George Nader American Film Actor
George Nader (October 19, 1921 – February 4, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in a variety of films from 1950 through 1974, including Phone Call from a Stranger (1952), Congo Crossing (1956), and The Female Animal (1958). During this period, he also did episodic television and starred in several series , including NBC 's The Man and the Challenge (1959–60). He is remembered for his starring role in "one of the worst films ever made", [1] low-budget 3-D sci-fi film Robot Monster (1953). Discreetly gay during his film career, he and his life partner were among Rock Hudson 's closest friends. He later wrote Chrome (1978), a science-fiction novel dealing openly and positively with a same-sex relationship Early life Nader was born in Pasadena , California , the son of Alice (née Scott), who was from Kansas, and George G. Nader, who was from...