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Known For

Writing

Known Credits

52

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-08-21

Day of Death

2018-01-14 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Miami, Florida, USA

Also Known As

Hugh Hamilton Wilson Jr.

Raoul Plager

Hughie Wilson

Hugh Wilson

Biography

Hugh Wilson (August 21, 1943 - January 14, 2018) was an American director, writer and actor. He was best known as the creator and executive producer of the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati and Frank's Place. Hugh was a distinguished alumnus from the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He was a guest professor of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. The character of Bailey Quarters on WKRP was based on Wilson's wife. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hugh Wilson (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Police Academy

1984

Police Academy

as

Angry Driver (uncredited)

Burglar

1987

Burglar

as

Customer at Mayday

Guarding Tess

1994

Guarding Tess

as

The President (voice)

Mickey

2004

Mickey

as

Munson

WKRP in Cincinnati

WKRP in Cincinnati

as

Policeman #1

Production

Crew

Directing