Rock Hudson
Known for: Acting
Born: November 17, 1925
Died: October 2, 1985
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
125 movies · 19 TV shows, newest first
6.9
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
5.7
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
NR
Commitment to Life
2023
7.2
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
7.5
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
3.7
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021
7.4
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
7.3
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
5.9
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
NR
These Dead Souls
2018
5.5
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
6.1
The Green Fog
2018
5.0
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
6.8
Children of 'Giant'
2015
7.3
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
7.0
Vito
2011NR
Hollywood Scandals
2011
4.4
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
2010NR
Acting for Douglas Sirk
20087.5
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
2008
5.4
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008
10.0
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007
8.3
Judy Garland: By Myself
20044.5
Hollywood Legenden
20049.0
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
2004
5.0
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
NR
Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001
5.6
After Stonewall
1999
NR
Memories of Giant
1998
5.3
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
6.7
Return to 'Giant'
1996
7.0
James Dean: A Portrait
1995
4.2
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
19928.0
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
6.8
Death In Hollywood
1990
5.7
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
6.9
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989
NR
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
1989
NR
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
5.8
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
5.1
The Ambassador
1985
4.0
The Vegas Strip War
1984
5.0
The Devlin Connection
1982
5.3
Wogan
1982
6.4
World War III
1982
6.5
The Patricia Neal Story
1981
5.5
The Star Maker
1981
6.5
Dynasty
198110.0
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
1980
6.1
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
NR
The Beatrice Arthur Special
1980
7.1
The Martian Chronicles
1980
NR
Musical Comedy Tonight
19797.0
Superstunt II
1979
3.6
Avalanche
1978
6.7
Wheels
19786.0
Please Turn the Page
1977
4.8
Embryo
1976
5.7
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
1975
8.0
James Dean Remembered
1974
6.1
Showdown
1973
8.0
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971
7.1
McMillan & Wife
1971
7.0
Once Upon a Dead Man
19718.0
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
5.9
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
8.0
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
1971
5.7
Hornets' Nest
1970
5.6
Darling Lili
1970
6.3
The Undefeated
1969
4.5
A Fine Pair
1968
6.4
Ice Station Zebra
1968
6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
6.7
Mondo Hollywood
1967
6.4
Tobruk
1967
6.3
Lionpower from MGM
1967
NR
Carol and Company
1966
7.4
Seconds
1966
6.3
Blindfold
1966
5.8
A Very Special Favor
1965
6.6
Uncertain Verification
1965
6.0
Strange Bedfellows
1965
6.8
Send Me No Flowers
1964
7.0
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
5.9
A Gathering of Eagles
1963
7.5
Marilyn
1963
5.5
The Spiral Road
1962
4.4
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
7.0
Lover Come Back
1961
6.8
Come September
1961
6.8
The Last Sunset
1961NR
The Big Party
1959
7.1
Pillow Talk
1959
6.6
This Earth Is Mine
1959
5.4
Kraft Music Hall
1958
4.7
Twilight for the Gods
1958
6.0
A Farewell to Arms
1957
6.8
The Tarnished Angels
1957
5.6
The James Dean Story
1957
5.5
Something of Value
1957
6.7
Battle Hymn
1957
7.6
Giant
1956
6.0
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
1956
7.0
Written on the Wind
1956
6.4
Never Say Goodbye
1956
7.3
All That Heaven Allows
1955
6.1
One Desire
1955
6.4
Captain Lightfoot
1955
5.2
Bengal Brigade
1954
6.8
Magnificent Obsession
1954
5.6
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954
6.0
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953
6.7
Back to God's Country
1953
6.1
Gun Fury
1953
6.7
The Golden Blade
1953
5.8
Sea Devils
1953
5.6
Seminole
1953
6.7
The Lawless Breed
1952
6.3
Horizons West
1952
6.5
This Is Your Life
1952
7.0
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
6.1
Scarlet Angel
1952
7.0
Here Come the Nelsons
1952
7.0
Bend of the River
1952
7.9
I Love Lucy
1951
6.2
Iron Man
1951
7.1
Bright Victory
1951
5.8
The Fat Man
1951
5.7
Air Cadet
1951
7.0
Tomahawk
1951
7.8
The Jack Benny Program
1950
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
6.4
Shakedown
1950
5.4
The Desert Hawk
1950
7.3
Winchester '73
1950
6.0
Peggy
1950
5.8
I Was a Shoplifter
1950
5.3
One Way Street
1950
6.1
Undertow
1949
6.1
Fighter Squadron
1948
9.0
Bambi
1948
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944