Blessed with chiseled good looks and a muscular 6-foot-4-inch frame, Rock Hudson was born Roy Scherer Jr. Nov. 17, 1925, in Winnetka, Ill. He made his big-screen debut with a bit part in The Fighter Squadron (1948).Hudson continued in small roles and supporting turns until lassoing the lead in the 1952 Western Scarlet Angel. Two years later, Hudson was cast in the film that made him a star: the 1954 remake of Magnificent Obsession. He scored an Oscar nod for his performance in Giant (1956), and in 1959 he teamed with Doris Day for Pillow Talk, one of several bedroom comedies that became his career hallmark.
Hudson transitioned to television in 1971 with "McMillan and Wife," part of a rotating anthology series. After contracting AIDS, Hudson was the first mainstream celebrity to go public with such information; he died from complications of the disease Oct. 2, 1985.
Written on the WindSelf-pitying Texas oil millionaire Kyle Hadley (Robert Stack) tries to cure his alcoholic ills by stealing the virtuous Lucy Moore (Lauren Bacall) from best friend Mitch Wayne (Rock Hudson). When Kyle learns he may be sterile and Lucy becomes pregnant, her green-eyed sister-in-law (Dorothy Malone)... Read More
Pillow TalkWomanizing songwriter Brad Allen (Rock Hudson) spends hours on the phone wooing his many women. Problem is, he shares a party line with prim interior decorator Jan Morrow (Doris Day), who's miffed because she can't get any calls. Then Brad gets a gander at Jan -- and it's lust at first sight.... Read More
Lover Come BackJerry (Rock Hudson) is an advertising executive who's gleaned success through his smarmy actions. His rival Carol (Doris Day) can't stand Jerry's immoral tactics and tells the Ad Council. In response, Jerry sends a stunning female employee (Edie Adams) to appeal to the all-male council and puts her... Read More
Send Me No FlowersGeorge Kimball (Rock Hudson) is a sweet husband, a respectable businessman … and a hopeless hypochondriac. He overhears his physician discussing another patient's terminal diagnosis and mistakes it for his own, prompting him to find a suitable husband for his wife, Judy (Doris Day). George's... Read More
Magnificent ObsessionWhen careless philanderer Bob Merrick (Rock Hudson) wrecks his boat and indirectly causes the death of a beloved local doctor, he tries to make amends to the man's widow, Helen (Jane Wyman, in an Oscar-nominated role). After Helen is accidentally blinded, a smitten Merrick sets out to make a genuine... Read More
Hollywood Screen Tests (2000) | NR | |
Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992) | NR | |
The Vegas Casino War (1984) | NR | |
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Avalanche (1978) | PG | |
Embryo (1976) | NR | |
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Showdown (1973) | PG | |
The Doris Day Special (1971) | NR | |
McMillan & Wife (1971) | NR | |
Darling Lili (1970) | G | |
The Undefeated (1969) | G | |
Ice Station Zebra (1968) | G | |
Tobruk (1967) | UR | |
Seconds (1966) | R | |
Strange Bedfellows (1965) | NR | |
Send Me No Flowers (1964) | NR | |
Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) | NR | |
The Spiral Road (1962) | NR | |
The Last Sunset (1961) | NR | |
Come September (1961) | NR | |
Lover Come Back (1961) | NR | |
Pillow Talk (1959) | NR | |
A Farewell to Arms (1957) | NR | |
Battle Hymn (1957) | NR | |
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Written on the Wind (1956) | NR | |
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All That Heaven Allows (1955) | NR | |
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Seminole (1953) | TV-PG | |
Gun Fury (1953) | NR | |
Sea Devils (1953) | NR | |
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Bend of the River (1952) | NR | |
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Winchester '73 (1950) | NR | |
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