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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rock Hudson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
Giant
Rock Hudson (uncredited)
The Patricia Neal Story
Self (archive footage)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
George Kimball
Send Me No Flowers
Brad Allen
Pillow Talk
Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
Seconds
Self - Host
Superstunt II
Jason Rudd
The Mirror Crack'd
Robert L. Talbot
Come September
Self
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
Self (archive footage)
Return to 'Giant'
Major Donald Craig
Tobruk
Self (archive footage)
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
Self (archive footage)
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
Bob Merrick
Magnificent Obsession
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Legenden
Jerry Webster
Lover Come Back
Young Bull
Winchester '73
Major William Larrabee
Darling Lili
Self (archive footage)
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Neil Hammond
Horizons West
Ron Kirby
All That Heaven Allows
Ben Warren
Gun Fury
Burke Devlin
The Tarnished Angels
Lance Caldwell
Seminole
Trey Wilson
Bend of the River
Burt Hanna
Tomahawk
Roger Willoughby
Man's Favorite Sport?
Self (archive footage)
Children of 'Giant'
Dana Stribling
The Last Sunset
Cdr. James Ferraday
Ice Station Zebra
Carter Harrison
Strange Bedfellows
Peter McKenzie
Something of Value
Roy Clark
The Fat Man
Mitch Wayne
Written on the Wind
Colonel James Langdon
The Undefeated
Lt. Frederick Henry
A Farewell to Arms
Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Skandale
Michael 'Tiger' McDrew
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Taza
Taza, Son of Cochise
Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
Iron Man
Self
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Dan Stebbins
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Col. Dean E. Hess
Battle Hymn
(archive footage)
These Dead Souls
Chuck Jarvis
Showdown
Detective (as Roc Hudson)
Undertow
Captain David Bell
Twilight for the Gods
Turner
Hornets' Nest
Harun
The Golden Blade
Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
Fighter Squadron
Upper Classman
Air Cadet
John Wesley Hardin
The Lawless Breed
Col. Jim Caldwell
A Gathering of Eagles
Self (archive footage)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
(archive footage)
La verifica incerta
Paul Chadwick
A Very Special Favor
Gilliatt
Sea Devils
Dr. Paul Holliston
Embryo
Si Swanson - Store Detective
I Was a Shoplifter
Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
John Rambeau
This Earth Is Mine
Michael Martin
Captain Lightfoot
Clint Saunders
One Desire
Dr. Anton Drager
The Spiral Road
Truck Driver (uncredited)
One Way Street
Peter Keith
Back to God's Country
Frank Stevenson
The Ambassador
Captain Ras
The Desert Hawk
David Shelby
Avalanche
Dr. Michael Parker
Never Say Goodbye
Self (archive footage)
Acting for Douglas Sirk
Dr. Bartholomew Snow
Blindfold
Neil Chaine
The Vegas Strip War
Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
Bengal Brigade
Narrator
Marilyn
Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
The James Dean Story
Charlie Jones
Here Come the Nelsons
Frank Truscott
Scarlet Angel
Dudek
Bright Victory
Self (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Himself (archive footage)
Rock Hudson - Schöner fremder Mann
(archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood, la dernière légende
Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
Shakedown
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
Peggy
Self
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
Self
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
Ron Kirby (archive footage)
Quand la peur dévore l'âme
Self
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Himself
The Beatrice Arthur Special
Self (voice)
James Dean Remembered
Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
Stewart McMillan
Once Upon a Dead Man
Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Danny Youngblood
The Star Maker
Capt. Mike Harmon
Ruba al prossimo tuo
Narrator (uncredited)
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Musical Comedy Tonight
Himself (archive footage)
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
Self
Carol and Company
Self
After Stonewall
Self (Archive footage)
James Dean: A Portrait
Lionpower from MGM
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Memories of Giant
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
112
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-11-17
Place of Birth
Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Roc Hudson