Hugh Prosser

Hugh Prosser (November 6, 1900 – November 8, 1952) was a Hollywood actor who appeared in over 90 films between 1936 and 1953.

A native of Illinois, Prosser was a versatile supporting performer particularly adept at playing unscrupulous villains, but also satisfactory in character roles and the occasional sympathetic part. Also very prolific on early television shows, he played bit parts in some renowned films but excelled both in B-movies and several cliffhanger serials.

Prosser was killed in an automobile accident near Gallup, New Mexico at the age of 52.

Selected filmography

Films

• West of Cimarron (1941)
• Destination Tokyo (1943) (uncredited)
• The Fighting Seabees (1944) (uncredited)
• Dillinger (1945) (uncredited)
• Pardon My Past (1945)
• Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945)
• They Made Me a Killer (1946) (uncredited)
• Monsieur Beaucaire (1946) (uncredited)
• Sinbad the Sailor (1947) (uncredited)
• Dragnet (1947)
• A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949) (uncredited)
• Samson and Delilah (1949) (uncredited)
• The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) (uncredited)
• The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) (uncredited)

Serials

• Flying G-Men (1939)
• Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)
• Spy_Smasher (1942)
• The Phantom Rider (1946)
• Jack Armstrong (1947)
• The Vigilante (1947)
• The Sea Hound (1947)
• Congo Bill (1948)
• Bruce Gentry (1949)
• Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949)
• Cody of the Pony Express (1950)
• Pirates of the High Seas (1950)
• Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)
• Mysterious Island (1951)

TV-shows

• The Gene Autry Show (1951–52)
• The Cisco Kid (1951–52)
• Boston Blackie (1952)
• The Lone Ranger (1952–53)

Sources

• Saturday Afternoon At The Movies: 3 in 1 – Alan G. Barbour. Publisher: Random House Value Publishing, 1987. Format: Hardcover, 568pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-517-60898-7
• In the Nick of Time: Motion Picture Sound Serials – William C. Cline. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 1997. Format: Paperback: 293pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X
• Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956 – Buck Rainey. Publisher: McFarland & Company, 1999. Format: Hardcover, 321pp. Language: English. ISBN 0-7864-0449-3
• To Be Continued – Ken Weiss, Edwin Goodgold. Publisher: Bonanza Books, 1972. Format: Paperback, 341 pages. Language: English. ISBN 0-517-50340-9

External links

• Hugh Prosser at AllMovie
• Hugh Prosser at IMDb