Born William Woodson Hudson, Jr. in Gilroy, California in 1925, he was the younger brother of future actor John Hudson, though he actually seemes to have entered movies first, during the mid-1940's, appearing in uncredited roles while in his teens, in such distinguished productions as Destination Tokyo (1943) and Objective, Burma! (rottentomatoes.com)
The film features uncredited cameos by Michael Keaton and Samuel L. Jackson, and was shot in locations in Florida, Louisiana, and Michigan. (rottentomatoes.com)
It's long been reported that My Favorite Year is based on anecdotal material supplied by uncredited producer Mel Brooks about Errol Flynn's appearance on Sid Caesar's «The Show of Shows», and one can easily see all of the correlations to think this must be true. (qwipster.net)