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Hugh Reilly (October 30, 1915 – July 17, 1998) was an American actor who performed on the Broadway stage, in films, and on television. He is best remembered for co-starring from 1958 to 1964 as the father, Paul Martin, in the CBS television series, Lassie.[1]

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Hugh Reilly
Reilly in 1954.
Born	Hugh Reilly (1915-10-30)October 30, 1915 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	July 17, 1998(1998-07-17) (aged 82) Burbank, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Occupation	Theater, film, and TV actor
Children	3

Early years and career

Born on October 30, 1915, in Newark, New Jersey, Reilly saw service in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II and pursued a theater career following the war.^{[citation needed]}

His Broadway credits included Fair Game (1957), Dear Charles (1954), Never Say Never (1951), Second Threshold (1950), and The Curious Savage (1950).[2]

Reilly worked many early television anthology series. His first screen appearance was in the 1949 episode "The Flying Gerardos" of Kraft Television Theatre. He subsequently was cast in Robert Montgomery Presents (1950-1955), The Ford Television Theatre (1951), Broadway Television Theatre (1953), Armstrong Circle Theatre (1953-1957), Appointment with Adventure (twice in 1955), The Alcoa Hour (1956), Crossroads (as host of the 1956 episode "Through the Window"), The United States Steel Hour (1958).^{[citation needed]}

He portrayed David Naughton, the title character's husband, in the American television series Claudia (1952).[3] His film appearances include Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949), and Bright Victory (1951).

Lassie

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In 1957, Reilly guest starred as George Cameron in the episode "Dangerous Channel" of Barry Sullivan's short-lived CBS adventure/drama TV series, Harbourmaster.

In 1958, Reilly joined Lassie in the role of Paul Martin, a farmer, husband, and adoptive father of the show's child character Timmy. Reilly debuted in the opening episode of the fifth season, "The Storm" (1958), with June Lockhart and Jon Provost, as his wife, Ruth Martin, and their son, Timmy, respectively.^{[citation needed]}

As the eleventh season approached (1964), it was evident that young teenager Provost was outgrowing his role. Producers decided to rework the show and sent the entire Martin family to Australia where Paul would teach agriculture.[4] Reilly made his last appearance on Lassie in the first episode of the tenth season, "The Wayfarers" (1964). He appeared in a total of 140 episodes.^{[citation needed]}

Final years

Reilly continued to work sporadically in television through the 1970s. He was cast against type on CBS's The Edge of Night soap opera where he played Dr. Simon Jessup, a fake spiritualist/attempted murderer from December 1971 to May 1973. He appeared in one episode each on ABC's The F.B.I. in 1967 and on NBC's Father Murphy in 1982. In his last years, he often joined Lassie co-star Jon Provost at fan conventions and autograph signings.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Hugh Reilly died on July 17, 1998, in Burbank, California, of emphysema.[5] He had three sons: Joshua, Ethan and David Reilly.[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1949	Johnny Stool Pigeon	Charlie
1950	The Sleeping City	Dr. Foster	Uncredited
1951	Bright Victory	Capt. Phelan
1963	Lassie's Great Adventure	Paul Martin
1964	Lassie: A Christmas Tail
1967	Chuka	Captain Carrol
1982	Voyager from the Unknown	Captain Smith

References

External links

• Hugh Reilly at IMDb
• Hugh Reilly at the Internet Broadway Database
• Hugh Reilly at Find a Grave

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