Rock Hudson
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
These Dead Souls
2018
as (archive footage)
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
The Green Fog
2018
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Children of 'Giant'
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
as Self (archive)
Hollywood Scandals
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Vito
2011
as Self (archive)
Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger
2010
as Himself (archive footage)
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Acting for Douglas Sirk
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008
as Self
When Fear Eats the Soul
2007
as Ron Kirby (archive footage)
James Dean: Forever Young
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Legenden
2004
as Self (archive footage)
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
as Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Beatles: Big Beat Box
2001
as Self (archive footage)
After Stonewall
1999
as Self
Memories of Giant
1998
as Self
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Return to 'Giant'
1996
as Self (archive footage)
James Dean: A Portrait
1995
as Self (Archive footage)
Rock Hudson's Home Movies
1992
as Himself (archive footage)
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989
as Self (archive footage)
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
1989
as Self (Archive Footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ambassador
1985
as Frank Stevenson
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
as (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
The Vegas Strip War
1984
as Neil Chaine
The Devlin Connection
1982
as Brian Devlin
World War III
1982
as President Thomas McKenna
Wogan
1982
as Self
The Patricia Neal Story
1981
as Rock Hudson (uncredited)
The Star Maker
1981
as Danny Youngblood
Dynasty
1981
as Daniel Reece
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
as Jason Rudd
Douglas Sirk: Über Stars
1980
as Self
The Beatrice Arthur Special
1980
as Himself
The Martian Chronicles
1980
as Col. John Wilder
Superstunt II
1979
as Self - Host
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
Avalanche
1978
as David Shelby
Wheels
1978
as Adam Trenton
Please Turn the Page
1977
as Self
Embryo
1976
as Dr. Paul Holliston
Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait
1975
as Self
James Dean Remembered
1974
as Self (voice)
Showdown
1973
as Chuck Jarvis
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
as Michael 'Tiger' McDrew
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971
as Self
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
1971
as Self
Once Upon a Dead Man
1971
as Stewart McMillan
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Stewart 'Mac' McMillan
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Darling Lili
1970
as Major William Larrabee
Hornets' Nest
1970
as Turner
The Undefeated
1969
as Colonel James Langdon
Ice Station Zebra
1968
as Cdr. James Ferraday
A Fine Pair
1968
as Capt. Mike Harmon
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Tobruk
1967
as Major Donald Craig
Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mondo Hollywood
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
Seconds
1966
as Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
Blindfold
1966
as Dr. Bartholomew Snow
Carol and Company
1966
as Self
Strange Bedfellows
1965
as Carter Harrison
Uncertain Verification
1965
as (archive footage)
A Very Special Favor
1965
as Paul Chadwick
Send Me No Flowers
1964
as George Kimball
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
as Roger Willoughby
A Gathering of Eagles
1963
as Col. Jim Caldwell
Marilyn
1963
as Narrator (voice)
The Spiral Road
1962
as Dr. Anton Drager
Come September
1961
as Robert L. Talbot
Lover Come Back
1961
as Jerry Webster
The Last Sunset
1961
as Dana Stribling
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
as Self (uncredited)
Pillow Talk
1959
as Brad Allen
This Earth Is Mine
1959
as John Rambeau
The Big Party
1959
as Self – Host
Twilight for the Gods
1958
as Captain David Bell
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self - Host
The Tarnished Angels
1957
as Burke Devlin
Something of Value
1957
as Peter McKenzie
A Farewell to Arms
1957
as Lt. Frederick Henry
Battle Hymn
1957
as Col. Dean E. Hess
The James Dean Story
1957
as Self
Giant
1956
as Jordan 'Bick' Benedict
Written on the Wind
1956
as Mitch Wayne
Never Say Goodbye
1956
as Dr. Michael Parker
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
1956
as Self
All That Heaven Allows
1955
as Ron Kirby
Captain Lightfoot
1955
as Michael Martin
One Desire
1955
as Clint Saunders
Magnificent Obsession
1954
as Bob Merrick
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954
as Taza
Bengal Brigade
1954
as Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
Gun Fury
1953
as Ben Warren
Seminole
1953
as Lance Caldwell
The Golden Blade
1953
as Harun Al-Rashid
Sea Devils
1953
as Gilliatt
Back to God's Country
1953
as Peter Keith
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
1953
as Narrator (uncredited)
Horizons West
1952
as Neil Hammond
Bend of the River
1952
as Trey Wilson
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1952
as Dan Stebbins
The Lawless Breed
1952
as John Wesley Hardin
Here Come the Nelsons
1952
as Charlie Jones
Scarlet Angel
1952
as Frank Truscott
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
Tomahawk
1951
as Burt Hanna
The Fat Man
1951
as Roy Clark
Iron Man
1951
as Tommy 'Speed' O'Keefe
Air Cadet
1951
as Upper Classman
Bright Victory
1951
as Dudek
I Love Lucy
1951
as Rock Hudson
Winchester '73
1950
as Young Bull
I Was a Shoplifter
1950
as Si Swanson - Store Detective
One Way Street
1950
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Desert Hawk
1950
as Captain Ras
Shakedown
1950
as Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
Peggy
1950
as Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Rock Hudson
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Undertow
1949
as Detective (as Roc Hudson)
Fighter Squadron
1948
as Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
Bambi
1948
as Self (archive footage)
Bambi
1948
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Winner