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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 17, 1925
Died
October 2, 1985
Place of Birth
Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- Roc Hudson
- Roy Fitzgerald
- Roy Harold Scherer Jr.
- راک هادسن
Rock Hudson
1.1 Popularity
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
5.7
Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
7.3
Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
3.7
Self (archive footage)
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021
7.5
Self (archive footage)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
6.0
Self (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
0.0
(archive footage)
These Dead Souls
2018
6.8
Self (archive footage)
Children of 'Giant'
2015
7.3
Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
🎬
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals
2011
4.4
Himself (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
2010
Credits
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self (archive footage)
2023
5.7
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
2022
7.3
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
as Self (archive footage)
2021
3.7
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as Self (archive footage)
2021
7.5
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2018
6.0
These Dead Souls
as (archive footage)
2018
0.0
Children of 'Giant'
as Self (archive footage)
2015
6.8
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self (archive footage)
2015
7.3
🎬
Hollywood Scandals
as Self (archive footage)
2011
0.0
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
as Himself (archive footage)
2010
4.4
🎬
Acting for Douglas Sirk
as Self (archive footage)
2008
0.0
🎬
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
as Self (archive footage)
2008
7.5
When Fear Eats the Soul
as Ron Kirby (archive footage)
2007
10.0
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
2004
7.5
🎬
Hollywood Legenden
as Self (archive footage)
2004
2.0
🎬
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
2004
9.0
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2003
5.0
Beatles: Big Beat Box
as Self (archive footage)
2001
0.0
After Stonewall
as Self
1999
5.4
🎬
Memories of Giant
1998
0.0
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
1997
4.9
Return to 'Giant'
as Self (archive footage)
1996
6.1
James Dean: A Portrait
as Self (Archive footage)
1995
0.0
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
as Himself (archive footage)
1992
3.3
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
1990
5.7
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
as Self (archive footage)
1989
6.9
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
0.0
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
8.0
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
1985
5.6
The Ambassador
as Frank Stevenson
1985
5.0
The Vegas Strip War
as Neil Chaine
1984
2.7
The Devlin Connection
as Brian Devlin
1982
5.0
Wogan
as Self
1982
4.5
World War III
as President Thomas McKenna
1982
6.2
The Patricia Neal Story
as Rock Hudson (uncredited)
1981
5.0
The Star Maker
as Danny Youngblood
1981
4.0
Dynasty
as Daniel Reece
1981
6.4
🎬
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
as Self
1980
0.0
The Mirror Crack'd
as Jason Rudd
1980
6.1
The Martian Chronicles
as Col. John Wilder
1980
0.0
The Beatrice Arthur Special
as Himself
1980
0.0
The Martian Chronicles
as Col. John Wilder
1980
6.9
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
0.0
🎬
Superstunt II
as Self - Host
1979
0.0
Avalanche
as David Shelby
1978
3.5
Wheels
as Adam Trenton
1978
6.0
🎬
Please Turn the Page
as Self
1977
6.0
Embryo
as Dr. Paul Holliston
1976
4.6
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
as Self
1975
4.0
James Dean Remembered
as Self (voice)
1974
0.0
Showdown
as Chuck Jarvis
1973
6.1
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
as Self
1971
7.0
McMillan & Wife
as Stewart 'Mac' McMillan
1971
6.9
Once Upon a Dead Man
as Stewart McMillan
1971
7.0
🎬
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
1971
7.5
Pretty Maids All in a Row
as Michael 'Tiger' McDrew
1971
5.7
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
as Self
1971
7.0
Hornets' Nest
as Turner
1970
5.6
Darling Lili
as Major William Larrabee
1970
5.5
The Undefeated
as Colonel James Langdon
1969
6.2
A Fine Pair
as Capt. Mike Harmon
1968
3.4
Ice Station Zebra
as Cdr. James Ferraday
1968
6.3
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
6.6
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
6.6
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
1967
7.7
Tobruk
as Major Donald Craig
1967
6.4
Lionpower from MGM
1967
4.5
Carol and Company
as Self
1966
0.0
Seconds
as Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
1966
7.3
Blindfold
as Dr. Bartholomew Snow
1966
6.1
A Very Special Favor
as Paul Chadwick
1965
5.7
Uncertain Verification
as (archive footage)
1965
6.6
Strange Bedfellows
as Carter Harrison
1965
5.9
Send Me No Flowers
as George Kimball
1964
6.8
Man's Favorite Sport?
