Personal Info
Known Credits
108
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1925-11-17 (100 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Also Known For
Roc HudsonRoy FitzgeraldRoy Harold Scherer Jr.
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2024 --
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
| Self (archive footage)
2023 --
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
| Self (archive footage)
2022 --
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
| Self (archive footage)
2021 --
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
| Self (archive footage)
2021 --
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
| Self (archive footage)
2018 --
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
| Self (archive footage)
2018 --
These Dead Souls
| (archive footage)
2015 --
Children of 'Giant'
| Self (archive footage)
2015 --
Tab Hunter Confidential
| Self (archive footage)
2014 --
And the Oscar Goes To...
| Self (archive footage)
2011 --
Hollywood Scandals
| Self (archive footage)
2010 --
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
| Himself (archive footage)
2008 --
Acting for Douglas Sirk
| Self (archive footage)
2008 --
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
| Self (archive footage)
2007 --
When Fear Eats the Soul
| Ron Kirby (archive footage)
2004 --
Judy Garland: By Myself
| Self (archive footage)
2004 --
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
| Self (archive footage)
2004 --
Hollywood Legenden
| Self (archive footage)
2001 --
Beatles: Big Beat Box
| Self (archive footage)
1997 --
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
| Self (archive footage)
1996 --
Return to 'Giant'
| Self (archive footage)
1992 --
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
| Himself (archive footage)
1990 --
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
| (archive footage)
1989 --
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
| Self (archive footage)
1985 --
Volunteers
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1985 --
Night of 100 Stars II
| Self
1985 --
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
| Self
1985 --
The Ambassador
| Frank Stevenson
1984 --
The Vegas Strip War
| Neil Chaine
1981 --
The Patricia Neal Story
| Rock Hudson (uncredited)
1981 --
The Star Maker
| Danny Youngblood
1980 --
The Mirror Crack'd
| Jason Rudd
1980 --
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
| Self
1980 --
The Beatrice Arthur Special
| Himself
1979 --
Musical Comedy Tonight
|
1979 --
Superstunt II
| Self - Host
1978 --
Avalanche
| David Shelby
1976 --
Embryo
| Dr. Paul Holliston
1975 --
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
| Self
1974 --
James Dean Remembered
| Self (voice)
1973 --
Showdown
| Chuck Jarvis
1971 --
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
| Self
1971 --
Once Upon a Dead Man
| Stewart McMillan
1971 --
Pretty Maids All in a Row
| Michael 'Tiger' McDrew
1971 --
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
| Self
1970 --
Hornets' Nest
| Turner
1970 --
Darling Lili
| Major William Larrabee
1969 --
The Undefeated
| Colonel James Langdon
1968 --
Ice Station Zebra
| Cdr. James Ferraday
1968 --
A Fine Pair
| Capt. Mike Harmon
1967 --
Tobruk
| Major Donald Craig
1966 --
Seconds
| Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
1966 --
Blindfold
| Dr. Bartholomew Snow
1965 --
A Very Special Favor
| Paul Chadwick
1965 --
Uncertain Verification
| (archive footage)
1965 --
Strange Bedfellows
| Carter Harrison
1964 --
Send Me No Flowers
| George Kimball
1964 --
Man's Favorite Sport?
| Roger Willoughby
1963 --
A Gathering of Eagles
| Col. Jim Caldwell
1963 --
Marilyn
| Narrator
1962 --
The Spiral Road
| Dr. Anton Drager
1961 --
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
| Self (uncredited)
1961 --
Lover Come Back
| Jerry Webster
1961 --
The Last Sunset
| Dana Stribling
1961 --
Come September
| Robert L. Talbot
1959 --
Pillow Talk
| Brad Allen
1959 --
This Earth Is Mine
| John Rambeau
1958 --
Twilight for the Gods
| Captain David Bell
1957 --
A Farewell to Arms
| Lt. Frederick Henry
1957 --
The Tarnished Angels
| Burke Devlin
1957 --
The James Dean Story
| Self
1957 --
Something of Value
| Peter McKenzie
1957 --
Battle Hymn
| Col. Dean E. Hess
1956 --
Giant
| Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
1956 --
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
| Self
1956 --
Written on the Wind
| Mitch Wayne
1956 --
Never Say Goodbye
| Dr. Michael Parker
1955 --
All That Heaven Allows
| Ron Kirby
1955 --
One Desire
| Clint Saunders
1955 --
Captain Lightfoot
| Michael Martin
1954 --
Bengal Brigade
| Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
1954 --
Magnificent Obsession
| Bob Merrick
1954 --
Taza, Son of Cochise
| Taza
1953 --
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
| Narrator (uncredited)
1953 --
Back to God's Country
| Peter Keith
1953 --
Gun Fury
| Ben Warren
1953 --
The Golden Blade
| Harun
1953 --
Sea Devils
| Gilliatt
1953 --
Seminole
| Lance Caldwell
1952 --
The Lawless Breed
| John Wesley Hardin
1952 --
Horizons West
| Neil Hammond
1952 --
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
| Dan Stebbins
1952 --
Scarlet Angel
| Frank Truscott
1952 --
Here Come the Nelsons
| Charlie Jones
1952 --
Bend of the River
| Trey Wilson
1951 --
Iron Man
| Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
1951 --
Bright Victory
| Dudek
1951 --
The Fat Man
| Roy Clark
1951 --
Air Cadet
| Upper Classman
1951 --
Tomahawk
| Burt Hanna
1950 --
Shakedown
| Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
1950 --
The Desert Hawk
| Captain Ras
1950 --
Winchester '73
| Young Bull
1950 --
Peggy
| Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
1950 --
I Was a Shoplifter
| Si Swanson - Store Detective
1950 --
One Way Street
| Truck Driver (uncredited)
1949 --
Undertow
| Detective (as Roc Hudson)
1948 --
Fighter Squadron
| Second Lieutenant (uncredited)