Rock Hudson
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner
1944
Series
Dynasty
Daniel Reece
1981
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Series
I Love Lucy
Rock Hudson
1951
Series
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967
Series
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967
Series
Bambi
Self (archive footage)
1948
Series
Bambi
Self
1948
Series
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Series
The Jack Benny Program
Rock Hudson
1950
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
Series
Kraft Music Hall
Self - Host
1958
Series
This Is Your Life
Self
1952
Series
McMillan & Wife
Stewart 'Mac' McMillan
1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
Film
Giant
Jordan 'Bick' Benedict
1956
Please Turn the Page
Self
1977
Series
The Martian Chronicles
Col. John Wilder
1980
Film
The Mirror Crack'd
Jason Rudd
1980
Film
Come September
Robert L. Talbot
1961
Film
Winchester '73
Young Bull
1950
Film
Ice Station Zebra
Cdr. James Ferraday
1968
Film
The Undefeated
Colonel James Langdon
1969
Film
Pillow Talk
Brad Allen
1959
Film
Seconds
Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
1966
Film
Send Me No Flowers
George Kimball
1964
Film
Tobruk
Major Donald Craig
1967
Series
The Devlin Connection
Brian Devlin
1982
Series
Wheels
Adam Trenton
1978
Film
Gun Fury
Ben Warren
1953
The Big Party
Self – Host
1959
Film
Written on the Wind
Mitch Wayne
1956
Series
World War III
President Thomas McKenna
1982
Film
The Last Sunset
Dana Stribling
1961
Film
All That Heaven Allows
Ron Kirby
1955
Film
Bend of the River
Trey Wilson
1952
Film
A Farewell to Arms
Lt. Frederick Henry
1957
Film
Magnificent Obsession
Bob Merrick
1954
Film
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Narrator (uncredited)
1953
Film
Lover Come Back
Jerry Webster
1961
Film
Horizons West
Neil Hammond
1952
Film
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
The James Dean Story
Self
1957
Film
Man's Favorite Sport?
Roger Willoughby
1964
Film
Darling Lili
Major William Larrabee
1970
Film
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
2017
Film
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Film
Never Say Goodbye
Dr. Michael Parker
1956
Film
Battle Hymn
Col. Dean E. Hess
1957
Film
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
Film
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Michael 'Tiger' McDrew
1971
Film
Hornets' Nest
Turner
1970
Film
The Desert Hawk
Captain Ras
1950
Film
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self (archive)
2015
Film
Iron Man
Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
1951
Film
The Golden Blade
Harun
1953
Film
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Film
The Tarnished Angels
Burke Devlin
1957
Film
Tomahawk
Burt Hanna
1951
Film
Sea Devils
Gilliatt
1953
Film
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
The Lawless Breed
John Wesley Hardin
1952
Film
Blindfold
Dr. Bartholomew Snow
1966
Film
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
1997
Film
The Spiral Road
Dr. Anton Drager
1962
Film
Avalanche
David Shelby
1978
Film
Bright Victory
Dudek
1951
Film
Strange Bedfellows
Carter Harrison
1965
Film
Taza, Son of Cochise
Taza
1954
Film
One Way Street
Truck Driver (uncredited)
1950
Film
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
The Ambassador
Frank Stevenson
1985
Film
Seminole
Lance Caldwell
1953
Film
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
A Gathering of Eagles
Col. Jim Caldwell
1963
Film
Bengal Brigade
Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
1954
Film
Undertow
Detective (as Roc Hudson)
1949
Film
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
Self (Archive Footage)
1989
Film
I Was a Shoplifter
Si Swanson - Store Detective
1950
Film
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
Film
Death In Hollywood
1990
Film
Lionpower from MGM
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
Film
A Very Special Favor
Paul Chadwick
1965
Film
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Dan Stebbins
1952
Film
Showdown
Chuck Jarvis
1973
Film
Captain Lightfoot
Michael Martin
1955
Film
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Self (archive footage)
2001
Film
Vito
Self (archive)
2011
Film
One Desire
Clint Saunders
1955
Film
This Earth Is Mine
John Rambeau
1959
Film
Something of Value
Peter McKenzie
1957
Film
Fighter Squadron
Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
1948
Film
Scarlet Angel
Frank Truscott
1952
Film
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (uncredited)
1961
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Film
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
(archive footage)
1985
Film
The Vegas Strip War
Neil Chaine
1984
Film
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(archive footage)
1990
Film
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Self
2008
Film
Air Cadet
Upper Classman
1951
Film
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
Himself (archive footage)
1992
Film
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Self
1971
Film
A Fine Pair
Capt. Mike Harmon
1968
Film
The Green Fog
2018
Film
The Star Maker
Danny Youngblood
1981
Film
Shakedown
Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
1950
Film
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
After Stonewall
Self
1999
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
Self (archive footage)
2008
Superstunt II
Self - Host
1979
Hollywood Legenden
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Self (archive footage)
1989
Film
The Fat Man
Roy Clark
1951
Film
Peggy
Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
1950
Film
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
Himself (archive footage)
2010
Film
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019
Film
Marilyn
Narrator (voice)
1963
Film
Back to God's Country
Peter Keith
1953
Film
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Self
1975
Film
Once Upon a Dead Man
Stewart McMillan
1971
Film
Children of 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Memories of Giant
Self
1998
Film
Embryo
Dr. Paul Holliston
1976
Film
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Self
1956
Film
Twilight for the Gods
Captain David Bell
1958
Film
James Dean: A Portrait
Self (Archive footage)
1995
Film
Return to 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
1996
Film
James Dean Remembered
Self (voice)
1974
Film
These Dead Souls
(archive footage)
2018
Film
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
Film
Uncertain Verification
(archive footage)
1965
Film
The Patricia Neal Story
Rock Hudson (uncredited)
1981
Film
When Fear Eats the Soul
Ron Kirby (archive footage)
2007
Film
The Beatrice Arthur Special
Himself
1980
Film
Carol and Company
Self
1966
Film
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
Self
1971
Acting for Douglas Sirk
Self (archive footage)
2008
Hollywood Scandals
Self (archive footage)
2011
Film
Here Come the Nelsons
Charlie Jones
1952
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
Self
1980