Hughes was raised by a Catholic father in the Merchant Marines and lived on or near the Fort Yuma, Arizona Indian reservation. He described his mother as a "Pantacostal bitch." In 1970 he moved to L.A.
Winner of Pat Rocco's Mr. Groovy Guy contest in 1971. He describes making a "little film" shortly after this of winning a contest. No information about what this film title was but SPREE mentions an "in-depth filmed interview." In interviews for the Groovy Guy he talks about and is described having a lover but in other places he seems to talk about "gays" as being others.
Barry Knight had to work with him on dialogue so that people could understand him but felt that he photographed really well also remarking that he had a lot of personal problems.
The March 27, 1974 issue of The Advocate describes him as an abused child, an athlete, delinquent and convict when he was arrested for kidnapping with a gun and rape with some 9 young women. For this he got two sentences of 5 years to life in 1975. At the time he had been living with Kim Christy, a "female impersonator".
Hughes said that he never went to gay porn himself and that Greek Lightning would be his last film but he was in jail at the time he said it.
For fees, Hughes said he was paid $300 to $350 for a loop and up to $1000 for Greek Lightning and felt it was "a lot of work for a bunch of dick-happy queens." To Colt, he said he wouldn't bottom when asked. [There was a rape scene in Greek Lighting where he was the 'victim' though, wasn't there? Faked?] As to the utility of gay porn, he felt it did more harm than good by discouraging love and was disgusted with the film patrons. [This from a rapist?]
In 1981, while on parole for previous convictions, he was arrested and later convicted of several more rapes and sentenced to 89 years in prison.
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