Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Acting
Born 1925-11-17 - Died 1985-10-02Winnetka, 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.

Movies (125)

Giant
7.6

Giant

1956Movie7.6
Come September
6.8

Come September

1961Movie6.8
Pillow Talk
7.1

Pillow Talk

1959Movie7.1
Lover Come Back
7.0

Lover Come Back

1961Movie7.0
Ice Station Zebra
6.4

Ice Station Zebra

1968Movie6.4
Winchester '73
7.3

Winchester '73

1950Movie7.3
Seconds
7.4

Seconds

1966Movie7.4
The Mirror Crack'd
6.1

The Mirror Crack'd

1980Movie6.1
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
5.5

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

2018Movie5.5
Bend of the River
7.0

Bend of the River

1952Movie7.0
Blindfold
6.3

Blindfold

1966Movie6.3
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
6.9

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

2024Movie6.9
Night of 100 Stars II
6.8

Night of 100 Stars II

1985Movie6.8
A Fine Pair
4.5

A Fine Pair

1968Movie4.5
The Undefeated
6.3

The Undefeated

1969Movie6.3
Superstunt II
7.0

Superstunt II

1979Movie7.0
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
4.4

Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger

2010Movie4.4
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
7.4

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

2021Movie7.4
Written on the Wind
7.0

Written on the Wind

1956Movie7.0
The Tarnished Angels
6.8

The Tarnished Angels

1957Movie6.8
Showdown
6.1

Showdown

1973Movie6.1
Never Say Goodbye
6.4

Never Say Goodbye

1956Movie6.4
Man's Favorite Sport?
7.0

Man's Favorite Sport?

1964Movie7.0
Send Me No Flowers
6.8

Send Me No Flowers

1964Movie6.8
Tab Hunter Confidential
7.3

Tab Hunter Confidential

2015Movie7.3
The Last Sunset
6.8

The Last Sunset

1961Movie6.8
Strange Bedfellows
6.0

Strange Bedfellows

1965Movie6.0
The Fabulous Allan Carr
5.0

The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017Movie5.0
These Dead Souls

These Dead Souls

2018Movie
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
8.0

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

1992Movie8.0
The Ambassador
5.1

The Ambassador

1985Movie5.1
A Farewell to Arms
6.0

A Farewell to Arms

1957Movie6.0
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
5.9

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2018Movie5.9
All That Heaven Allows
7.3

All That Heaven Allows

1955Movie7.3
The Desert Hawk
5.4

The Desert Hawk

1950Movie5.4
Commitment to Life

Commitment to Life

2023Movie
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
7.2

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

2022Movie7.2
Gun Fury
6.1

Gun Fury

1953Movie6.1
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
5.0

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

2003Movie5.0
Avalanche
3.6

Avalanche

1978Movie3.6
Fighter Squadron
6.1

Fighter Squadron

1948Movie6.1
A Very Special Favor
5.8

A Very Special Favor

1965Movie5.8
Death In Hollywood
6.8

Death In Hollywood

1990Movie6.8
Horizons West
6.3

Horizons West

1952Movie6.3
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
5.3

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997Movie5.3
Tobruk
6.4

Tobruk

1967Movie6.4
Pretty Maids All in a Row
5.9

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971Movie5.9
Magnificent Obsession
6.8

Magnificent Obsession

1954Movie6.8
The James Dean Story
5.6

The James Dean Story

1957Movie5.6
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
5.7

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

1990Movie5.7
Twilight for the Gods
4.7

Twilight for the Gods

1958Movie4.7
Taza, Son of Cochise
5.6

Taza, Son of Cochise

1954Movie5.6
Hollywood Legenden
4.5

Hollywood Legenden

2004Movie4.5
Musical Comedy Tonight

Musical Comedy Tonight

1979Movie
A Gathering of Eagles
5.9

A Gathering of Eagles

1963Movie5.9
Mondo Hollywood
6.7

Mondo Hollywood

1967Movie6.7
Lionpower from MGM
6.3

Lionpower from MGM

1967Movie6.3
Iron Man
6.2

Iron Man

1951Movie6.2
Children of 'Giant'
6.8

Children of 'Giant'

2015Movie6.8
Beatles: Big Beat Box

Beatles: Big Beat Box

2001Movie
Hornets' Nest
5.7

Hornets' Nest

1970Movie5.7
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
6.0

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

1953Movie6.0
The Patricia Neal Story
6.5

The Patricia Neal Story

1981Movie6.5
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
7.5

Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft

2021Movie7.5
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
5.4

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

2008Movie5.4
Tomahawk
7.0

Tomahawk

1951Movie7.0
The Golden Blade
6.7

The Golden Blade

1953Movie6.7
One Way Street
5.3

One Way Street

1950Movie5.3
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
5.8

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985Movie5.8
Darling Lili
5.6

