Rock Hudson
American actor (1925–1985)
Rock Hudson was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars of his time, with a screen career spanning more than three decades. He achieved stardom in Magnificent Obsession (1954), followed by All That Heaven Allows and Giant (1956), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also found success in romantic comedies with Doris Day, including Pillow Talk, Lover Come Back and Send Me No Flowers.
Rock Hudson appears in 12 films and 1 TV series in The Rerun, from 1950 to 1980. Most of that work is in romance, western and drama. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Douglas Sirk (3), Elizabeth Taylor (2), Tony Curtis (2), John Wayne (2), Doris Day (2).
Known for
- Magnificent Obsession (1954). The film that brought him stardom.
- All That Heaven Allows (1955). Followed Magnificent Obsession as one of his early hits.
- Giant (1956). Earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
- Pillow Talk (1959). The first of his romantic comedies co-starring Doris Day.
- Lover Come Back (1961). A romantic comedy co-starring Doris Day.
- Seconds (1966). A late-1960s film from after his run of romantic comedies.
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Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Rock Hudson been in?
- Rock Hudson appears in The Mirror Crack’d (1980), McMillan & Wife (1971), The Undefeated (1969), Ice Station Zebra (1968), Seconds (1966), Lover Come Back (1961), Pillow Talk (1959), Giant (1956), Written on the Wind (1956), All That Heaven Allows (1955), Magnificent Obsession (1954) and Bend of the River (1952) on The Remote.
- When was Rock Hudson born?
- Rock Hudson was born on 17 November 1925.
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