Reeve Hutton, actor of Doogie Howser, MD and JAG, dies at 73

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Reeve Hutton, a veteran actor who has appeared in shows including Dougie Hauser, MD and JAGHe died. He was 73 years old.

Houghton died Saturday at his Pasadena home after a 13-month battle with glioblastoma, his wife, Bridget Hoffman, said. Hollywood Reporter.

Hutton has had a thriving career as a voice actor, looper and ADR artist, with work on it Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and films in a partner, Kung Ku Panda, How to train your dragon, Rio, Ice age, Hotel Transylvania and Angry birds Privileges.

He also had a gig in commercials in the 1990s as the owner of a KFC restaurant.

Hutton appeared as Dr. Ron Welch, a friend and colleague of Neil Patrick Harris’ character at Eastman Medical Center in Los Angeles, in 17 episodes over the four seasons of the ABC sitcom. Dougie Hauser, MDcreated by Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley.

And on JAGHe portrayed Lieutenant Commander. Alan Mattoni in 10 episodes of the CBS drama created by Donald P. Bellisario JAG From 1997-2001.

Walter Hutton was born in San Antonio on November 28, 1955. He grew up with his father in the US Air Force throughout the United States, especially in New Jersey. In eighth grade, he won a statewide speech competition reciting Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, which he said made him believe a career as an actor was possible.

After graduating from Seton Hall University and serving in the US Navy, he appeared in episodes of shows such as The Jeffersons, Remington steel, 227 and Night court From 1985 to 1987 she appeared in Stand up and deliver (1988), starring Edward James Olmos.

Houghton also worked on daytime soaps Tribes, General Hospital and The bold and the beautiful; On series including Los Angeles Law, Married…with children, Hunter, wings, Murphy Brown, The Larry Sanders Show, Star Trek: Generations, Babylon 5, Family affairs, Seinfeld, er, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cool condition and monk; And in films like starring Richard Pryor Moving (1988), Los Angeles Heat (1989) and thirteenth floor (1999).

Survivors include his wife, Bridget Hoffman, also a voice actress (they married in 2001 and worked together often), and his son, Wolfgang.

“When they hired him for a voice job, people knew he would be the most prepared — he always has been,” fellow voice actor Steve Apostolina wrote on Facebook. “He was always the first to appear at the party – I had the pleasure of beating him a few times and seizing a coveted chair, but those were few and far between.”

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