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Rory Calhoun (I) (1922–1999)

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Born Francis Timothy McCown in Los Angeles, Rory Calhoun starred in over 80 films and 1,000 television episodes. Before becoming an actor he worked as a boxer, a lumberjack, a truck driver and a cowpuncher. Tall and handsome, he benefited from a screen test at 20th Century-Fox, arranged for him by Sue Carol... See full bio »

Born:

Francis Timothy Cuthbert
in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

(age 76) in Burbank, California, USA
Rory Calhoun and wife Lita Baron with children, Cindy and Tammy C. 1963 Ciro's Nightclub Rory Calhoun & wife Lita Baron c. 1955 6497-5 6497-14 Rory Calhoun
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1993 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Spider
– Oil's Well That Ends Well (1993) … Spider
 
1993 Johnny Bago (TV series)
Hal Hubbertston
– Lady Madonna (1993) … Hal Hubbertston
 
1992 Pure Country
Ernest Tucker
 
1990 Bad Jim
Sam Harper
 
1989 Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force
Old Turkel
 
1988 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Jimmie Thurson
– Killer Takes All (1988) … Jimmie Thurson
 
1988 Hell Comes to Frogtown
Looney Tunes
 
1982-1986 Capitol (TV series)
Judge Judson Tyler / Judson Tyler
– Episode dated 6 October 1986 (1986) … Judson Tyler
– Episode #1.12 (1982) … Judge Judson Tyler
 
1985 Half Nelson (TV movie)
 
1985 Half Nelson (TV series)
– Pilot (1985)
 
1985 Avenging Angel
Kit Carson
 
1984 Angel
Kit Carson
 
1982 The Blue and the Gray (TV mini-series)
Gen. George Meade
– Part 3 (1982) … Gen. George Meade
– Part 2 (1982) … Gen. George Meade
– Part 1 (1982) … Gen. George Meade
 
1982 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Jim Bailey
– Harts at High Noon (1982) … Jim Bailey
 
1981 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV series)
Mr. Hobbes
– The Cowboy Connection (1981) … Mr. Hobbes
 
1980 Motel Hell
Vincent Smith
 
1980 Smokey and the Judge
Matt Polsky
 
1979 The Rebels (TV movie)
Breen
 
1979 Harris and Company (TV series)
– Choices (1979)
 
1979 Revenge of Bigfoot
Bob Spence
 
1979 Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers (TV movie)
Farmer
 
1979 Bitter Heritage
Manuel
 
1978 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Edgar Miles
– Death Mask (1978) … Edgar Miles
 
1978 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Mr. Watson
– The Big Dipper/The Pirate (1978) … Mr. Watson
 
1977 Little Vic (TV mini-series)
Lead
 
1977 Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
Len Thompson
 
1977 Mission to Glory: A True Story
 
1977 Flight to Holocaust (TV movie)
Ed Davis
 
1977 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Steve Hanson
– Murder on Stage 17 (1977) … Steve Hanson
 
1977 Mule Feathers
Bonaparte Shelby
 
1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Philip Hart
 
1976 Jigsaw John (TV series)
– Follow the Yellow Brick Road (1976)
 
1975 Movin' On (TV series)
J.C. Coombs
– The Big Wheel (1975) … J.C. Coombs
 
1974 Police Woman (TV series)
Lou Gerard
– Shoefly (1974) … Lou Gerard
 
1974 Petrocelli (TV series)
Edgar Richardson
– By Reason of Madness (1974) … Edgar Richardson
 
1973 Police Story (TV series)
Pete Eastman
– Death on Credit (1973) … Pete Eastman
 
1973 Circle of Fear (TV series)
Larry
– Death's Head (1973) … Larry
 
1972 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
Jim Patton
– Mystery of the Green Feather (1972) … Jim Patton
 
1972 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Bwana Bill
– Charlie Gave Me Your Number (1972) … Bwana Bill
 
1972 Night of the Lepus
Cole Hillman
 
1972 The Doris Day Show (TV series)
Matt Lawrence
– Cover Girl (1972) … Matt Lawrence
 
1971 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
Jason Holloway
– Night of the Red Dog (1971) … Jason Holloway
 
