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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/2024
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/06/2023
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/11/2022
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/11/2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/06/2021
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/07/2018
These Dead Souls
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:07/05/2018
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Character:
Release Date:01/03/2018
Children of 'Giant'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/04/2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/03/2015
Hollywood Scandals
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/04/2011
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:13/02/2010
Acting for Douglas Sirk
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/11/2008
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/10/2008
When Fear Eats the Soul
Character:Ron Kirby (archive footage)
Release Date:01/02/2007
Judy Garland: By Myself
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/02/2004
Hollywood Legenden
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2004
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2004
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/07/2003
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:03/12/2001
After Stonewall
Character:Self
Release Date:06/06/1999
Memories of Giant
Character:
Release Date:06/05/1998
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/11/1997
Return to 'Giant'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/09/1996
James Dean: A Portrait
Character:Self (Archive footage)
Release Date:30/09/1995
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:12/09/1992
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1990
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/12/1989
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Character:
Release Date:19/09/1988
Volunteers
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:16/08/1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Character:Self
Release Date:03/03/1985
The Ambassador
Character:Frank Stevenson
Release Date:11/01/1985
The Vegas Strip War
Character:Neil Chaine
Release Date:25/11/1984
The Patricia Neal Story
Character:Rock Hudson (uncredited)
Release Date:08/12/1981
The Star Maker
Character:Danny Youngblood
Release Date:11/05/1981
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:29/04/1980
The Mirror Crack'd
Character:Jason Rudd
Release Date:06/02/1980
The Martian Chronicles
Character:Col. John Wilder
Release Date:27/01/1980
The Beatrice Arthur Special
Character:Himself
Release Date:19/01/1980
Musical Comedy Tonight
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1979
Superstunt II
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:01/03/1979
Avalanche
Character:David Shelby
Release Date:29/09/1978
Embryo
Character:Dr. Paul Holliston
Release Date:21/05/1976
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
Release Date:27/02/1975
James Dean Remembered
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1974
Showdown
Character:Chuck Jarvis
Release Date:20/06/1973
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Character:Self
Release Date:29/10/1971
Once Upon a Dead Man
Character:Stewart McMillan
Release Date:17/09/1971
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Character:Michael 'Tiger' McDrew
Release Date:28/04/1971
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
Character:Self
Release Date:14/03/1971
Hornets' Nest
Character:Turner
Release Date:08/09/1970
Darling Lili
Character:Major William Larrabee
Release Date:18/06/1970
The Undefeated
Character:Colonel James Langdon
Release Date:04/10/1969
A Fine Pair
Character:Capt. Mike Harmon
Release Date:27/09/1968
Ice Station Zebra
Character:Cdr. James Ferraday
Release Date:04/04/1968
Tobruk
Character:Major Donald Craig
Release Date:07/02/1967
Lionpower from MGM
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1967
Carol and Company
Character:Self
Release Date:09/10/1966
Seconds
Character:Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
Release Date:05/10/1966
Blindfold
Character:Dr. Bartholomew Snow
Release Date:23/05/1966
A Very Special Favor
Character:Paul Chadwick
Release Date:02/08/1965
Uncertain Verification
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:30/04/1965
Strange Bedfellows
Character:Carter Harrison
Release Date:09/02/1965
Send Me No Flowers
Character:George Kimball
Release Date:14/10/1964
Man's Favorite Sport?
