Bruce Hyde Biography

Fast Facts

• Completed his Ph․D․ in rhetoric at the University of Southern California in 1990
• Graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in English in 1963 and earned his master's in communication studies from North Texas State University in 1984
• After performing in several summer stock theaters, he moved to Los Angeles and joined DesiLu Studios, appearing in shows like "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Dr․ Kildare․"
• Made his acting debut on Broadway in the 1963 production of "Canterbury Tales․"
• Best known as an actor and educator who played Lt․ Kevin Riley in the original "Star Trek" series
• Joined the faculty of St․ Cloud State University in 1990 and remained there until his retirement in 2015
• During the 1970s, he worked as a painter of Victorian-era houses and wrote and performed music in Nashville