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person_profile-Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson Died at age: 59

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Rock Hudson

Date of Birth:

Nov 17, 1925

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Oct 02, 1985

Biography of

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.

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Rock Hudson

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Filmography of

Rock Hudson

Found 103 Movies in total

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2024

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2023

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2022

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2021

... 2021

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2018

Children of Giant

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2015

Tab Hunter Confidential

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2015

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2014

Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger

Himself (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2010

Beatles: Big Beat Box

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2001

After Stonewall

Self ( Actor )

... 1999

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1997

Return to 'Giant'

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1996

James Dean: A Portrait

Self (Archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1995

Rock Hudson's Home Movies

Himself (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1992

... 1990

... 1990

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1989

Volunteers

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1985

... 1985

The Ambassador

Frank Stevenson ( Actor )

... 1985

The Vegas Strip War

Neil Chaine ( Actor )

... 1984

World War III

US President ( Actor )

... 1982

The Patricia Neal Story

Rock Hudson (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1981

The Star Maker

Danny Youngblood ( Actor )

... 1981

The Mirror Crack'd

Jason Rudd ( Actor )

... 1980

... 1980

Avalanche

David Shelby ( Actor )

... 1978

Embryo

Dr. Paul Holliston ( Actor )

... 1976

James Dean Remembered

Self (voice) ( Actor )

... 1974

Showdown

Chuck Jarvis ( Actor )

... 1973

Once Upon a Dead Man

Stewart McMillan ( Actor )

... 1971

Pretty Maids All in a Row

Michael 'Tiger' McDrew ( Actor )

... 1971

... 1971

Hornets' Nest

Turner ( Actor )

... 1970

Darling Lili

Major William Larrabee ( Actor )

... 1970

The Undefeated

Colonel James Langdon ( Actor )

... 1969

Ice Station Zebra

Cdr. James Ferraday ( Actor )

... 1968

A Fine Pair

Capt. Mike Harmon ( Actor )

... 1968

Tobruk

Major Donald Craig ( Actor )

... 1967

Carol and Company

Self ( Actor )

... 1966

Seconds

Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson ( Actor )

Associate Producer

... 1966

Blindfold

Dr. Bartholomew Snow ( Actor )

... 1966

A Very Special Favor

Paul Chadwick ( Actor )

... 1965

Strange Bedfellows

Carter Harrison ( Actor )

... 1965

Send Me No Flowers

George Kimball ( Actor )

... 1964

Man's Favorite Sport?

Roger Willoughby ( Actor )

... 1964

A Gathering of Eagles

Col. Jim Caldwell ( Actor )

... 1963

Marilyn

Narrator ( Actor )

... 1963

The Spiral Road

Dr. Anton Drager ( Actor )

... 1962

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Self (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1961

Lover Come Back

Jerry Webster ( Actor )

... 1961

The Last Sunset

Dana Stribling ( Actor )

... 1961

Come September

Robert L. Talbot ( Actor )

... 1961

Pillow Talk

Brad Allen ( Actor )

... 1959

This Earth Is Mine

John Rambeau ( Actor )

... 1959

Twilight for the Gods

Captain David Bell ( Actor )

... 1958

A Farewell to Arms

Lt. Frederick Henry ( Actor )

... 1957

The Tarnished Angels

Burke Devlin ( Actor )

... 1957

The James Dean Story

Self ( Actor )

... 1957

Something of Value

Peter McKenzie ( Actor )

... 1957

Battle Hymn

Col. Dean E. Hess ( Actor )

... 1957

Giant

Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr. ( Actor )

... 1956

Written on the Wind

Mitch Wayne ( Actor )

... 1956

Never Say Goodbye

Dr. Michael Parker ( Actor )

... 1956

All That Heaven Allows

Ron Kirby ( Actor )

... 1955

One Desire

Clint Saunders ( Actor )

... 1955

Captain Lightfoot

Michael « Mike » Martin ( Actor )

... 1955

Bengal Brigade

Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne ( Actor )

... 1954

Magnificent Obsession

Bob Merrick ( Actor )

... 1954

Taza, Son of Cochise

Taza ( Actor )

... 1954

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

Narrator (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1953

Back to God's Country

Peter Keith ( Actor )

... 1953

Gun Fury

Ben Warren ( Actor )

... 1953

The Golden Blade

Harun ( Actor )

... 1953

Sea Devils

Gilliatt ( Actor )

... 1953

Seminole

Lance Caldwell ( Actor )

... 1953

The Lawless Breed

John Wesley Hardin ( Actor )

... 1952

Horizons West

Neil Hammond ( Actor )

... 1952

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

Dan Stebbins ( Actor )

... 1952

Scarlet Angel

Frank Truscott ( Actor )

... 1952

Here Come the Nelsons

Charlie Jones ( Actor )

... 1952

Bend of the River

Trey Wilson ( Actor )

... 1952

Iron Man

Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe ( Actor )

... 1951

Bright Victory

Dudek ( Actor )

... 1951

The Fat Man

Roy Clark ( Actor )

... 1951

Air Cadet

Upper Classman ( Actor )

... 1951

Tomahawk

Burt Hanna ( Actor )

... 1951

... 1950

The Desert Hawk

Captain Ras ( Actor )

... 1950

Winchester '73

Young Bull ( Actor )

... 1950

Peggy

Johnny "Scat" Mitchell ( Actor )

... 1950

I Was a Shoplifter

Si Swanson - Store Detective ( Actor )

... 1950

One Way Street

Truck Driver ( Actor )

... 1950

Undertow

Detective (as Roc Hudson) ( Actor )

... 1949

Fighter Squadron

Second Lieutenant (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1948