Rock Hudson
Acting
🎂 1925-11-17
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.
Cast credits(136)
Daniel Reece
1981
Self
1982
Self - Presenter
1944
Self
1944
Self - Nominee
1944
Rock Hudson
1951
Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967
Self
1967
Guest Performer (uncredited)
1968
Self (uncredited)
1968
Self (archive footage)
1948
Self
1948
Self (archive footage)
2003
Self - Host
1958
Stewart 'Mac' McMillan
1971
Rock Hudson
1950
1967
Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
1956
Self
1952
1988
Self
1971
Colonel James Langdon
1969
Self (Archive footage)
1995
Self (archive footage)
2014
Self
1999
Self
1957
Brad Allen
1959
Cdr. James Ferraday
1968
Jason Rudd
1980
(archive footage)
1990
Self
1977
Lt. Frederick Henry
1957
Dana Stribling
1961
Self (archive footage)
2018
Major Donald Craig
1967
Col. John Wilder
1980
Ron Kirby
1955
Stewart McMillan
1971
Self (archive footage)
2023
Jerry Webster
1961
Himself
1980
Robert L. Talbot
1961
Self (archive footage)
2021
Carter Harrison
1965
Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
1966
Ben Warren
1953
Self (archive footage)
2022
Young Bull
1950
Self – Host
1959
Narrator (uncredited)
1953
Gilliatt
1953
Col. Jim Caldwell
1963
Burt Hanna
1951
Self (archive footage)
2008
Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
1948
Danny Youngblood
1981
Narrator
1963
Trey Wilson
1952
President Thomas McKenna
1982
Neil Chaine
1984
Dudek
1951
Mitch Wayne
1956
Rock Hudson (uncredited)
1981
George Kimball
1964
Peter McKenzie
1957
Michael 'Tiger' McDrew
1971
Detective (as Roc Hudson)
1949
Col. Dean E. Hess
1957
Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
1950
(archive footage)
1965
Self (archive footage)
2015
Dr. Anton Drager
1962
Charlie Jones
1952
Captain Ras
1950
Michael Martin
1955
Harun
1953
Paul Chadwick
1965
(archive footage)
1990
Turner
1970
Dr. Bartholomew Snow
1966
Taza
1954
Truck Driver (uncredited)
1950
Self
1985
Self (archive footage)
2004
Adam Trenton
1978
Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
1954
(archive footage)
2018
Self
1971
Chuck Jarvis
1973
Brian Devlin
1982
Burke Devlin
1957
Self (archive footage)
1996
Bob Merrick
1954
Self (archive footage)
1997
Major William Larrabee
1970
Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
1950
Dr. Michael Parker
1956
Captain David Bell
1958
Lance Caldwell
1953
David Shelby
1978
1979
Dan Stebbins
1952
Dr. Paul Holliston
1976
Self (archive footage)
2015
Si Swanson - Store Detective
1950
Neil Hammond
1952
Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
1951
Clint Saunders
1955
Self
1985
Self
1956
Roger Willoughby
1964
Self
1971
Ron Kirby (archive footage)
2007
Self (voice)
1974
Self (archive footage)
1989
Self (uncredited)
1961
Self (archive footage)
2004
Peter Keith
1953
Frank Stevenson
1985
John Wesley Hardin
1952
Himself (archive footage)
2010
Self
1975
Capt. Mike Harmon
1968
Roy Clark
1951
Upper Classman
1951
Self (archive footage)
2008
Self
1980
Self (archive footage)
2021
Self (archive footage)
2004
Himself (archive footage)
1992
Self (archive footage)
2001
Self (archive footage)
2011
John Rambeau
1959
Frank Truscott
1952
Self
1966
Self - Host
1979