Acting
129
Man
Nov 17, 1925
Oct 2, 1985 (59)
Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Rock Hudson
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.
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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2024 | Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes | Self (archive footage) |
2023 | Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed | Self (archive footage) |
2022 | Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend | Self (archive footage) |
2021 | Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It | Self (archive footage) |
2021 | Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande | Self (archive footage) |
2018 | Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) |
2018 | These Dead Souls | (archive footage) |
2015 | Tab Hunter Confidential | Self (archive footage) |
2015 | Children of 'Giant' | Self (archive footage) |
2014 | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) |
2011 | Hollywood Scandals | Self (archive footage) |
2010 | Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger | Himself (archive footage) |
2008 | Dominick Dunne: After the Party | Self (archive footage) |
2008 | Acting for Douglas Sirk | Self (archive footage) |
2007 | When Fear Eats the Soul | Ron Kirby (archive footage) |
2004 | A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli | Self (archive footage) |
2004 | Judy Garland: By Myself | Self (archive footage) |
2004 | Hollywood Legenden | Self (archive footage) |
2001 | Beatles: Big Beat Box | Self (archive footage) |
1997 | The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self (archive footage) |
1996 | Return to 'Giant' | Self (archive footage) |
1992 | Rock Hudson's Home Movies | Himself (archive footage) |
1990 | Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) |
1989 | Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt | Self (archive footage) |
1985 | Volunteers | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
1985 | The Ambassador | Frank Stevenson |
1985 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self |
1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self |
1984 | The Vegas Strip War | Neil Chaine |
1982 | World War III | President Thomas McKenna |
1982 | Wogan | Self |
1982 | The Devlin Connection | Brian Devlin |
1981 | Dynasty | Daniel Reece |
1981 | The Patricia Neal Story | Rock Hudson (uncredited) |
1981 | The Star Maker | Danny Youngblood |
1980 | The Mirror Crack'd | Jason Rudd |
1980 | The Martian Chronicles | Col. John Wilder |
1980 | Douglas Sirk: Über Stars | Self |
1980 | The Beatrice Arthur Special | Himself |
1979 | Superstunt II | Self - Host |
1979 | Musical Comedy Tonight | |
1978 | Avalanche | David Shelby |
1978 | Wheels | Adam Trenton |
1977 | Bitte umblättern | Self |
1976 | Embryo | Dr. Paul Holliston |
1975 | Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait | Self |
1974 | James Dean Remembered | Self (voice) |
1973 | Showdown | Chuck Jarvis |
1971 | Pretty Maids All in a Row | Michael 'Tiger' McDrew |
1971 | McMillan and Wife | Stewart 'Mac' McMillan |
1971 | Once Upon a Dead Man | Stewart McMillan |
1971 | The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World | Self |
1971 | The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special | Self |
1971 | V.I.P. Schaukel | Self |
1970 | Darling Lili | Major William Larrabee |
1970 | Hornets' Nest | Turner |
1969 | The Undefeated | Colonel James Langdon |
1968 | Ice Station Zebra | Cdr. James Ferraday |
1968 | A Fine Pair | Capt. Mike Harmon |
1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest / Various Characters |
1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self |
1967 | Tobruk | Major Donald Craig |
1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest Performer (uncredited) |
1966 | Seconds | Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson |
1966 | Blindfold | Dr. Bartholomew Snow |
1965 | Strange Bedfellows | Carter Harrison |
1965 | Uncertain Verification | (archive footage) |
1965 | A Very Special Favor | Paul Chadwick |
1964 | Man's Favorite Sport? | Roger Willoughby |
1964 | Send Me No Flowers | George Kimball |
1963 | A Gathering of Eagles | Col. Jim Caldwell |
1963 | Marilyn | Narrator |
1962 | The Spiral Road | Dr. Anton Drager |
1961 | Lover Come Back | Jerry Webster |
1961 | The Last Sunset | Dana Stribling |
1961 | Come September | Robert L. Talbot |
1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self (uncredited) |
1959 | Pillow Talk | Brad Allen |
1959 | This Earth Is Mine | John Rambeau |
1959 | The Big Party | Self – Host |
1958 | Twilight for the Gods | Captain David Bell |
1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self - Host |
1957 | The Tarnished Angels | Burke Devlin |
1957 | A Farewell to Arms | Lt. Frederick Henry |
1957 | Battle Hymn | Col. Dean E. Hess |
1957 | Something of Value | Peter McKenzie |
1957 | The James Dean Story | Self |
1956 | Giant | Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr. |
1956 | Written on the Wind | Mitch Wayne |
1956 | Never Say Goodbye | Dr. Michael Parker |
1956 | New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' | Self |
1955 | All That Heaven Allows | Ron Kirby |
1955 | Captain Lightfoot | Michael Martin |
1955 | One Desire | Clint Saunders |
1954 | Magnificent Obsession | Bob Merrick |
1954 | Taza, Son of Cochise | Taza |
1954 | Bengal Brigade | Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne |
1953 | Gun Fury | Ben Warren |
1953 | Beneath the 12-Mile Reef | Narrator (uncredited) |
1953 | Seminole | Lance Caldwell |
1953 | Sea Devils | Gilliatt |
1953 | The Golden Blade | Harun |
1953 | Back to God's Country | Peter Keith |
1952 | Bend of the River | Trey Wilson |
1952 | The Lawless Breed | John Wesley Hardin |
1952 | Horizons West | Neil Hammond |
1952 | Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Dan Stebbins |
1952 | This Is Your Life | Self |
1952 | Scarlet Angel | Frank Truscott |
1952 | Here Come the Nelsons | Charlie Jones |
1951 | I Love Lucy | Rock Hudson |
1951 | Tomahawk | Burt Hanna |
1951 | Bright Victory | Dudek |
1951 | The Fat Man | Roy Clark |
1951 | Iron Man | Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe |
1951 | Air Cadet | Upper Classman |
1950 | Winchester '73 | Young Bull |
1950 | One Way Street | Truck Driver (uncredited) |
1950 | Shakedown | Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited) |
1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Rock Hudson |
1950 | I Was a Shoplifter | Si Swanson - Store Detective |
1950 | The Desert Hawk | Captain Ras |
1950 | Peggy | Johnny "Scat" Mitchell |
1949 | Undertow | Detective (as Roc Hudson) |
1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self (archive footage) |
1948 | Fighter Squadron | Second Lieutenant (uncredited) |
1948 | Bambi Awards | Self (archive footage) |
1948 | Bambi Awards | Self |
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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1966 | Seconds | Associate Producer |