Hugh Marlowe (January 30, 1911 – May 2, 1982) was a dependable American actor of stage, radio, film, and television, known for his handsome, earnest presence and for portraying steady, reliable, and often professional men.
A veteran of the Pasadena Playhouse and Broadway, Marlowe became a prolific supporting actor throughout Hollywood’s Golden Age. He is best known for two iconic roles: the celebrated playwright Lloyd Richards, Bette Davis’s companion, in the multi-Oscar-winning classic All About Eve (1950), and the concerned boyfriend Tom Stevens, who must convince the world of an alien’s peaceful intentions, in the landmark science-fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).
His other notable film credits include the wartime drama Twelve O’Clock High (1949), the sci-fi creature feature Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), and the Burt Lancaster classic Birdman of Alcatraz (1962). He later found a new generation of fans on daytime television, playing the patriarch Jim Matthews on the popular soap opera Another World from 1969 until his death in 1982.
