Rock Hudson
Date of birth: 1925-11-17
Place of birth: Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Roc Hudson, Roy Fitzgerald, Roy Harold Scherer Jr., راک هادسن
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rock Hudson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Giant
1956-11-08
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful yo
The Patricia Neal Story
1981-12-08
The dramatic account of actress Patricia Neal's miraculous recovery from a near-fatal stroke in 1966
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989-12-01
On the eve of 1987's Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving famil
Send Me No Flowers
1964-10-14
When a hypochondriac assumes that he is dying, he makes an elaborate plan to ensure his wife's happi
Pillow Talk
1959-10-07
Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Mo
Seconds
1966-10-05
An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a complete
Superstunt II
1979-03-01
Sequel to the NBC special about dangerous stunts.
The Mirror Crack'd
1980-02-06
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to hav
Come September
1961-08-09
Robert Talbot, an American millionaire, arrives early for his annual vacation at his luxurious Itali
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
1980-04-29
Douglas speaks about some of the stars he has directed, like Asta Nielsen, Lili Dagover, Zarah Leand
Return to 'Giant'
1996-09-21
In the summer of 1955, an army of cameramen, lighting techs and movie stars descended on the small,
Tobruk
1967-02-07
In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back int
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021-11-24
From this "inexorable disease", Hervé Guibert did not recover. The miracle he had so much hoped for
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
2008-10-23
Vanity Fair Special Correspondent Dominick Dunne has become known the world over for his vociferous
Magnificent Obsession
1954-08-07
Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s on
Hollywood Legenden
2004-01-01
Documentary about Hollywood.
Lover Come Back
1961-12-20
Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike e
Winchester '73
1950-07-12
Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting com
Darling Lili
1970-06-18
World War I. Lili Smith is a beloved British music hall singer, often providing inspiration for the
Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001-12-03
The early days of The Beatles are captured in this fascinating film. Featuring behind the scenes cli
Horizons West
1952-10-11
Brothers Dan and Neil Hammond return to Texas after the Civil War. Ambitious Dan turns to rustling a
All That Heaven Allows
1955-12-25
Two different social classes collide when Cary Scott, a wealthy upper-class widow, falls in love wit
Gun Fury
1953-10-09
After a stagecoach holdup, Frank Slayton's notorious gang leave Ben Warren for dead and head off wit
The Tarnished Angels
1957-11-21
In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot
Seminole
1953-03-20
Lance Caldwell, a cavalry lieutenant, recounts his efforts to make peace with the Seminole Indian tr
Bend of the River
1952-01-23
Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of home
Tomahawk
1951-02-05
In 1866, a new gold discovery and an inconclusive conference force the U.S. Army to build a road and
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964-01-31
Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss,
Children of 'Giant'
2015-04-17
"Children of 'Giant'" is a documentary film that unearths deeply wrought emotions in the small West
The Last Sunset
1961-06-08
At a Mexican ranch, fugitive O'Malley and pursuing Sheriff Stribling agree to help rancher Breckenri
Ice Station Zebra
1968-04-04
A top-secret Soviet spy satellite -- using stolen Western technology -- malfunctions and then goes i
Strange Bedfellows
1965-02-09
After a hasty wedding, Carter and Toni find that they disagree on everything. They separate and seve
Something of Value
1957-05-08
As Kenya's Mau Mau uprising tears the country apart, former childhood friends Kimani (Sidney Poitier
The Fat Man
1951-05-19
A innocent dentist is murdered and the only apparent motive seems to be to steal a set of dental x-r
Written on the Wind
1956-10-04
Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, J
The Undefeated
1969-10-04
After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are
A Farewell to Arms
1957-12-14
An English nurse and an American soldier on the Italian front during World War I fall in love, but t
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023-06-20
This timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity examines the life of legendary actor Rock H
Hollywood Scandals
2011-04-02
TV review of a litany of Hollywood impropriety.
