Rif Hutton
Hutton at the Kirk Baily celebration of life in 2022
Born	(1962-11-28) November 28, 1962 (age 61) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1983–present
Spouse	Bridget Hoffman ​ (m. 2001)​ [1]

Rif Hutton (born November 28, 1962) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Dr. Ron Welch in the comedy-drama series Doogie Howser, M.D., appearing in that series from 1990 up to its conclusion in 1993. From 1997 to 2001, he appeared in a recurring role as Lt. Cmdr. Alan Mattoni on the series JAG. Hutton is also notable for playing Russ Beeler, a fictional owner of a KFC establishment, appearing in a number of KFC commercials in the early to mid 1990s.^[2]

Life and career

Hutton was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was raised in East Orange, New Jersey. He moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1970s to pursue an acting career. He went to many auditions in his early years, but soon found himself broke and homeless, getting assistance from friends.^[3]

Hutton went on to guest star in a number of notable television series including The Jeffersons, Night Court, L.A. Law, Married... with Children, Hunter, Wings, Murphy Brown, The Larry Sanders Show, Getting By, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Family Matters, and Cold Case among others.^[1]

Hutton also appeared in stage productions in the Los Angeles area as well as working as a voice actor.^[1]

Personal life

Hutton has been married twice. His first marriage was to a woman named Pat, an actress and stand-up comedian.^[3] His second was to actress Bridget Hoffman in 2001.^[1]

It is also reported in 2000 that he was engaged to actress Telma Hopkins.^[4][5] In 1993–94, Hutton had played Hopkins' love interest in a few episodes of her sitcom Getting By.

Filmography

Film

• Wavelength (1983) - Air Force officer
• Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987) - Agent
• You Talkin' to Me? (1987) - Black Man
• Moving (1988) - Reporter
• Stand and Deliver (1988) - Pearson
• L.A. Heat (1989) - Det. Royster
• The Borrower (1991) - Newscaster
• Going Under (1991) - Dr. Friendly
• Star Trek Generations (1994) - Klingon Guard
• Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter (1995) - Jess
• Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995) - Arnold
• Restraining Order (1999) - Sidney Evans
• The Thirteenth Floor (1999) - Joe
• Shrek (2001) - Load Farquaad's Guards (voice)
• Osmosis Jones (2001) - Charlie (voice)
• Gas (2004) - Brad
• Shark Tale (2004) - Fish (voice)
• Tugger: The Jeep 4x4 Who Wanted to Fly (2005) - Crewman #1 (voice)
• Madagascar (2005) - Crowd Member (voice)
• Stick It (2006) - Drill Sergeant
• Curious George (2006) - Mailman (voice)
• The Tale of Despereaux (2008) - Man in crowd (voice)
• My Apocalypse (2008) - Housing Inspector
• Astro Boy (2009) - Metro City Sergeant (voice)
• The Princess and the Frog (2009) - DJ (voice)
• Rio (2011) - Additional Voices (voice)
• Hotel Transylvania (2012) - Additional Voices (voice)
• ParaNorman (2012) - Blithe Hollow Townperson (voice)
• Epic (2013) - Additional Voices (voice)
• Rio 2 (2014) - Additional Voices (voice)
• Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) - Additional Voices (voice)
• Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016) - High Official #2 (voice)
• The Star (2017) - Additional Voices (voice)
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) - Additional Voices (voice)
• Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) - Additional Voices (voice)
• The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) - Additional Voices (voice)
• Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022) - Additional Voices (voice)

Television

• The Jeffersons (1985) - Roulette Spinner
• 227 (1987) - Man #1
• Webster (1989) - Bob
• A Different World (1989) - Security #2
• Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989-1993) - Dr. Ron Welch
• Married, with Children (1990) - Bailiff
• Wings (1991) - T.V. Anchorman
• Sister, Sister (1994) - PTA President
• Fudge (1995) - Mr. Green
• Home Improvement (1995) - Man at Arena
• The Wayans Bros. (1995-1999) - Ted Winters / Agent Doug Steckler
• The Jamie Foxx Show (1996) - Vray Beaujay
• Family Matters (1997) - Reverend Fuller
• Seinfeld (1998) - Salesman
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2003) - Initiative General
• House (2005) - Morris
• Thats So Raven (2005) - Reverend Mattson
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2007) - Vernon Porter
• Ghost Whisperer (2008) - Bill Eritt
• The Mentalist (2008) - Doctor
• Criminal Minds (2016) - Warden Bryan Nabb
• General Hospital (2021) - Lenny

References

External links

• Official website
• Rif Hutton at IMDb 
• Rif Hutton at Behind The Voice Actors