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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Filmography (139 Appearances)

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

Death In Hollywood

1990

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 Devlin Connection

1982

Wogan

1982

World War III

1982

The Patricia Neal Story

1981

The Star Maker

1981

Dynasty

1981

Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

1980

The Mirror Crack'd

1980

The Martian Chronicles

1980

The Beatrice Arthur Special

1980

The Martian Chronicles

1980

Musical Comedy Tonight

1979

Superstunt II

1979

Avalanche

1978

Wheels

1978

Please Turn the Page

1977

Embryo

1976

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

1975

James Dean Remembered

1974

Showdown

1973

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

1971

McMillan & Wife

1971

Once Upon a Dead Man

1971

V.I.P. Schaukel

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

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

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

The Big Party

1959

Pillow Talk

1959

This Earth Is Mine

1959

Kraft Music Hall

1958

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

This Is Your Life

1952

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

1952

Scarlet Angel

1952

Here Come the Nelsons

1952

Bend of the River

1952

I Love Lucy

1951

Iron Man

1951

Bright Victory

1951

The Fat Man

1951

Air Cadet

1951

Tomahawk

1951

The Jack Benny Program

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

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 Debut

Bambi

1948

Golden Globe Awards

1944
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