Rock Hudson
Age: N/A | From: Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Roc Hudson , Roy Fitzgerald , Roy Harold Scherer Jr.
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 90
TV Involvements: 12
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Dynasty
(1981) Daniel Reece
Bambi Awards
(1948) Self
This Is Your Life
(1952) Self
McMillan and Wife
(1971) Stewart 'Mac' McMillan
Kraft Music Hall
(1958) Self - Host
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
(2024) Self (archive footage)
Ice Station Zebra
(1968) Cdr. James Ferraday
Bitte umblättern
(1977) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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| 2024 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2023 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2021 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2018 | Self (archive footage) | |
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| 2015 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2014 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2011 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2010 | Himself (archive footage) | |
| 2008 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2007 | Ron Kirby (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
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| 2001 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1997 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1992 | Himself (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | (archive footage) | |
| 1989 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1985 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Frank Stevenson | ||
| 1984 | Neil Chaine | |
| 1982 | Brian Devlin | |
| Self | ||
| President Thomas McKenna | ||
| 1981 | Rock Hudson (uncredited) | |
| Danny Youngblood | ||
| Daniel Reece | ||
| 1980 | Jason Rudd | |
| Self | ||
| Himself | ||
| Col. John Wilder | ||
| 1979 | N/A | |
| Self - Host | ||
| 1978 | David Shelby | |
| Adam Trenton | ||
| 1977 | Self | |
| 1976 | Dr. Paul Holliston | |
| 1975 | Self | |
| 1974 | Self (voice) | |
| 1973 | Chuck Jarvis | |
| 1971 | Self | |
| Stewart 'Mac' McMillan | ||
| Stewart McMillan | ||
| Self | ||
| Michael 'Tiger' McDrew | ||
| Self | ||
| 1970 | Turner | |
| Major William Larrabee | ||
| 1969 | Colonel James Langdon | |
| 1968 | Cdr. James Ferraday | |
| Capt. Mike Harmon | ||
| 1967 | Self - Guest / Various Characters | |
| Self | ||
| Guest Performer (uncredited) | ||
| Major Donald Craig | ||
| 1966 | Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson | |
| Dr. Bartholomew Snow | ||
| 1965 | Paul Chadwick | |
| (archive footage) | ||
| Carter Harrison | ||
| 1964 | George Kimball | |
| Roger Willoughby | ||
| 1963 | Col. Jim Caldwell | |
| Narrator | ||
| 1962 | Dr. Anton Drager | |
| 1961 | Self (uncredited) | |
| Jerry Webster | ||
| Dana Stribling | ||
| Robert L. Talbot | ||
| 1959 | Self – Host | |
| Brad Allen | ||
| John Rambeau | ||
| 1958 | Self - Host | |
| Captain David Bell | ||
| 1957 | Lt. Frederick Henry | |
| Burke Devlin | ||
| Self | ||
| Peter McKenzie | ||
| Col. Dean E. Hess | ||
| 1956 | Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr. | |
| Self | ||
| Mitch Wayne | ||
| Dr. Michael Parker | ||
| 1955 | Ron Kirby | |
| Clint Saunders | ||
| Michael Martin | ||
| 1954 | Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne | |
| Bob Merrick | ||
| Taza | ||
| 1953 | Narrator (uncredited) | |
| Peter Keith | ||
| Ben Warren | ||
| Harun | ||
| Gilliatt | ||
| Lance Caldwell | ||
| 1952 | John Wesley Hardin | |
| Neil Hammond | ||
| Self | ||
| Dan Stebbins | ||
| Frank Truscott | ||
| Charlie Jones | ||
| Trey Wilson | ||
| 1951 | Rock Hudson | |
| Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe | ||
| Dudek | ||
| Roy Clark | ||
| Upper Classman | ||
| Burt Hanna | ||
| 1950 | Rock Hudson | |
| Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited) | ||
| Captain Ras | ||
| Young Bull | ||
| Johnny "Scat" Mitchell | ||
| Si Swanson - Store Detective | ||
| Truck Driver | ||
| 1949 | Detective (as Roc Hudson) | |
| 1948 | Second Lieutenant (uncredited) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Self | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Associate Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |