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Billy Hughes Jr.
Actor | Stunts

Billy E. Hughes Jr. appeared
in three episode of The Rifleman ―
Long Gun
from Tucson as Jeffrey Waller, he was the son of the
gunsmith and the boy that he and Mark sat on together in his
bedroom crying ― Day of Reckoning as Aaron,
Jamison's son Billy ― The
Sidewinder as Gridley Maule, the boy who came to North Fork
to seek revenge on Lucas.
Billy was an actor during the 1960s and 70s. He was the son of
former stuntman/producer Billy E. Hughes Sr. His uncle
Robert (Whitey) Hughes
was a stuntman and an extra for The Rifleman.
Billy's first film was
Ole Rex (1961)
which was produced by his father.
He appeared with Chuck in
Good Morning, Miss Dove
— Arrest and Trial.
Billy was one of the stuntmen in
The Wild Bunch. He also in
Smoke in the Wind as Till Mondier. This was Billy's last
appearance on TV & in the movies, what a shame, he was so good! Here is a picture of
Billy Hughes Jr.
from that 1975 movie, Smoke in the Wind. This photo was supplied
by a friend of a friend of Billy Hughes Jr.
He appeared in several other show such as
Lassie — Wagon
Train — The Twilight Zone — Dr. Kildare — Gunsmoke ― Leave It to
Beaver — General Electric Theater — General Electric
Theater — Shirley Temple's Storybook — The Law and Mr. Jones — The
Detectives Starring Robert Taylor — Climax! ― Perry
Mason — Johnny Ringo among several others. Some of these shows
he appeared in several times.
Have you see the episode #158
Sidewinder? An excellent episode! Rooster & I agreed that it should have had a stronger ending. So rooster agreed to do an alternate ending for The McCain Ranch.
What a great ending! Check out roosters
Sidewinder the alternate ending
Be sure and checkout rooster's page on
Colt Single Action Revolver This is the weapon use in the
Sidewinder by Grid Maule played by Billy Hughes Jr.
—Thanks rooster!
Billy Hughes Jr. Was born November 28, 1948 Los Angeles, California
Birth Name: Billy Eugene Hughes He died December 20 2005 in Alma, Arkansas May you rest in peace Cowboy!
Sadly Billy left us on December 20, 2005. Here you will find a link to him and a later picture. Billy Hughes Jr.
May you rest in peace Grid!
I've seen where a lot of these stars appeared in the
Shirley Temple's Storybook — I
don't remember this show.....anybody remember it?
I remember it being on Sunday evening when I was real small - maybe around 1960 or 61. Before Shirley Temple became an ambassador, she would introduce and narrate the program which was generally a fairytale. The one I remember best is Rumpelstiltskin.
Thanks Barbara Z. for this info!
Character Actors Index Page Have you ever been watching TV or a movie and wondered who is that guy?

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