Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson (November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American movie and television actor. He is famous for his good looks and remembered as a romantic star during the 1950s and 1960s, especially several movies where he starred with actress Doris Day.

Rock Hudson
Hudson in the 1950s
Born	Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. (1925-11-17)November 17, 1925 Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.
Died	October 2, 1985(1985-10-02) (aged 59) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Cause of death	AIDS-related complications
Resting place	Forest Lawn Cemetery, Cathedral City, (cenotaph)
Other names	Roy Harold Fitzgerald Roc Hudson
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1947–1985
Spouse(s)	Phyllis Gates (m. 1955–1958) (divorced)

Hudson was voted Star of the Year and Favorite Leading Man, by many movie magazines and was one of the most popular movie stars of the time. He made nearly 70 movies and acted in several television productions during a career of more than three decades, and he received the Golden Globe Award four times.

Hudson was a closeted homosexual. He was one of the first major Hollywood personalities to die from AIDS.

Movies

• Fighter Squadron (1948)
• Undertow (1949)
• One Way Street (1950)
• I Was a Shoplifter (1950)
• Peggy (1950)
• Winchester '73 (1950)
• The Desert Hawk (1950)
• Shakedown (1950)
• Tomahawk (1951)
• Air Cadet (1951)
• The Fat Man (1951)
• Bright Victory (1951)
• Iron Man (1951)
• Bend of the River (1952)
• Here Come the Nelsons (1952)
• Scarlet Angel (1952)
• Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
• Horizons West (1952)
• The Lawless Breed (1953)
• Seminole (1953)
• Sea Devils (1953)
• The Golden Blade (1953)
• Gun Fury (1953)
• Back to God's Country (1953)
• Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) (narrator)
• Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
• Magnificent Obsession (1954)
• Bengal Brigade (1954)
• Captain Lightfoot (1955)
• One Desire (1955)
• All That Heaven Allows (1955)
• Never Say Goodbye (1956)
• Giant (1956)
• Written on the Wind (1956)
• Battle Hymn (1957)
• Something of Value (1957)
• A Farewell to Arms (1957)
• The Tarnished Angels (1958)
• Twilight for the Gods (1958)
• This Earth Is Mine (1959)
• Pillow Talk (1959)
• The Last Sunset (1961)
• Come September (1961)
• Lover Come Back (1961)
• The Spiral Road (1962)
• Marilyn (1963) (documentary) (narrator)
• A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
• Man's Favorite Sport? (1964)
• Send Me No Flowers (1964)
• Strange Bedfellows (1965)
• A Very Special Favor (1965)
• Blindfold (1965)
• Seconds (1966)
• Tobruk (1967)
• The Man Who Makes the Difference (1968) (short subject)
• Ice Station Zebra (1968)
• A Fine Pair (1969)
• The Undefeated (1969)
• Darling Lili (1970)
• Hornets' Nest (1970)
• Pretty Maids All in A Row (1971)
• Showdown (1973)
• Embryo (1976)
• The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
• The Ambassador (1984)

Rock Hudson Media

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  Hudson, pictured with Elizabeth Taylor in Giant (1956), the film that led to his only Academy Award nomination

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  Hudson and Julie Andrews in Darling Lili, one of the many romantic comedies he filmed in the 1960s

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  Hudson in the lead role of Embryo (1976), a horror/sci-fi film

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  Hudson (left) with President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan at a May 1984 White House state dinner, less than three weeks before he was diagnosed with HIV

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  Hudson's star at on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6116 Hollywood Blvd.

Other websites

• Rock Hudson on IMDb
• Transcript of CNN Larry King 7. june 2001, Special on Rock Hudson offscreen with Dale Olson
• Transcript of CNN Larry King 1. October 2003, 18th anniversary of Hudson's death
• Rock Hudson biography at TCM Archived 2007-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
• Rock Hudson at AllExperts Archived 2007-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
• Rock Hudson at classic movies - many links Archived 2006-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
• fan page by LMScully
• Rock Hudson at Brian's drive-in theatre