Hugh Gillin
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Hugh Gillin was an American
United States
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 film
Film
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 and television
Television
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 actor
Actor
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. Gillin was born in Galesburg, Illinois
Galesburg, Illinois
Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 32,195. It is the county seat of Knox County....

. He is best known for playing Sheriff John Hunt in Psycho II and III
Psycho III
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. Gillin has appeared in a total of 75 films and television series. Gillin last appeared on television in 1998 where he was featured in Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Pensacola: Wings of Gold is a syndicated American action/adventure drama series based at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida. Episodes aired in several countries outside the US including Portugal, France, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Italy, Hungary and Australia...

in the episode "Not in My Backyard". He was a member of AMPAS, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Gillin grew up in Pittsburg, Kansas and attended Pittsburg High School and The University of Kansas. He was a member of the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team in 1947.

Gillin died on May 4, 2004, in San Diego, California
San Diego, California
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