Rock Hudson

Personal Info

Birthday

November 17, 1925

Day of Death

1985-10-02

(59 years old)

Place of Birth

Winnetka, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Roc Hudson

Roy Fitzgerald

Roy Harold Scherer Jr.

راک هادسن

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).

Known For

Dynasty

I Love Lucy

The Jack Benny Program

McMillan & Wife

The Martian Chronicles

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Giant

The Devlin Connection

Filmography

2023
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
as Self (archive footage)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
These Dead Souls
as (archive footage)
2015
Children of 'Giant'
as Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self (archive footage)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Hollywood Scandals
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
as Himself (archive footage)
2008
Acting for Douglas Sirk
as Self (archive footage)
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
as Self (archive footage)
2007
When Fear Eats the Soul
as Ron Kirby (archive footage)
2004
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Legenden
as Self (archive footage)
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Beatles: Big Beat Box
as Self (archive footage)
1999
After Stonewall
as Self
1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
1996
Return to 'Giant'
as Self (archive footage)
1995
James Dean: A Portrait
as Self (Archive footage)
1992
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
as Himself (archive footage)
1990
Death In Hollywood
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
1989
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
as Self (archive footage)
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
The Ambassador
as Frank Stevenson
1984
The Vegas Strip War
as Neil Chaine
1981
The Patricia Neal Story
as Rock Hudson (uncredited)
The Star Maker
as Danny Youngblood
1980
The Mirror Crack'd
as Jason Rudd
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
as Self
The Beatrice Arthur Special
as Himself
1979
Superstunt II
as Self - Host
1978
Avalanche
as David Shelby
1976
Embryo
as Dr. Paul Holliston
1975
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
as Self
1974
James Dean Remembered
as Self (voice)
1973
Showdown
as Chuck Jarvis
1971
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
as Self
Once Upon a Dead Man
as Stewart McMillan
Pretty Maids All in a Row
as Michael 'Tiger' McDrew
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
as Self
1970
Hornets' Nest
as Turner
Darling Lili
as Major William Larrabee
1969
The Undefeated
as Colonel James Langdon
1968
Ice Station Zebra
as Cdr. James Ferraday
A Fine Pair
as Capt. Mike Harmon
1967
Tobruk
as Major Donald Craig
1966
Carol and Company
as Self
Seconds
as Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
Blindfold
as Dr. Bartholomew Snow
1965
A Very Special Favor
as Paul Chadwick
Uncertain Verification
as (archive footage)
Strange Bedfellows
as Carter Harrison
1964
Send Me No Flowers
as George Kimball
Man's Favorite Sport?
as Roger Willoughby
1963
A Gathering of Eagles
as Col. Jim Caldwell
Marilyn
as Narrator
1962
The Spiral Road
as Dr. Anton Drager
1961
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
as Jerry Webster
Come September
as Robert L. Talbot
The Last Sunset
as Dana Stribling
1959
Pillow Talk
as Brad Allen
This Earth Is Mine
as John Rambeau
1958
Twilight for the Gods
as Captain David Bell
1957
A Farewell to Arms
as Lt. Frederick Henry
The Tarnished Angels
as Burke Devlin
The James Dean Story
as Self
Something of Value
as Peter McKenzie
Battle Hymn
as Col. Dean E. Hess
1956
Giant
as Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
as Self
Written on the Wind
as Mitch Wayne
Never Say Goodbye
as Dr. Michael Parker
1955
All That Heaven Allows
as Ron Kirby
One Desire
as Clint Saunders
Captain Lightfoot
as Michael Martin
1954
Bengal Brigade
as Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
Magnificent Obsession
as Bob Merrick
Taza, Son of Cochise
as Taza
1953
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
as Narrator (uncredited)
Back to God's Country
as Peter Keith
Gun Fury
as Ben Warren
The Golden Blade
as Harun
Sea Devils
as Gilliatt
Seminole
as Lance Caldwell
1952
The Lawless Breed
as John Wesley Hardin
Horizons West
as Neil Hammond
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Dan Stebbins
Scarlet Angel
as Frank Truscott
Here Come the Nelsons
as Charlie Jones
Bend of the River
as Trey Wilson
1951
Iron Man
as Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
Bright Victory
as Dudek
The Fat Man
as Roy Clark
Air Cadet
as Upper Classman
Tomahawk
as Burt Hanna
1950
Shakedown
as Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
The Desert Hawk
as Captain Ras
Winchester '73
as Young Bull
Peggy
as Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
I Was a Shoplifter
as Si Swanson - Store Detective
One Way Street
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
1949
Undertow
as Detective (as Roc Hudson)
1948
Fighter Squadron
as Second Lieutenant (uncredited)