Editing Rock Hudson (section)

===Universal-International===
Hudson was signed to a long-term contract by [[Universal-International]]. There he received coaching in acting, singing, dancing, fencing and horseback riding, and began to be featured in film magazines where, being photogenic, he was promoted.<ref name=autogenerated4/>

In 1949, Hudson received his first film credit, as Roc Hudson, in [[William Castle]]'s ''[[Undertow (1949 film)|Undertow]]'', made by Universal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/26166-UNDERTOW?cxt=filmography |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

In 1950, he acted in ''[[One Way Street]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 19, 1970 |title=Tv Programmes |work=The Age |pages=16}}</ref> [[Shakedown (1950 film)|''Shakedown'']],<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/26488-SHAKEDOWN?cxt=filmography |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> ''[[I Was a Shoplifter]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/26362-I-WAS-A-SHOPLIFTER?cxt=filmography |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> ''[[Peggy (1950 film)|Peggy]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/26449-PEGGY?cxt=filmography |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> ''[[Winchester '73]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/26569-WINCHESTER-73?cxt=filmography |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> and ''[[The Desert Hawk (1950 film)|The Desert Hawk]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/26292-THE-DESERT-HAWK?cxt=filmography |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

In 1951, Hudson was billed third in William Castle's ''[[The Fat Man (film)|The Fat Man]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/50088-THE-FAT-MAN?cxt=filmography |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> He played an important role as a boxer in [[Joseph Pevney]]'s ''[[Iron Man (1951 film)|Iron Man]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/50158-IRON-MAN?cxt=filmography |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> Other acting credit in that period include ''[[Bright Victory]],''<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/53397-BRIGHT-VICTORY?cxt=filmography |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> ''[[Tomahawk (film)|Tomahawk]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/53662-TOMAHAWK?cxt=filmography |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> and ''[[Air Cadet (film)|Air Cadet]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/50008-AIR-CADET?cxt=filmography |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

[[File:Rock Hudson, January 1953 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Hudson in January 1953]]