Rock Hudson
Acting
- Born:
- 1925-11-17
- Died:
- 1985-10-02
- Place of birth:
- Winnetka, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
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
Night of 100 Stars II
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
The Ambassador
The Vegas Strip War
The Devlin Connection
Wogan
World War III
The Patricia Neal Story
The Star Maker
Dynasty
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
The Mirror Crack'd
The Beatrice Arthur Special
The Martian Chronicles
Musical Comedy Tonight
Superstunt II
Avalanche
Wheels
Please Turn the Page
Embryo
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
James Dean Remembered
Showdown
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
McMillan & Wife
Once Upon a Dead Man
V.I.P. Schaukel
Pretty Maids All in a Row
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
Hornets' Nest
Darling Lili
The Undefeated
A Fine Pair
Ice Station Zebra
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Carol Burnett Show
Mondo Hollywood
Tobruk
Lionpower from MGM
Carol and Company
Seconds
Blindfold
A Very Special Favor
Uncertain Verification
Strange Bedfellows
Send Me No Flowers
Man's Favorite Sport?
A Gathering of Eagles
Marilyn
The Spiral Road
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Lover Come Back
Come September
The Last Sunset
The Big Party
Pillow Talk
This Earth Is Mine
Kraft Music Hall
Twilight for the Gods
A Farewell to Arms
The Tarnished Angels
The James Dean Story
Something of Value
Battle Hymn
Giant
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Written on the Wind
Never Say Goodbye
All That Heaven Allows
One Desire
Captain Lightfoot
Bengal Brigade
Magnificent Obsession
Taza, Son of Cochise
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Back to God's Country
Gun Fury
The Golden Blade
Sea Devils
Seminole
The Lawless Breed
Horizons West
This Is Your Life
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Scarlet Angel
Here Come the Nelsons
Bend of the River
I Love Lucy
Iron Man
Bright Victory
The Fat Man
Air Cadet
Tomahawk
The Jack Benny Program
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Shakedown
The Desert Hawk
Winchester '73
Peggy
I Was a Shoplifter
One Way Street
Undertow
Fighter Squadron
Bambi
Golden Globe Awards