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Hugh Gillin

Hugh Gillin

Actor · Died May 4, 2004, aged 78 · Galesburg, Illinois, USA

Hugh Clair Gillin Jr. (July 14, 1925 – May 4, 2004) was an American film and television actor. Gillin was born in Galesburg, Illinois. He was best known for playing Sheriff John Hunt in Psycho II and III. Gillin has appeared in a total of 75 films and television shows.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 14, 1925
Died
May 4, 2004 (aged 78)
From
Galesburg, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 18% in 30 days

What are Hugh Gillin's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Morality
24%
Survival
19%
Bonds
17%
Society
9%
Power
6%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Absurd
1
Thrilling
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hugh Gillin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hugh Gillin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

54 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • Back to the Future Part III(1990)

    as Mayor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Snoops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as General Hale

  • Quantum Leap(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Contest Judge

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Elvira: Mistress of the Dark(1988)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Traxx (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Commissioner R.B. Davis

  • Doin' Time on Planet Earth(1988)

    as Fred Richmond

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Elvis and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Colonel Tom Parker

  • Wanted: Dead or Alive(1986)

    as Patrick Danahy · as Patrick Donoby

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI(1986)

    as Phil Barnes

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Psycho III(1986)

    as Sheriff John Hunt

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Assemblyman Bud Carlson

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Best of Times(1986)

    as Caribou #2

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Promises to Keep(1985)

    as Wendell

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as train conductor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • V(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff 'Big John' Roland

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Who's the Boss?(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Airwolf(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Frank Dudley

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Psycho II(1983)

    as Sheriff John Hunt

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Winds of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Jocko Larkin

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Flyers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Biff Johnson

  • Newhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Square Pegs(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Knight Rider(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Chief Rupert Craig

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator Greyburn

  • Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story(1981)

    as Max Halloran

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Lewis & Clark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • First Monday in October(1981)

    as Southern Senator

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Callie & Son(1981)

    as Sen. Houseman

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Jazz Singer(1980)

    as Texas Bartender

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Trouble in High Timber Country(1980)

    as Bix

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Semi-Tough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • The Rose(1979)

    as Guard

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Facts of Life(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Butch and Sundance: The Early Days(1979)

    as Cyrus Antoon

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Night Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Zack Bodine

  • The Waltzing Policemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • WKRP in Cincinnati(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · as Howard R. Sternworthy

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Mork & Mindy(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Dave

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan(1978)

    as Pennywall

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Farmer

  • Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Man

  • Carter Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Three's Company(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Alden

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Herowork (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Sheriff Naylor

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Charlie's Angels(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Harvey Sunday

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 28 episodes · as Tiny

  • The Six Million Dollar Man(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Weems

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Paper Moon(1973)

    as 2nd Deputy

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • M*A*S*H(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Prime Cut(1972)

    as Desk Clerk

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Priest at Funeral

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 54 titles from 1971 to 1990; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office

Psycho II (1983)

$35M worldwide

Highest rated

Paper Moon (1973)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Psycho II (1983)

Film career

19711990

Peak 1987 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting54 of 54: 54 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1970s22 · acting1980s31 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
7282

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Hugh Gillin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Trouble in High Timber Country (1980)

78th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Paper Moon (1973)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Hugh Gillin's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 82 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 81 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Hugh Gillin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hugh Gillin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Bloch shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers