Actor George Nader, 80
Posted: Wednesday, February 6th, 2002 11:26 pm
Actor George Nader, whose muscular good looks made him a beefcake star in more than 50 films, died of pneumonia on Monday at the age of 80.
Nader, who was an heir of his friend Rock Hudson’s estate, died at the Motion Picture Country Home near Woodland Hills, Calif.
In 1954, Nader won a Golden Globe award as the most promising new actor. He starred in “Six Bridges to Cross” with Tony Curtis, “Lady Godiva” with Maureen O’Hara and “Sins of Jezebel” with Paulette Goddard.
He also appeared in such cult science-fiction films as “Robot Monster” and “The Human Duplicators.”
In the 1960s, Hollywood gossip swirled about Nader and Rock Hudson being romantically involved. Nader was in fact involved with Hudson’s secretary, Mark Miller, who became Nader’s longtime partner. … Read full obituary
