Hugh Hooker(1919-1987)
- Stunts
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Hugh Hooker was born on September 8, 1919 in Texas, USA as Hugh Milford
Hooker. He is known for his work as a stuntman on Scarface (1983),
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), and Mannequin (1987). He worked as a
stuntman in many B-westerns throughout his forty plus years as a
stuntman. Between 1944 and 1955 he had minor charter actor roles in
twenty westerns. Hooker appeared in only one TV series with three small
roles in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954) episodes. His two sons were also stuntmen
from a young age. Buddy Joe Hooker began at the age of fourteen (Rin Tin
Tin) and and Billy Hank Hooker began at the age of nine.
As a theatrical agent Hooker made national news in 1956 when he filed a $750,000 suit against the Rin Tin Tin series producer, Herbert B. Leonard; Rin Tin Tin IV owner, Lee Duncan; Screen Gems; the American Broadcasting Company; and Rin Tin Tin sponsor, National Biscuit Company. Hooker alleged that Duncan told him they had abandoned the Rin Tin Tin project, freezing him out as a producer. The 164 Rin Tin Tin episodes produced profits of $1,500,000. As a movie producer, Hooker's film, The Littlest Hobo (1958), featured London, a German Shepherd, and Fleecie, a lamb. He died on September 11, 1987 in Westlake Village, California, USA.
As a theatrical agent Hooker made national news in 1956 when he filed a $750,000 suit against the Rin Tin Tin series producer, Herbert B. Leonard; Rin Tin Tin IV owner, Lee Duncan; Screen Gems; the American Broadcasting Company; and Rin Tin Tin sponsor, National Biscuit Company. Hooker alleged that Duncan told him they had abandoned the Rin Tin Tin project, freezing him out as a producer. The 164 Rin Tin Tin episodes produced profits of $1,500,000. As a movie producer, Hooker's film, The Littlest Hobo (1958), featured London, a German Shepherd, and Fleecie, a lamb. He died on September 11, 1987 in Westlake Village, California, USA.