Darling Lili

1970Movie5.6
One Desire
6.1

One Desire

1955Movie6.1
The Vegas Strip War
4.0

The Vegas Strip War

1984Movie4.0
Scarlet Angel
6.1

Scarlet Angel

1952Movie6.1
Battle Hymn
6.7

Battle Hymn

1957Movie6.7
Sea Devils
5.8

Sea Devils

1953Movie5.8
The Lawless Breed
6.7

The Lawless Breed

1952Movie6.7
Something of Value
5.5

Something of Value

1957Movie5.5
Vito
7.0

Vito

2011Movie7.0
Seminole
5.6

Seminole

1953Movie5.6
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
8.0

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

1971Movie8.0
Return to 'Giant'
6.7

Return to 'Giant'

1996Movie6.7
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
7.0

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

1952Movie7.0
Bright Victory
7.1

Bright Victory

1951Movie7.1
The Star Maker
5.5

The Star Maker

1981Movie5.5
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
9.0

A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli

2004Movie9.0
The Fat Man
5.8

The Fat Man

1951Movie5.8
Bengal Brigade
5.2

Bengal Brigade

1954Movie5.2
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
7.3

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

2019Movie7.3
I Was a Shoplifter
5.8

I Was a Shoplifter

1950Movie5.8
Marilyn
7.5

Marilyn

1963Movie7.5
The Spiral Road
5.5

The Spiral Road

1962Movie5.5
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
4.4

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961Movie4.4
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
5.7

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

2023Movie5.7
Captain Lightfoot
6.4

Captain Lightfoot

1955Movie6.4
Embryo
4.8

Embryo

1976Movie4.8
Peggy
6.0

Peggy

1950Movie6.0
Uncertain Verification
6.6

Uncertain Verification

1965Movie6.6
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988Movie
The Beatrice Arthur Special

The Beatrice Arthur Special

1980Movie
Back to God's Country
6.7

Back to God's Country

1953Movie6.7
Shakedown
6.4

Shakedown

1950Movie6.4
This Earth Is Mine
6.6

This Earth Is Mine

1959Movie6.6
Here Come the Nelsons
7.0

Here Come the Nelsons

1952Movie7.0
Acting for Douglas Sirk

Acting for Douglas Sirk

2008Movie
After Stonewall
5.6

After Stonewall

1999Movie5.6
Judy Garland: By Myself
8.3

Judy Garland: By Myself

2004Movie8.3
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

1989Movie
Undertow
6.1

Undertow

1949Movie6.1
Carol and Company

Carol and Company

1966Movie
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
5.7

Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait

1975Movie5.7
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
3.7

Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande

2021Movie3.7
James Dean Remembered
8.0

James Dean Remembered

1974Movie8.0
Air Cadet
5.7

Air Cadet

1951Movie5.7
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
7.5

Dominick Dunne: After the Party

2008Movie7.5
James Dean: A Portrait
7.0

James Dean: A Portrait

1995Movie7.0
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
6.9

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989Movie6.9
Once Upon a Dead Man
7.0

Once Upon a Dead Man

1971Movie7.0
Hollywood Scandals

Hollywood Scandals

2011Movie
When Fear Eats the Soul
10.0

When Fear Eats the Soul

2007Movie10.0
The Green Fog
6.1

The Green Fog

2018Movie6.1
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
4.2

Rock Hudson's Home Movies

1992Movie4.2
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
8.0

The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special

1971Movie8.0
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
6.0

New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'

1956Movie6.0
Memories of Giant

Memories of Giant

1998Movie
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
10.0

Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

1980Movie10.0

TV Shows (19)

Golden Globe Awards
7.0

Golden Globe Awards

1944Series7.0
I Love Lucy
7.9

I Love Lucy

1951Series7.9
Dynasty
6.5

Dynasty

1981Series6.5
Wogan
5.3

Wogan

1982Series5.3
The Carol Burnett Show
7.7

The Carol Burnett Show

1967Series7.7
The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950Series6.9
Bambi
9.0

Bambi

1948Series9.0
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.8

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968Series6.8
This Is Your Life
6.5

This Is Your Life

1952Series6.5
The Jack Benny Program
7.8

The Jack Benny Program

1950Series7.8
McMillan & Wife
7.1

McMillan & Wife

1971Series7.1
Kraft Music Hall
5.4

Kraft Music Hall

1958Series5.4
V.I.P. Schaukel
8.0

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971Series8.0
The Martian Chronicles
7.1

The Martian Chronicles

1980Series7.1
Please Turn the Page
6.0

Please Turn the Page

1977Series6.0
World War III
6.4

World War III

1982Series6.4
The Big Party

The Big Party

1959Series
The Devlin Connection
5.0

The Devlin Connection

1982Series5.0
Wheels
6.7

Wheels

1978Series6.7