Rif Hutton Dies: ‘Doogie Howser, M.D.’, ‘General Hospital’ Actor Was 73

Rif Hutton, an actor whose prolific work in television included roles on Doogie Howser, M.D., JAG and General Hospital, among many other series, died Saturday, April 18, at his home in Pasadena following a yearlong battle with the brain cancer Glioblastoma. He was 73.

His death was announced by family to TMZ and by close friends on Facebook.

“A remarkable human being has left this earthly plane,” wrote his friend and voice-over colleague Steve Apostolina. “To say that Rif Hutton was one of a kind is a gross understatement…People knew when they hired him for a voice job that he was going to be the most prepared – he always was. He was also always first to show up on a gig – I had the great pleasure of beating him a few times and scooping a treasured chair, but those were few and far between.”

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