Acting
Rock Hudson
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.
Known for
Giant
Seconds
Winchester '73
All That Heaven Allows
Pillow Talk
Written on the Wind
I Love Lucy
The Mirror Crack'd
Bend of the River
Ice Station Zebra
Lover Come Back
Man's Favorite Sport?
Send Me No Flowers
Magnificent Obsession
Dynasty
The Undefeated
Movie credits · 126
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Commitment to Life
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
These Dead Souls
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
The Green Fog
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Children of 'Giant'
Tab Hunter Confidential
Vito
Hollywood Scandals
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
Acting for Douglas Sirk
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
When Fear Eats the Soul
James Dean: Forever Young
Judy Garland: By Myself
Hollywood Legenden
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Beatles: Big Beat Box
After Stonewall
Memories of Giant
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Return to 'Giant'
James Dean: A Portrait
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
Death In Hollywood
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
TV credits · 19
The Devlin Connection
Wogan
World War III
Dynasty
The Martian Chronicles
Wheels
Please Turn the Page
McMillan & Wife
V.I.P. Schaukel
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Carol Burnett Show
The Big Party
Kraft Music Hall
This Is Your Life
I Love Lucy
The Jack Benny Program
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Bambi
Golden Globe Awards
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