1970 Lancer (TV series)
Buck Addison
– The Rivals (1970) … Buck Addison
 
1969 Las virgenes de la nueva ola
 
1969 The Girl of the Nile
 
1968 Dayton's Devils
Mike Page
 
1968 Land's End (TV movie)
Mark Dunne
 
1968 Operation Cross Eagles
Sgt. Sean McAfee
 
1967 Custer (TV series)
Zebediah Jackson
– Blazing Arrows (1967) … Zebediah Jackson
 
1967 Operation Delilah
Rory
 
1967 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
Jonathan Kincaid
– The Hunter (1967) … Jonathan Kincaid
 
1967 The World: Color It Happy (TV movie)
 
1966 Our Men in Bagdad
Alex
 
1963-1966 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Burl Mossman / William Richardson
– Water Bringer (1966) … William Richardson
– Measure of a Man (1963) … Burl Mossman
 
1966 I Spy (TV series)
Dimitri
– A Day Called 4 Jaguar (1966) … Dimitri
 
1965 Apache Uprising
Jim Walker
 
1965 Rawhide (TV series)
Joseph Denner
– The Testing Post (1965) … Joseph Denner
 
1965 Black Spurs
Santee
 
1965 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Ben Stack
– Honey Pot (1965) … Ben Stack
 
1961-1965 Wagon Train (TV series)
Artie Matthewson / Jarbo Pierce
– The Jarbo Pierce Story (1965) … Jarbo Pierce
– The Artie Matthewson Story (1961) … Artie Matthewson
 
1965 Burke's Law (TV series)
Ashton DeWitt
– Who Killed Nobody Somehow? (1965) … Ashton DeWitt
 
1965 Finger on the Trigger
Larry Winton
 
1965 Young Fury
Clint McCoy
 
1964 The Virginian (TV series)
Jim Shea
– A Father for Toby (1964) … Jim Shea
 
1964 Bonanza (TV series)
Tom Wilson
– Thanks for Everything, Friend (1964) … Tom Wilson
 
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Roger
– This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There (1964) … Roger
 
1963 The Young and the Brave
MSgt. Ed Brent (escaped POW)
 
1963 The Gun Hawk
Blaine Madden
 
1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Captain Victor Kilhgren
– Luxury Liner (1963) … Captain Victor Kilhgren
 
1963 Face in the Rain
Rand
 
1962 Marco Polo
Marco Polo
 
1961 The Secret of Monte Cristo
Captain Adam Corbett
 
1961 The Colossus of Rhodes
Darios
 
1958-1960 The Texan (TV series)
Bill Longley
– Episode #2.42 (1960) … Bill Longley
– 24 Hours to Live (1960) … Bill Longley
– Badman (1960) … Bill Longley
– Mission to Monterey (1960) … Bill Longley
– The Accuser (1960) … Bill Longley
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1960 Thunder in Carolina
Mitch Cooper
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Juan O'Rourke
– The Killer Instinct (1959) … Juan O'Rourke
 
1958 Apache Territory
Logan Cates
 
1958 The Saga of Hemp Brown
Hemp Brown
 
1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
George Slattery
– Curfew at Midnight (1958) … George Slattery
 
1958 Telephone Time (TV series)
Charles Goodnight
– Trail Blazer (1958) … Charles Goodnight
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Peter Lockwood
– Meeting in Paris (1958) … Peter Lockwood
 
1957 Ride Out for Revenge
Tate
 
1957 Domino Kid
Domino
 
1957 The Hired Gun
Gil McCord
 
1957 The Big Caper
Frank Harper
 
1957 Utah Blaine
Utah Blaine
 
1956 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Mason Ward
– Muletown Gold Strike (1956) … Mason Ward
 
1956 Flight to Hong Kong
Tony Dumont
 
1956 Red Sundown
Deputy Alec Longmire
 
1956 Raw Edge
Tex Kirby
 
1955-1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Joe Mahoney / Master Sgt. Norris
– Hot Cargo (1956) … Joe Mahoney
– Day Is Done (1955) … Master Sgt. Norris
 
1955 The Spoilers
Alex McNamara
 
1954-1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Jeff Blade / Rory Garrity
– Bet the Queen (1955) … Jeff Blade
– Garrity's Sons (1955) … Rory Garrity
– The Road Ahead (1954)
 
1955 The Treasure of Pancho Villa
Tom Bryan
 
1955 Ain't Misbehavin'
Kenneth Post
 
1955 The Looters
Jesse Hill
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
Midge Kelly
– The Champion (1955) … Midge Kelly
 
