My favorite of his film roles is as Grampa in the 1987 vampire flick The Lost Boys ...He had a small role--but every time he's on screen, he makes the most of it. In Doc Hollywood, from 1991, he played retiring physician Dr. Aurelius Hogue. And in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) played a Priest to Whoopi Goldberg's fast talking Nun, "Sister Mary Clarence"
Hughes won a Tony on Broadway for his portrayal of the curmudgeonly title character in Hugh Leonard's Da, a role he reprised for the film version in 1988
He also had three memorable guest appearances on the classic sit-com"All in the Family", as Father Majeski, always getting the best of Archie
For more on Hughes read his New York Times obituary
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