Born in
Bisbee,
Arizona Territory, Hughes received his education at the Los Angeles Polytechnic School. He sought a career as an actor early in life, and his clean-cut appearance and ability soon gained him recognition. His first role as
leading man was opposite
Mary Pickford in
Tess of the Storm Country. Other roles included
Love Never Dies opposite
Madge Bellamy, and
The Lost World with
Wallace Beery and
Bessie Love. He made the transition to sound, and worked as an actor through the late 1930s, including a role with
John Barrymore in the 1930 film,
Moby Dick. Hughes made two films in Australia in 1937 for
Ken G. Hall and
Cinesound Productions:
Lovers and Luggers and
The Broken Melody. According to
Filmink "There was a trend at the time to import third-tier Hollywood names to appear in Australian films; this would generate considerable publicity at home and possibly help overseas sales." Hughes met his wife,
Gloria Hope, on the set of
Tess of the Storm Country. The couple had two children: a boy, Donald, and a girl, Isabel. Lloyd Hughes died on June 6, 1958, at the age of 60. ==Filmography==