Cast & creator
Rock Hudson
Best known for Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Awards
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.
Also known as: Roc Hudson, Roy Fitzgerald, Roy Harold Scherer Jr., راک هادسن
127
film credits
25
television credits
151
1944–2024 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (152)
Showing 152 of 152 credits
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner
1944
Dynasty
Daniel Reece
1981
Wogan
Self
1982
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967
I Love Lucy
Rock Hudson
1951
Bambi
Self (archive footage)
1948Bambi
Self
1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
The Jack Benny Program
Rock Hudson
1950
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
Kraft Music Hall
Self - Host
1958
This Is Your Life
Self
1952
McMillan & Wife
Stewart 'Mac' McMillan
1971V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971Please Turn the Page
Self
1977
Giant
Jordan 'Bick' Benedict
1956
The Martian Chronicles
Col. John Wilder
1980The Big Party
Self – Host
1959
The Devlin Connection
Brian Devlin
1982
Seconds
Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
1966Seconds
Associate Producer
1966
Wheels
Adam Trenton
1978
A Farewell to Arms
Lt. Frederick Henry
1957
The Mirror Crack'd
Jason Rudd
1980
Written on the Wind
Mitch Wayne
1956
Ice Station Zebra
Cdr. James Ferraday
1968
Pillow Talk
Brad Allen
1959
The Undefeated
Colonel James Langdon
1969
World War III
President Thomas McKenna
1982
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
2022
Bend of the River
Trey Wilson
1952
Come September
Robert L. Talbot
1961
Winchester '73
Young Bull
1950
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self (archive footage)
2021
All That Heaven Allows
Ron Kirby
1955
Send Me No Flowers
George Kimball
1964
The Last Sunset
Dana Stribling
1961
A Gathering of Eagles
Col. Jim Caldwell
1963
This Earth Is Mine
John Rambeau
1959
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2018
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Michael 'Tiger' McDrew
1971
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Hornets' Nest
Turner
1970
Lover Come Back
Jerry Webster
1961
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
Self (archive footage)
2021
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
2024
Man's Favorite Sport?
Roger Willoughby
1964
The Desert Hawk
Captain Ras
1950
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
Narrator (uncredited)
1953
Tobruk
Major Donald Craig
1967
The Golden Blade
Harun Al-Rashid
1953
Never Say Goodbye
Dr. Michael Parker
1956
James Dean: Forever Young
Self (archive footage)
2005
Avalanche
David Shelby
1978
The Spiral Road
Dr. Anton Drager
1962
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive footage)
2017
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023
Magnificent Obsession
Bob Merrick
1954
The Tarnished Angels
Burke Devlin
1957
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2003
The Vegas Strip War
Neil Chaine
1984
Captain Lightfoot
Michael Martin
1955
Showdown
Chuck Jarvis
1973
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Dan Stebbins
1952
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
2023
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
(archive footage)
1985
A Fine Pair
Capt. Mike Harmon
1968
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Self (archive footage)
1989
Horizons West
Neil Hammond
1952
Something of Value
Peter McKenzie
1957
The James Dean Story
Self
1957
Beatles: Big Beat Box
Self (archive footage)
2001
Once Upon a Dead Man
Stewart McMillan
1971
Taza, Son of Cochise
Taza
1954
A Very Special Favor
Paul Chadwick
1965
Sea Devils
Gilliatt
1953
Gun Fury
Ben Warren
1953
Iron Man
Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
1951
Blindfold
Dr. Bartholomew Snow
1966
The Lawless Breed
John Wesley Hardin
1952
The Patricia Neal Story
Rock Hudson (uncredited)
1981
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
2004
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
Himself (archive footage)
2010
Strange Bedfellows
Carter Harrison
1965
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Self
2008
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (uncredited)
1961
The Ambassador
Frank Stevenson
1985
Darling Lili
Major William Larrabee
1970
One Way Street
Truck Driver (uncredited)
1950
Here Come the Nelsons
Charlie Jones
1952
Tomahawk
Burt Hanna
1951
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self (archive)
2015Superstunt II
Self - Host
1979
Lionpower from MGM
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
After Stonewall
Self
1999
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
Self
1975
Battle Hymn
Col. Dean E. Hess
1957
Death In Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1990Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
1997
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Self
1971
Twilight for the Gods
Captain David Bell
1958
James Dean: A Portrait
Self (Archive footage)
1995
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Self
1956
Back to God's Country
Peter Keith
1953
The Beatrice Arthur Special
Himself
1980
Seminole
Lance Caldwell
1953
Scarlet Angel
Frank Truscott
1952
Undertow
Detective (as Roc Hudson)
1949Dominick Dunne: After the Party
Self (archive footage)
2008
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
Self
1971
One Desire
Clint Saunders
1955
I Was a Shoplifter
Si Swanson - Store Detective
1950
James Dean Remembered
Self (voice)
1974
Bright Victory
Dudek
1951
Bengal Brigade
Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
1954
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Self (archive footage)
1990
The Fat Man
Roy Clark
1951
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
Himself (archive footage)
1992
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Marilyn
Narrator (voice)
1963
Vito
Self (archive footage)
2011
Fighter Squadron
Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
1948
When Fear Eats the Soul
Ron Kirby (archive footage)
2007
Shakedown
Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
1950A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
2004
Embryo
Dr. Paul Holliston
1976Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
Self
1980Hollywood Legenden
Self (archive footage)
2004
The Star Maker
Danny Youngblood
1981
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
Self (archive footage)
1989Acting for Douglas Sirk
Self (archive footage)
2008
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
The Green Fog
2018
Peggy
Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
1950
These Dead Souls
(archive footage)
2018
Memories of Giant
Self
1998
Uncertain Verification
(archive footage)
1965
Return to 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
1996
Air Cadet
Upper Classman
1951
Children of 'Giant'
Self (archive footage)
2015Hollywood Scandals
Self (archive footage)
2011
Carol and Company
Self
1966