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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Commitment to Life | Self (archive footage) | 2023-02-10 |
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Clint Eastwood, la dernière légende | Self (archive footage) | 2022-11-13 |
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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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Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande | Self (archive footage) | 2021-11-24 |
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Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft | 2021-11-25 | |
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Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2019-12-31 |
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Hollywood: No Sex, Please! | 2018-03-01 | |
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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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The Fabulous Allan Carr | Self (archive) | 2017-05-19 |
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Tab Hunter Confidential | Self (archive) | 2015-03-15 |
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Children of 'Giant' | Self (archive footage) | 2015-04-17 |
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Vito | Self (archive) | 2011-10-14 |
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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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Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon | Self | 2008-06-07 |
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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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Hollywood Legenden | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
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Judy Garland: By Myself | Self (archive footage) | 2004-02-25 |
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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 | Self | 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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Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1992-01-01 |
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Death In Hollywood | 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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Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1988-09-19 |
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The Ambassador | Frank Stevenson | 1985-01-11 |
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Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
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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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The Mirror Crack'd | Jason Rudd | 1980-02-06 |
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The Beatrice Arthur Special | Himself | 1980-01-19 |
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Douglas Sirk: Über Stars | Self | 1980-04-29 |
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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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Tobruk | Major Donald Craig | 1967-02-07 |
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Mondo Hollywood | 1967-06-30 | |
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Lionpower from MGM | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1967-01-01 |
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Seconds | Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson | 1966-10-05 |
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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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Strange Bedfellows | Carter Harrison | 1965-02-09 |
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La verifica incerta | (archive footage) | 1965-04-30 |
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A Very Special Favor | Paul Chadwick | 1965-08-02 |
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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 (voice) | 1963-04-18 |
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The Spiral Road | Dr. Anton Drager | 1962-08-03 |
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Come September | Robert L. Talbot | 1961-08-09 |
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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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Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Self (uncredited) | 1961-12-31 |
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Pillow Talk | Brad Allen | 1959-10-07 |
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This Earth Is Mine | John Rambeau | 1959-07-08 |
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Twilight for the Gods | Captain David Bell | 1958-08-04 |
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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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Something of Value | Peter McKenzie | 1957-05-08 |
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Battle Hymn | Col. Dean E. Hess | 1957-02-14 |
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The James Dean Story | Self | 1957-08-13 |
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Written on the Wind | Mitch Wayne | 1956-10-04 |
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Never Say Goodbye | Dr. Michael Parker | 1956-03-10 |
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New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' | Self | 1956-10-09 |
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Giant | Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr. | 1956-11-08 |
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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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Captain Lightfoot | Michael Martin | 1955-03-26 |
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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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Taza, Son of Cochise | Taza | 1954-02-18 |
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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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Sea Devils | Gilliatt | 1953-04-12 |
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Beneath the 12-Mile Reef | Narrator (uncredited) | 1953-12-02 |
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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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Horizons West | Neil Hammond | 1952-10-11 |
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Scarlet Angel | Frank Truscott | 1952-06-20 |
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Bend of the River | Trey Wilson | 1952-01-23 |
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Here Come the Nelsons | Charlie Jones | 1952-02-23 |
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Has Anybody Seen My Gal? | Dan Stebbins | 1952-06-25 |
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The Lawless Breed | John Wesley Hardin | 1952-12-28 |
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Bright Victory | Dudek | 1951-08-01 |
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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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The Fat Man | Roy Clark | 1951-05-19 |
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One Way Street | Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1950-04-01 |
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Winchester '73 | Young Bull | 1950-07-06 |
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Peggy | Johnny "Scat" Mitchell | 1950-07-01 |
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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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The Desert Hawk | Captain Ras | 1950-08-05 |
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Undertow | Detective (as Roc Hudson) | 1949-12-03 |
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Fighter Squadron | Second Lieutenant (uncredited) | 1948-11-27 |
