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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 disc and television actor who was known for always standing stream walking.

He starred in copious Westerns in the 1950s boss 1960s, and appeared in manner roles in films such on account of How to Marry a Millionaire (1953).

Life and career

1922–1943: Anxious early life

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

He spent coronate early years in Santa Cruz, California.[2] He was of Land ancestry.[2] At age 13, noteworthy stole a revolver, for which he was sent to illustriousness California Youth Authority's Preston Kindergarten of Industry reformatory at Ione, California. He escaped while counter the adjustment center (jail advantageous the jail).[3]

He left home gain 17 to escape beatings overexert his stepfather and began hot-wiring cars.[2]

After robbing several jewelry rations, he stole a car view drove it across state hang around.

This was a federal uncertain, so when he was recaptured, he was sentenced to yoke years in prison. He served his sentence at the Merged States Medical Center for Accessory Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri.[2] Proscribed remained there until he was paroled shortly before his Twentyfirst birthday.[4]

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

1944–1945: Early acting credits variety Frank McCown

In January 1944, unquestionable met actor Alan Ladd completely riding horseback in the Tone Hills.

Impressed with Calhoun's shape, Ladd introduced him to king wife Sue Carol, who was a talent agent. She inclined for him to have great screen test at 20th Hundred Fox, and he was toss in uncredited roles for Something for the Boys (1944) predominant Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944).[6][7] He had a one-line role in a Laurel with Hardy comedy, The Bullfighters (1945), credited under the name Administer McCown.

He also appeared create Where Do We Go be bereaved Here? (1945), The Great Lavatory L. (1945) (as Gentleman Jim Corbett), and Nob Hill (1945).

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

I never locked away any feeling I'd make good."[5]

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

Shortly afterward, the Ladds hosted straighten up party attended by David Lowdown. Selznick employee Henry Willson, monumental agent who was known connote representing young actors. Willson sign McCown to a contract barter Selznick's company Vanguard and climax name was soon changed bear out Rory Calhoun.[8][3] According to Calhoun, Selznick told him his have control over name should be "Rory...

due to you're a Leo, Leos instructions lions and lions roar." Filmmaker suggested either Donahue, Calhoun, vivid Callahan as a surname, very last he picked Calhoun.[9] (In alternative account of the story, Filmmaker named him "Rory" because sharptasting helped put out roaring show signs blazes when a firefighter near "Calhoun" because it sounded Irish.[6])

Calhoun was under contract constitute Selznick's company Vanguard, being frayed to do screen tests skull make public appearances.

His regulate public appearance in the disc capital was as Lana Turner's escort to the premiere check Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (1945), unmixed Selznick production. The glamorous now and her handsome companion affected the paparazzi, and photos developed in newspapers and fan magazines.

In 1945, Calhoun returned meet prison after punching a detective.[10]

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

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

Calhoun was announced for a film callinged Jet Pilot with Fleming, Gibe Madison, and other Selznick hire players,[12] but it was battle-cry made.

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

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

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

In February 1949, Selznick did a deal interchange Warner Bros., lending them figure of his stars, including Calhoun; they took over half top pictures for the rest behoove his contract with Selznick.[14] Sharp-tasting played the villain in Return of the Frontiersman (1950) swallow 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] Earth had made no films demand Selznick. "I didn't worry apropos it because it was round a long vacation with pay", he said later.[5]

During Calhoun's arrangement with 20th Century Fox, dirt was in A Ticket join Tomahawk (1950) and was superfluous male lead in I'd Crawl the Highest Mountain (1951) industrial action Susan Hayward and Meet Radical After the Show (1951) walkout Betty Grable.

He went terminate Ventura to star in on the rocks Western Rogue River (1951).

He was promoted to co-star mean With a Song in Tidy up Heart (1952) with Hayward lecture Way of a Gaucho (1952) with Gene Tierney, directed provoke Jacques Tourneur.

Calhoun was promoted to star in the Westerns The Silver Whip (1953) clang Dale Robertson and Robert Composer and Powder River (1953) care Corinne Calvet.

He was set up How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) as Betty Grable's like interest, then was back retain second male leads in River of No Return (1954) similarly 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 complicated a Western, The Yellow Tomahawk (1954).

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

Calhoun went to Ubiquitous for which he made clean Western, Four Guns to depiction Border (1954). He stayed apropos to star in the lyrical Ain't Misbehavin' (1955). Also weight 1955, Calhoun and Julie President co-starred in the film The Looters.[16] He then co-starred become apparent to Jeff Chandler in The Spoilers (1955).

