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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Born Francis Timothy McCown in Los Angeles, Rory Calhoun starred in over... more
Trivia:
In 1955, his agent, Henry Willson, disclosed information about Calhoun's... more
Awards:
2 wins
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Tab Hunter to Reveal Dark Side of Hollywood in New Documentary
(From Manny the Movie Guy. 12 October 2009, 1:18 PM, PDT)
Where's that 'Motel Hell' Remake?
(From FEARnet. 24 August 2009, 5:17 PM, PDT)
(From Manny the Movie Guy. 12 October 2009, 1:18 PM, PDT)
Where's that 'Motel Hell' Remake?
(From FEARnet. 24 August 2009, 5:17 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Frank McCown
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Actor:
- "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1993)
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- Oil's Well That Ends Well (1993) TV episode - "Johnny Bago" .... Hal Hubbertston (1 episode, 1993)
- Lady Madonna (1993) TV episode .... Hal Hubbertston - Pure Country (1992) .... Ernest Tucker
- Bad Jim (1990) .... Sam Harper
- Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force (1989) .... Old Turkel
... aka Power Blade Warrior: Taken by Force
... aka Roller Blade Warriors - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Jimmie Thurson (1 episode, 1988)
- Killer Takes All (1988) TV episode .... Jimmie Thurson - Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988) .... Looney Tunes
- "Half Nelson" (1 episode, 1985)
- Pilot (1985) TV episode - Half Nelson (1985) (TV)
- Avenging Angel (1985) .... Kit Carson
- Angel (1984) .... Kit Carson
- "The Blue and the Gray" (1982) TV mini-series .... Gen. George Meade
- "Hart to Hart" .... Jim Bailey (1 episode, 1982)
- Harts at High Noon (1982) TV episode .... Jim Bailey - "Capitol" (1982) TV series .... Judge Judson Tyler (unknown episodes)
- "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo" .... Mr. Hobbes (1 episode, 1981)
... aka Lobo (USA: new title)
- The Cowboy Connection (1981) TV episode .... Mr. Hobbes - Motel Hell (1980) .... Vincent Smith
- Smokey and the Judge (1980) .... Matt Polsky
... aka Makin' It
... aka Runnin' Hot (USA: alternative title) - The Rebels (1979) (TV) .... Breen
- Revenge of Bigfoot (1979) .... Bob Spence
... aka Rufus J. Pickle and the Indian (USA: reissue title) - Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers (1979) (TV) .... Farmer
... aka Flatbed Annie
... aka Girls of the Road (UK) - Bitter Heritage (1979) .... Manuel
... aka Naked in My Grave (USA: video box title) - "Hawaii Five-O" .... Edgar Miles (1 episode, 1978)
... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
- Death Mask (1978) TV episode .... Edgar Miles - "Fantasy Island" .... Mr. Watson (1 episode, 1978)
- Big Dipper/The Pirate (1978) TV episode .... Mr. Watson - "Little Vic" (1977) TV mini-series .... Lead
- Love and the Midnight Auto Supply (1977) .... Len Thompson
... aka Midnight Auto Supply (USA: reissue title) - Mission to Glory: A True Story (1977)
... aka Father Kino, Padre on Horseback (USA: TV title)
... aka Savage Hunter (USA: video title)
... aka The Father Kino Story - Flight to Holocaust (1977) (TV) .... Ed Davis
- "Starsky and Hutch" .... Steve Hanson (1 episode, 1977)
- Murder on Stage 17 (1977) TV episode .... Steve Hanson - Mule Feathers (1977)
... aka The West Is Still Wild - Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) .... Philip Hart
... aka Won Ton Ton (USA: poster title) - "Jigsaw John" (1 episode, 1976)
- Follow the Yellow Brick Road (1976) TV episode - "Movin' On" .... J.C. Coombs (1 episode, 1975)
- The Big Wheel (1975) TV episode .... J.C. Coombs - "Police Woman" .... Lou Gerard (1 episode, 1974)
- Shoefly (1974) TV episode .... Lou Gerard - "Petrocelli" .... Edgar (1 episode, 1974)
- By Reason of Madness (1974) TV episode .... Edgar - "Police Story" .... Pete Eastman (1 episode, 1973)
- Death on Credit (1973) TV episode .... Pete Eastman - "Ghost Story" .... Larry (1 episode, 1973)
... aka Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
- Death's Head (1973) TV episode .... Larry - "Hec Ramsey" .... Jim Patton (1 episode, 1972)
- The Green Feather Mystery (1972) TV episode .... Jim Patton - "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law" .... Bwana Bill (1 episode, 1972)
- Charlie Gave Me Your Number (1972) TV episode .... Bwana Bill - Night of the Lepus (1972) .... Cole Hillman
- "The Doris Day Show" .... Matt Lawrence (1 episode, 1972)
- Cover Girl (1972) TV episode .... Matt Lawrence - "Alias Smith and Jones" .... Jason Holloway (1 episode, 1971)
- Night of the Red Dog (1971) TV episode .... Jason Holloway - The Singing Filipina (1971)
- "Lancer" .... Buck Addison (1 episode, 1970)
- The Rivals (1970) TV episode .... Buck Addison - Las virgenes de la nueva ola (1969)
- La muchacha del Nilo (1969)
... aka El misterio del Nilo (La muchacha del Nilo)
... aka The Emerald of Artatama (UK)
