Rock Hudson
Acting
1925-11-17 · Winnetka, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024 · Movie
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023 · Movie
Commitment to Life
2023 · Movie
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022 · Movie
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021 · Movie
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021 · Movie
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021 · Movie
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019 · Movie
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018 · Movie
These Dead Souls
2018 · Movie
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018 · Movie
The Green Fog
2018 · Movie
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 · Movie
Children of 'Giant'
2015 · Movie
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015 · Movie
Vito
2011 · Movie
Hollywood Scandals
2011 · Movie
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
2010 · Movie
Acting for Douglas Sirk
2008 · Movie
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
2008 · Movie
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008 · Movie
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007 · Movie
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004 · Movie
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
2004 · Movie
Hollywood Legenden
2004 · Movie
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003 · Movie
Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001 · Movie
After Stonewall
1999 · Movie
Memories of Giant
1998 · Movie
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997 · Movie
Return to 'Giant'
1996 · Movie
James Dean: A Portrait
1995 · Movie
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
1992 · Movie
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992 · Movie
Death In Hollywood
1990 · Movie
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990 · Movie
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989 · Movie
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
1989 · Movie
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988 · Movie
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Movie
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985 · Movie
The Ambassador
1985 · Movie
The Vegas Strip War
1984 · Movie
The Devlin Connection
1982 · Series
Wogan
1982 · Series
World War III
1982 · Series
The Patricia Neal Story
1981 · Movie
The Star Maker
1981 · Movie
Dynasty
1981 · Series
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
1980 · Movie
The Mirror Crack'd
1980 · Movie
The Beatrice Arthur Special
1980 · Movie
The Martian Chronicles
1980 · Series
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979 · Movie
Superstunt II
1979 · Movie
Avalanche
1978 · Movie
Wheels
1978 · Series
Please Turn the Page
1977 · Series
Embryo
1976 · Movie
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
1975 · Movie
James Dean Remembered
1974 · Movie
Showdown
1973 · Movie
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971 · Movie
McMillan & Wife
1971 · Series
Once Upon a Dead Man
1971 · Movie
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971 · Series
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971 · Movie
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
1971 · Movie
Hornets' Nest
1970 · Movie
Darling Lili
1970 · Movie
The Undefeated
1969 · Movie
A Fine Pair
1968 · Movie
Ice Station Zebra
1968 · Movie
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Series
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Series
Mondo Hollywood
1967 · Movie
Tobruk
1967 · Movie
Lionpower from MGM
1967 · Movie
Carol and Company
1966 · Movie
Seconds
1966 · Movie
Blindfold
1966 · Movie
A Very Special Favor
1965 · Movie
Uncertain Verification
1965 · Movie
Strange Bedfellows
1965 · Movie
Send Me No Flowers
1964 · Movie
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964 · Movie
A Gathering of Eagles
1963 · Movie
Marilyn
1963 · Movie
The Spiral Road
1962 · Movie
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961 · Movie
Lover Come Back
1961 · Movie
Come September
1961 · Movie
The Last Sunset
1961 · Movie
The Big Party
1959 · Series
Pillow Talk
1959 · Movie
This Earth Is Mine
1959 · Movie
Kraft Music Hall
1958 · Series
Twilight for the Gods
1958 · Movie
A Farewell to Arms
1957 · Movie
The Tarnished Angels
1957 · Movie
The James Dean Story
1957 · Movie
Something of Value
1957 · Movie
Battle Hymn
1957 · Movie
Giant
1956 · Movie
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
1956 · Movie
Written on the Wind
1956 · Movie
Never Say Goodbye
1956 · Movie
All That Heaven Allows
1955 · Movie
One Desire
1955 · Movie
Captain Lightfoot
1955 · Movie
Bengal Brigade
1954 · Movie
Magnificent Obsession
1954 · Movie
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954 · Movie
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953 · Movie
Back to God's Country
1953 · Movie
Gun Fury
1953 · Movie
The Golden Blade
1953 · Movie
Sea Devils
1953 · Movie
Seminole
1953 · Movie
The Lawless Breed
1952 · Movie
Horizons West
1952 · Movie
This Is Your Life
1952 · Series
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952 · Movie
Scarlet Angel
1952 · Movie
Here Come the Nelsons
1952 · Movie
Bend of the River
1952 · Movie
I Love Lucy
1951 · Series
Iron Man
1951 · Movie
Bright Victory
1951 · Movie
The Fat Man
1951 · Movie
Air Cadet
1951 · Movie
Tomahawk
1951 · Movie
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · Series
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Series
Shakedown
1950 · Movie
The Desert Hawk
1950 · Movie
Winchester '73
1950 · Movie
Peggy
1950 · Movie
I Was a Shoplifter
1950 · Movie
One Way Street
1950 · Movie
Undertow
1949 · Movie
Fighter Squadron
1948 · Movie
Bambi
1948 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series