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Rock Hudson

1925 - 1985

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Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor. One of the most popular film stars of his time, he had a screen career spanning more than three decades, and was a prominent figure in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Hudson achieved stardom with his role in Magnificent Obsession (1954), followed by All That Heaven Allows (1955), and Giant (1956), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Hudson also found continued success with a string of romantic comedies co-starring Doris Day: Pillow Talk (1959), Lover Come Back (1961), and Send Me No Flowers (1964). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rock Hudson is the 255th most popular actor (down from 204th in 2019), the 571st most popular biography from United States (down from 378th in 2019) and the 135th most popular American Actor.

Rock Hudson was an American actor who was most famous for his role in the TV series "Dynasty."

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Among actors, Rock Hudson ranks 255 out of 13,578. Before him are Shirley Temple, Jodie Foster, Laura Antonelli, Jeff Bridges, Lauren Bacall, and Vanessa Redgrave. After him are Nǃxau ǂToma, Isabelle Huppert, Monica Vitti, Timothy Dalton, Viggo Mortensen, and Divine.

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Among people born in 1925, Rock Hudson ranks 30. Before him are Audie Murphy, Simon van der Meer, Jack Lemmon, Robert F. Kennedy, Carlos Castaneda, and Frantz Fanon. After him are Gerald Durrell, Douglas Engelbart, Ananda Mahidol, Michel Piccoli, Peter Sellers, and Julie Harris. Among people deceased in 1985, Rock Hudson ranks 17. Before him are Fernand Braudel, Carl Schmitt, Jean Dubuffet, László Bíró, Simone Signoret, and Philip Larkin. After him are Simon Kuznets, Margaret Hamilton, Dian Fossey, Paul Flory, Lon Nol, and Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rock Hudson ranks 571 out of 20,380. Before him are Jodie Foster (1962), Vesto Slipher (1875), Eugene O'Neill (1888), Robert Peary (1856), Jeff Bridges (1949), and Lauren Bacall (1924). After him are Charles Cooley (1864), Jon Brower Minnoch (1941), Prince (1958), Paul Alexander (1946), Irving Langmuir (1881), and Dusty Rhodes (1945).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Rock Hudson ranks 135. Before him are John Malkovich (1953), Michael Clarke Duncan (1957), Shirley Temple (1928), Jodie Foster (1962), Jeff Bridges (1949), and Lauren Bacall (1924). After him are Viggo Mortensen (1958), Divine (1945), Julianne Moore (1960), Liza Minnelli (1946), Lon Chaney (1883), and Christopher Reeve (1952).

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