... aka The Girl of the Nile (USA) - Dayton's Devils (1968) .... Mike Page
- Land's End (1968) (TV) .... Mark
- Operation Cross Eagles (1968) .... Sgt. Sean McAfee
... aka Unakrsna vatra (Yugoslavia: Serbian title) - "Custer" .... Zebediah Jackson (1 episode, 1967)
... aka The Legend of Custer (USA: theatrical title)
- Blazing Arrows (1967) TV episode .... Zebediah Jackson - Operación Dalila (1967) .... Rory
... aka Operation Delilah (USA) - "Gilligan's Island" .... Jonathan Kincaid (1 episode, 1967)
- The Hunter (1967) TV episode .... Jonathan Kincaid - Il gioco delle spie (1966) .... Sadov
... aka Our Men in Bagdad (USA) - "Death Valley Days" .... Burl Mossman / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1966)
... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
- Water Bringer (1966) TV episode .... William Richardson
- Measure of a Man (1963) TV episode .... Burl Mossman - "I Spy" .... Dimitri (1 episode, 1966)
- A Day Called 4 Jaguar (1966) TV episode .... Dimitri - Apache Uprising (1965) .... Jim Walker
- "Rawhide" .... Captain Masters (1 episode, 1965)
- The Testing Post (1965) TV episode .... Captain Masters - Black Spurs (1965) .... Santee
- "Gunsmoke" .... Ben Stack (1 episode, 1965)
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- Honey Pot (1965) TV episode .... Ben Stack - "Wagon Train" .... Artie Matthewson / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1965)
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
- The Jarbo Pierce Story (1965) TV episode .... Jarbo Pierce
- The Artie Matthewson Story (1961) TV episode .... Artie Matthewson - "Burke's Law" .... Ashton DeWitt (1 episode, 1965)
... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
- Who Killed Nobody Somehow? (1965) TV episode .... Ashton DeWitt - Finger on the Trigger (1965) .... Larry Winton
... aka Blue Lightning
... aka El dedo en el gatillo (Spain) - Young Fury (1965) .... Clint McCoy
- "The Virginian" .... Jim Shea (1 episode, 1964)
... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
- A Father for Toby (1964) TV episode .... Jim Shea - "Bonanza" .... Tom Wilson (1 episode, 1964)
... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
- Thanks for Everything, Friend (1964) TV episode .... Tom Wilson - "The Greatest Show on Earth" .... Roger (1 episode, 1964)
- This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There (1964) TV episode .... Roger - The Young and the Brave (1963) .... MSgt. Ed Brent (escaped POW)
- The Gun Hawk (1963) .... Blaine Madden
- "The Dick Powell Show" .... Captain Victor Kilhgren (1 episode, 1963)
... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
- Luxury Liner (1963) TV episode .... Captain Victor Kilhgren - Face in the Rain (1963) .... Rand
- The Treasure of Monte Cristo (1961) .... Captain Adam Corbett
... aka The Secret of Monte Cristo (USA) - Il colosso di Rodi (1961) .... Darios
... aka El coloso de Rodas (Spain)
... aka Le colosse de Rhodes (France)
... aka The Colossus of Rhodes (USA) - Marco Polo (1961) .... Marco Polo
... aka L'avventura di un italiano in Cina (Italy) - "The Texan" .... Bill Longley (79 episodes, 1958-1960)
- Episode #2.42 (1960) TV episode .... Bill Longley
- 24 Hours to Live (1960) TV episode .... Bill Longley
- Badman (1960) TV episode .... Bill Longley
- Mission to Monterey (1960) TV episode .... Bill Longley
- The Accuser (1960) TV episode .... Bill Longley
(74 more) - Thunder in Carolina (1960) .... Mitch Cooper
- "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Juan O'Rourke (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Desilu Playhouse
- The Killer Instinct (1959) TV episode .... Juan O'Rourke - Apache Territory (1958) .... Logan Cates
- The Saga of Hemp Brown (1958) .... Hemp Brown
... aka Hemp Brown (USA: alternative title) - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" .... George Slattery (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- Curfew at Midnight (1958) TV episode .... George Slattery - "Telephone Time" .... Charles Goodnight (1 episode, 1958)
- Trail Blazer (1958) TV episode .... Charles Goodnight - "Suspicion" .... Peter Lockwood (1 episode, 1958)
- Meeting in Paris (1958) TV episode .... Peter Lockwood - Ride Out for Revenge (1957) .... Tate
- Domino Kid (1957) .... Domino
- The Hired Gun (1957) .... Gil McCord
- The Big Caper (1957) .... Frank Harper
- Utah Blaine (1957) .... Utah Blaine
- "Zane Grey Theater" .... Mason Ward (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- Muletown Gold Strike (1956) TV episode .... Mason Ward - Flight to Hong Kong (1956) .... Tony Dumont
- Red Sundown (1956) .... Deputy Alec Longmire
- Raw Edge (1956) .... Tex Kirby
- "Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Joe Mahoney / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
- Hot Cargo (1956) TV episode .... Joe Mahoney
- Day Is Done (1955) TV episode .... Sergeant Norris - The Spoilers (1955) .... Alexander McNamara
- "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Jeff Blade / ... (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
