Rock Hudson

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	Phyllis Gates ​ (m.1955⁠–⁠1958)​ (divorced)

Rock Hudson(November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was anAmericanmovieandtelevisionactor.He is famous for his good looks and remembered as aromanticstar during the 1950s and 1960s, especially several movies where he starred with actressDoris Day.

Hudson was votedStar of the YearandFavorite Leading Man,by many moviemagazinesand 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 theGolden Globe Awardfour times.

Hudson was aclosetedhomosexual.He was one of the first major Hollywood personalities to die fromAIDS.

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)

Other websites

• Rock HudsononIMDb
• 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 TCMArchived2007-12-24 at theWayback Machine
• Rock Hudson at AllExpertsArchived2007-10-15 at theWayback Machine
• Rock Hudson at classic movies - many linksArchived2006-03-02 at theWayback Machine
• fan page by LMScully
• Rock Hudson at Brian's drive-in theatre