Rock Hudson
Acting
Born 1925-11-17
Died 1985-10-02
Winnetka, Illinois, USA
144 credits
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1
Awards
Nominated for 1 Academy Award
Academy Awards 1 nominated
- 1957 Best Actor Nominated Giant
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won
- — star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Won
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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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Filmography
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Acting
59 credits
Golden Globe Awards
Dynasty
Wogan
I Love Lucy
The Carol Burnett Show
Bambi
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Jack Benny Program
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Kraft Music Hall
McMillan & Wife
This Is Your Life
V.I.P. Schaukel
Giant
Please Turn the Page
Pillow Talk
The Mirror Crack'd
The Martian Chronicles
Ice Station Zebra
Winchester '73
Come September
The Undefeated
Send Me No Flowers
Seconds
The Devlin Connection
Wheels
Bend of the River
The Big Party
All That Heaven Allows
Gun Fury
World War III
Written on the Wind
Tobruk
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
A Farewell to Arms
Horizons West
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Lover Come Back
Battle Hymn
The Last Sunset
Hornets' Nest
Magnificent Obsession
Never Say Goodbye
The Desert Hawk
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Commitment to Life
Night of 100 Stars II
Man's Favorite Sport?
Darling Lili
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Tomahawk
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
The James Dean Story
Showdown
Avalanche
Tab Hunter Confidential
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
The Golden Blade
The Spiral Road
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