Trivia

He became a friend of playwright Edward Albee, who created a role in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" with Hutt in mind.

He first appeared on stage at the Stratford Festival during its inaugural season in 1953, and remained closely associated with it until his retirement in 2005, at the age of 85. Over the years, he played numerous roles including Brutus, Macbeth, Hamlet, Falstaff, King Lear, and Prospero. He was said to be the first actor at Stratford to insist on delivering Shakespeare's lines in "pure, unadulterated Canadian".

He appeared on stages in London and New York as well as Canada, cast alongside Alec Guinness, Maggie Smith, John Gielgud, Jessica Tandy, and Peter Ustinov.

After 39 years at the Stratford Festival in Canada, Hutt has announced that this season will be his last. His final appearance will be in Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in the role of Prospero. (April 2005)

Received an honorary Doctor of Letters from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario: October 1997.

Playing the part of the King of France in Shakespeare's "All's Well that Ends Well" at the Stratford Festival, Ontario (June 2002)

He began acting in high school productions.