Biography
Hugh Clair Gillin Jr. was an American film and television actor. Born in Galesburg, Illinois, he grew up in Pittsburg, Kansas, where he attended high school and the University of Kansas.
Gillin began acting in his mid-forties. His early film credits include Prime Cut (1972) and Paper Moon (1973), in which he played the 2nd Deputy. He appeared in numerous television series and films, including roles in MASH, Columbo and Quantum Leap*.
He is best known for playing Sheriff John Hunt in Psycho II (1983) and Psycho III (1986), as well as the Mayor in Back to the Future Part III (1990). His final television credit was in 1998.
