Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson was born on Nov 17, 1925 in USA. Rock Hudson's big-screen debut came with Fighter Squadron directed by Raoul Walsh in 1948, strarring Second Lieutenant (uncredited). Rock Hudson is known for The Patricia Neal Story directed by Anthony Harvey, Glenda Jackson stars as Patricia Neal and Dirk Bogarde as Roald Dahl. Rock Hudson has got 23 awards and 19 nominations so far. The most recent award Rock Hudson achieved is TP de Oro, Spain. The upcoming new movie Rock Hudson plays is The Ambassador which will be released on Jan 11, 1985.

Rock Hudson was born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. in Winnetka, Illinois, to Katherine (Wood), a telephone operator, and Roy Harold Scherer, an auto mechanic. He was of German, Swiss-German, English, and Irish descent. His parents 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, Les géants du ciel (1948), needed 38 takes. In 1956 he received an Oscar nomination for Géant (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 Dynastie (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.