Overview

• Will Hutchins, best known for his role as Tom Brewster in ABC's 'Sugarfoot,' passed away on April 21, 2025, at the age of 94 due to respiratory failure.
• Hutchins starred in 'Sugarfoot' from 1957 to 1961, a lighthearted western that helped define the comedy-western genre on television.
• He also led NBC's 'Hey, Landlord' (1966-67) and CBS's 'Blondie' (1968-69), and appeared in two Elvis Presley films, 'Spinout' (1966) and 'Clambake' (1967).
• Before his acting career, Hutchins served as a cryptographer in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and later studied film at UCLA under the G.I. Bill.
• In a unique career pivot, Hutchins became a circus ringmaster and clown in the 1980s, performing as Patches the Clown with Australia's Ashton Family Circus.