▁– ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁actor ▁of ▁television , ▁the ater ▁and ▁film . ▁Hugh es ▁became ▁famous ▁for ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁roles ; ▁his ▁most - not able ▁roles ▁came ▁after ▁middle ▁age , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁often ▁cast ▁as ▁a ▁d ither ing ▁authority ▁figure ▁or ▁grand father ly ▁elder . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Hugh es ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bed ford ▁Hills , ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Irish ▁imm igr ants ▁Marcel la ▁" Mad ge " ▁( née ▁K ier nan ) ▁and ▁O wen ▁Hugh es . ▁He ▁attended ▁La ▁S alle ▁Academy ▁and ▁Manh attan ▁College ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Hugh es ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Hugh es ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁actress ▁Helen ▁St en borg . ▁They ▁married ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁and ▁remained ▁married ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁Hugh es ▁was ▁five ▁days ▁sh y ▁of ▁his ▁ 9 1 st ▁birth day ▁when ▁he ▁died . ▁The ▁Hugh eses ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁the ▁theatre ▁director ▁Doug ▁Hugh es , ▁and ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Laura . ▁Hugh es ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁are ▁inter red ▁at ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Trans fig uration , ▁Epis cop al ▁( Man h attan ) ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Career ▁Hugh es ▁changed ▁the ▁" e " ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁name ▁to ▁an ▁" a " ▁to