living. Did you try to speak with any of them?
Obviously if he was adopted he couldn't be related to Robert Hutton. If not, it's still pretty far-fetched, especially for the poster who ludicrously thought Robert might have been Jim's father.
Even worse is the poster who insists that Timothy Hutton was born in 1947 and couldn't be Jim's son.
Just curious why you decided a bio was "best left unwritten". That makes your subject seem rather mysterious.
But since you researched his life perhaps you could answer one side question of no importance, but which came up in a recent discussion I was in about various 60s Hollywood actors: Do you know what Jim's politics were?
Thanks.

Per my 2+ yrs research for a bio, Jim Hutton is not related to actor Robert Hutton. However, Jim Hutton does appear to have been adopted. I did not attempt to get JH's birth records as I had already determined the bio best left unwritten.

After reading all these posts, I believe the (older) actor that looks a little like Jim Hutton (Ellery Queen) is Robert Hutton. Robert Hutton was a long time contract player for Warner Bros. I also used to think he was Jim Hutton's father, but Jim was born in 1934, and Robert in 1920 (as far as I know, they are not directly related). Robert Hutton may be best known for co-starring in the great Warner Bros film "Hollywood Canteen." If anyone knows more about Robert Hutton and his career (and relatives), please post it here.

This is odd. I was watching an episode of Ellery Queen with my Mom back in the seventies and I distinctly remember her saying that Jim Hutton looked just like another actor from the past and it must be his son!
Timothy was not an actor yet. This always added another layer of confusion when Tim Hutton became famous and I confused him with his father Jim.
I am wondering if maybe Jim's true birth parent is indeed another well known hollywood actor. I have an image of who that might be but I still need to put a name or movie to the face. Any ideas?
Rich

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One other person already replied and corrected you. Jim Hutton, born in 1934, is, in fact, the father of Timothy Hutton. Jim Hutton, the father of Timothy Hutton, is the actor who served in the Army in the 1950s before he went to Hollywood. There are interviews with this Jim Hutton in magazines in which his son Timothy is mentioned.

bkfromunion,
Jim Hutton could be and is Timothy Hutton's father. Timothy was born in 1960, not 1947.
I guess it's like looking at clouds. You see one thing and I see another. Peace.

Jim Hutton IS NOT, and really COULD NOT BE Tim Hutton father. Jim would have been 12 or 13 years old at the time of Tim Hutton birth. Jim's birth year was
1934
[, while Tim's was
1947
. I believe Tim's father is a screen writer or such.

First, it was Jim Hutton who played 'Where the boys are'. His son, Timothy Hutton is 47 years old as of Aug. 16th, per the info that I have. They looked so much alike that they floored a theater crowd whtn they both played in the stage production "Harvey." Also, Paula Prentiss said that when she first met Timothy at Jim's funeral, she was awstruck with how much alike they looked. Timothy won a Best Supporting Oscar for Ordinary People, and he dedicated it to his father.
Additionally, there was another Jim Hutton who was an old man and gone by the time "our" Jim Hutton came to Hollywood in holidays of 58-59. The older man is not related at all.
I have heard, also, that Jim was adopted, but I haven't been able to verify it so far. I'd like to know the16d0 publisher of the book someone read that had the adoption information. If it was published by his first wife, who produces mini books, then I would think it is accurate. But until I can verify that, I think the jury is still out about him being adopted.
According to my research, Jim stated his father was a Brigadere (spelling?) General in the US Army. (This was in a 1962 interview of Jim.)
I think your mother was mistaken and reversed Jim and Timothy. She probably meant to say that Timothy looks a lot like his father Jim.
Thank you for your comments!

Ms Savage, the best thing for you to do is to send that person a private message through IMDB. I'll send one to you as well.

I'm the neighbor that found Yvette's body, and I'd really like to talk with you re: Jim & Yvette. Hopefully, this will reach you. Will check back Fyi, I'm Susan Savage, the actress. thanks!

FYI, there was another actor Jim Hutton early in the century who stopped acting by the time "our" Jim was acting.

well, probably your mother wanted to say that timothy hutton resembles his father, jim hutton (who actually played "where the boys are")