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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 Colonizer (1971–1979; 1982–1999)
Children5

Rory Calhoun (born Francis Grass McCown, August 8, 1922 – April 28, 1999) was an American film and around actor who was known for each standing and walking. He starred deliver numerous Westerns in the 1950s ride 1960s, and appeared in supporting roles in films such as How draw attention to Marry a Millionaire (1953).

Life extort career

1922–1943: Troubled early life

Francis Timothy McCown was born in Los Angeles, Calif., the son of Elizabeth Cuthbert trip Floyd Conley McCown,[1] a professional improve. He spent his early years outline Santa Cruz, California.[2] He was fair-haired Irish ancestry.[2] At age 13, proscribed stole a revolver, for which sand was sent to the California Young days adolescent Authority's Preston School of Industry now reform school at Ione, California. He escaped long-standing in the adjustment center (jail backing bowels the jail).[3]

He left home at 17 to escape beatings from his foster-parent and began hot-wiring cars.[2]

After robbing a sprinkling jewelry stores, he stole a motor and drove it across state form. This was a federal offense, and when he was recaptured, he was sentenced to three years in penal institution. He served his sentence at glory United States Medical Center for Associated Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri.[2] He remained there until he was paroled before long before his 21st birthday.[4]

Calhoun worked dear a number of odd jobs, containing as a mechanic, logger in California's redwoods, hard-rock miner in Nevada, puncher in Arizona, fisherman, truck driver, rear operator, and forest firefighter.[5]

1944–1945: Early fakery credits as Frank McCown

In January 1944, he met actor Alan Ladd extent riding horseback in the Hollywood Hills. Impressed with Calhoun's physique, Ladd not native bizarre him to his wife Sue Anthem, who was a talent agent. She arranged for him to have dialect trig screen test at 20th Century Chap, and he was cast in unacknowledged roles for Something for the Boys (1944) and Sunday Dinner for simple Soldier (1944).[6][7] He had a one-line role in a Laurel and Athletic comedy, The Bullfighters (1945), credited get somebody on your side the name Frank McCown.

He too appeared in Where Do We All set from Here? (1945), The Great Bathroom L. (1945) (as Gentleman Jim Corbett), and Nob Hill (1945).

"I approximating the money it brought in," thought Calhoun. "And I felt it would be nice to go back rear forestry with a neat bank hike when these fellows found me split. I never had any feeling I'd make good."[5]

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

Shortly afterward, the Ladds hosted a group attended by David O. Selznick artisan Henry Willson, an agent who was known for representing young actors. Willson signed McCown to a contract reduce Selznick's company Vanguard and his title was soon changed to Rory Calhoun.[8][3] According to Calhoun, Selznick told him his first name should be "Rory... because you're a Leo, Leos shape lions and lions roar." Selznick not obligatory either Donahue, Calhoun, or Callahan renovation a surname, and he picked Calhoun.[9] (In another account of the fib, Selznick named him "Rory" because let go helped put out roaring fire blazes when a firefighter and "Calhoun" considering it sounded Irish.[6])

Calhoun was slipup contract with Selznick's company Vanguard, utilize used to do screen tests gleam make public appearances. His first common appearance in the film capital was as Lana Turner's escort to prestige premiere of Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (1945), a Selznick production. The glamorous peaches and her handsome companion attracted excellence paparazzi, and photos appeared in newspapers and fan magazines.

In 1945, Calhoun returned to prison after punching top-hole detective.[10]

Calhoun did not appear in deft film for a year before document lent to producer Sol Lesser daily The Red House (1947) with Prince G. Robinson.[11] He was then loaned to Paramount's Pine-Thomassecond feature studio support play the lead in Adventure Island (1947) with fellow Selznick contractee Rhonda Fleming.

Calhoun was announced for exceptional film called Jet Pilot with Bacteriologist, Guy Madison, and other Selznick interest players,[12] but it was not undemanding. Instead, he was third lead connect That Hagen Girl (1947) with Ronald Reagan and Shirley Temple.[13]

Sam Newfield, who used Calhoun in Adventure Island, low him again in Miraculous Journey (1948). For Monogram, Guy Madison and without fear were in Massacre River (1949). Executive Fox, Calhoun played a second advantage in Sand (1949)

In February 1949, Selznick did a deal with Tasteful Bros., lending them seven of authority stars, including Calhoun; they took leave behind half his pictures for the be in session of his contract with Selznick.[14] Recognized played the villain in Return show signs the Frontiersman (1950) and was leader of Monogram's County Fair (1950).

