Rock Hudson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 17, 1925
- Died
- October 2, 1985 (aged 59)
- Birthplace
- Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Biography
Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor. One of the most popular movie stars of his time, he had a screen career spanning more than three decades. A prominent heartthrob in the Golden Age of Hollywood, he achieved stardom with his role in Magnificent Obsession (1954), followed by All That Heaven Allows (1955), and Giant (1956), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Hudson also found continued success with a string of romantic comedies co-starring Doris Day: Pillow Talk (1959), Lover Come Back (1961), and Send Me No Flowers (1964). During the late 1960s, his films included Seconds (1966), Tobruk (1967), and Ice Station Zebra (1968). Unhappy with the film scripts he was offered, Hudson turned to television and was a hit, starring in the popular mystery series McMillan & Wife (1971–1977). His last role was as a guest star on the fifth season (1984–1985) of the primetime ABC soap opera Dynasty, until AIDS-related illness made it impossible for him to continue. Although discreet regarding his sexual orientation, it was a known fact amongst Hudson's colleagues in the film industry that he was a gay man. In 1984, Hudson was diagnosed with AIDS. The following year, he became one of the first celebrities to disclose his AIDS diagnosis. Hudson was the first major celebrity to die from an AIDS-related illness, on October 2, 1985, at age 59. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rock Hudson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
Movie
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
These Dead Souls
Movie · as (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Movie
The Green Fog
Movie
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Children of 'Giant'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
Movie · as Self (archive)
Hollywood Scandals
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Vito
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Acting for Douglas Sirk
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Movie · as Self
When Fear Eats the Soul
Movie · as Ron Kirby (archive footage)
James Dean: Forever Young
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Legenden
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
After Stonewall
Movie · as Self
Memories of Giant
Movie · as Self
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Return to 'Giant'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: A Portrait
Movie · as Self (Archive footage)
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ambassador
Movie · as Frank Stevenson
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Movie · as (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
Volunteers
Movie · as Self
The Vegas Strip War
Movie · as Neil Chaine
The Devlin Connection
TV · as Brian Devlin · 13 eps
World War III
TV · as President Thomas McKenna · 2 eps
Wogan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Patricia Neal Story
Movie · as Rock Hudson (uncredited)
The Star Maker
Movie · as Danny Youngblood
Dynasty
TV · as Daniel Reece · 29 eps
The Mirror Crack'd
Movie · as Jason Rudd
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
Movie · as Self
The Beatrice Arthur Special
Movie · as Himself
The Martian Chronicles
TV · as John Wilder · 3 eps
Superstunt II
Movie · as Self - Host
Musical Comedy Tonight
Movie
Avalanche
Movie · as David Shelby
Wheels
TV · as Adam Trenton · 5 eps
Please Turn the Page
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Embryo
Movie · as Dr. Paul Holliston
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Movie · as Self
James Dean Remembered
Movie · as Self (voice)
Showdown
Movie · as Chuck Jarvis
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Movie · as Michael 'Tiger' McDrew
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Movie · as Self
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
Movie · as Self
Once Upon a Dead Man
Movie · as Stewart McMillan
McMillan & Wife
TV · as Stewart 'Mac' McMillan · 39 eps
V.I.P. Schaukel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Darling Lili
Movie · as Major William Larrabee
Hornets' Nest
Movie · as Turner
The Undefeated
Movie · as Colonel James Langdon
Ice Station Zebra
Movie · as Cdr. James Ferraday
A Fine Pair
Movie · as Capt. Mike Harmon
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self (uncredited), Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
Tobruk
Movie · as Major Donald Craig
Lionpower from MGM
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mondo Hollywood
Movie
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self - Guest / Various Characters · 1 ep
Seconds
Movie · as Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
Blindfold
Movie · as Dr. Bartholomew Snow
Carol and Company
Movie · as Self
Strange Bedfellows
Movie · as Carter Harrison
Uncertain Verification
Movie · as (archive footage)
A Very Special Favor
Movie · as Paul Chadwick
Send Me No Flowers
Movie · as George Kimball
Man's Favorite Sport?
Movie · as Roger Willoughby
A Gathering of Eagles
Movie · as Col. Jim Caldwell
Marilyn
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Spiral Road
Movie · as Dr. Anton Drager
Come September
Movie · as Robert L. Talbot
Lover Come Back
Movie · as Jerry Webster
The Last Sunset
Movie · as Dana Stribling
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Pillow Talk
Movie · as Brad Allen
This Earth Is Mine
Movie · as John Rambeau
The Big Party
TV · as Self – Host · 1 ep
Twilight for the Gods
Movie · as Captain David Bell
Kraft Music Hall
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Tarnished Angels
Movie · as Burke Devlin
Something of Value
Movie · as Peter McKenzie
A Farewell to Arms
Movie · as Lt. Frederick Henry
Battle Hymn
Movie · as Col. Dean E. Hess
The James Dean Story
Movie · as Self
Giant
Movie · as Jordan 'Bick' Benedict
Written on the Wind
Movie · as Mitch Wayne
Never Say Goodbye
Movie · as Dr. Michael Parker
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Movie · as Self
All That Heaven Allows
Movie · as Ron Kirby
Captain Lightfoot
Movie · as Michael Martin
One Desire
Movie · as Clint Saunders
Magnificent Obsession
Movie · as Bob Merrick
Taza, Son of Cochise
Movie · as Taza
Bengal Brigade
Movie · as Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
Gun Fury
Movie · as Ben Warren
Seminole
Movie · as Lance Caldwell
The Golden Blade
Movie · as Harun Al-Rashid
Sea Devils
Movie · as Gilliatt
Back to God's Country
Movie · as Peter Keith
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Movie · as Narrator (uncredited)
Horizons West
Movie · as Neil Hammond
Bend of the River
Movie · as Trey Wilson
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Movie · as Dan Stebbins
The Lawless Breed
Movie · as John Wesley Hardin
Here Come the Nelsons
Movie · as Charlie Jones
Scarlet Angel
Movie · as Frank Truscott
This Is Your Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tomahawk
Movie · as Burt Hanna
The Fat Man
Movie · as Roy Clark
Iron Man
Movie · as Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
Air Cadet
Movie · as Upper Classman
Bright Victory
Movie · as Dudek
I Love Lucy
TV · as Rock Hudson · 1 ep
Winchester '73
Movie · as Young Bull
I Was a Shoplifter
Movie · as Si Swanson - Store Detective
One Way Street
Movie · as Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Desert Hawk
Movie · as Captain Ras
Shakedown
Movie · as Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
Peggy
Movie · as Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
The Jack Benny Program
TV · as Rock Hudson · 1 ep
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Undertow
Movie · as Detective (as Roc Hudson)
Fighter Squadron
Movie · as Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
Bambi
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee, Self - Winner · 1 ep