Rock Hudson
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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
Credits
Giant (1956)
as Jordan 'Bick' Benedict
Seconds (1966)
as Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
as Col. Jim Caldwell
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
as Jason Rudd
Pillow Talk (1959)
as Brad Allen
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files (1992)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
as Self (archive)
A Farewell to Arms (1957)
as Lt. Frederick Henry
Send Me No Flowers (1964)
as George Kimball
The Vegas Strip War (1984)
as Neil Chaine
Superstunt II (1979)
as Self - Host
Hollywood: No Sex, Please! (2018)
Actor
Lionpower from MGM (1967)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
as Cdr. James Ferraday
Bend of the River (1952)
as Trey Wilson
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... (1989)
as Self (archive footage)
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
as Ron Kirby
Winchester '73 (1950)
as Young Bull
The Undefeated (1969)
as Colonel James Langdon
Come September (1961)
as Robert L. Talbot
Written on the Wind (1956)
as Mitch Wayne
James Dean: Forever Young (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Here Come the Nelsons (1952)
as Charlie Jones
Commitment to Life (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Avalanche (1978)
as David Shelby
Tobruk (1967)
as Major Donald Craig
This Earth Is Mine (1959)
as John Rambeau
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Sunset (1961)
as Dana Stribling
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger (2010)
as Himself (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
as Roger Willoughby
Horizons West (1952)
as Neil Hammond
Gun Fury (1953)
as Ben Warren
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
The Desert Hawk (1950)
as Captain Ras
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
as Narrator (uncredited)
Strange Bedfellows (1965)
as Carter Harrison
Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
as Michael 'Tiger' McDrew
Tomahawk (1951)
as Burt Hanna
Hornets' Nest (1970)
as Turner
Blindfold (1966)
as Dr. Bartholomew Snow
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
as Bob Merrick
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
as Taza
Lover Come Back (1961)
as Jerry Webster
The Tarnished Angels (1957)
as Burke Devlin
Never Say Goodbye (1956)
as Dr. Michael Parker
Showdown (1973)
as Chuck Jarvis
James Dean Remembered (1974)
as Self (voice)
Carol and Company (1966)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
as Dan Stebbins
I Was a Shoplifter (1950)
as Si Swanson - Store Detective
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
The James Dean Story (1957)
as Self
These Dead Souls (2018)
as (archive footage)
Beatles: Big Beat Box (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992)
as Himself (archive footage)
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
as Michael Martin
Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)
as Self (uncredited)
Peggy (1950)
as Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
Darling Lili (1970)
as Major William Larrabee
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
Something of Value (1957)
as Peter McKenzie
Battle Hymn (1957)
as Col. Dean E. Hess
A Fine Pair (1968)
as Capt. Mike Harmon
Musical Comedy Tonight (1979)
Actor
The Green Fog (2018)
Actor
Back to God's Country (1953)
as Peter Keith
Bengal Brigade (1954)
as Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008)
as Self
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn (1963)
as Narrator (voice)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
The Lawless Breed (1952)
as John Wesley Hardin
The Spiral Road (1962)
as Dr. Anton Drager
After Stonewall (1999)
as Self
One Desire (1955)
as Clint Saunders
A Very Special Favor (1965)
as Paul Chadwick
Iron Man (1951)
as Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
Seminole (1953)
as Lance Caldwell
Twilight for the Gods (1958)
as Captain David Bell
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shakedown (1950)
as Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft (2021)
Actor
Bright Victory (1951)
as Dudek
The Ambassador (1985)
as Frank Stevenson
Embryo (1976)
as Dr. Paul Holliston
The Golden Blade (1953)
as Harun Al-Rashid
Sea Devils (1953)
as Gilliatt
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special (1971)
as Self
One Way Street (1950)
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Fighter Squadron (1948)
as Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Star Maker (1981)
as Danny Youngblood
Once Upon a Dead Man (1971)
as Stewart McMillan
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
as (archive footage)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
as Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait (1975)
as Self
The Beatrice Arthur Special (1980)
as Himself
Vito (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Undertow (1949)
as Detective (as Roc Hudson)
Dominick Dunne: After the Party (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
The Patricia Neal Story (1981)
as Rock Hudson (uncredited)
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (1971)
as Self
When Fear Eats the Soul (2007)
as Ron Kirby (archive footage)
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Fat Man (1951)
as Roy Clark
James Dean: A Portrait (1995)
as Self (Archive footage)
Mondo Hollywood (1967)
Actor
Uncertain Verification (1965)
as (archive footage)
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' (1956)
as Self
Death In Hollywood (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret (2019)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scarlet Angel (1952)
as Frank Truscott
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Children of 'Giant' (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Air Cadet (1951)
as Upper Classman
Acting for Douglas Sirk (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Legenden (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars (1980)
as Self
Memories of Giant (1998)
as Self
Return to 'Giant' (1996)
as Self (archive footage)