Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/17/1925
Place of Birth
Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
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 with a string of romantic comedies co-starring Doris Day: Pillow Talk (1959), Lover Come Back (1961)...
Known For
One Desire
as Clint Saunders
Gun Fury
as Ben Warren
Seconds
as Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson
Sea Devils
as Gilliatt
The Ambassador
as Frank Stevenson
Bright Victory
as Dudek
Showdown
as Chuck Jarvis
Hornets' Nest
as Turner
Giant
as Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
Darling Lili
as Major William Larrabee
Pillow Talk
as Brad Allen
Bengal Brigade
as Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
Fighter Squadron
as Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
Magnificent Obsession
as Bob Merrick
Blindfold
as Dr. Bartholomew Snow
Shakedown
as Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
Written on the Wind
as Mitch Wayne
Winchester '73
as Young Bull
Embryo
as Dr. Paul Holliston
Tobruk
as Major Donald Craig
Career Timeline
2021
2018
2015
2008
2004
1985
1981
1980
1971
1968
1967
1966
1965
1961
1959
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
1950
The Jack Benny Program
as Rock Hudson
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
Shakedown
as Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
The Desert Hawk
as Captain Ras
Winchester '73
as Young Bull
Peggy
as Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
I Was a Shoplifter
as Si Swanson - Store Detective
One Way Street
as Truck Driver (uncredited)