WILL HUTCHINS We all was knew him Sugarfoot – Will Hutchins co-starred with Elvis in Spinout & Clambake – Born in L.A.B.S. (Los Angeles before smog) prefers to be called Hutch He attended Pomona College and UCLA and spent two years as an Army Cryptographer in Paris Somehow, this all led to a contract at Warner Bros, where he starred in TV’s “Sugarfoot” – Will Hutchins
 Will Hutchins with Elvis Clambake |
 Will Hutchins – Spinout |
After five years Jack L. Warner shipped Will Hutchins to the Philippines to re-fight World War II in Marrill’s Marauders…. Hutch spent two years on the road and on Broadway in the play “Never Too Late.”
Then in 1966 he co-starred as Lt Tracy Richards with Elvis in Spinout and as Tom Wilson Clambake 1967 Spinout With three women (a spoiled rich girl, a man-hungry author, and his band’s drummer) out to snare him, race car driver/singer Elvis Presley sure has his hands full in this one! With Shelley Fabares, Diane McBain, Will Hutchins, Carl Betz.
Clambake Hey, Elvis, toss another clam in the pot! Here Elvis plays a bored Texas oil heir who switches places with a water-skiing instructor for some tuneful action. With Shelley Fabares, Bill Bixby and Will Hutchins. Elvis sings, “The Girl I Never Loved” “Who Needs Money” & more.
This lead to a role in a low-budget Western called, The Shooting with Jack Nicholson. Followed two more TV series followed: “Hey Landlord!” and “Blonde.” Hutch played Dagwood; Dagwood lost. By popular request he went to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) to make “Shangani Patrol.”
Then ran away and joined the Circus for two years as a Clown and Ringmaster. For five years he worked for the Theatre Arts Program of Los Angeles, presenting free shows throughout the City. Africa was still in his blood, so he acted in Tippy Hedren’s flick, “Roar!” in the wilds of the San Fernando Valley with cast that included wild animals. Before the critics could clobber him Hutch skedaddled Down Under to Australia, where he traveled for four years with “Ashtons’s 163-Year-Old Circus” as “Patches the Clown.” On the way home he basked in the wonders of Singapore, Shi Lanka, and Majorca.
Now, he’s safely married to a Gal named Babs (Barbara) and working at NBC.
Recently, he starred in two Westerns for Christopher Coppola, “The Great Bar 20” and “Gun Fight at Red Dog Corral.” His biggest regret? He never learned to play the Alto Sax or worked as baggy pants comic in Burlesque. He devoutly believes that the West shall rise again…