Judson Pratt

Judson Pratt (December 6, 1916^[1] – 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.^[1]

Judson Pratt
Pratt in The Ugly American (1963)
Born	(1916-12-06)December 6, 1916 Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	February 9, 2002(2002-02-09) (aged 85) Northridge, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Ithaca College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1941–1980
Spouse(s)	Roberta Jonay (m. 1950; died 1976)

Early life

Pratt was born in Hingham, Massachusetts.^[2] He attended Hingham High School, class of 1934,^[3] and graduated from Ithaca College in 1938.^[4] He made his theatre debut in 1941, playing a Western Union messenger in the Broadway play Popsy.^[2]

Career

In 1950, Pratt made his screen debut in the anthology series Armstrong Circle Theatre,^{[citation needed]} starring opposite Mary Patton in "Blaze of Glory".^[5] His first feature film appearance came three years later, under Alfred Hitchcock's direction, in I Confess.^[4]

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.^[6] He also appeared in films such as The Horse Soldiers,^[7] The Toy Tiger, Outside the Law, I Confess, Four Girls in Town, The Great American Pastime, Man Afraid, Vigilante Force,^[8] Somebody Up There Likes Me, Cheyenne Autumn, A Distant Trumpet,^[9] The Ugly American^[10] and The Barefoot Executive.^[6] Pratt retired in 1980,^[11] last appearing in the television soap opera Days of Our Lives.^[12]

Personal life and death

Pratt was married to actress Roberta Jonay from May 21, 1950 until her death on April 19, 1976. They had two sons.^[13][14] Pratt died in February 2002 in Northridge, California, at the age of 85.^[6][15] His body was cremated.^[15]

Selected filmography

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957) (Season 3 Episode 2: "Mail Order Prophet") as Postal Inspector