Judson Pratt (Tom Winston)
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Perhaps more than any other actor in the cast, Jusdon
Pratt realizes the difficulties that were surmounted by the
producers in putting on "The Desperate Hours" for he has
been a producer himself, albeit not on Broadway but in
summer stock. For twelve seasons he was a partner in the
company operated during the hot months in Skaneateles,
New York, where he produced as well as acted. As a
strawhatter, he has performed with such notables as Shelley
Winters one year and Judy Holliday another in "Born
Yesterday;" with the late John Garfield in "Golden Boy;" as
the Doctor in "Mister Roberts" and with Imogene Coca and
Edith Adams in "Wonderful Town." One of his most gratifying
experiences was a role in Alfred Hitchcock's motion picture, "I
Confess." Television fans are familiar with his virile
appearance since he has been featured in video shows on
all the major networks. Pratt was born in Boston and
attended Ithaca College. His entrance into the theatre
occurred when he played truant from high school for a full
year to take a job with a traveling show. His previous
Broadway stage appearances were in "Billy Budd" and "Hook
'n Ladder."