Rock Hudson
Birthday
1925/11/17
Day of death
1985/10/02 (59 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Also know as
Roc Hudson, Roy Fitzgerald, Roy Harold Scherer Jr., راک هادسن
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 ...Read more
Acting
(1956) Giant
as Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
(1981) The Patricia Neal Story
as Rock Hudson (uncredited)
(1989) Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
as Self (archive footage)
(1964) Send Me No Flowers
as George Kimball
(1959) Pillow Talk
as Brad Allen
(1966) Seconds
as Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
(1979) Superstunt II
as Self - Host
(1980) The Mirror Crack'd
as Jason Rudd
(1961) Come September
as Robert L. Talbot
(1980) Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
as Self
(1996) Return to 'Giant'
as Self (archive footage)
(1967) Tobruk
as Major Donald Craig
(2021) Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
as Self (archive footage)
(2008) Dominick Dunne: After the Party
as Self (archive footage)
(1954) Magnificent Obsession
as Bob Merrick
(2004) Hollywood Legenden
as Self (archive footage)
(1961) Lover Come Back
as Jerry Webster
(1950) Winchester '73
as Young Bull
(1970) Darling Lili
as Major William Larrabee
(2001) Beatles: Big Beat Box
as Self (archive footage)
(1952) Horizons West
as Neil Hammond
(1955) All That Heaven Allows
as Ron Kirby
(1953) Gun Fury
as Ben Warren
(1957) The Tarnished Angels
as Burke Devlin
(1953) Seminole
as Lance Caldwell
(1952) Bend of the River
as Trey Wilson
(1951) Tomahawk
as Burt Hanna
(1964) Man's Favorite Sport?
as Roger Willoughby
(2015) Children of 'Giant'
as Self (archive footage)
(1961) The Last Sunset
as Dana Stribling
(1968) Ice Station Zebra
as Cdr. James Ferraday
(1965) Strange Bedfellows
as Carter Harrison
(1957) Something of Value
as Peter McKenzie
(1951) The Fat Man
as Roy Clark
(1956) Written on the Wind
as Mitch Wayne
(1969) The Undefeated
as Colonel James Langdon
(1957) A Farewell to Arms
as Lt. Frederick Henry
(2023) Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self (archive footage)
(2011) Hollywood Scandals
as Self (archive footage)
(1971) Pretty Maids All in a Row
as Michael 'Tiger' McDrew
(1954) Taza, Son of Cochise
as Taza
(1951) Iron Man
as Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
(1971) The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
as Self
(1952) Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
as Dan Stebbins
(1957) Battle Hymn
as Col. Dean E. Hess
(2018) These Dead Souls
as (archive footage)
(1973) Showdown
as Chuck Jarvis
(1949) Undertow
as Detective (as Roc Hudson)
(1958) Twilight for the Gods
as Captain David Bell
(1970) Hornets' Nest
as Turner
(1953) The Golden Blade
as Harun
(1948) Fighter Squadron
as Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
(1951) Air Cadet
as Upper Classman
(1952) The Lawless Breed
as John Wesley Hardin
(1963) A Gathering of Eagles
as Col. Jim Caldwell
(2021) Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as Self (archive footage)
(1965) Uncertain Verification
as (archive footage)
(1965) A Very Special Favor
as Paul Chadwick
(1953) Sea Devils
as Gilliatt
(1976) Embryo
as Dr. Paul Holliston
(1950) I Was a Shoplifter
as Si Swanson - Store Detective
(2018) Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(1959) This Earth Is Mine
as John Rambeau
(1955) Captain Lightfoot
as Michael Martin
(1955) One Desire
as Clint Saunders
(1962) The Spiral Road
as Dr. Anton Drager
(1950) One Way Street
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
(1953) Back to God's Country
as Peter Keith
(1985) The Ambassador
as Frank Stevenson
(1950) The Desert Hawk
as Captain Ras
(1978) Avalanche
as David Shelby
(1956) Never Say Goodbye
as Dr. Michael Parker
(2008) Acting for Douglas Sirk
as Self (archive footage)
(1966) Blindfold
as Dr. Bartholomew Snow
(1984) The Vegas Strip War
as Neil Chaine
(1954) Bengal Brigade
as Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
(1963) Marilyn
as Narrator
(1985) George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
(1957) The James Dean Story
as Self
(1952) Here Come the Nelsons
as Charlie Jones
(1952) Scarlet Angel
as Frank Truscott
(1951) Bright Victory
as Dudek
(1961) Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (uncredited)
(2010) Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
as Himself (archive footage)
(1990) Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
(2022) Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)
(1950) Shakedown
as Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
(1985) Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
(1950) Peggy
as Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
(1985) Volunteers
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2024) Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
as Self
(2004) A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
(1971) The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
as Self
(2007) When Fear Eats the Soul
as Ron Kirby (archive footage)
(1956) New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
as Self
(2004) Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
(1980) The Beatrice Arthur Special
as Himself
(1974) James Dean Remembered
as Self (voice)
(2015) Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self (archive footage)
(1971) Once Upon a Dead Man
as Stewart McMillan
(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(1997) The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
(1981) The Star Maker
as Danny Youngblood
(1968) A Fine Pair
as Capt. Mike Harmon
(1953) Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
as Narrator (uncredited)
(1979) Musical Comedy Tonight
as ---
(1992) Rock Hudson's Home Movies
as Himself (archive footage)
(1980) The Martian Chronicles
as Col. John Wilder
(1981) Dynasty
as Daniel Reece
(1971) McMillan & Wife
as Stewart 'Mac' McMillan
(1951) I Love Lucy
as Rock Hudson
(1982) The Devlin Connection
as Brian Devlin
(1978) Wheels
as Adam Trenton
(1968) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Guest Performer (uncredited)
(1982) World War III
as President Thomas McKenna
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1950) The Jack Benny Program
as Rock Hudson
(1982) Wogan
as Self
(1971) V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
(1959) The Big Party
as Self – Host
(1948) BAMBI Awards
as Self (archive footage)
(1948) BAMBI Awards
as Self
(1967) The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
(1967) The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
(1977) Please Turn the Page
as Self
(1958) Kraft Music Hall
as Self - Host
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner