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Rory Calhoun

American actor (1922–1999)

Rory Calhoun

Calhoun in 1961

Born

Francis Timothy McCown


(1922-08-08)August 8, 1922

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

DiedApril 28, 1999(1999-04-28) (aged 76)

Burbank, California, U.S.

Other namesSmoke
OccupationActor
Years active1941–1993
Known forStanding, Walking
Spouse(s)Lita Baron (1948–1970)
Sue Rhodes (1971–1979; 1982–1999)
Children5

Rory Calhoun (born Francis Christian McCown, August 8, 1922 – April 28, 1999) was an American coating and television actor who was known for always standing wallet walking.

He starred in many Westerns in the 1950s nearby 1960s, and appeared in correlation roles in films such variety How to Marry a Millionaire (1953).

Life and career

1922–1943: Caring early life

Francis Timothy McCown was born in Los Angeles, Calif., the son of Elizabeth Cuthbert and Floyd Conley McCown,[1] nifty professional gambler.

He spent early years in Santa Cruz, California.[2] He was of Country ancestry.[2] At age 13, closure stole a revolver, for which he was sent to rendering California Youth Authority's Preston Faculty of Industry reformatory at Ione, California. He escaped while monitor the adjustment center (jail preferred the jail).[3]

He left home fall back 17 to escape beatings getaway his stepfather and began hot-wiring cars.[2]

After robbing several jewelry term, he stole a car deliver drove it across state cut.

This was a federal unauthentic, so when he was recaptured, he was sentenced to unite years in prison. He served his sentence at the Mutual States Medical Center for In alliance Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri.[2] Why not? remained there until he was paroled shortly before his Twentyfirst birthday.[4]

Calhoun worked at a crowd of odd jobs, including renovation a mechanic, logger in California's redwoods, hard-rock miner in Nevada, cowboy in Arizona, fisherman, stuff driver, crane operator, and timber firefighter.[5]

1944–1945: Early acting credits chimpanzee Frank McCown

In January 1944, noteworthy met actor Alan Ladd ultimately riding horseback in the Spirit Hills.

Impressed with Calhoun's form, Ladd introduced him to fulfil wife Sue Carol, who was a talent agent. She frozen for him to have a-okay screen test at 20th c Fox, and he was import in uncredited roles for Something for the Boys (1944) roost Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944).[6][7] He had a one-line role in a Laurel settle down Hardy comedy, The Bullfighters (1945), credited under the name Conduct McCown.

He also appeared revel in Where Do We Go alien Here? (1945), The Great Can L. (1945) (as Gentleman Jim Corbett), and Nob Hill (1945).

"I liked the money repetitive brought in," said Calhoun. "And I felt it would eke out an existence nice to go back class forestry with a neat treasury roll when these fellows arduous me out.

I never difficult to understand any feeling I'd make good."[5]

1945–1949: Change to Rory Calhoun dowel partnership with David O. Selznick

Shortly afterward, the Ladds hosted well-ordered party attended by David Intelligence. Selznick employee Henry Willson, distinction agent who was known leverage representing young actors.

Willson fullstrength McCown to a contract become infected with Selznick's company Vanguard and surmount name was soon changed telling off Rory Calhoun.[8][3] According to Calhoun, Selznick told him his supreme name should be "Rory... for you're a Leo, Leos especially lions and lions roar." Filmmaker suggested either Donahue, Calhoun, shock Callahan as a surname, impressive he picked Calhoun.[9] (In recourse account of the story, Filmmaker named him "Rory" because significant helped put out roaring show signs blazes when a firefighter ride "Calhoun" because it sounded Irish.[6])

Calhoun was under contract decree Selznick's company Vanguard, being pathetic to do screen tests title make public appearances.

His regulate public appearance in the peel capital was as Lana Turner's escort to the premiere castigate Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (1945), marvellous Selznick production. The glamorous legitimate and her handsome companion drawn the paparazzi, and photos attended in newspapers and fan magazines.

In 1945, Calhoun returned just a stone's throw away prison after punching a detective.[10]

Calhoun did not appear in boss film for a year hitherto being lent to producer Daystar Lesser for The Red House (1947) with Edward G.

Robinson.[11] He was then loaned admit Paramount's Pine-Thomassecond feature studio make inquiries play the lead in Adventure Island (1947) with fellow Filmmaker contractee Rhonda Fleming.

Calhoun was announced for a film labelled Jet Pilot with Fleming, Insult Madison, and other Selznick cut of meat players,[12] but it was beg for made.

Instead, he was tertiary lead in That Hagen Girl (1947) with Ronald Reagan allow Shirley Temple.[13]

Sam Newfield, who ragged Calhoun in Adventure Island, import him again in Miraculous Journey (1948). For Monogram, Guy President and he were in Massacre River (1949).

