1925-11-17 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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Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes | Self (archive footage) | 2024-05-16 |
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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed | Self (archive footage) | 2023-06-20 |
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Clint Eastwood, la dernière légende | Self (archive footage) | 2022-11-13 |
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Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande | Self (archive footage) | 2021-11-24 |
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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It | Self (archive footage) | 2021-06-18 |
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These Dead Souls | (archive footage) | 2018-05-07 |
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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2018-07-27 |
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Tab Hunter Confidential | Self (archive footage) | 2015-03-15 |
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Children of 'Giant' | Self (archive footage) | 2015-04-17 |
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And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
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Hollywood Skandale | Self (archive footage) | 2011-04-02 |
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Rock Hudson - Schöner fremder Mann | Himself (archive footage) | 2010-02-13 |
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Dominick Dunne: After the Party | Self (archive footage) | 2008-10-23 |
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Acting for Douglas Sirk | Self (archive footage) | 2008-11-05 |
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Quand la peur dévore l'âme | Ron Kirby (archive footage) | 2007-02-01 |
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A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
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Judy Garland: By Myself | Self (archive footage) | 2004-02-25 |
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Hollywood Legenden | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
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Beatles: Big Beat Box | Self (archive footage) | 2001-12-03 |
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After Stonewall | Self | 1999-06-06 |
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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self (archive footage) | 1997-11-01 |
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Return to 'Giant' | Self (archive footage) | 1996-09-21 |
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James Dean: A Portrait | Self (Archive footage) | 1995-09-30 |
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Rock Hudson's Home Movies | Himself (archive footage) | 1992-09-12 |
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Death In Hollywood | (archive footage) | 1990-10-01 |
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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) | 1990-01-01 |
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Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt | Self (archive footage) | 1989-12-01 |
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Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
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The Ambassador | Frank Stevenson | 1985-01-11 |
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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self | 1985-03-03 |
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The Vegas Strip War | Neil Chaine | 1984-11-25 |
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The Patricia Neal Story | Rock Hudson (uncredited) | 1981-12-08 |
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The Star Maker | Danny Youngblood | 1981-05-11 |
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Douglas Sirk: Über Stars | Self | 1980-04-29 |
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The Beatrice Arthur Special | Himself | 1980-01-19 |
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The Mirror Crack'd | Jason Rudd | 1980-09-19 |
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Musical Comedy Tonight | 1979-10-01 | |
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Superstunt II | Self - Host | 1979-03-01 |
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Avalanche | David Shelby | 1978-09-29 |
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Embryo | Dr. Paul Holliston | 1976-05-21 |
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Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait | Self | 1975-02-27 |
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James Dean Remembered | Self (voice) | 1974-01-01 |
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Showdown | Chuck Jarvis | 1973-06-20 |
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Once Upon a Dead Man | Stewart McMillan | 1971-09-17 |
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The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World | Self | 1971-10-29 |
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The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special | Self | 1971-03-14 |
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Pretty Maids All in a Row | Michael 'Tiger' McDrew | 1971-04-28 |
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Hornets' Nest | Turner | 1970-09-08 |
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Darling Lili | Major William Larrabee | 1970-06-18 |
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The Undefeated | Colonel James Langdon | 1969-10-04 |
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Ice Station Zebra | Cdr. James Ferraday | 1968-10-23 |
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Ruba al prossimo tuo | Capt. Mike Harmon | 1968-09-27 |
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Tobruk | Major Donald Craig | 1967-02-07 |
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Carol and Company | Self | 1966-10-09 |
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Blindfold | Dr. Bartholomew Snow | 1966-05-23 |
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Seconds | Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson | 1966-10-05 |
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A Very Special Favor | Paul Chadwick | 1965-08-02 |
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La verifica incerta | (archive footage) | 1965-04-30 |
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Strange Bedfellows | Carter Harrison | 1965-02-09 |
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Send Me No Flowers | George Kimball | 1964-10-14 |
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Man's Favorite Sport? | Roger Willoughby | 1964-01-31 |
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Marilyn | Narrator | 1963-04-18 |
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A Gathering of Eagles | Col. Jim Caldwell | 1963-06-21 |
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The Spiral Road | Dr. Anton Drager | 1962-08-03 |
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Come September | Robert L. Talbot | 1961-01-01 |
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self (uncredited) | 1961-12-31 |
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Lover Come Back | Jerry Webster | 1961-12-20 |
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The Last Sunset | Dana Stribling | 1961-06-08 |
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This Earth Is Mine | John Rambeau | 1959-07-08 |
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Pillow Talk | Brad Allen | 1959-10-07 |
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Twilight for the Gods | Captain David Bell | 1958-08-04 |
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The James Dean Story | Self | 1957-08-13 |
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A Farewell to Arms | Lt. Frederick Henry | 1957-12-14 |
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Something of Value | Peter McKenzie | 1957-05-08 |
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The Tarnished Angels | Burke Devlin | 1957-11-21 |
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Battle Hymn | Col. Dean E. Hess | 1957-02-14 |
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Giant | Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr. | 1956-11-08 |
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Never Say Goodbye | Dr. Michael Parker | 1956-03-10 |
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Written on the Wind | Mitch Wayne | 1956-10-04 |
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New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' | Self | 1956-10-09 |
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One Desire | Clint Saunders | 1955-07-20 |
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Captain Lightfoot | Michael Martin | 1955-03-26 |
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All That Heaven Allows | Ron Kirby | 1955-12-25 |
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Magnificent Obsession | Bob Merrick | 1954-08-07 |
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Taza, Son of Cochise | Taza | 1954-02-18 |
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Bengal Brigade | Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne | 1954-11-06 |
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Sea Devils | Gilliatt | 1953-04-12 |
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Back to God's Country | Peter Keith | 1953-11-01 |
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The Golden Blade | Harun | 1953-08-12 |
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Seminole | Lance Caldwell | 1953-03-20 |
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Gun Fury | Ben Warren | 1953-10-09 |
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Beneath the 12-Mile Reef | Narrator (uncredited) | 1953-12-02 |
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Horizons West | Neil Hammond | 1952-10-11 |
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Bend of the River | Trey Wilson | 1952-01-23 |
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The Lawless Breed | John Wesley Hardin | 1952-12-28 |
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Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Dan Stebbins | 1952-06-25 |
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Scarlet Angel | Frank Truscott | 1952-06-20 |
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Here Come the Nelsons | Charlie Jones | 1952-02-23 |
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The Fat Man | Roy Clark | 1951-05-19 |
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Iron Man | Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe | 1951-09-20 |
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Air Cadet | Upper Classman | 1951-03-14 |
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Tomahawk | Burt Hanna | 1951-02-05 |
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Bright Victory | Dudek | 1951-08-01 |
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Winchester '73 | Young Bull | 1950-07-12 |
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I Was a Shoplifter | Si Swanson - Store Detective | 1950-05-13 |
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Shakedown | Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited) | 1950-09-01 |
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One Way Street | Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1950-04-01 |
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The Desert Hawk | Captain Ras | 1950-08-05 |
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Peggy | Johnny "Scat" Mitchell | 1950-07-01 |
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Undertow | Detective (as Roc Hudson) | 1949-12-03 |
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Fighter Squadron | Second Lieutenant (uncredited) | 1948-11-27 |
