Rock Hudson

Roy Harold Scherer Jr.
1925 - 1985
American born Vinnetka, Illionis

Nickname Roy or Leroy . Height 6' 4" (1.93 m) . He was the son of an auto mechanic and a telephone operator who divorced when he was eight years old. He failed to obtain parts in school plays because he couldn't remember lines. After high school he was a postal employee and during WW II served as a Navy airplane mechanic. After the war he was a truck driver. His size and good looks got him into movies. His name was changed to Rock Hudson, his teeth were capped, he took lessons in acting, singing, fencing and riding. One line in his first picture, Fighter Squadron (1948), needed 38 takes. In 1956 he received an Oscar nomination for Giant (1956) and two years later Look magazine named him Star of the Year. He starred in a number of bedroom comedies, many with Doris Day, and had his own popular TV series "McMillan & Wife" (1971). He had a recurring role in TV's "Dynasty" (1981) (1984-5). He was the first major public figure to announce he had AIDS, and his worldwide search for a cure drew international attention. After his death his long-time lover Marc Christian successfully sued his estate, again calling attention to the homosexuality Rock had hidden from most throughout his career. Spouse Phyllis Gates (9 November 1955 - 13 August 1958) (divorced).

"Dynasty"(1985) , The Vegas Strip War (1984) , The Ambassador (1984) , "The Devlin Connection" (1982) , World War III (1982) , The Star Maker (1981) , The Mirror Crack'd (1980) , "The Martian Chronicles" (1980) , Superstunt II (1980) , Avalanche (1978) , "Wheels" (1978) , Embryo (1976) , Showdown (1973) , "McMillan & Wife" (1972) , Once Upon a Dead Man (1971) , Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971) , Hornets' Nest (1970) , Darling Lili (1970) , The Undefeated (1969) , Ruba al prossimo tuo (1969) , Ice Station Zebra (1968) , Tobruk (1967) , Seconds (1966) , Blindfold (1965) , A Very Special Favor (1965) , Strange Bedfellows (1965) , Send Me No Flowers (1964) , Man's Favorite Sport? (1964) , A Gathering of Eagles (1963) , The Spiral Road (1962) , Lover Come Back (1961), Come September (1961) , The Last Sunset (1961) , Pillow Talk (1959) , This Earth Is Mine (1959) , Twilight for the Gods (1958) , The Tarnished Angels (1958) , A Farewell to Arms (1957) , Something of Value (1957) , Battle Hymn (1956) , Written on the Wind (1956) , Giant (1956) , Never Say Goodbye (1956) , All That Heaven Allows (1955) , One Desire (1955) , Captain Lightfoot (1955) , Bengal Brigade (1954) , Magnificent Obsession (1954) , Taza, Son of Cochise (1954) , Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953) , Back to God's Country (1953) , Gun Fury (1953) , The Golden Blade (1953) , Sea Devils (1953) , Seminole (1953) , The Lawless Breed (1953) , Horizons West (1952) , Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952) , Scarlet Angel (1952) , Here Come the Nelsons (1952) , Bend of the River (1952) , Iron Man (1951) , Bright Victory (1951) , The Fat Man (1951) , Air Cadet (1951) , Tomahawk (1951) , Shakedown (1950) , The Desert Hawk (1950) , Winchester '73 (1950) , Peggy (1950) , I Was a Shoplifter (1950) , One Way Street (1950) , Undertow (1949) , Fighter Squadron (1948)