Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1925-11-17
Day of Death
1985-10-02
Place of Birth
Winnetka, Illinois, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rock Hudson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (120)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
Commitment to Life
2023
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
These Dead Souls
2018
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
Children of 'Giant'
2015
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015Hollywood Scandals
2011
