Rock Hudson

Known for ActingBorn 1925-11-17Died 1985-10-02Winnetka, Illinois, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

When Fear Eats the Soul

Douglas Sirk: Über Stars

A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli

Bambi

Judy Garland: By Myself

Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files

Night of 100 Stars II

James Dean Remembered

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special

Dominick Dunne: After the Party

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

I Love Lucy

Tab Hunter Confidential

The Carol Burnett Show

V.I.P. Schaukel

The Jack Benny Program

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

Giant

Marilyn

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Vito

Seconds

Children of 'Giant'

James Dean: A Portrait

All That Heaven Allows

Winchester '73

Superstunt II

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Pillow Talk

Once Upon a Dead Man

Death In Hollywood

The Martian Chronicles

McMillan & Wife

Return to 'Giant'

Golden Globe Awards

Man's Favorite Sport?

Lover Come Back

Bend of the River

Bright Victory

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?

Here Come the Nelsons

Written on the Wind

Tomahawk

Mondo Hollywood

Wheels