Judson Pratt

Judson Pratt (December 6, 1916[2] – February 9, 2002) was an American film, television, and theatre actor. He was known for playing Billy Kinkaid in the American Western television series Union Pacific.[2]

Judson Pratt
Pratt in The Ugly American (1963)
Born(1916-12-06)December 6, 1916
Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 9, 2002(2002-02-09) (aged 85)
Northridge, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1941–1980
SpouseRoberta Jonay[1]

Early life

Pratt was born in Hingham, Massachusetts.[3] He made his theatre debut in 1941, playing a Western Union messenger in the Broadway play Popsy.[3] Pratt made his screen debut in Armstrong Circle Theatre.

Career

Pratt guest-starred in numerous television programs, including Barney Miller, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Father Knows Best, Thriller, Perry Mason, Death Valley Days, The Streets of San Francisco, Rawhide, Mayberry, R.F.D., Nanny and the Professor, Mission: Impossible, The Guns of Will Sonnett, The Partridge Family, Bewitched and Charlie's Angels.[4] He also appeared in films such as The Horse Soldiers,[5] The Toy Tiger, Outside the Law, I Confess, Four Girls in Town, The Great American Pastime, Man Afraid, Vigilante Force,[6] Somebody Up There Likes Me, Cheyenne Autumn, A Distant Trumpet,[7] The Ugly American[8] and The Barefoot Executive.[4] Pratt retired in 1980, last appearing in the television soap opera Days of Our Lives.

Death

Pratt died in February 2002 in Northridge, California, at the age of 85.[4][9] His body was cremated.[9]

Selected filmography

References
  1. "Tampa Bay Times from St. Petersburg, Florida - 19". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. February 15, 1951. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Mayers, Boyd. "Do You Remember... Union Pacific". westernclippings.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. "Judson Pratt". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  4. Lentz, Harris (April 9, 2003). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2002. McFarland. pp. 242–243. ISBN 9780786414642 – via Google Books.
  5. Darby, William (August 2015). John Ford's Westerns: A Thematic Analysis, with a Filmography. McFarland. p. 42. ISBN 9781476607528 – via Google Books.
  6. "The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California - 86". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 29, 1976. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Herzberg, Bob (January 10, 2014). Savages and Saints: The Changing Image of American Indians in Westerns. McFarland. pp. 200–202. ISBN 9780786451821 – via Google Books.
  8. "The Ugly American (1963)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  9. Wilson, Scott (August 22, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 602. ISBN 978-0786479924 – via Google Books.
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