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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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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Hollywood: No Sex, Please! | 2018-03-01 | |
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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2018-07-27 |
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Children of 'Giant' | Self (archive footage) | 2015-04-17 |
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Tab Hunter Confidential | Self (archive footage) | 2015-03-15 |
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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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Acting for Douglas Sirk | Self (archive footage) | 2008-11-05 |
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Dominick Dunne: After the Party | Self (archive footage) | 2008-10-23 |
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Quand la peur dévore l'âme | Ron Kirby (archive footage) | 2007-02-01 |
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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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A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
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101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment | Self (archive footage) | 2003-07-18 |
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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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Memories of Giant | 1998-05-06 | |
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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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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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Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies | 1988-09-19 | |
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Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
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Volunteers | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1985-08-16 |
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George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | Self | 1985-03-03 |
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The Ambassador | Frank Stevenson | 1985-01-11 |
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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 Mirror Crack'd | Jason Rudd | 1980-02-06 |
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The Martian Chronicles | Col. John Wilder | 1980-01-27 |
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The Beatrice Arthur Special | Himself | 1980-01-19 |
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Superstunt II | Self - Host | 1979-03-01 |
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Musical Comedy Tonight | 1979-10-01 | |
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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 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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The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World | Self | 1971-10-29 |
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Darling Lili | Major William Larrabee | 1970-06-18 |
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Hornets' Nest | Turner | 1970-09-08 |
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The Undefeated | Colonel James Langdon | 1969-10-04 |
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Ruba al prossimo tuo | Capt. Mike Harmon | 1968-09-27 |
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Ice Station Zebra | Cdr. James Ferraday | 1968-04-04 |
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Lionpower from MGM | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1967-01-01 |
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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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Seconds | Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson | 1966-10-05 |
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Blindfold | Dr. Bartholomew Snow | 1966-05-23 |
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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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Man's Favorite Sport? | Roger Willoughby | 1964-01-31 |
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Send Me No Flowers | George Kimball | 1964-10-14 |
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A Gathering of Eagles | Col. Jim Caldwell | 1963-06-21 |
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Marilyn | Narrator | 1963-04-18 |
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The Spiral Road | Dr. Anton Drager | 1962-08-03 |
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The Last Sunset | Dana Stribling | 1961-06-08 |
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Lover Come Back | Jerry Webster | 1961-12-20 |
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Come September | Robert L. Talbot | 1961-08-09 |
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Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self (uncredited) | 1961-12-31 |
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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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Battle Hymn | Col. Dean E. Hess | 1957-02-14 |
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Something of Value | Peter McKenzie | 1957-05-08 |
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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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The Tarnished Angels | Burke Devlin | 1957-11-21 |
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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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Never Say Goodbye | Dr. Michael Parker | 1956-03-10 |
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Giant | Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr. | 1956-11-08 |
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Captain Lightfoot | Michael Martin | 1955-03-26 |
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One Desire | Clint Saunders | 1955-07-20 |
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All That Heaven Allows | Ron Kirby | 1955-08-25 |
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Taza, Son of Cochise | Taza | 1954-02-18 |
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Magnificent Obsession | Bob Merrick | 1954-08-07 |
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Bengal Brigade | Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne | 1954-11-06 |
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Beneath the 12-Mile Reef | Narrator (uncredited) | 1953-12-02 |
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Gun Fury | Ben Warren | 1953-10-09 |
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Seminole | Lance Caldwell | 1953-03-20 |
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The Golden Blade | Harun | 1953-08-12 |
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Back to God's Country | Peter Keith | 1953-11-01 |
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Sea Devils | Gilliatt | 1953-04-12 |
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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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Here Come the Nelsons | Charlie Jones | 1952-02-23 |
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Scarlet Angel | Frank Truscott | 1952-06-20 |
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Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Dan Stebbins | 1952-06-25 |
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Horizons West | Neil Hammond | 1952-10-11 |
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Tomahawk | Burt Hanna | 1951-02-05 |
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The Fat Man | Roy Clark | 1951-05-19 |
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Air Cadet | Upper Classman | 1951-03-14 |
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Iron Man | Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe | 1951-09-20 |
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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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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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I Was a Shoplifter | Si Swanson - Store Detective | 1950-05-13 |
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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 |