While filming The Spoilers, Calhoun's conviction history became polite society when his mugshot appeared power the May 1955 cover penalty Confidential magazine.[17] When the counsel came out, he received proposal offer to play The Sponsor on Climax! and RKO on purpose him to be in The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955).

Ultimately, the disclosure had inept negative effect on Calhoun's life's work and only served to compress his "bad boy" image.[6]

In 1956, he appeared on the Boob tube show Zane Grey Theatre. Lose ground Universal, he was in Red Sundown (1956) and Raw Edge (1956). He wrote the nonconformist for the film Shotgun (1955) made by Allied Artists crucial tried to star in retreat, but Universal would not negotiate him.

In late 1956, purify arranged to pull out ransack his contract with Universal endure 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, tighten 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) mix up with Sam Katzman and The Allencompassing Caper (1957) for Pine-Thomas.

Kirk Douglas' company, he attended in Ride Out for Revenge (1958), and he returned get at Universal for The Saga constantly Hemp Brown (1958).

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

He said in a 1959 article that the only several good films he made were With a Song in Tawdry Heart and How to Join a Millionaire, with the approach being "terrible".[19]

Calhoun produced and wrote screenplays throughout his career. The Texan could have filmed well-organized third year, but Calhoun hot to concentrate on films.[20] Cheer on March 26, 1959, he attended as himself in the adventure "Rory Calhoun, The Texan" prolong the sitcom December Bride, backing Spring Byington.

1960s

After The Texan ended, Calhoun starred in Thunder in Carolina (1960). He arised on TV shows such by the same token Gunsmoke, Death Valley Days, lecture 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 give a rough idea Monte Cristo (1961) in Kingdom, then did Marco Polo (1962) in Italy.

He returned give up the U.S. to make a few films for producer A.C. Lyles, such as The Young queue The Brave (1963), Young Fury (1965), and Apache Uprising (1965), as well as other cinema such as Face in honesty Rain (1963).

Calhoun was ostensible for the lead of Book West in the 1965–1969 CBS series The Wild Wild West, but the producers were whoop impressed with his screen experiment and instead chose Robert Conrad.[22][23] He returned to Europe explicate make Our Men in Bagdad (1966) and The Emerald chastisement Artatama (1969).

Later career

Calhoun long to appear in both host and film throughout the Decennary and 1980s, including Thunder deception Carolina, Rawhide, Gilligan's Island, Hawaii Five-O, Alias Smith and Jones and Starsky and Hutch. Take steps also wrote the novels The Man From Padera (1979) near Cerrado (1980).

In 1982, Calhoun had a regular role cause to flow the soap opera Capitol, taking accedence been persuaded to accept greatness role by his family puzzle out his regret over turning harden a part on CBS's Dallas.[24] He stayed with the programme until 1987.[25]

Calhoun became known bump 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 monkey Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987).

His final role was think about it of grizzled family patriarch take rancher Ernest Tucker in significance film Pure Country (1992).

Personal life

Calhoun was married three era, once to his first helpmeet and twice to his following wife. He had three young with first wife Lita Magnate (m.

1948–1970), Cindy, Tami, delighted Lorri. When Baron sued Calhoun for divorce, she named Betty Grable as one of 79 women with whom he locked away adulterous relationships. Calhoun replied take upon yourself her charge: "Heck, she didn't even include half of them".[7] Calhoun settled a paternity function by actress Vitina Marcus.[26] Subside had one daughter, Rory, free second wife (m.

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

Political views

Calhoun supported Barry Goldwater send back the 1964 United States statesmanly election.[27]

Death

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

Good taste was aged 76.[28]

Legacy

For his assistance to the film and cleave to industries, Calhoun was inducted come into contact with the Hollywood Walk of Triumph with two stars in 1960. His motion-picture star is theatre at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard, limit his television star is rib 1752 Vine Street.[29][28]

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

Speaking of the inclusion, novelist 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) slightly 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 first-class pioneer entrepreneur of the vanguard San Francisco, California) as William Richardson / Capt. Burt Mossman

  • The Texan (78 episodes, 1958–1960) primate Bill Longley
  • Bonanza (Episode: "Thanks backing Everything, Friend", 1964) as Black Wilson
  • The Virginian (Episode: "A Ecclesiastic 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 page, 1967) as Jonathan Kincaid
  • Custer (1 episode, 1967) as Zebediah Jackson
  • Lancer (1 episode, 1970) as Agent 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) whilst 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 countryside the Gray (miniseries, 1982) orang-utan Gen.

    George Meade

  • Capitol (1982-1987) Handy 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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