Rock Hudson
Born in Winnetka, Illinois, USA — Nov 17 1925• Died Oct 02 1985
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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: Pi…
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Rock Hudson's Credits
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Dynasty
Daniel Reece
I Love Lucy
Rock Hudson
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
Bambi
Self (archive footage)
The Jack Benny Program
Rock Hudson
Kraft Music Hall
Self - Host
McMillan & Wife
Stewart 'Mac' McMillan
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
This Is Your Life
Self
The Andy Warhol Diaries
Giant
Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
The Big Party
Self – Host
The Devlin Connection
Brian Devlin
The Martian Chronicles
Col. John Wilder
World War III
President Thomas McKenna
Avalanche
David Shelby
Wheels
Adam Trenton
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
The Undefeated
Colonel James Langdon
Winchester '73
Young Bull
Pillow Talk
Brad Allen
Ice Station Zebra
Cdr. James Ferraday
The Mirror Crack'd
Jason Rudd
Seconds
Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Send Me No Flowers
George Kimball
Gun Fury
Ben Warren
Iron Man
Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
The Desert Hawk
Captain Ras
The Ambassador
Frank Stevenson
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
Bend of the River
Trey Wilson
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
One Desire
Clint Saunders
Tobruk
Major Donald Craig
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Bright Victory
Dudek
Horizons West
Neil Hammond
The Golden Blade
Harun
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
The Tarnished Angels
Burke Devlin
All That Heaven Allows
Ron Kirby
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self (archive footage)
Sea Devils
Gilliatt
The Spiral Road
Dr. Anton Drager
Come September
Robert L. Talbot
Lionpower from MGM
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
Battle Hymn
Col. Dean E. Hess
Showdown
Chuck Jarvis
Peggy
Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
The Star Maker
Danny Youngblood
Written on the Wind
Mitch Wayne
One Way Street
Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Last Sunset
Dana Stribling
After Stonewall
Self
Never Say Goodbye
Dr. Michael Parker
Air Cadet
Upper Classman
Fighter Squadron
Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
Man's Favorite Sport?
Roger Willoughby
Marilyn
Narrator (voice)
Hornets' Nest
Turner
Shakedown
Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
Embryo
Dr. Paul Holliston
The James Dean Story
Self
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
Darling Lili
Major William Larrabee
Hollywood Legenden
Self (archive footage)
A Fine Pair
Capt. Mike Harmon
Seminole
Lance Caldwell
Bengal Brigade
Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
I Was a Shoplifter
Si Swanson - Store Detective
The Patricia Neal Story
Rock Hudson (uncredited)
A Farewell to Arms
Lt. Frederick Henry
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Narrator (uncredited)
Captain Lightfoot
Michael Martin
Blindfold
Dr. Bartholomew Snow
Lover Come Back
Jerry Webster
Mondo Hollywood
A Very Special Favor
Paul Chadwick
A Gathering of Eagles
Col. Jim Caldwell
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Self
Return to 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Michael 'Tiger' McDrew
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Self (archive footage)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Self
Musical Comedy Tonight
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self (archive footage)
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
Self (archive footage)
Here Come the Nelsons
Charlie Jones
Tomahawk
Burt Hanna
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Self
The Vegas Strip War
Neil Chaine
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Dan Stebbins
This Earth Is Mine
John Rambeau
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Self (archive footage)
James Dean: A Portrait
Self (Archive footage)
Magnificent Obsession
Bob Merrick
Taza, Son of Cochise
Taza
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Self
The Fat Man
Roy Clark
Scarlet Angel
Frank Truscott
Something of Value
Peter McKenzie
Superstunt II
Self - Host
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (uncredited)
Strange Bedfellows
Carter Harrison
The Lawless Breed
John Wesley Hardin
Uncertain Verification
(archive footage)
Undertow
Detective (as Roc Hudson)
The Beatrice Arthur Special
Himself
James Dean Remembered
Self (voice)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(archive footage)
Memories of Giant
Once Upon a Dead Man
Stewart McMillan
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
Twilight for the Gods
Captain David Bell
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
Himself (archive footage)
Children of 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
The Martian Chronicles
Col. John Wilder
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
Himself (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals
Self (archive footage)
Carol and Company
Self
Back to God's Country
Peter Keith
These Dead Souls
(archive footage)
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
Acting for Douglas Sirk
Self (archive footage)
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
Self
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
Self
When Fear Eats the Soul
Ron Kirby (archive footage)