Rory Calhoun
Date of birth: 1922-08-08
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: H.R. 'Rory' Calhoun, Francis Timothy McCown
Biography
Rory Calhoun (August 8, 1922 – April 28, 1999) was an American television and film actor, screenwriter, and producer best known for his roles in Westerns.
Movie Credits
Angel
1984-04-19
Molly Stewart, a teen at the top of her class who survives by working nights as a prostitute on Holl
How to Marry a Millionaire
1953-10-29
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
River of No Return
1954-04-30
An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged hu
Day is Done
1955-10-12
During the 1951 rout of the American army in Korea, a battle-hardened sergeant tries to reinvigorate
The Red House
1947-02-04
An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concern
Hell Comes to Frogtown
1988-01-29
'Hell' is the name of the hero of the story. He's a prisoner of the women who now run the USA after
Pure Country
1992-10-23
Dusty Chandler is a super star in the country music world, but his shows have the style of a '70s ro
Motel Hell
1980-08-14
Farmer Vincent Smith and his sister Ida run a motel attached to a farm where they capture unsuspecti
Rogue River
1951-02-15
The story of Ownie Rodgers, the nephew of crooked Oregon police chief Joe Dandridge. A $70,000 windf
Mission to Glory: A True Story
1977-01-01
Father Kino, a 17th-century Jesuit missionary, dedicated his life to helping Native Americans in the
The Colossus of Rhodes
1961-06-15
While on holiday in Rhodes, Athenian war hero Darios becomes involved in two different plots to over
A Bullet Is Waiting
1954-09-04
A plane carrying a sheriff and a man indicted for manslaughter is wrecked on a lonely California bea
Night of the Lepus
1972-10-04
Rancher Cole Hillman is fed up of rabbits plaguing his fields. Zoologist Roy Bennett conducts an exp
With a Song in My Heart
1952-04-03
Jane Froman, an aspiring songstress, lands a job in radio with help from pianist Don Ross, whom she
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
1951-02-17
A minister from the Deep South is assigned a new parish and moves with his wife to a town in Georgia
Avenging Angel
1985-01-11
Molly Stewart, now a law student at UCLA, is determined to leave her prostitute past behind. After l
The Big Caper
1957-03-28
A con artist moves into a small town to spearhead a payroll robbery.
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
1979-02-10
This engaging made-for-television movie follows the adventures of Ginny "Sweetie Pie" LaRosa (Kim Da
The Treasure of Pancho Villa
1955-10-19
In 1915, an American adventurer joins the supporters of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.
Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force
1989-04-28
In the future, a warrior nun on roller skates must rescue a seer, who is to be sacrificed by a band
The Gun Hawk
1963-08-28
When his town-drunk father is killed by the Sully brothers, gunfighter Blaine Madden exacts his reve
Apache Territory
1958-09-01
Logan Cates sets out to rescue a white woman captured by Apache Indians and prevent a war. On the wa
Raw Edge
1956-03-24
A Texan arrives in Oregon and seeks justice for his innocently-hanged brother.
Bad Jim
1990-04-25
A cowpoke buys Billy the Kid's horse and, upon riding it, becomes an incorrigible outlaw himself.
The Rebels
1979-05-14
This sequel to "The Bastard" continues the saga of Philip Kent, the illegitimate son of an English n
Marco Polo
1962-04-13
Italian explorer rescues the daughter of the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, meets a hermit who has inven
Finger on the Trigger
1965-03-22
At the end of the Civil War, a ragtag group of just-discharged Union soldiers clashes with a band of
Red Sundown
1956-03-01
When his life is saved in a shootout by a fellow gunman whose life he in turn had saved, Alex Longmi
Dawn at Socorro
1954-09-01
Brett Wade, gambler, gunslinger, and classical pianist, is wounded in a gunfight with the Ferris cla
The Hired Gun
1957-09-20
A bounty hunter tries to prove his beautiful quarry innocent of murder.
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950-05-19
A cowboy is hired by a stagecoach boss to stop the railroad reaching his territory and putting him o
Thunder in Carolina
1960-07-01
A stock-car veteran (Rory Calhoun) teaches a grease monkey to race in the Southern 500 in Darlington
Young Fury
1964-11-01
A group of young thugs rides into the town of Dawson and take it over. When the cowardly sheriff is
The Looters
1955-04-30
A rescue team is dispatched to look for the survivors of a plane crash in the Colorado Rockies. They
Something for the Boys
1944-11-01
The oddly-assorted Hart cousins: revue singer Blossom, con man Harry, and machinist Chiquita (who ge
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954-05-01
When the army insists on building a fort on Indian land, in defiance of a treaty, the warnings of a
Apache Uprising
1965-12-29
Various stage coach passengers and outlaws travelling through Indian country are forced to join forc
Powder River
1953-06-17
Ex-marshal Chino Bull has hung up his guns until his prospecting partner is shot dead. Chino then ta
Flight to Hong Kong
1956-10-08
On an airliner bound for Hong Kong, Tony, a career crook who deals in stolen diamonds, agonizes over
Smokey and the Judge
1980-01-01
Three bad girls go good in this Southern-fried treat from 1980. When Margo (Gwen Owens), Carol (Cath
The Girl of the Nile
1969-01-20
Adventurers endeavor to find a tomb that houses a legendary diamond.