1954 Four Guns to the Border
Ray Cully
 
1954 A Bullet Is Waiting
Ed Stone
 
1954 Dawn at Socorro
Brett Wade
 
1954 The Yellow Tomahawk
Adam
 
1954 River of No Return
Harry Weston (Gambler)
 
1953 How to Marry a Millionaire
Eben
 
1953 Powder River
Chino Bullock
 
1953 The Silver Whip
Sheriff Tom Davisson
 
1952 Way of a Gaucho
Martin Penalosa
 
1952 With a Song in My Heart
John Burn
 
1951 Meet Me After the Show
David Hemingway
 
1951 I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
Jack Stark
 
1951 Rogue River
Ownie Rogers
 
1950 County Fair
Peter Brennan
 
1950 Return of the Frontiersman
Larrabee
 
1950 A Ticket to Tomahawk
Dakota
 
1949 Sand
Chick Palmer
 
1949 Massacre River
Phil Acton
 
1948 Miraculous Journey
Larry Burke
 
1947 That Hagen Girl
Ken Freneau
 
1947 Adventure Island
Mr. Herrick
 
1947 The Red House
Teller
 
1945 Nob Hill
Jose - Boxer Sparring with Tony (uncredited)
 
1945 The Great John L.
James J. 'Gentleman Jim' Corbett (as Frank McCown)
 
1945 Where Do We Go from Here?
Soldier Leaving Canteen (uncredited)
 
1945 The Bullfighters
El Brillante - Disgusted Matador (uncredited)
 
1944 Sunday Dinner for a Soldier
Soldier in Truck (uncredited)
 
1944 Something for the Boys
Soldier (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
1991 Fists of Steel (line producer)
 
1958-1960 The Texan (TV series) (producer - 54 episodes, 1958-1960) (executive producer - 19 episodes, 1958-1960)
– 24 Hours to Live (1960) (producer)
– Badman (1960) (producer)
– Mission to Monterey (1960) (producer)
– The Accuser (1960) (producer)
– Johnny Tuvo (1960) (producer)
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1958 Apache Territory (producer)
 
1957 Domino Kid (producer)
 
1957 The Hired Gun (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1960 The Texan (TV series)
– The Nomad (1960) (writer)
 
1957 Domino Kid (story - uncredited)
 
1955 Shotgun (screenplay)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1959 The Texan (TV series)
– The Man Hater (1959) ("Old Folks at Home Swanee Ribber" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1978 Flying High (TV series) (thanks - 1 episode)
– Palm Springs Weekend (1978) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (21 titles)
1989 The 6th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 The Wildest West Show of the Stars (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 Gala Dinner Tribute to Aaron Spelling (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 Family Feud (TV series)
Himself
– Hollywood Walk of Fame Special 1 (1985) … Himself
– Hollywood Walk of Fame Special 2 (1985) … Himself
 
1983 The 9th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Mini-Series
 
1982 Tattletales (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 November 1982 (1982) … Himself
 
1975 Celebrity Bowling (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 May 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1972 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 July 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1971 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 April 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The Singing Filipina
Himself
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.51 (1967) … Himself
 
1964 The Celebrity Game (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 August 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1962 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 September 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1956-1961 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Dale Robertson (1961) … Himself
– Gilbert Roland (1956) … Himself
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Himself
– The Desilu Revue (1959) … Himself
 
1956-1959 December Bride (TV series)
Himself
– The Texan, Rory Calhoun (1959) … Himself
– The Rory Calhoun Show (1956) … Himself
 
1958 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #3.33 (1958) … Himself - Guest
 
1958 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.16 (1958) … Himself
 
1956 Shower of Stars (TV series)
Himself
– 50's Music (1956) … Himself
 
1956 Inside Beverly Hills (TV movie)
Himself
 
1954 The 26th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1999 The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1956) Unsold pilot: Made a pilot for an action/adventure/musical series set on a Mississippi riverboat in the 1870s called "Uncle Charley's Showboat" (aka "Here Comes the Showboat") in which he played the captain of the titular vessel. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Frank McCown

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Susan Hayward] I learned a lot from that lady. I learned more about my trade, about presence in front of the camera, by watching her. She acted like it was nothing, with no effort. See more »

Trivia:

When he was nine months old, his father died. After his mother remarried, he occasionally used the last name of his stepfather, Durgin. See more »

Trademark:

Black cowboy hat See more »

Nickname:

Smoky See more »

Star Sign:

Leo