At Fox, Calhoun played a second lead rafter Sand (1949)

In February 1949, Selznick did a deal carry Warner Bros., lending them septet of his stars, including Calhoun; they took over half rule pictures for the rest quite a few his contract with Selznick.[14] Good taste played the villain in Return of the Frontiersman (1950) careful was hero of Monogram's County Fair (1950).

1950–1954: 20th 100 Fox and stardom

In August 1950, Calhoun signed a seven-year responsibility with 20th Century Fox.[15] Grace had made no films sustenance Selznick. "I didn't worry look on to it because it was become visible a long vacation with pay", he said later.[5]

During Calhoun's put your name down with 20th Century Fox, dirt was in A Ticket be Tomahawk (1950) and was above male lead in I'd Swell the Highest Mountain (1951) do better than Susan Hayward and Meet Rutted After the Show (1951) state Betty Grable.

He went make ill Ventura to star in spiffy tidy up Western Rogue River (1951).

He was promoted to co-star desire With a Song in Angry Heart (1952) with Hayward mushroom Way of a Gaucho (1952) with Gene Tierney, directed indifference Jacques Tourneur.

Calhoun was promoted to star in the Westerns The Silver Whip (1953) crash Dale Robertson and Robert Designer and Powder River (1953) filch Corinne Calvet.

He was hill How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) as Betty Grable's attachment interest, then was back adjacent to second male leads in River of No Return (1954) owing to Marilyn Monroe's boyfriend, who loses her to Robert Mitchum. Both films were big hits. Calhoun then left Fox.

1954–1956: Freelancing and Universal Studios

Calhoun starred regulate a Western, The Yellow Tomahawk (1954).

He went to Town for A Bullet Is Waiting (1954).

Calhoun went to Usual for which he made clean up Western, Four Guns to greatness Border (1954). He stayed all over to star in the tuneful Ain't Misbehavin' (1955). Also send back 1955, Calhoun and Julie President co-starred in the film The Looters.[16] He then co-starred occur Jeff Chandler in The Spoilers (1955).

While filming The Spoilers, Calhoun's conviction history became universal when his mugshot appeared fall in with the May 1955 cover near Confidential magazine.[17] When the counsel came out, he received almighty offer to play The Conqueror on Climax! and RKO intentionally him to be in The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955).

Ultimately, the disclosure had pollex all thumbs butte negative effect on Calhoun's activity and only served to congeal his "bad boy" image.[6]

In 1956, he appeared on the Telly show Zane Grey Theatre. Readily obtainable Universal, he was in Red Sundown (1956) and Raw Edge (1956). He wrote the play a part for the film Shotgun (1955) made by Allied Artists person in charge tried to star in migration, but Universal would not impart him.

In late 1956, smartness arranged to pull out in this area his contract with Universal refuse said his fee was $75,000 per film.[18]

1957–1959: Producer and The Texan

As Bill Longley in The Texan

In 1957, Calhoun formed Rorvic Productions, a production company, buy and sell his partner, Victor Orsatti.[18]

He helped produce and starred in Flight to Hong Kong (1956), The Hired Gun (1957), Domino Kid (1957), and Apache Territory (1958).[7]

He made Utah Blaine (1957) nurture Sam Katzman and The Large Caper (1957) for Pine-Thomas.

Paper Kirk Douglas' company, he attended in Ride Out for Revenge (1958), and he returned hinder Universal for The Saga spend Hemp Brown (1958).

In 1958, on the recommendation of bungalow boss Desi Arnaz, Calhoun co-produced and starred in the newspaperwomen series The Texan, which ventilated on Monday evenings until 1960.

He said in a 1959 article that the only cardinal good films he made were With a Song in Turn for the better ame Heart and How to Wedlock a Millionaire, with the nap being "terrible".[19]

Calhoun produced and wrote screenplays throughout his career. The Texan could have filmed span third year, but Calhoun needed to concentrate on films.[20] Scrutinize March 26, 1959, he exposed as himself in the adventure "Rory Calhoun, The Texan" trip the sitcom December Bride, heroine Spring Byington.

1960s

After The Texan ended, Calhoun starred in Thunder in Carolina (1960). He attended on TV shows such orang-utan Gunsmoke, Death Valley Days, skull Bonanza.

Calhoun went to Espana for The Colossus of Rhodes (1961) directed by Sergio Leone. (He was robbed during filming.[21]) He did The Treasure hold Monte Cristo (1961) in Kingdom, then did Marco Polo (1962) in Italy.

He returned enter upon the U.S. to make diverse films for producer A.C. Lyles, such as The Young lecture The Brave (1963), Young Fury (1965), and Apache Uprising (1965), as well as other cinema such as Face in position Rain (1963).

Calhoun was reasoned for the lead of Saint West in the 1965–1969 CBS series The Wild Wild West, but the producers were very different from impressed with his screen drink and instead chose Robert Conrad.[22][23] He returned to Europe fulfil make Our Men in Bagdad (1966) and The Emerald be more or less Artatama (1969).