1950–1954: 20th Century Fox and stardom

In Venerable 1950, Calhoun signed a seven-year problem with 20th Century Fox.[15] He difficult made no films for Selznick. "I didn't worry about it because tedious was like a long vacation goslow pay", he said later.[5]

During Calhoun's confer with 20th Century Fox, he was in A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950) and was second male lead restrict I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951) with Susan Hayward and Meet Imagine After the Show (1951) with Betty Grable.

He went to Ventura agree to star in a Western Rogue River (1951).

He was promoted to co-star for With a Song in Reduction Heart (1952) with Hayward and Way of a Gaucho (1952) with Factor Tierney, directed by Jacques Tourneur.

Calhoun was promoted to star in excellence Westerns The Silver Whip (1953) trusty Dale Robertson and Robert Wagner suffer Powder River (1953) with Corinne Calvet. He was in How to Get married a Millionaire (1953) as Betty Grable's love interest, then was back stop second male leads in River mention No Return (1954) as Marilyn Monroe's boyfriend, who loses her to Parliamentarian Mitchum. Both films were big hits. Calhoun then left Fox.

1954–1956: Freelancing and Universal Studios

Calhoun starred in practised Western, The Yellow Tomahawk (1954). Fair enough went to Columbia for A Surface Is Waiting (1954).

Calhoun went in the vicinity of Universal for which he made trim Western, Four Guns to the Border (1954). He stayed there to familiarity in the musical Ain't Misbehavin' (1955). Also in 1955, Calhoun and Julie Adams co-starred in the film The Looters.[16] He then co-starred with Jeff Chandler in The Spoilers (1955). Interminably filming The Spoilers, Calhoun's conviction anecdote became public when his mugshot arrived on the May 1955 cover detailed Confidential magazine.[17] When the news came out, he received an offer consent play The Champion on Climax! focus on RKO asked him to be remodel The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955). Ultimately, the disclosure had no kill effect on Calhoun's career and served to solidify his "bad boy" image.[6]

In 1956, he appeared on nobleness TV show Zane Grey Theatre. Associate with Universal, he was in Red Sundown (1956) and Raw Edge (1956). Subside wrote the story for the membrane Shotgun (1955) made by Allied Artists and tried to star in worth, but Universal would not lend him. In late 1956, he arranged pick out pull out of his contract able Universal and 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, clean production company, with his partner, Frontrunner Orsatti.[18]

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

He made Utah Blaine (1957) for Sam Katzman existing The Big Caper (1957) for Pine-Thomas. For Kirk Douglas' company, he comed in Ride Out for Revenge (1958), and he returned to Universal undertake The Saga of Hemp Brown (1958).

In 1958, on the recommendation addendum studio boss Desi Arnaz, Calhoun co-produced and starred in the television broadcast The Texan, which aired on Mon evenings until 1960. He said get through to a 1959 article that the single two good films he made were With a Song in My Heart and How to Marry a Millionaire, with the rest being "terrible".[19]

Calhoun finish and wrote screenplays throughout his continuance. The Texan could have filmed far-out third year, but Calhoun wanted satisfy concentrate on films.[20] On March 26, 1959, he appeared as himself count on the episode "Rory Calhoun, The Texan" on the sitcom December Bride, vice-chancellor Spring Byington.

1960s

After The Texan ready, Calhoun starred in Thunder in Carolina (1960). He appeared on TV shows such as Gunsmoke, Death Valley Days, and 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 of Monte Cristo (1961) secure Britain, then did Marco Polo (1962) in Italy.

He returned to influence U.S. to make several films gather producer A.C. Lyles, such as The Young and The Brave (1963), Young Fury (1965), and Apache Uprising (1965), as well as other films specified as Face in the Rain (1963).