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971-04-28
At Oceanfront High School, female students are being targeted by an unknown serial killer. Meanwhile
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954-02-18
Three years after the end of the Apache wars, peacemaking chief Cochise dies. His elder son Taza sha
Iron Man
1951-09-20
An ambitious coal miner is talked into becoming a boxer by his gambler brother.
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971-10-29
A celebrity-filled look at the opening festivities for Walt Disney World in Florida.
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952-06-25
When a 1920s millionaire tests the fiber of his Vermont family, a young lady and her boyfriend feel
Battle Hymn
1957-02-14
Dean Hess, who entered the ministry to atone for bombing a German orphanage, decides he’s a failure
These Dead Souls
2018-05-07
An audiovisual essay on Douglas Sirk's film The Tarnished Angels (1957). Analyzes a central scene 40
Showdown
1973-06-20
Two men who have been friends since childhood find themselves on opposite ends of the law.
Undertow
1949-12-03
Undertow stars Scott Brady as a gambler just out of wartime military service. No longer interested i
Twilight for the Gods
1958-08-04
An alcoholic captain sails a two-master through danger with a call girl and others on board.
Hornets' Nest
1970-09-08
An American commando who's the sole survivor of a parachute jump into WWII-era Italy leads a group o
The Golden Blade
1953-08-12
Basra merchant Harun Al-Rashid avenges his father's murder in this adventure set in ancient Bagdad a
Fighter Squadron
1948-11-27
During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promo
Air Cadet
1951-03-14
A group of cadets have assorted problems at the U.S. Air Force Pilot Training Academy.
The Lawless Breed
1952-12-28
After being released from prison, ex-gunfighter John Wesley Hardin hopes to have his autobiography p
A Gathering of Eagles
1963-06-21
A B-52 commander must prepare his men to pass a grueling inspection.
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021-06-18
Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group
Uncertain Verification
1965-04-30
A short film containing a collection of clips from various Hollywood movies.
A Very Special Favor
1965-08-02
The long-lost father of a frigid, uptight Freudian psychologist contracts a wealthy American playboy
Sea Devils
1953-04-12
Gilliatt, a fisherman-turned-smuggler on the isle of Guernsey, agrees to transport a beautiful woman
Embryo
1976-05-21
A scientist doing experiments on a human fetus discovers a method to accelerate the fetus into a mat
I Was a Shoplifter
1950-05-13
A police detective uses any means possible to trap a gang of shoplifters.
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018-07-27
A deliciously scandalous portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir
This Earth Is Mine
1959-07-08
Set during the Prohibition era, when wine makers were financially challenged and had to decide wheth
Captain Lightfoot
1955-03-26
In 1815, Michael Martin, member of an Irish revolutionary society, turns highwayman to support it, a
One Desire
1955-07-20
The "one desire" of ex-gambler Clint Saunders and bar woman Tacey Cromwell is to escape their shady
The Spiral Road
1962-08-03
A selfish and prideful young Dutch doctor, through a series of circumstances, comes to learn that he
One Way Street
1950-04-01
After stealing a gangster's money and his girlfriend, a doctor heads for a small village in Mexico t
Back to God's Country
1953-11-01
In a small village in the icy wilderness of Alaska Captain Peter Keith has to defend himself against
The Ambassador
1985-01-11
An American ambassador to Israel tries to bring peace to the Middle East conflict through unconventi
The Desert Hawk
1950-08-05
A desert guerilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daug
Avalanche
1978-09-29
After an avalanche of snow crashes into their ski resort, a holiday at a winter wonderland turns int
Never Say Goodbye
1956-03-10
In present-day U.S., Dr. Michael Parker, a prominent surgeon, unexpectedly runs into his German-born
Acting for Douglas Sirk
2008-11-05
The stars and director of 'Written on the Wind' and 'The Tarnished Angels' talk about director Dougl
Blindfold
1966-05-23
A patient being psychoanalyzed by Dr. Snow is a government scientist. General Pratt hides him in a s
The Vegas Strip War
1984-11-25
Neil Chaine, a charming Las Vegas hotel/casino owner, tries to turn his decaying building into the S
Bengal Brigade
1954-11-06
Year 1856, British India. Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne is severely punished after disobeying an order. F
Marilyn
1963-04-18
This 1963 documentary, released less than a year after Marilyn Monroe's death, showcases the star in
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985-03-03
Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.
