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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 17, 1925
Place of Birth:
Winnetka, Illinois, USA
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Rock Hudson
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | These Dead Souls | (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Children of 'Giant' | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Tab Hunter Confidential | Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) |
| 2011 | Hollywood Scandals | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger | Himself (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Dominick Dunne: After the Party | Self (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Acting for Douglas Sirk | Self (archive footage) |
| 2007 | When Fear Eats the Soul | Ron Kirby (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Hollywood Legenden | Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli | Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Judy Garland: By Myself | Self (archive footage) |
| 2001 | Beatles: Big Beat Box | Self (archive footage) |
| 1999 | After Stonewall | Self |
| 1997 | The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self (archive footage) |
| 1996 | Return to 'Giant' | Self (archive footage) |
| 1992 | Rock Hudson's Home Movies | Himself (archive footage) |
| 1990 | Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) |
| 1989 | Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt | Self (archive footage) |
| 1985 | The Ambassador | Frank Stevenson |
| 1985 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self |
| 1984 | The Vegas Strip War | Neil Chaine |
| 1981 | The Patricia Neal Story | Rock Hudson (uncredited) |
| 1981 | The Star Maker | Danny Youngblood |
| 1980 | The Mirror Crack'd | Jason Rudd |
| 1980 | Douglas Sirk: Über Stars | Self |
| 1980 | The Beatrice Arthur Special | Himself |
| 1979 | Superstunt II | Self - Host |
| 1979 | Musical Comedy Tonight | |
| 1978 | Avalanche | David Shelby |
| 1976 | Embryo | Dr. Paul Holliston |
| 1975 | Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait | Self |
| 1974 | James Dean Remembered | Self (voice) |
| 1973 | Showdown | Chuck Jarvis |
| 1971 | Pretty Maids All in a Row | Michael 'Tiger' McDrew |
| 1971 | The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World | Self |
| 1971 | The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special | Self |
| 1971 | Once Upon a Dead Man | Stewart McMillan |
| 1970 | Darling Lili | Major William Larrabee |
| 1970 | Hornets' Nest | Turner |
| 1969 | The Undefeated | Colonel James Langdon |
| 1968 | Ice Station Zebra | Cdr. James Ferraday |
| 1968 | A Fine Pair | Capt. Mike Harmon |
| 1967 | Tobruk | Major Donald Craig |
| 1966 | Seconds | Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson |
| 1966 | Blindfold | Dr. Bartholomew Snow |
| 1966 | Carol and Company | Self |
| 1965 | Strange Bedfellows | Carter Harrison |
| 1965 | Uncertain Verification | (archive footage) |
| 1965 | A Very Special Favor | Paul Chadwick |
| 1964 | Send Me No Flowers | George Kimball |
| 1964 | Man's Favorite Sport? | Roger Willoughby |
| 1963 | A Gathering of Eagles | Col. Jim Caldwell |
| 1963 | Marilyn | Narrator |
| 1962 | The Spiral Road | Dr. Anton Drager |
| 1961 | Come September | Robert L. Talbot |
| 1961 | Lover Come Back | Jerry Webster |
| 1961 | The Last Sunset | Dana Stribling |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Pillow Talk | Brad Allen |
| 1959 | This Earth Is Mine | John Rambeau |
| 1958 | Twilight for the Gods | Captain David Bell |
| 1957 | The Tarnished Angels | Burke Devlin |
| 1957 | Something of Value | Peter McKenzie |
| 1957 | A Farewell to Arms | Lt. Frederick Henry |
| 1957 | Battle Hymn | Col. Dean E. Hess |
| 1957 | The James Dean Story | Self |
| 1956 | Giant | Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr. |
| 1956 | Written on the Wind | Mitch Wayne |
| 1956 | Never Say Goodbye | Dr. Michael Parker |
| 1956 | New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' | Self |
| 1955 | All That Heaven Allows | Ron Kirby |
| 1955 | Captain Lightfoot | Michael Martin |
| 1955 | One Desire | Clint Saunders |
| 1954 | Magnificent Obsession | Bob Merrick |
| 1954 | Taza, Son of Cochise | Taza |
| 1954 | Bengal Brigade | Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne |
| 1953 | Gun Fury | Ben Warren |
| 1953 | Seminole | Lance Caldwell |
| 1953 | The Golden Blade | Harun |
| 1953 | Sea Devils | Gilliatt |
| 1953 | Back to God's Country | Peter Keith |
| 1953 | Beneath the 12-Mile Reef | Narrator (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Horizons West | Neil Hammond |
| 1952 | Bend of the River | Trey Wilson |
| 1952 | Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Dan Stebbins |
| 1952 | The Lawless Breed | John Wesley Hardin |
| 1952 | Here Come the Nelsons | Charlie Jones |
| 1952 | Scarlet Angel | Frank Truscott |
| 1951 | Tomahawk | Burt Hanna |
| 1951 | The Fat Man | Roy Clark |
| 1951 | Iron Man | Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe |
| 1951 | Air Cadet | Upper Classman |
| 1951 | Bright Victory | Dudek |
| 1950 | Winchester '73 | Young Bull |
| 1950 | I Was a Shoplifter | Si Swanson - Store Detective |
| 1950 | One Way Street | Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Desert Hawk | Captain Ras |
| 1950 | Shakedown | Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Peggy | Johnny "Scat" Mitchell |
| 1949 | Undertow | Detective (as Roc Hudson) |
| 1948 | Fighter Squadron | Second Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Devlin Connection | Brian Devlin |
| 1982 | World War III | President Thomas McKenna |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self |
| 1981 | Dynasty | Daniel Reece |
| 1980 | The Martian Chronicles | Col. John Wilder |
| 1978 | Wheels | Adam Trenton |
| 1977 | Please Turn the Page | Self |
| 1971 | McMillan & Wife | Stewart 'Mac' McMillan |
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukel | Self |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest Performer (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self (uncredited) |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest / Various Characters |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self |
| 1959 | The Big Party | Self – Host |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self - Host |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Rock Hudson |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Rock Hudson |
| 1948 | Bambi-Verleihung | Self (archive footage) |
| 1948 | Bambi-Verleihung | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner |