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My Take
Bill Hudson occupies a corner of pop history I have real affection for: the cheerful, hardworking seventies entertainer. The Hudson Brothers, formed with his younger siblings back in 1965, blended harmonies and comedy in a way that put them all over American television, and his later acting turns showed an easy, likable screen presence. He is often remembered now through the famous family around him, which I think undersells the man who was charming audiences first. I respect performers who carried an era's lighthearted spirit without ever turning cynical about it, and Hudson, to my mind, is exactly that kind of figure.
Overview
William Louis Hudson Jr. (born October 17, 1949) is an American musician and actor. He was a vocalist in the Hudson Brothers, a band he formed in 1965 with his two younger brothers, Brett and Mark. He later had a brief acting career, appearing in supporting roles in Zero to Sixty (1978), Hysterical (1983), and Big Shots (1987). He also had a recurring guest role on the series Doogie Howser, M.D. on ABC.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bill Hudson
- Name (Japanese)
- ビル・ハドソン
- Reading
- びる・はどそん
- Born
- October 17, 1949 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / singer / actor / musician / singer-songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Cleveland High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Hudson%20(singer)
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.