Rif Hutton

American actor

Bridget Hoffman

(m. 2001)

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Rif Hutton (born November 28, 1962) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Dr. Ron Welch in the comedy-drama series Doogie Howser, M.D., appearing in that series from 1990 up to its conclusion in 1993. From 1997 to 2001, he appeared in a recurring role as Lt. Cmdr. Alan Mattoni on the series JAG. Hutton is also notable for playing Russ Beeler, a fictional owner of a KFC establishment, appearing in a number of KFC commercials in the early to mid 1990s.^[2]

Life and career

Hutton was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was raised in East Orange, New Jersey. He moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1970s to pursue an acting career. He went to many auditions in his early years, but soon found himself broke and homeless, getting assistance from friends.^[3]

Hutton went on to guest star in a number of notable television series including The Jeffersons, Night Court, L.A. Law, Married... with Children, Hunter, Wings, Murphy Brown, The Larry Sanders Show, Getting By, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Family Matters, and Cold Case among others.^[1]

Hutton also appeared in stage productions in the Los Angeles area as well as working as a voice actor.^[1]

Personal life

Hutton has been married twice. His first marriage was to a woman named Pat, an actress and stand-up comedian.^[3] His second was to actress Bridget Hoffman in 2001.^[1]

It is also reported in 2000 that he was engaged to actress Telma Hopkins.^[4]^[5] In 1993–94, Hutton had played Hopkins' love interest in a few episodes of her sitcom Getting By.

Filmography

Film

Wavelength (1983) - Air Force officer
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987) - Agent
You Talkin' to Me? (1987) - Black Man
Moving (1988) - Reporter
Stand and Deliver (1988) - Pearson
L.A. Heat (1989) - Det. Royster
The Borrower (1991) - Newscaster
Going Under (1991) - Dr. Friendly
Star Trek Generations (1994) - Klingon Guard
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter (1995) - Jess
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995) - Arnold
Restraining Order (1999) - Sidney Evans
The Thirteenth Floor (1999) - Joe
Shrek (2001) - Load Farquaad's Guards (voice)
Osmosis Jones (2001) - Charlie (voice)
Gas (2004) - Brad
Shark Tale (2004) - Fish (voice)
Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly (2005) - Crewman #1 (voice)
Madagascar (2005) - Crowd Member (voice)
Stick It (2006) - Drill Sergeant
Curious George (2006) - Mailman (voice)
The Tale of Despereaux (2008) - Man in crowd (voice)
My Apocalypse (2008) - Housing Inspector
Astro Boy (2009) - Metro City Sergeant (voice)
The Princess and the Frog (2009) - DJ (voice)
Rio (2011) - Additional Voices (voice)
Hotel Transylvania (2012) - Additional Voices (voice)
ParaNorman (2012) - Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
Epic (2013) - Additional Voices (voice)
Rio 2 (2014) - Additional Voices (voice)
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) - Additional Voices (voice)
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016) - High Official #2 (voice)
The Star (2017) - Additional Voices (voice)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) - Additional Voices (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) - Additional Voices (voice)
The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) - Additional Voices (voice)
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022) - Additional Voices (voice)

Television

The Jeffersons (1985) - Roulette Spinner
227 (1987) - Man #1
Webster (1989) - Bob
A Different World (1989) - Security #2
Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989-1993) - Dr. Ron Welch
Married, with Children (1990) - Bailiff
Wings (1991) - T.V. Anchorman
Sister, Sister (1994) - PTA President
Fudge (1995) - Mr. Green
Home Improvement (1995) - Man at Arena
The Wayans Bros. (1995-1999) - Ted Winters / Agent Doug Steckler
The Jamie Foxx Show (1996) - Vray Beaujay
Family Matters (1997) - Reverend Fuller
Seinfeld (1998) - Salesman
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2003) - Initiative General
House (2005) - Morris
Thats So Raven (2005) - Reverend Mattson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2007) - Vernon Porter
Ghost Whisperer (2008) - Bill Eritt
The Mentalist (2008) - Doctor
Criminal Minds (2016) - Warden Bryan Nabb
General Hospital (2021) - Lenny

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rif Hutton Biography, Film Reference
^ Stuart Elliott (May 19, 1992). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; KFC's Very Real Problems May Be Solved in Lake Edna - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
^ ^a ^b LIBBY SLATE (January 23, 1993). "Actor Rif Hutton Has Fun Growing With 'Doogie Howser, M.D.' - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
^ "Family Matters: 1989-1998 - Family Matters, Where Are They Now?, Darius McCrary, Jaleel White, Jomarie Payton, Reginald VelJohnson, Telma Hopkins". People. June 26, 2000. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
^ "The Telma Hopkins Picture Pages". Superiorpics.com. Retrieved July 30, 2012.