Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 17, 1925
Died
Oct 02, 1985
Place of Birth
Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Credits
144 titles
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
Filmography
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
Self (archive footage)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
These Dead Souls
(archive footage)
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
The Green Fog
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
Children of 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self (archive)
Vito
Self (archive)
Hollywood Scandals
Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
Himself (archive footage)
Acting for Douglas Sirk
Self (archive footage)
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
Self (archive footage)
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Self
When Fear Eats the Soul
Ron Kirby (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Legenden
Self (archive footage)
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Self (archive footage)
After Stonewall
Self
Memories of Giant
Self
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
Return to 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
James Dean: A Portrait
Self (Archive footage)
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
Himself (archive footage)
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Death In Hollywood
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(archive footage)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Self (archive footage)
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
Self (Archive Footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
The Ambassador
Frank Stevenson
The Vegas Strip War
Neil Chaine
The Devlin Connection
Brian Devlin
Wogan
Self
World War III
President Thomas McKenna
The Patricia Neal Story
Rock Hudson (uncredited)
The Star Maker
Danny Youngblood
Dynasty
Daniel Reece
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
Self