Hugh Brannum was born on January 5, 1910 in Sandwich, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Make Room for Daddy (1953), The Fred Waring Show (1949) and Captain Kangaroo (1955). He was married to Joan Pilkington and Marjorie Ellen Homan. He died on April 19, 1987 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.