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* MrFanservice: Directors just ''loved'' giving him shirtless scenes to show off his sculpted physique and even when fully clothed, his natural sex appeal was always on display.
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He was a prominent leading man in UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood, achieving stardom during TheFifties and TheSixties in films such as ''Film/MagnificentObsession'' (1954), ''Film/AllThatHeavenAllows'' (1955), ''Film/{{Giant}}'' (1956) [[note]]For which he received a nomination for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Actor[[/note]] and a string of romantic comedies co-starring Creator/DorisDay in ''Film/PillowTalk'' (1959), ''Film/LoverComeBack'' (1961) and ''Send Me No Flowers'' (1964). After appearing in action films including ''Film/{{Tobruk}}'' (1967) and ''Film/IceStationZebra'' (1968) during the late 1960s, he would later began a second career in television through TheSeventies and TheEighties, starring in the popular mystery series ''Series/McMillanAndWife''.
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He was a prominent leading man in UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood, achieving stardom during TheFifties and TheSixties in films such as ''Film/MagnificentObsession'' (1954), ''Film/AllThatHeavenAllows'' (1955), ''Film/{{Giant}}'' (1956) [[note]]For which he received a nomination for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Actor[[/note]] and a string of romantic comedies co-starring Creator/DorisDay in ''Film/PillowTalk'' (1959), ''Film/LoverComeBack'' (1961) and ''Send Me No Flowers'' (1964). After appearing in action films including ''Film/{{Tobruk}}'' (1967) and ''Film/IceStationZebra'' (1968) during the late 1960s, he would later began a second career in television through TheSeventies and TheEighties, starring in the popular mystery series ''Series/McMillanAndWife''.
''Series/McMillanAndWife''. With his striking good looks, tall, sculpted frame and deep, resonant voice along with his effortless charisma, he quickly became one of the most popular leading men of his era.
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He was a prominent leading man in UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood, achieving stardom during TheFifties and TheSixties in films such as ''Film/MagnificentObsession'' (1954), ''Film/AllThatHeavenAllows'' (1955), ''Film/{{Giant}}'' (1956) [[note]]For which he received a nomination for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Actor[[/note]] and a string of romantic comedies co-starring Creator/DorisDay in ''Film/PillowTalk'' (1959), ''Film/LoverComeBack'' (1961) and ''Send Me No Flowers'' (1964). After appearing in action films including ''Film/{{Tobruk}}'' (1967) and ''Film/IceStationZebra'' (1968) during the late 1960s, e he would later began a second career in television through TheSeventies and TheEighties, starring in the popular mystery series ''Series/McMillanAndWife''.
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Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor.
He was a prominent leading man in UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood, achieving stardom during TheFifties and TheSixties in films such as ''Film/MagnificentObsession'' (1954), ''Film/AllThatHeavenAllows'' (1955), ''Film/{{Giant}}'' (1956)[[note]]For which he received a nomination for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Actor[[/note]] and a string of romantic comedies co-starring Creator/DorisDay in ''Film/PillowTalk'' (1959), ''Film/LoverComeBack'' (1961) and ''Send Me No Flowers'' (1964). He would later began a second career in television through TheSeventies and TheEighties, starring in the popular mystery series ''Series/McMillanAndWife''.
Discreet about his private life throughout his career, Hudson was gay, which was well known in Hollywood by several colleagues. He died from AIDS-related complications in 1985, becoming the first major celebrity to die from an AIDS-related illness and making the disease rise to international conversation.
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!!Rock Hudson films with pages on TV Tropes:
* ''Film/Winchester73'' (1950)
* ''Film/BendOfTheRiver'' (1952)
* ''Film/MagnificentObsession'' (1954)
* ''Film/AllThatHeavenAllows'' (1956)
* ''Film/{{Giant}}'' (1956)
* ''Film/WrittenOnTheWind'' (1956)
* ''Literature/AFarewellToArms'' (1957)
* ''Film/PillowTalk'' (1959)
* ''Film/TheLastSunset'' (1961)
* ''Film/LoverComeBack'' (1961)
* ''Film/{{Strange Bedfellows|1965}}'' (1965)
* ''Film/{{Seconds}}'' (1966)
* ''Film/IceStationZebra'' (1968)
* ''Film/DarlingLili'' (1970)
* ''Film/HornetsNest'' (1970)
* ''Film/PrettyMaidsAllInARow'' (1971)
* ''Film/{{Avalanche}}'' (1978)
* ''Literature/TheMartianChronicles'' (1980)
* ''[[Literature/TheMirrorCrackdFromSideToSide The Mirror Crack'd]]'' (1980)
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!!Rock Hudson TV series with pages on TV Tropes:
* ''Series/McMillanAndWife'' (1971–76)
* ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'' (1984–85)
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Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor.
He was a prominent leading man in UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood, achieving stardom during TheFifties and TheSixties in films such as ''Film/MagnificentObsession'' (1954), ''Film/AllThatHeavenAllows'' (1955), ''Film/{{Giant}}'' (1956)[[note]]For which he received a nomination for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Actor[[/note]] and a string of romantic comedies co-starring Creator/DorisDay in ''Film/PillowTalk'' (1959), ''Film/LoverComeBack'' (1961) and ''Send Me No Flowers'' (1964). He would later began a second career in television through TheSeventies and TheEighties, starring in the popular mystery series ''Series/McMillanAndWife''.
Discreet about his private life throughout his career, Hudson was gay, which was well known in Hollywood by several colleagues. He died from AIDS-related complications in 1985, becoming the first major celebrity to die from an AIDS-related illness and making the disease rise to international conversation.
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!!Rock Hudson films with pages on TV Tropes:
* ''Film/Winchester73'' (1950)
* ''Film/BendOfTheRiver'' (1952)
* ''Film/MagnificentObsession'' (1954)
* ''Film/AllThatHeavenAllows'' (1956)
* ''Film/{{Giant}}'' (1956)
* ''Film/WrittenOnTheWind'' (1956)
* ''Literature/AFarewellToArms'' (1957)
* ''Film/PillowTalk'' (1959)
* ''Film/TheLastSunset'' (1961)
* ''Film/LoverComeBack'' (1961)
* ''Film/{{Strange Bedfellows|1965}}'' (1965)
* ''Film/{{Seconds}}'' (1966)
* ''Film/IceStationZebra'' (1968)
* ''Film/DarlingLili'' (1970)
* ''Film/HornetsNest'' (1970)
* ''Film/PrettyMaidsAllInARow'' (1971)
* ''Film/{{Avalanche}}'' (1978)
* ''Literature/TheMartianChronicles'' (1980)
* ''[[Literature/TheMirrorCrackdFromSideToSide The Mirror Crack'd]]'' (1980)
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!!Rock Hudson TV series with pages on TV Tropes:
* ''Series/McMillanAndWife'' (1971–76)
* ''Series/{{Dynasty}}'' (1984–85)
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