Rock Hudson
Acting
Born November 17, 1925 · 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.
Films (119)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
These Dead Souls
2018
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
Children of 'Giant'
2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
Hollywood Scandals
2011
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
2010
Acting for Douglas Sirk
2008
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
2008
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
Hollywood Legenden
2004
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
2004
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001
After Stonewall
1999
Memories of Giant
1998
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
Return to 'Giant'
1996
James Dean: A Portrait
1995
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
1992
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
The Ambassador
1985
The Vegas Strip War
1984
The Patricia Neal Story
1981
The Star Maker
1981
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
1980
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
The Martian Chronicles
1980
The Beatrice Arthur Special
1980
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
Superstunt II
1979
Avalanche
1978
Embryo
1976
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
1975
James Dean Remembered
1974
Showdown
1973
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971
Once Upon a Dead Man
1971
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
1971
Hornets' Nest
1970
Darling Lili
1970
The Undefeated
1969
A Fine Pair
1968
Ice Station Zebra
1968
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Tobruk
1967
Lionpower from MGM
1967
Carol and Company
1966
Seconds
1966
Blindfold
1966
A Very Special Favor
1965
Uncertain Verification
1965
Strange Bedfellows
1965
Send Me No Flowers
1964
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
A Gathering of Eagles
1963
Marilyn
1963
The Spiral Road
1962
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
Lover Come Back
1961
Come September
1961
The Last Sunset
1961
Pillow Talk
1959
This Earth Is Mine
1959
Twilight for the Gods
1958
A Farewell to Arms
1957
The Tarnished Angels
1957
The James Dean Story
1957
Something of Value
1957
Battle Hymn
1957
Giant
1956
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
1956
Written on the Wind
1956
Never Say Goodbye
1956
All That Heaven Allows
1955
One Desire
1955
Captain Lightfoot
1955
Bengal Brigade
1954
Magnificent Obsession
1954
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953
Back to God's Country
1953
Gun Fury
1953
The Golden Blade
1953
Sea Devils
1953
Seminole
1953
The Lawless Breed
1952
Horizons West
1952
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
Scarlet Angel
1952
Here Come the Nelsons
1952
Bend of the River
1952
Iron Man
1951
Bright Victory
1951
The Fat Man
1951
Air Cadet
1951
Tomahawk
1951
Shakedown
1950
The Desert Hawk
1950
Winchester '73
1950
Peggy
1950
I Was a Shoplifter
1950
One Way Street
1950
Undertow
1949
Fighter Squadron
1948