Hugh Prosser


Hugh Prosser 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. An Associated Press story about his accident gave his age as 46.

Selected filmography

Film

The Millionaire Kid - Henchman Blockade - Minor Role Come On, Leathernecks! - Marine Flying G-Men - Stokes The Night Riders - Federal Man Bachelor Mother - Merlin's Chauffeur Mr. District Attorney - Barrett's Aide Lady from Louisiana - Politician Hands Across the Rockies - Cash JenningsThe Devil Pays Off - Ship's Purser Sierra Sue - Frenchy MontagueWest of Cimarron - Charles BentleyDick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. - Patrol Captain Junior G-Men of the Air - Army Lieutenant Spy Smasher - Flight 4 Squadron Leader Sabotage Squad - Saboteur Boss of Hangtown Mesa - Utah KidLost Canyon - SheriffThey Got Me Covered - Captain Border Patrol - Mine Boss They Came to Blow Up America - FBI Agent Action in the North Atlantic - Lieutenant Commander The Desperadoes - Lieutenant So Proudly We Hail! - Captain Northern Pursuit - Corporal Riders of the Deadline - Deputy Sheriff MartinDestination Tokyo - PBY Seaplane Pilot Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout - 1st Scout Master The Fighting Seabees - Seabee Range Law - Sheriff Jed HawkinsWest of the Rio Grande - Lucky Cramer - HenchmanLand of the Outlaws - Ed HammondSong of the Range - Bruce CarterDouble Exposure - Detective Adventures of Kitty O'Day - Nick JoelDillinger - Guard Flame of Barbary Coast - Fred Mallen Code of the Lawless - Lester WardCornered - Police Assistant Pardon My Past - Mr. LongMy Reputation - Les Hanson The Phantom Rider - KeeelerThey Made Me a Killer - Cop at Railroad Station The French Key - Swede Suspense - Photographer Monsieur Beaucaire - Courtier Son of the Guardsman - Red RobertSinbad the Sailor - Captain of Guard Vacation Days - Tom SneedJack Armstrong - Vic HardyThe Vigilante - Police Capt. ReillyPrairie Raiders - Bart Henley The Sea Hound - Stanley RandUnconquered - Soldier in Gilded Beaver Dragnet Six-Gun Law - Decker - BossCaged Fury - Ringmaster A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Sir Belvedere Daredevils of the Clouds - RCMP Sergeant DicksonTrail to Laredo - FentonCongo Bill - MorelliThe Plunderers - Fort Officer Bruce Gentry - Paul RadcliffeWestern Renegades - Samson and Delilah - Tax Collector Adventures of Sir Galahad - Sir LancelotCody of the Pony Express - Syndicate Man The Great Jewel Robber - Captain Atom Man vs. Superman - HQ Henchman Across the Badlands - Jeff CarsonPirates of the High Seas - Roper - Jeff's First Mate Outlaw Gold - Roger BigsbyRoar of the Iron Horse - Rail-Blazer of the Apache Trail - Lefty - Henchman The Texas Rangers - Bob - Texas Ranger Hurricane Island - King's Courier Mysterious Island - Gideon SpillettThe Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel - Surgeon The Golden Horde - Samarkand Man The Greatest Show on Earth - Hugh Bend of the River - Johnson The Treasure of Lost Canyon - Fire Captain The World in His Arms - Mounted Cossack Officer The Miraculous Blackhawk: Freedom's Champion - Colonel Montana Incident - Max Martin Canyon Ambush - George MillardeBack at the Front - Lieutenant General in Wash Room The Prisoner of Zenda - Uhlan Guard at Hunting Lodge The Lone Hand - Regulator Take Me to Town - Logger The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms - Doctor The Man from the Alamo -

TV shows

The Gene Autry Show - Matt Nixon / Lawyer LatimerThe Cisco Kid - Joe Wallace / Henchman Larry / Jed HaskellBoston Blackie The Lone Ranger - Frank Carlson / Hilton McCabe / Sheriff Jim Lake / Jim Arnold / Jeb Logan / Amos Carter / Stan Beeler / Henchman