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Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Acting

Born November 17, 1925, 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.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (57)
  • 2024Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes — Self (archive footage)
  • 2023Commitment to Life — Self (archive footage)
  • 2023Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed — Self (archive footage)
  • 2022Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend — Self (archive footage)
  • 2021Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande — Self (archive footage)
  • 2021Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It — Self (archive footage)
  • 2019Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 2018Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood — Self (archive footage)
  • 2017The Fabulous Allan Carr — Self (archive footage)
  • 2015Children of 'Giant' — Self (archive footage)
  • 2015Tab Hunter Confidential — Self (archive)
  • 2011Hollywood Scandals — Self (archive footage)
  • 2011Vito — Self (archive footage)
  • 2010Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger — Himself (archive footage)
  • 2008Acting for Douglas Sirk — Self (archive footage)
  • 2008Dominick Dunne: After the Party — Self (archive footage)
  • 2008Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon — Self
  • 2005James Dean: Forever Young — Self (archive footage)
  • 2004A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli — Self (archive footage)
  • 2004Hollywood Legenden — Self (archive footage)
  • 2004Judy Garland: By Myself — Self (archive footage)
  • 2003101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment — Self (archive footage)
  • 2001Beatles: Big Beat Box — Self (archive footage)
  • 1999After Stonewall — Self
  • 1998Memories of Giant — Self
  • 1997The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender — Self (archive footage)
  • 1996Return to 'Giant' — Self (archive footage)
  • 1995James Dean: A Portrait — Self (Archive footage)
  • 1992Rock Hudson's Home Movies — Himself (archive footage)
  • 1990Death In Hollywood — Self (archive footage)
  • 1990Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths — Self (archive footage)
  • 1989Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt — Self (archive footage)
  • 1989I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... — Self (archive footage)
  • 1985Night of 100 Stars II — Self
  • Wogan — Self
  • 1980Douglas Sirk: Über Stars — Self
  • 1980The Beatrice Arthur Special — Himself
  • 1979Superstunt II — Self - Host
  • Please Turn the Page — Self
  • 1975Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait — Self
  • 1974James Dean Remembered — Self (voice)
  • 1971The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special — Self
  • 1971The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World — Self
  • V.I.P. Schaukel — Self
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Self (uncredited), Self (uncredited)
  • 1967Lionpower from MGM — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Carol Burnett Show — Self - Guest / Various Characters
  • 1966Carol and Company — Self
  • 1961Hollywood: The Selznick Years — Self (uncredited)
  • The Big Party — Self – Host
  • Kraft Music Hall — Self - Host
  • 1957The James Dean Story — Self
  • 1956New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' — Self
  • This Is Your Life — Self
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour — Self
  • Bambi — Self (archive footage)
  • Golden Globe Awards — Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee, Self - Winner
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