Rock Hudson
Acting • Born 1925-11-17 – Died 1985-10-02
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
143 credits
Giant
Movie • 1956
Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
The Patricia Neal Story
Movie • 1981
Rock Hudson (uncredited)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Movie • 1989
Self (archive footage)
Send Me No Flowers
Movie • 1964
George Kimball
Pillow Talk
Movie • 1959
Brad Allen
Seconds
Movie • 1966
Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
Superstunt II
Movie • 1979
Self - Host
The Mirror Crack'd
Movie • 1980
Jason Rudd
Come September
Movie • 1961
Robert L. Talbot
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
Movie • 1980
Self
Return to 'Giant'
Movie • 1996
Self (archive footage)
Tobruk
Movie • 1967
Major Donald Craig
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
Magnificent Obsession
Movie • 1954
Bob Merrick
Hollywood Legenden
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
Lover Come Back
Movie • 1961
Jerry Webster
Winchester '73
Movie • 1950
Young Bull
Darling Lili
Movie • 1970
Major William Larrabee
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Movie • 2001
Self (archive footage)
Horizons West
Movie • 1952
Neil Hammond
All That Heaven Allows
Movie • 1955
Ron Kirby
Gun Fury
Movie • 1953
Ben Warren
The Tarnished Angels
Movie • 1957
Burke Devlin
Seminole
Movie • 1953
Lance Caldwell
Bend of the River
Movie • 1952
Trey Wilson
Tomahawk
Movie • 1951
Burt Hanna
Man's Favorite Sport?
Movie • 1964
Roger Willoughby
Children of 'Giant'
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
The Last Sunset
Movie • 1961
Dana Stribling
Ice Station Zebra
Movie • 1968
Cdr. James Ferraday
Strange Bedfellows
Movie • 1965
Carter Harrison
Something of Value
Movie • 1957
Peter McKenzie
The Fat Man
Movie • 1951
Roy Clark
Written on the Wind
Movie • 1956
Mitch Wayne
The Undefeated
Movie • 1969
Colonel James Langdon
A Farewell to Arms
Movie • 1957
Lt. Frederick Henry
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals
Movie • 2011
Self (archive footage)
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Movie • 1971
Michael 'Tiger' McDrew
Taza, Son of Cochise
Movie • 1954
Taza
Iron Man
Movie • 1951
Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Movie • 1971
Self
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Movie • 1952
Dan Stebbins
Battle Hymn
Movie • 1957
Col. Dean E. Hess
These Dead Souls
Movie • 2018
(archive footage)
Showdown
Movie • 1973
Chuck Jarvis
Undertow
Movie • 1949
Detective (as Roc Hudson)
Twilight for the Gods
Movie • 1958
Captain David Bell
Hornets' Nest
Movie • 1970
Turner
The Golden Blade
Movie • 1953
Harun
Fighter Squadron
Movie • 1948
Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
Air Cadet
Movie • 1951
Upper Classman
The Lawless Breed
Movie • 1952
John Wesley Hardin
A Gathering of Eagles
Movie • 1963
Col. Jim Caldwell
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Uncertain Verification
Movie • 1965
(archive footage)
A Very Special Favor
Movie • 1965
Paul Chadwick
Sea Devils
Movie • 1953
Gilliatt
Embryo
Movie • 1976
Dr. Paul Holliston
I Was a Shoplifter
Movie • 1950
Si Swanson - Store Detective
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
This Earth Is Mine
Movie • 1959
John Rambeau
Captain Lightfoot
Movie • 1955
Michael Martin
One Desire
Movie • 1955
Clint Saunders
The Spiral Road
Movie • 1962
Dr. Anton Drager
One Way Street
Movie • 1950
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Back to God's Country
Movie • 1953
Peter Keith
The Ambassador
Movie • 1985
Frank Stevenson
The Desert Hawk
Movie • 1950
Captain Ras
Avalanche
Movie • 1978
David Shelby
Never Say Goodbye
Movie • 1956
Dr. Michael Parker
Acting for Douglas Sirk
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
Blindfold
Movie • 1966
Dr. Bartholomew Snow
The Vegas Strip War
Movie • 1984
Neil Chaine
Bengal Brigade
Movie • 1954
Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
Marilyn
Movie • 1963
Narrator (voice)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Movie • 1985
Self
The James Dean Story
Movie • 1957
Self
Here Come the Nelsons
Movie • 1952
Charlie Jones
Scarlet Angel
Movie • 1952
Frank Truscott
Bright Victory
Movie • 1951
Dudek
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Movie • 1961
Self (uncredited)
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
Movie • 2010
Himself (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Movie • 1990
(archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Shakedown
Movie • 1950
Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie • 1985
Self
Peggy
Movie • 1950
Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Movie • 1975
Self
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
Movie • 1971
Self
When Fear Eats the Soul
Movie • 2007
Ron Kirby (archive footage)
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Movie • 1956
Self
Judy Garland: By Myself
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
The Beatrice Arthur Special
Movie • 1980
Himself
James Dean Remembered
Movie • 1974
Self (voice)
Tab Hunter Confidential
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Dead Man
Movie • 1971
Stewart McMillan
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Movie • 1997
Self (archive footage)
The Star Maker
Movie • 1981
Danny Youngblood
A Fine Pair
Movie • 1968
Capt. Mike Harmon
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Movie • 1953
Narrator (uncredited)
Musical Comedy Tonight
Movie • 1979
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
Movie • 1992
Himself (archive footage)
Carol and Company
Movie • 1966
Self
After Stonewall
Movie • 1999
Self
James Dean: A Portrait
Movie • 1995
Self (Archive footage)
Lionpower from MGM
Movie • 1967
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Movie • 1988
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Memories of Giant
Movie • 1998
The Martian Chronicles
Movie • 1980
Col. John Wilder
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Movie • 2018
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
Movie • 2021
Mondo Hollywood
Movie • 1967
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
Movie • 1992
The Martian Chronicles
TV • 1980
Col. John Wilder
Dynasty
TV • 1981
Daniel Reece
McMillan & Wife
TV • 1971
Stewart 'Mac' McMillan
I Love Lucy
TV • 1951
Rock Hudson
The Devlin Connection
TV • 1982
Brian Devlin
Wheels
TV • 1978
Adam Trenton
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self (uncredited)
World War III
TV • 1982
President Thomas McKenna
This Is Your Life
TV • 1952
Self
The Jack Benny Program
TV • 1950
Rock Hudson
Wogan
TV • 1982
Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
TV • 1971
Self
The Big Party
TV • 1959
Self – Host
Bambi
TV • 1948
Self (archive footage)
Bambi
TV • 1948
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self
Please Turn the Page
TV • 1977
Self
Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958
Self - Host
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self (uncredited)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV • 1950
Self