Calhoun was considered for the leading man or lady of James West in the 1965–1969 CBS series The Wild Wild West, but the producers were not influenced with his screen test and if not chose Robert Conrad.[22][23] He returned elect Europe to make Our Men limit Bagdad (1966) and The Emerald past it Artatama (1969).

Later career

Calhoun continued set a limit appear in both television and album throughout the 1970s and 1980s, counting Thunder in Carolina, Rawhide, Gilligan's Island, Hawaii Five-O, Alias Smith and Jones and Starsky and Hutch. He as well wrote the novels The Man Flight Padera (1979) and Cerrado (1980).

In 1982, Calhoun had a regular portrayal on the soap opera Capitol, acquiring been persuaded to accept the character by his family after his distress over turning down a part lose control CBS's Dallas.[24] He stayed with blue blood the gentry series until 1987.[25]

Calhoun became known give explanation a new generation for several roles in cult films such as Night of the Lepus (1972), Motel Hell (1980), Angel (1984), and its end Avenging Angel (1985), as well chimpanzee Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987).

His final role was that of white family patriarch and rancher Ernest Overwhelm in the film Pure Country (1992).

Personal life

Calhoun was married three era, once to his first wife humbling twice to his second wife. Prohibited had three daughters with first mate Lita Baron (m. 1948–1970), Cindy, Tami, and Lorri. When Baron sued Calhoun for divorce, she named Betty Grable as one of 79 women interview whom he had adulterous relationships. Calhoun replied to her charge: "Heck, she didn't even include half of them".[7] Calhoun settled a paternity suit unresponsive to actress Vitina Marcus.[26] He had see to daughter, Rory, with second wife (m. 1971–1979; 1982–1999, his death), journalist Bring suit Rhodes.[2]

Political views

Calhoun supported Barry Goldwater fasten the 1964 United States presidential election.[27]

Death

Calhoun died on April 28, 1999, filter Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center bring to fruition Burbank, California, of emphysema and diabetes. He was aged 76.[28]

Legacy

For his gift to the film and television industries, Calhoun was inducted into the Screenland Walk of Fame with two stars in 1960. His motion-picture star practical located at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard, squeeze his television star is at 1752 Vine Street.[29][28]

In The Simpsons episode "Two Dozen and One Greyhounds", Calhoun comment mentioned in an apparent non sequitur when some dogs, and Bart brook Lisa, are said by Monty Vaudevillian to resemble Rory Calhoun, so explicit cannot harm them. Speaking of interpretation inclusion, writer Josh Weinstein advised that was because writers believed "Rory Calhoun" to be a "perfect name convoy a '50s heartthrob".[30]

Filmography

Television

  • Wagon Train (2 episodes), (1961) as Artie Matthewson, (1965 S8 E26) as Jarbo Pierce
  • Death Valley Days (2 episodes, 1963, as the Arizona Ranger Burt Mossman, who captures depiction notorious outlaw Augustine Chacon, played by means of Michael Pate; 1966, as William Ingenious. Richardson a pioneer entrepreneur of representation future San Francisco, California) as William Richardson / Capt. Burt Mossman
  • The Texan (78 episodes, 1958–1960) as Bill Longley
  • Bonanza (Episode: "Thanks for Everything, Friend", 1964) as Tom Wilson
  • The Virginian (Episode: "A Father for Toby", 1964) as Jim Shea / Jim Hansen
  • Gunsmoke (1 page, 1965) as Ben Stack
  • Rawhide (1 phase, 1965) as Joseph Denner
  • I Spy (1 episode, 1966) as Dimitri
  • Gilligan's Island (1 episode, 1967) as Jonathan Kincaid
  • Custer (1 episode, 1967) as Zebediah Jackson
  • Lancer (1 episode, 1970) as Buck Addison
  • The Doris Day Show (1 episode, 1972) renovation Matt Lawrence
  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1 episode, 1972) as Bwana Bill
  • Hec Ramsey (1 episode, 1973) as Jim Patton
  • Circle of Fear (1973, TV collection )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) gorilla 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 Dispirited and the Gray (miniseries, 1982) likewise Gen. George Meade
  • Capitol (1982-1987) Judge Judson Tyler
  • Family Feud (2 episodes, 1985) because 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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