▁help ▁his ▁acting ▁career ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁a ▁numer ologist . ▁Through ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁college , ▁Hugh es ▁worked ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁odd ▁jobs , ▁including ▁a ▁st int ▁as ▁a ▁dock worker ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁sales man ▁at ▁M acy ' s . ▁He ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁Shakespeare ▁Fellow ship ▁Re pert ory ▁company ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁a ▁friend , ▁and ▁ended ▁up ▁joining ▁the ▁company ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁Hugh es ▁played ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 0 ▁theatre ▁roles , ▁including ▁the ▁one ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁perhaps ▁most ▁famous , ▁in ▁Hugh ▁Leonard ' s ▁Da . ▁He ▁won ▁Broadway ' s ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Tony ▁Award ▁as ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁for ▁his ▁port ray al ▁of ▁the ▁title ▁role ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁he ▁re created ▁the ▁role ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁Da . ▁ ▁On ▁screen , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁trans cription ▁of ▁Ham let ▁( 1 9 6 4 ), ▁and ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁such ▁films ▁as ▁Mid night ▁Cow boy ▁( 1 9 6 9 ), ▁Where ' s ▁Po ppa ? ▁( 1 9 7 0 ), ▁Cold ▁Turkey ▁( 1 9 7 1 ) ▁The ▁Hospital ▁( 1 9 7 1 ), ▁Tr on ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁Max ie ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁The ▁Lost ▁Boys ▁( 1 9 8 7 ), ▁Da ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁- ▁the ▁screen