John Hudson (actor)

John Hudson
Nancy Gates and John Hudson on TV's The Millionaire (1955)
Born	Jonathan C. Hudson (1919-01-24)January 24, 1919 Gilroy, California, United States
Died	April 5, 1996(1996-04-05) (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, United States
Other names	John Hudson
Years active	1942-1972

Jonathan C. "John" Hudson (January 24, 1919 - April 8, 1996) was an American actor best remembered for his roles in the films Gunfight at the OK Corral with film star Burt Lancaster and G.I. Blues where he appeared opposite Elvis Presley. He was the twin brother of late fellow film/TV actor William Hudson.

Biography

Born and raised in Gilroy, California, Hudson served as Second Lieutenant in the US Army Air Corps during World War II, where he attained the rank of Second Lieutenant, before embarking on his acting career. In the 1940s, he was married to late film/TV actress Mary LaRoche.

He appeared in numerous television shows, in guest appearances, such as Dragnet 1967, 77 Sunset Strip, I Dream of Jeannie, Sea Hunt, Gunsmoke, and Adam-12.

Death

Hudson died at age 77 on April 5, 1996 in Los Angeles, California.

Partial filmography

1955 The racers movie, co-starring Kirk Douglas as Michel Caron

Year	Title	Role/Character	Notes
1947	Hue and Cry	as Stan, of the 'Blood and Thunder Boys'	first film role
1951	The Cimarron Kid	Dynamite Dick Dalton	Supporting role
1952	The Battle at Apache Pass	Lt. George Bascom	Supporting role
	Red Ball Express	Tank Sergeant	Minor role
	Biff Baker, U.S.A (TV series)	Capt. Barrow	Guest role in episode "Crash Landing"
	The Web (TV series)		The Tower, [S3,E14] Minor role
1954	The Turbulent Air (TV series)	Antoine Lavoisier	Guest role
1955	The Millionaire	Joe Iris	Guest role in episode "The Joe Iris Story"
	The Loretta Young Show (TV series)	Peter Chase	2 episodes
1953-1955	The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse	Dick Morgan	2 episodes
1956	When Gangland Strikes	Bob Keeler	Film role
	Mohawk	Captain Langley	Film role
	Cavalcade of America	Ed Connors	In episode "Diplomatic Outpost"
1954-1957 The Racers, Movie, co-starring Kirk Douglas	The Ford Television Theatre	Various roles	3 episodes
1957	Gunfight at the OK Corral	Virgil Earp	Supporting role
1958	The Screaming Skull	Eric Whitlock	Film role.
1959	Perry Mason	Tom Wyatt	In episode "The Case of the Glittering Goldfish"
1960	Wagon Train	Alex Stoddard	in episode "The Felizia Kingdom Story"
	G.I. Blues	Captain Hobart	With Elvis Presley
1961	Sea Hunt	Jerry Blaine	in Season 4, Episode 19, "Sub Hatch"
1964	77 Sunset Strip	Rawlins	in episode "Dead as in 'Dude'"
	Gunsmoke	Curley Graham	in episode "Once a Haggen"
1965	I Dream Of Jeannie	Grover Caldwell	in episode "Jeannie and the Marriage Caper"
1966	Combat!	Captain Jampel	in episode "The Chapel at Able-Five"
1968-1970	Dragnet 1967	Various roles	3 episodes
1970	The F.B.I.	Bank Manager	in episode "The Condemned"
	Dan August	Guest role	in episode "Murder by Proxy"
1972	Cannon	Detective Kaplan	in episode "That Was No Lady"

External links

• John Hudson at IMDb
• John Hudson at Find a Grave