The Saga of Hemp Brown
1958-09-05
Ex-army sergeant Jed Givens and his gang rob an army payroll shipment led by Lt. Hemp Brown. Givens
Black Spurs
1965-05-28
A dissatisfied ranch hand becomes a bounty hunter. He conspires with a crooked town boss to dirty up
Adventure Island
1947-08-13
Travelers find themselves marooned on an island with a maniacal self-made ruler.
Return of the Frontiersman
1950-06-24
A sheriff's son is falsely accused of murder, and a friend determines to clear his name and find the
Utah Blaine
1957-02-01
Western about Calhoun helping to overcome land-grabbing outlaws.
The Treasure of Monte Cristo
1961-06-22
A dashing ex-officer in His Majesty’s army, Captain Adam Corbett (Calhoun) becomes embroiled in intr
That Hagen Girl
1947-11-01
Mary Hagen lives in a small town in Ohio and goes to Jordon Junior College. For years, there has bee
Meet Me After the Show
1951-08-15
A Broadway star devises a scheme to win back her husband when she suspects he's being unfaithful.
Four Guns to the Border
1954-11-05
A group of outlaws plan and execute a robbery in a small town. However, things go awry as the team a
Sand
1949-08-03
Novelist Will James, a specialist in horse stories, wrote the yarn upon which 20th Century-Fox's San
Ride Out for Revenge
1957-10-31
When an Indian chief is murdered in a hateful town, a sympathizing ex marshal tries to stop the Indi
Domino Kid
1957-10-01
A rancher vows revenge on the five men responsible for his father's death.
Miraculous Journey
1948-09-17
The passengers and crew of an airplane are stranded in an unfamiliar jungle. Unknown to most of the
Way of a Gaucho
1952-10-16
In 1875 Argentina, after killing a man, a gaucho is sentenced to harsh army duty but he deserts the
Massacre River
1949-06-26
Two Cavalry Officers clash over the Colonel's Daughter at a remote outpost with Indian troubles.
Flight to Holocaust
1977-03-27
A team of troubleshooters is called to a skyscraper where a plane has crashed into the 20th floor an
The Silver Whip
1953-02-04
Frustrated with the lack of opportunities in his hometown, young Jess Harker plans to leave, but sym
Ain't Misbehavin'
1955-06-30
Rowdy young girl crashes high society when wealthy older man falls for her.
The Spoilers
1955-12-23
In 1899 Alaska, miners have to protect themselves from a phony legal team trying to steal their gold
Half Nelson
1985-03-24
Rocky Nelson is a New York cop, who after making a major bust and selling the rights of his story to
Dayton's Devils
1968-10-01
Frank Dayton (Leslie Nielsen) leads a group of crooks in a caper to steal $2,500,000 from an Air For
Revenge of Bigfoot
1979-03-01
When an American Indian moves in with a friendly rancher, the local bigot tries to run him out of to
The Main Event
1979-06-22
A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she pick
Our Men in Bagdad
1966-08-12
The USA pass an exceptional top secret contract with a country in the Middle East: they are selling
The Young and the Brave
1963-08-01
A drama of the Korean War. Four American Army POWs escape behind enemy lines and try to make their w
The Great John L.
1945-05-25
Portrait of legendary fighter John L. Sullivan, aka "The Boston Strong Boy", and his meteoric rise
The Bullfighters
1945-05-01
Bumbling detective Stan Laurel disguises himself as a famous matador in order to hide from the venge
Vírgenes de la nueva ola
1967-01-02
Lucía hides her true past in order to rebuild her future. She lives in Puerto Rico and attends unive
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962-10-16
After suffering a brutal defeat and being told he can no longer fight, 37-year-old, scar-ridden priz
Where Do We Go from Here?
1945-05-23
Bill wants to join the Army, but he's 4F so he asks a wizard to help him, but the wizard has slight
A Face in the Rain
1963-03-31
An American spy hides in an apartment. But the woman who lives there is herself the mistress of a Ge
Operation Cross Eagles
1968-01-01
In Yugoslavia during WWII, a small band of courageous commandoes are sent to kidnap an important Ger
Love and the Midnight Auto Supply
1977-09-24
An auto-theft ring decides to help out migrant workers from Mexico with the proceeds from their rack
County Fair
1950-07-30
"Ma" Ryan, who runs a burger stand at the county fair, asks daughter Loretta to put a bet on a horse
Female Mud Wrestling Championships
1981-11-09
The first International Female Mud Wrestling Championships presented at the Imperial Palace Hotel, L
Mule Feathers
1977-12-05
A drifter con artist, impersonating a parson, arrives in a small Wild West town with his mule and be
Operation Delilah
1967-08-21
A couple try to help the residents of a small Caribbean island overthrow a dictator.
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976-07-26
A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a stu
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012-05-15
Marilyn Monroe is one of the most famous and adored icons of the 20th century. Like no other Hollywo