- Bet the Queen (1955) TV episode .... Jeff Blade
- Garrity's Sons (1955) TV episode .... Rory Garrity
- The Road Ahead (1954) TV episode - The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955) .... Tom Bryan
- Ain't Misbehavin' (1955) .... Kenneth Post
- The Looters (1955) .... Jesse Hill
- "Climax!" .... Midge Kelly (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
- The Champion (1955) TV episode .... Midge Kelly - Four Guns to the Border (1954) .... Ray Cully
... aka Shadow Valley (USA: alternative title) - A Bullet Is Waiting (1954) .... Ed Stone
- Dawn at Socorro (1954) .... Brett Rutledge Wade
- The Yellow Tomahawk (1954) .... Adam Reed
- River of No Return (1954) .... Harry Weston (gambler)
- How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) .... Eben
- Powder River (1953) .... Chino Bullock
- The Silver Whip (1953) .... Sheriff Tom Davisson (Red Rock)
- Way of a Gaucho (1952) .... Martin Penalosa
- With a Song in My Heart (1952) .... John Burn
- Meet Me After the Show (1951) .... David Hemingway
- I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951) .... Jack Stark
- Rogue River (1951) .... Ownie Rogers
- County Fair (1950) .... Peter Brennan
- Return of the Frontiersman (1950) .... Larrabee
- A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950) .... Dakota
- Sand (1949) .... Chick Palmer
... aka Will James' Sand (USA: reissue title) - Massacre River (1949) .... Lt. Phil Acton
- Miraculous Journey (1948) .... Larry Blake
- That Hagen Girl (1947) .... Ken Freneau
- Adventure Island (1947) .... Mr. Herrick
- The Red House (1947) .... Teller
... aka No Trespassing - Nob Hill (1945) (uncredited) .... Jose, Boxer sparring with Tony
- The Great John L. (1945) (as Frank McCown) .... James J. 'Gentleman Jim' Corbett
... aka A Man Called Sullivan (UK) - Where Do We Go from Here? (1945) (uncredited) .... Soldier leaving canteen
- The Bullfighters (1945) (uncredited) .... El Brillante - Disgusted Matador
- Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944) (uncredited) .... Soldier in Truck
- Something for the Boys (1944) (uncredited) .... Soldier
Producer:
- Fists of Steel (1991) (line producer)
- "The Texan" (producer) (18 episodes, 1958-1960) (executive producer) (15 episodes, 1958-1960)
- Borrowed Time (1960) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Taming of Rio Nada (1960) TV episode (producer)
- The Ringer (1959) TV episode (executive producer)
- South of the Border (1959) TV episode (producer)
- Badlands (1959) TV episode (producer)
(28 more) - Apache Territory (1958) (producer)
- Domino Kid (1957) (producer)
- The Hired Gun (1957) (producer)
Writer:
- Domino Kid (1957) (story) (uncredited)
- Shotgun (1955) (writer)
Thanks:
- "Flying High" (thanks) (1 episode, 1978)
- Palm Springs Weekend (1978) TV episode (thanks)
Self:
- The Wildest West Show of the Stars (1986) (TV) .... Himself
- "Tattletales" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
- Episode dated 4 November 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself - "Family Feud" .... Himself (2 episodes)
... aka Family Fortune (UK)
... aka The Best of Family Feud (USA: reissue title)
- Hollywood Walk of Fame Special 1 (????) TV episode .... Himself
- Hollywood Walk of Fame Special 2 (????) TV episode .... Himself - "Celebrity Bowling" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
- Episode dated 2 May 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
- Episode dated 14 July 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "The Virginia Graham Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 2 April 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "The Celebrity Game" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode dated 23 August 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
- Episode dated 4 September 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1956-1961)
- Dale Robertson (1961) TV episode .... Himself
- Gilbert Roland (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Desilu Playhouse
- The Desilu Revue (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "December Bride" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1956-1959)
- The Texan, Rory Calhoun (1959) TV episode .... Himself
- The Rory Calhoun Show (1956) TV episode .... Himself - "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1958)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #3.33 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #2.16 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
- The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
-
"The Hollywood Palace"
- Episode #7.17 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
In 1956, he made a pilot called variously "Uncle Charley's Showboat" or "Here Comes the Showboat" where he played the captain of the titular vessel. This proposed action/adventure/musical series was set on a Mississippi riverboat in the 1870s.
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