Rock Hudson
Born: 1925-11-17 in Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Died: 1985-10-02
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed as Self (archive footage)
2022
- Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend as Self (archive footage)
2021
- Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande as Self (archive footage)
- Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self (archive footage)
2018
- Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- These Dead Souls as (archive footage)
2015
- Children of 'Giant' as Self (archive footage)
- Tab Hunter Confidential as Self (archive footage)
2011
- Hollywood Scandals as Self (archive footage)
2010
- Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger as Himself (archive footage)
2008
- Acting for Douglas Sirk as Self (archive footage)
- Dominick Dunne: After the Party as Self (archive footage)
2007
- When Fear Eats the Soul as Ron Kirby (archive footage)
2004
- Hollywood Legenden as Self (archive footage)
- A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli as Self (archive footage)
- Judy Garland: By Myself as Self (archive footage)
2003
- 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment as Self (archive footage)
2001
- Beatles: Big Beat Box as Self (archive footage)
1999
- After Stonewall as Self
1998
1997
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage)
1996
- Return to 'Giant' as Self (archive footage)
1995
- James Dean: A Portrait as Self (Archive footage)
1992
- Rock Hudson's Home Movies as Himself (archive footage)
1990
- Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths as (archive footage)
1989
- Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt as Self (archive footage)
1985
- The Ambassador as Frank Stevenson
- George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey as Self
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1984
- The Vegas Strip War as Neil Chaine
1982
- Wogan as Self
- World War III as President Thomas McKenna
- The Devlin Connection as Brian Devlin
1981
- Dynasty as Daniel Reece
- The Star Maker as Danny Youngblood
- The Patricia Neal Story as Rock Hudson (uncredited)
1980
- The Mirror Crack'd as Jason Rudd
- Douglas Sirk: Über Stars as Self
- The Martian Chronicles as Col. John Wilder
- The Martian Chronicles as Col. John Wilder
- The Beatrice Arthur Special as Himself
1979
- Superstunt II as Self - Host
- Musical Comedy Tonight
1977
- Please Turn the Page as Self
1976
- Embryo as Dr. Paul Holliston
1975
1974
- James Dean Remembered as Self (voice)
1973
- Showdown as Chuck Jarvis
1971
- McMillan & Wife as Stewart 'Mac' McMillan
- V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- Pretty Maids All in a Row as Michael 'Tiger' McDrew
- The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World as Self
- The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special as Self
- Once Upon a Dead Man as Stewart McMillan
1970
- Hornets' Nest as Turner
- Darling Lili as Major William Larrabee
1969
- The Undefeated as Colonel James Langdon
1968
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Guest Performer (uncredited)
- A Fine Pair as Capt. Mike Harmon
- Ice Station Zebra as Cdr. James Ferraday
1967
- The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
- Tobruk as Major Donald Craig
- Lionpower from MGM
1966
- Seconds as Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
- Blindfold as Dr. Bartholomew Snow
- Carol and Company as Self
1965
- A Very Special Favor as Paul Chadwick
- Uncertain Verification as (archive footage)
- Strange Bedfellows as Carter Harrison
1964
- Man's Favorite Sport? as Roger Willoughby
- Send Me No Flowers as George Kimball
1963
- A Gathering of Eagles as Col. Jim Caldwell
- Marilyn as Narrator
1962
- The Spiral Road as Dr. Anton Drager
1961
- Come September as Robert L. Talbot
- The Last Sunset as Dana Stribling
- Lover Come Back as Jerry Webster
- Hollywood: The Selznick Years as Self (uncredited)
1959
- Pillow Talk as Brad Allen
- This Earth Is Mine as John Rambeau
- The Big Party as Self – Host
1958
- Kraft Music Hall as Self - Host
- Twilight for the Gods as Captain David Bell
1957
- Battle Hymn as Col. Dean E. Hess
- Something of Value as Peter McKenzie
- A Farewell to Arms as Lt. Frederick Henry
- The Tarnished Angels as Burke Devlin
- The James Dean Story as Self
1956
- Giant as Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
- Written on the Wind as Mitch Wayne
- Never Say Goodbye as Dr. Michael Parker
- New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' as Self
1955
- One Desire as Clint Saunders
- Captain Lightfoot as Michael Martin
- All That Heaven Allows as Ron Kirby
1954
- Bengal Brigade as Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
- Magnificent Obsession as Bob Merrick
- Taza, Son of Cochise as Taza
1953
- Sea Devils as Gilliatt
- Gun Fury as Ben Warren
- Seminole as Lance Caldwell
- Back to God's Country as Peter Keith
- Beneath the 12-Mile Reef as Narrator (uncredited)
- The Golden Blade as Harun
1952
- This Is Your Life as Self
- Scarlet Angel as Frank Truscott
- Bend of the River as Trey Wilson
- Horizons West as Neil Hammond
- The Lawless Breed as John Wesley Hardin
- Has Anybody Seen My Gal? as Dan Stebbins
- Here Come the Nelsons as Charlie Jones
1951
- I Love Lucy as Rock Hudson
- Bright Victory as Dudek
- Tomahawk as Burt Hanna
- Iron Man as Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
- Air Cadet as Upper Classman
- The Fat Man as Roy Clark
1950
- The Jack Benny Program as Rock Hudson
- The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- Winchester '73 as Young Bull
- Shakedown as Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
- Peggy as Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
- One Way Street as Truck Driver (uncredited)
- I Was a Shoplifter as Si Swanson - Store Detective
- The Desert Hawk as Captain Ras
1949
- Undertow as Detective (as Roc Hudson)
1948
- Bambi as Self (archive footage)
- Fighter Squadron as Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter