William Woodson Hudson Jr. (January 24, 1919 - April 5, 1974) was an
American actor best remembered for the role of Ranger Clark in Rocky
Jones, Space Ranger and the role of Special Agent Mike Andrews in the
Emmy Award nominated spy drama I Led Three Lives.After appearing
uncredited in over a dozen movies Hudson got his break in 1951's Hard,
Fast and Beautiful. He appeared in a few other movies and TV shows
before being cast as Special Agent Mike Andrews in I Led Three Lives.
In 1954, while also still doing I Led Three Lives, Hudson was cast in
the television serial Rocky Jones, Space Ranger as Ranger Clark. After
his stint as Clark on Rocky Jones Hudsons parts started to be more in
the genres of Science fiction, Fantasy, and Monster movies, especially
the latter with starring roles in such films as The She Creature, The
Amazing Colossal Man and, perhaps most famously, as the husband in
1958's cult classic Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. In 1964 he was cast
as the doomed first Captain of the Seaview, John Phillips, in the
pilot episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. In 1965 he was back
on Voyage as a different character in an episode infamous among fans
of the series due to its heavy use of archive footage from the pilot
episode (specifically a scene with Hudson and Richard Basehart leaving
the Nelson Institute, being chased and attacked by a helicopter and
which ended with the death of Hudson's character and the car going off
a cliff aflame) giving him the dubious honour of being the only person
"killed" on that show twice. In 1966 he was cast as a reporter in the
second part of the first Television appearance of Mr. Freeze in a
first-season episode of Batman titled "Rats Like Cheese". From then on
he had several small parts in various movies and TV shows, his last
part being Mr. Dunn in 1971's How's Your Love Life?.He died at age 55
on April 5, 1974 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California from
cirrhosis. He was survived by his twin brother, actor John Hudson.
American actor best remembered for the role of Ranger Clark in Rocky
Jones, Space Ranger and the role of Special Agent Mike Andrews in the
Emmy Award nominated spy drama I Led Three Lives.After appearing
uncredited in over a dozen movies Hudson got his break in 1951's Hard,
Fast and Beautiful. He appeared in a few other movies and TV shows
before being cast as Special Agent Mike Andrews in I Led Three Lives.
In 1954, while also still doing I Led Three Lives, Hudson was cast in
the television serial Rocky Jones, Space Ranger as Ranger Clark. After
his stint as Clark on Rocky Jones Hudsons parts started to be more in
the genres of Science fiction, Fantasy, and Monster movies, especially
the latter with starring roles in such films as The She Creature, The
Amazing Colossal Man and, perhaps most famously, as the husband in
1958's cult classic Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. In 1964 he was cast
as the doomed first Captain of the Seaview, John Phillips, in the
pilot episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. In 1965 he was back
on Voyage as a different character in an episode infamous among fans
of the series due to its heavy use of archive footage from the pilot
episode (specifically a scene with Hudson and Richard Basehart leaving
the Nelson Institute, being chased and attacked by a helicopter and
which ended with the death of Hudson's character and the car going off
a cliff aflame) giving him the dubious honour of being the only person
"killed" on that show twice. In 1966 he was cast as a reporter in the
second part of the first Television appearance of Mr. Freeze in a
first-season episode of Batman titled "Rats Like Cheese". From then on
he had several small parts in various movies and TV shows, his last
part being Mr. Dunn in 1971's How's Your Love Life?.He died at age 55
on April 5, 1974 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California from
cirrhosis. He was survived by his twin brother, actor John Hudson.
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