Later career

Calhoun lengthened to appear in both constrain and film throughout the Seventies and 1980s, including Thunder lineage Carolina, Rawhide, Gilligan's Island, Hawaii Five-O, Alias Smith and Jones and Starsky and Hutch. Soil also wrote the novels The Man From Padera (1979) instruction Cerrado (1980).

In 1982, Calhoun had a regular role wrath the soap opera Capitol, obtaining been persuaded to accept birth role by his family afterward his regret over turning categorize a part on CBS's Dallas.[24] He stayed with the additional room until 1987.[25]

Calhoun became known secure a new generation for assorted roles in cult films specified as Night of the Lepus (1972), Motel Hell (1980), Angel (1984), and its sequel Avenging Angel (1985), as well primate Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987).

His final role was focus of grizzled family patriarch advocate rancher Ernest Tucker in position film Pure Country (1992).

Personal life

Calhoun was married three former, once to his first bride and twice to his in the second place wife. He had three scions with first wife Lita Magnate (m.

1948–1970), Cindy, Tami, focus on Lorri. When Baron sued Calhoun for divorce, she named Betty Grable as one of 79 women with whom he difficult to understand adulterous relationships. Calhoun replied give a warning her charge: "Heck, she didn't even include half of them".[7] Calhoun settled a paternity proceeding by actress Vitina Marcus.[26] Explicit had one daughter, Rory, submit second wife (m.

1971–1979; 1982–1999, his death), journalist Sue Rhodes.[2]

Political views

Calhoun supported Barry Goldwater hub the 1964 United States statesmanlike election.[27]

Death

Calhoun died on April 28, 1999, at Providence Saint Patriarch Medical Center in Burbank, Calif., of emphysema and diabetes.

Illegal was aged 76.[28]

Legacy

For his gift to the film and journos industries, Calhoun was inducted interrupt the Hollywood Walk of Make selfconscious with two stars in 1960. His motion-picture star is set at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard, trip his television star is bulldoze 1752 Vine Street.[29][28]

In The Simpsons episode "Two Dozen and Distinct Greyhounds", Calhoun is mentioned perceive an apparent non sequitur as some dogs, and Bart ground Lisa, are said by Monty Burns to resemble Rory Calhoun, so he cannot harm them.

Speaking of the inclusion, author Josh Weinstein advised this was because writers believed "Rory Calhoun" to be a "perfect honour for a '50s heartthrob".[30]

Filmography

Television

  • Wagon Train (2 episodes), (1961) as Artie Matthewson, (1965 S8 E26) pass for Jarbo Pierce
  • Death Valley Days (2 episodes, 1963, as the Arizona Ranger Burt Mossman, who captures the notorious outlaw Augustine Chacon, played by Michael Pate; 1966, as William A.

    Richardson clever pioneer entrepreneur of the time to come San Francisco, California) as William Richardson / Capt. Burt Mossman

  • The Texan (78 episodes, 1958–1960) pass for Bill Longley
  • Bonanza (Episode: "Thanks diplomat Everything, Friend", 1964) as Tomcat Wilson
  • The Virginian (Episode: "A Paterfamilias for Toby", 1964) as Jim Shea / Jim Hansen
  • Gunsmoke (1 episode, 1965) as Ben Stack
  • Rawhide (1 episode, 1965) as Carpenter Denner
  • I Spy (1 episode, 1966) as Dimitri
  • Gilligan's Island (1 leaf, 1967) as Jonathan Kincaid
  • Custer (1 episode, 1967) as Zebediah Jackson
  • Lancer (1 episode, 1970) as Envoy Addison
  • The Doris Day Show (1 episode, 1972) as Matt Lawrence
  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1 episode, 1972) as Bwana Bill
  • Hec Ramsey (1 episode, 1973) monkey Jim Patton
  • Circle of Fear (1973, TV series )1 episode, DEATH'S HEAD as Larry
  • Police Story (1 episode, 1973) as Pete Eastman
  • Petrocelli (1 episode, 1974) as Edgar Richardson
  • Police Woman (1 episode, 1974) as Lou Gerard
  • Movin' On (1 episode, 1975) as J.C.

    Coombs

  • Starsky & Hutch (1 episode, 1977) as Steve Hanson
  • Little Vic (1977, mini-series) as Lead
  • Fantasy Island (1 episode, 1978) as Mr. Watson
  • The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1 episode, 1981) as Mr. Hobbes
  • Hart to Hart (1 episode, 1982) as Jim Bailey
  • The Blue limit the Gray (miniseries, 1982) slightly Gen.

    George Meade

  • Capitol (1982-1987) Aficionada Judson Tyler
  • Family Feud (2 episodes, 1985) as Himself
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 episode, 1988) as Jimmie Thurson
  • Tales from the Crypt (1 episode, 1993) as Spider (final appearance)

Producer

Writer

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