The James Dean Story
1957-08-13
Released two years after James Dean's death, this documentary chronicles his short life and career v
Here Come the Nelsons
1952-02-23
The homespun Nelson family must deal with various comical situations, including an encounter with ga
Scarlet Angel
1952-06-20
After robbing a sea captain in New Orleans, a beautiful saloon girl flees and assumes a dead woman's
Bright Victory
1951-08-01
A soldier blinded in war returns home and attempts to adjust to civilian life.
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961-12-31
Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick,
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
2010-02-13
Rock Hudson was a virile screen idol who was the epitome of clean-cut masculinity. He was one of the
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990-01-01
Welcome behind the closed doors of a Hollywood that only a select few will ever get to see -- a Holl
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022-11-13
The portrait of the last cowboy Hollywood legend dives into the 65 years of an extraordinary career
Shakedown
1950-09-01
Jack Early is a photographer who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the very top of the succes
Night of 100 Stars II
1985-03-10
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a
Peggy
1950-07-01
Professor Brookfield along with daughters Peggy and Susan move to small town Pasadena, California. T
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
1975-02-27
Vintage 1975 documentary about the life of movie queen Elizabeth Taylor hosted by Peter Lawford, and
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
2004-01-01
Documentary which aired on television in 2004, about the two daughters of Judy Garland and their rel
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
1971-03-14
This was the first of two one-hour musical specials which were part of CBS' 1968 multi-million-doll
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007-02-01
Mixing scenes of Douglas Sirk's All That Heaven Allows and Fassbinder's Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Fra
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
1956-10-09
Star-studded charity New York City premiere of the film Giant.
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004-02-25
As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever
The Beatrice Arthur Special
1980-01-19
The Beatrice Arthur Special was a prime time U.S. television special broadcast on CBS on January 19,
James Dean Remembered
1974-01-01
Peter Lawford hosts this documentary taking a look at the life and films of James Dean.
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015-03-15
Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his
Once Upon a Dead Man
1971-09-17
The wife of a San Francisco police commissioner drags him into a charity auction theft, which leads
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997-11-01
A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift thos
The Star Maker
1981-05-11
Danny Youngblood is a famed Hollywood director with a reputation for modeling sexy starlets into sup
A Fine Pair
1968-09-27
A detective gets involved with the beautiful daughter of an old friend. The daughter turns out to be
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953-12-02
Mike and Tony Petrakis are a Greek father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of Florida
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979-10-01
First of three programs about musical theatre hosted by writer-composer-lyricist Sylvia Fine.
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
1992-09-12
In this revisionist documentary, actor Eric Farr re-creates the character of Rock Hudson in order to
Carol and Company
1966-10-09
TV Special from the TV Show of the same name starring Carol Burnett
After Stonewall
1999-06-06
This sequel to "Before Stonewall" documents the history of gay and lesbian life from the riots at St
James Dean: A Portrait
1995-09-30
A look at the legacy of icon actor James Dean on the 40th anniversary of his tragic death. The speci
Lionpower from MGM
1967-01-01
"Lionpower from MGM" (1967) is an exciting 60's promotional short subject, which showcases MGM's rel
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988-09-19
Famous Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003-07-18
From Disturbing Discoveries to Astonishing Arressts, and Tragic Endings. In this tv-special, E! coun
Memories of Giant
1998-05-06
A 1998 retrospective documentary exploring the making and legacy of George Stevens’ Giant (1956). Fe
The Martian Chronicles
1980-01-27