as Roger Willoughby
1964
6.9
A Gathering of Eagles
as Col. Jim Caldwell
1963
5.7
Marilyn
as Narrator
1963
6.0
The Spiral Road
as Dr. Anton Drager
1962
5.2
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (uncredited)
1961
3.5
Lover Come Back
as Jerry Webster
1961
6.9
Come September
as Robert L. Talbot
1961
6.8
The Last Sunset
as Dana Stribling
1961
6.8
🎬
The Big Party
as Self – Host
1959
0.0
Pillow Talk
as Brad Allen
1959
7.1
This Earth Is Mine
as John Rambeau
1959
6.1
Kraft Music Hall
as Self - Host
1958
4.7
Twilight for the Gods
as Captain David Bell
1958
3.6
A Farewell to Arms
as Lt. Frederick Henry
1957
5.9
The Tarnished Angels
as Burke Devlin
1957
6.7
The James Dean Story
as Self
1957
5.4
Something of Value
as Peter McKenzie
1957
5.4
Battle Hymn
as Col. Dean E. Hess
1957
6.5
Giant
as Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
1956
7.6
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
as Self
1956
6.0
Written on the Wind
as Mitch Wayne
1956
6.9
Never Say Goodbye
as Dr. Michael Parker
1956
6.5
All That Heaven Allows
as Ron Kirby
1955
7.3
One Desire
as Clint Saunders
1955
5.9
Captain Lightfoot
as Michael Martin
1955
6.2
Bengal Brigade
as Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
1954
5.3
Magnificent Obsession
as Bob Merrick
1954
6.8
Taza, Son of Cochise
as Taza
1954
5.5
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
as Narrator (uncredited)
1953
5.9
Back to God's Country
as Peter Keith
1953
6.0
Gun Fury
as Ben Warren
1953
6.0
The Golden Blade
as Harun
1953
6.3
Sea Devils
as Gilliatt
1953
5.8
Seminole
as Lance Caldwell
1953
5.4
The Lawless Breed
as John Wesley Hardin
1952
6.6
Horizons West
as Neil Hammond
1952
6.2
This Is Your Life
as Self
1952
6.4
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Dan Stebbins
1952
6.7
Scarlet Angel
as Frank Truscott
1952
5.1
Here Come the Nelsons
as Charlie Jones
1952
6.0
Bend of the River
as Trey Wilson
1952
6.9
I Love Lucy
as Rock Hudson
1951
7.9
Iron Man
as Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
1951
6.1
Bright Victory
as Dudek
1951
6.9
The Fat Man
as Roy Clark
1951
5.6
Air Cadet
as Upper Classman
1951
5.0
Tomahawk
as Burt Hanna
1951
6.9
The Jack Benny Program
as Rock Hudson
1950
7.8
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
6.8
Shakedown
as Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
1950
6.2
The Desert Hawk
as Captain Ras
1950
5.1
Winchester '73
as Young Bull
1950
7.3
Peggy
as Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
1950
4.7
I Was a Shoplifter
as Si Swanson - Store Detective
1950
5.3
One Way Street
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
1950
5.2
Undertow
as Detective (as Roc Hudson)
1949
6.1
Fighter Squadron
as Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
1948
5.9
Bambi
as Self (archive footage)
1948
9.0
Bambi
as Self
1948
9.0
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2