Character:Roger Willoughby
Release Date:31/01/1964
A Gathering of Eagles
Character:Col. Jim Caldwell
Release Date:21/06/1963
Marilyn
Character:Narrator
Release Date:18/04/1963
The Spiral Road
Character:Dr. Anton Drager
Release Date:03/08/1962
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1961
Lover Come Back
Character:Jerry Webster
Release Date:20/12/1961
Come September
Character:Robert L. Talbot
Release Date:09/08/1961
The Last Sunset
Character:Dana Stribling
Release Date:08/06/1961
Pillow Talk
Character:Brad Allen
Release Date:07/10/1959
This Earth Is Mine
Character:John Rambeau
Release Date:08/07/1959
Twilight for the Gods
Character:Captain David Bell
Release Date:04/08/1958
A Farewell to Arms
Character:Lt. Frederick Henry
Release Date:14/12/1957
The Tarnished Angels
Character:Burke Devlin
Release Date:21/11/1957
The James Dean Story
Character:Self
Release Date:13/08/1957
Something of Value
Character:Peter McKenzie
Release Date:08/05/1957
Battle Hymn
Character:Col. Dean E. Hess
Release Date:14/02/1957
Giant
Character:Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
Release Date:08/11/1956
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Character:Self
Release Date:09/10/1956
Written on the Wind
Character:Mitch Wayne
Release Date:04/10/1956
Never Say Goodbye
Character:Dr. Michael Parker
Release Date:10/03/1956
All That Heaven Allows
Character:Ron Kirby
Release Date:25/08/1955
One Desire
Character:Clint Saunders
Release Date:20/07/1955
Captain Lightfoot
Character:Michael Martin
Release Date:26/03/1955
Bengal Brigade
Character:Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
Release Date:06/11/1954
Magnificent Obsession
Character:Bob Merrick
Release Date:07/08/1954
Taza, Son of Cochise
Character:Taza
Release Date:18/02/1954
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Character:Narrator (uncredited)
Release Date:02/12/1953
Back to God's Country
Character:Peter Keith
Release Date:01/11/1953
Gun Fury
Character:Ben Warren
Release Date:09/10/1953
The Golden Blade
Character:Harun
Release Date:12/08/1953
Sea Devils
Character:Gilliatt
Release Date:12/04/1953
Seminole
Character:Lance Caldwell
Release Date:20/03/1953
The Lawless Breed
Character:John Wesley Hardin
Release Date:28/12/1952
Horizons West
Character:Neil Hammond
Release Date:11/10/1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Character:Dan Stebbins
Release Date:25/06/1952
Scarlet Angel
Character:Frank Truscott
Release Date:20/06/1952
Here Come the Nelsons
Character:Charlie Jones
Release Date:23/02/1952
Bend of the River
Character:Trey Wilson
Release Date:23/01/1952
Iron Man
Character:Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
Release Date:20/09/1951
Bright Victory
Character:Dudek
Release Date:01/08/1951
The Fat Man
Character:Roy Clark
Release Date:19/05/1951
Air Cadet
Character:Upper Classman
Release Date:14/03/1951
Tomahawk
Character:Burt Hanna
Release Date:05/02/1951
Shakedown
Character:Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1950
The Desert Hawk
Character:Captain Ras
Release Date:05/08/1950
Winchester '73
Character:Young Bull
Release Date:12/07/1950
Peggy
Character:Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
Release Date:01/07/1950
I Was a Shoplifter
Character:Si Swanson - Store Detective
Release Date:13/05/1950
One Way Street
Character:Truck Driver (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1950
Undertow
Character:Detective (as Roc Hudson)
Release Date:03/12/1949
Fighter Squadron
Character:Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
Release Date:27/11/1948
Television Appearances
The Devlin Connection
Character:Brian Devlin
Wogan
Character:Self
World War III
Character:President Thomas McKenna
Dynasty
Character:Daniel Reece
The Martian Chronicles
Character:Col. John Wilder
Wheels
Character:Adam Trenton
Please Turn the Page
Character:Self
McMillan & Wife
Character:Stewart 'Mac' McMillan
V.I.P. Schaukel
Character:Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self (uncredited)
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Self
The Big Party
Character:Self – Host
Kraft Music Hall
Character:Self - Host
This Is Your Life
Character:Self
I Love Lucy
Character:Rock Hudson
The Jack Benny Program
Character:Rock Hudson
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
Bambi
Character:Self (archive footage)
Bambi
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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