Rock Hudson
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.
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-11-17
Place of birth
Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Images
Cast
Giant
1956
7.61
The Patricia Neal Story
1981
5.00
Send Me No Flowers
1964
6.80
Pillow Talk
1959
7.12
Seconds
1966
7.29
Superstunt II
1979
0.00
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
6.10
Come September
1961
6.80
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
1980
0.00
Return to 'Giant'
1996
6.10
Tobruk
1967
6.40
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
2008
7.50
Magnificent Obsession
1954
6.80
Hollywood Legenden
2004
2.00
Lover Come Back
1961
6.95
Winchester '73
1950
7.30
Darling Lili
1970
5.50
Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001
0.00
Horizons West
1952
6.20
All That Heaven Allows
1955
7.30
Gun Fury
1953
6.00
The Tarnished Angels
1957
6.70
Seminole
1953
5.40
Bend of the River
1952
6.90
Tomahawk
1951
6.90
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
6.90
Children of 'Giant'
2015
6.80
The Last Sunset
1961
6.80
Ice Station Zebra
1968
6.28
Strange Bedfellows
1965
5.90
Something of Value
1957
5.43
The Fat Man
1951
5.60
Written on the Wind
1956
6.94
The Undefeated
1969
6.20
A Farewell to Arms
1957
5.86
Hollywood Scandals
2011
0.00
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
5.70
Iron Man
1951
6.10
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954
5.50
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
6.70
Battle Hymn
1957
6.50
These Dead Souls
2018
0.00
Showdown
1973
6.15
Undertow
1949
6.10
Twilight for the Gods
1958
3.60
Hornets' Nest
1970
5.60
The Golden Blade
1953
6.30
Fighter Squadron
1948
5.92
Air Cadet
1951
5.00
The Lawless Breed
1952
6.60
A Gathering of Eagles
1963
5.74
Uncertain Verification
1965
6.60
A Very Special Favor
1965
5.70
Sea Devils
1953
5.80
Embryo
1976
4.60
I Was a Shoplifter
1950
5.30
This Earth Is Mine
1959
6.10
Captain Lightfoot
1955
6.20
One Desire
1955
5.90
The Spiral Road
1962
5.20
One Way Street
1950
5.20
Back to God's Country
1953
6.00
The Ambassador
1985
5.00
The Desert Hawk
1950
5.10
Avalanche
1978
3.53
Never Say Goodbye
1956
6.47
Acting for Douglas Sirk
2008
0.00
Blindfold
1966
6.10
The Vegas Strip War
1984
2.70
Bengal Brigade
1954
5.30
Marilyn
1963
6.00
The James Dean Story
1957
5.40
Here Come the Nelsons
1952
6.00
Scarlet Angel
1952
5.10
Bright Victory
1951
6.90
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
3.50
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
7.29
Shakedown
1950
6.20
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
8.00
Peggy
1950
4.70
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007
10.00
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
7.50
The Beatrice Arthur Special
1980
0.00
James Dean Remembered
1974
0.00
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
7.29
Once Upon a Dead Man
1971
7.00
The Star Maker
1981
4.00
A Fine Pair
1968
3.40
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953
5.90
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
0.00
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
1992
3.32
Carol and Company
1966
0.00
After Stonewall
1999
5.39
James Dean: A Portrait
1995
0.00
Lionpower from MGM
1967
4.50
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
0.00
Memories of Giant
1998
0.00
The Martian Chronicles
1980
0.00
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
5.50
Volunteers
1985
5.50