Rock Hudson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-11-17
Day of Death
1985-10-02 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Winnetka, Illinois, USA
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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Acting
(2024)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
(2023)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
as Self (archive footage)
(2018)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(2018)
These Dead Souls
as (archive footage)
(2015)
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
Children of 'Giant'
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2011)
Hollywood Scandals
as Self (archive footage)
(2010)
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
as Himself (archive footage)
(2008)
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
as Self (archive footage)
(2008)
Acting for Douglas Sirk
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
When Fear Eats the Soul
as Ron Kirby (archive footage)
(2004)
Hollywood Legenden
as Self (archive footage)
(2004)
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
(2004)
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
Beatles: Big Beat Box
as Self (archive footage)
(1997)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
(1996)
Return to 'Giant'
as Self (archive footage)
(1992)
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
as Himself (archive footage)
(1990)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
(1989)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
as Self (archive footage)
(1985)
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
(1985)
The Ambassador
as Frank Stevenson
(1985)
(1984)
The Vegas Strip War
as Neil Chaine
(1981)
The Patricia Neal Story
as Rock Hudson (uncredited)
(1981)
The Star Maker
as Danny Youngblood
(1980)
The Mirror Crack'd
as Jason Rudd
(1980)
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
as Self
(1980)
The Beatrice Arthur Special
as Himself
(1979)
Superstunt II
as Self - Host
(1979)
(1978)
Avalanche
as David Shelby
(1976)
Embryo
as Dr. Paul Holliston
(1975)
(1974)
James Dean Remembered
as Self (voice)
(1973)
Showdown
as Chuck Jarvis
(1971)
Pretty Maids All in a Row
as Michael 'Tiger' McDrew
(1971)
(1971)
(1971)
Once Upon a Dead Man
as Stewart McMillan
(1970)
Darling Lili
as Major William Larrabee
(1970)
Hornets' Nest
as Turner
(1969)
The Undefeated
as Colonel James Langdon
(1968)
Ice Station Zebra
as Cdr. James Ferraday
(1968)
A Fine Pair
as Capt. Mike Harmon
(1967)
Tobruk
as Major Donald Craig
(1966)
Seconds
as Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
(1966)
Blindfold
as Dr. Bartholomew Snow
(1966)
Carol and Company
as Self
(1965)
Strange Bedfellows
as Carter Harrison
(1965)
A Very Special Favor
as Paul Chadwick
(1965)
Uncertain Verification
as (archive footage)
(1964)
Send Me No Flowers
as George Kimball
(1964)
Man's Favorite Sport?
as Roger Willoughby
(1963)
A Gathering of Eagles
as Col. Jim Caldwell
(1963)
Marilyn
as Narrator
(1962)
The Spiral Road
as Dr. Anton Drager
(1961)
Come September
as Robert L. Talbot
(1961)
The Last Sunset
as Dana Stribling
(1961)
Lover Come Back
as Jerry Webster
(1961)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (uncredited)
(1959)
Pillow Talk
as Brad Allen
(1959)
This Earth Is Mine
as John Rambeau
(1958)
Twilight for the Gods
as Captain David Bell
(1957)
A Farewell to Arms
as Lt. Frederick Henry
(1957)
The James Dean Story
as Self
(1957)
The Tarnished Angels
as Burke Devlin
(1957)
Battle Hymn
as Col. Dean E. Hess
(1957)
Something of Value
as Peter McKenzie
(1956)
Giant
as Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
(1956)
Written on the Wind
as Mitch Wayne
(1956)
Never Say Goodbye
as Dr. Michael Parker
(1956)
(1955)
All That Heaven Allows
as Ron Kirby
(1955)
One Desire
as Clint Saunders
(1955)
Captain Lightfoot
as Michael Martin
(1954)
Magnificent Obsession
as Bob Merrick
(1954)
Taza, Son of Cochise
as Taza
(1954)
Bengal Brigade
as Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
(1953)
Gun Fury
as Ben Warren
(1953)
Seminole
as Lance Caldwell
(1953)
Sea Devils
as Gilliatt
(1953)
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
as Narrator (uncredited)
(1953)
The Golden Blade
as Harun
(1953)
Back to God's Country
as Peter Keith
(1952)
Bend of the River
as Trey Wilson
(1952)
Horizons West
as Neil Hammond
(1952)
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Dan Stebbins
(1952)
The Lawless Breed
as John Wesley Hardin
(1952)
Scarlet Angel
as Frank Truscott
(1952)
Here Come the Nelsons
as Charlie Jones
(1951)
Tomahawk
as Burt Hanna
(1951)
Iron Man
as Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
(1951)
The Fat Man
as Roy Clark
(1951)
Bright Victory
as Dudek
(1951)
Air Cadet
as Upper Classman
(1950)
Winchester '73
as Young Bull
(1950)
Peggy
as Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
(1950)
Shakedown
as Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
(1950)
The Desert Hawk
as Captain Ras
(1950)
I Was a Shoplifter
as Si Swanson - Store Detective
(1950)
One Way Street
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
(1949)
Undertow
as Detective (as Roc Hudson)
(1948)
Fighter Squadron
as Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
Crew
(1966)
Seconds
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