Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the stern Police Sergeant O'Brien in the film "Dial M for Murder" (1954). Born unto a family of wealth and position, the only child of Harold Hughes, the head of the British Royal Wheat Commission, and Rose Pitt, a well-regarded socialite, he traveled around the world with his parents and received his formal education at various all-boys private boarding schools. At the age of 18, he joined the Royal Navy serving as a signalman during World War II and not long after being promoted to being lieutenant commander, he took an interest in acting having partook in several naval based productions. In 1947, he made his film debut in "Hue and Cry" and from there he went on to enjoy a successful career in film and television between two continents, attaining over 90 credits; often typecast as husbands, fathers, boyfriends, playboys, soldiers, retail clerks, blue-collared workers, military men, doctors, lawyers, policemen, educators, stewards, bankers, postmen, heroes, guardsmen, clergymen, best friends, dashing lovers, roommates, detectives, reporters, historical figures, businessmen, gigolos, philanthropists, snobs, and, in his later years, patriarchs. In motion pictures, he starred in "Forever Amber" (1947), "Green Dolphin Street" (1947), "Port Said" (1948), "Kiss the Blood off my Hands" (1948), "Enchantment" (1949), "Sword in the Desert" (1949), "Three Came Home" (1950), "The Flame and the Arrow" (1950), "The 13th Letter" (1951), "Secrets of Monte Carlo" (1951), "Quo Vadis" (1951), "Million Dollar Mermaid" (1952), "Rogue's March" (1953), "Titanic" (1953), "The Maze" (1953), "King Richard and the Crusaders" (1954), "Untamed" (1955), "The Court Jester" (1955), "The Mole People" (1956), "Johnny Tremaine" (1957), "The Buccaneer" (1958), "Auntie Mame" (1958), "Battle of the Coral Sea" (1959), "The Road to Hong Kong" (1962), "He Who Rides a Tiger" (1965), "Star!" (1968), and "The Seven Minutes" (1971). With the advent of television, he became a familiar face appearing in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "The Bigelow Theatre," "Four Star Playhouse," "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars," "Cavalcade of America," "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickock," "The Brothers," "The Gray Ghost," "Cheyenne," "The Adventures of Jim Bowie," "Flight," "Markham," "Perry Mason," "Mike Hammer," "Zorro," "Sugarfoot," "Men into Space," "Hawaiian Eye," "The Twilight Zone," "77 Sunset Strip," "One Step Beyond," "The Wonderful World of Disney," "The Adventures of Sir Francis Drake," "The Saint," "The Human Jungle," "Ghost Squad," "The Loner," and "Garrison's Gorillas". During his career, he held dual citizenship between the United Kingdom and the United States, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was a regular parishioner of the Methodist Episcopal church, was supportive of the California State Republican Committee, was a theatrical and voice instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, presided as a chairman for the American Red Cross, and he was married to stage actress Ursula Binias from 1969 to 1980 (their union ended in divorce and produced one child). Upon retirement in 1971, he spent the final years of his attending autograph conventions, was an accomplished oil painter, divided time between his homes in Los Angeles, California, and London, England, and was a benefactor to several museums, hospitals, and colleges. He died from complications of liver disease.