timothy hutton's career began with parts in several television movies, most notably the 1979 abc tv film "friendly fire". that year, he also played the son of donna reed in the ross hunter nbc television film, "the best place to be". he then made two cbs made-for tv films in 1980: "young love, first love" with valerie bertinelli, and "father figure" with hal linden. for his first feature film performance, as conrad jarrett in "ordinary people" (1980), hutton won both the academy award and the golden globe for best supporting actor. his performance also earned him the golden globe award for new star of the year in a motion picture – male. immediately following his success, he starred in the acclaimed 1981 abc television film "a long way home" co-starring brenda vaccaro.