John Hudson (actor)

Jonathan C. Hudson (January 24, 1919 – April 8, 1996) was an American actor who appeared in the films Gunfight at the O.K. Corral with Burt Lancaster and G.I. Blues with Elvis Presley.

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, U.S.
Died	April 8, 1996(1996-04-08) (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active	1942–1972

Biography

Born and raised in Gilroy, California,^[1] Hudson served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, where he attained the rank of second lieutenant, and then embarked on his acting career. In the 1940s, he was married to film/TV actress Mary LaRoche.

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

Hudson acted on Broadway in The Eve of St. Mark, Junior Miss, Craig's Wife, and January Thaw.^[1]

Death

Hudson died at age 77 on April 8, 1996, in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1947	Hue and Cry	Stan, of the 'Blood and Thunder Boys'	first film role
1951	Bright Victory	Cpl. John Flagg
1952	The Cimarron Kid	Dynamite Dick Dalton	Supporting role
	The Battle at Apache Pass	Lt. George Bascom	Supporting role
	Red Ball Express	Tank Sergeant	Minor role
	Biff Baker, U.S.A	Capt. Barrow	TV Series, Guest role in episode "Crash Landing"
	The Web		TV Series, Minor role The Tower, [S3, E14]
1953	Sea of Lost Ships	Pilot
1954	The Turbulent Air	Antoine Lavoisier	TV Movie, Guest role
	Silver Lode	Michael 'Mitch' Evans
1955	The Millionaire	Joe Iris	TV Series, Guest role in episode "The Joe Iris Story"
	Many Rivers to Cross	Hugh Cherne
	The Racers	Michel Caron	movie, co-starring Kirk Douglas as Michel Caron
	The Loretta Young Show	Peter Chase	TV Series, 2 episodes
	The Marauders	Roy Rutherford
	Fort Yuma	Sgt. Jonas
1953–1955	The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse	Dick Morgan	TV Series, 2 episodes
1956	When Gangland Strikes	Bob Keeler	Film role
	Mohawk	Captain Langley	Film role
	Cavalcade of America	Ed Connors	Episode: "Diplomatic Outpost"
1954–1957	The Ford Television Theatre	Payne Todd / Brad / Scott Averill Jr.	3 episodes
1957	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral	Virgil Earp	Supporting role
1958	The Screaming Skull	Eric Whitlock	Film role
1959	Perry Mason	Tom Wyatt	Episode: "The Case of the Glittering Goldfish"
1960	Wagon Train	Alex Stoddard	Episode: "The Felizia Kingdom Story"
	Valley of the Redwoods	Wayne Randall
	G.I. Blues	Captain Hobart	With Elvis Presley
1961	All in a Night's Work	Harry Lane
	Sea Hunt	Jerry Blaine	in Season 4, Episode 19: "Sub Hatch"
1964	77 Sunset Strip	Rawlins	Episode: "Dead as in 'Dude'"
	Gunsmoke	Curley Graham	Episode "Once a Haggen"
1965	I Dream Of Jeannie	Grover Caldwell	Episode: "Jeannie and the Marriage Caper"
1966	Combat!	Captain Jampel	Episode: "The Chapel at Able-Five"
1968–1970	Dragnet 1967	Daniel Lumis / Sgt. Tom Wallen / Lt. Bob Kearney	3 episodes
1970	The F.B.I.	Bank Manager	Episode: "The Condemned"
	Dan August	Guest role	Episode: "Murder by Proxy"
1972	Cannon	Detective Kaplan	Episode: "That Was No Lady"

References

1. Solito, Richard A. (November 11, 1951). "Interview Of Actress Gives Cast Biography". Daily Press. Virginia, Newport News. p. 44. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

External links

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