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Rory Calhoun is a Actor, Writer and Producer American born on 8 august 1922 at Los Angeles (USA)

Rory Calhoun

Rory Calhoun
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Birth name Francis Timothy McCown
Nationality USA
Birth 8 august 1922 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 28 april 1999 (at 76 years) at Burbank (USA)

Rory Calhoun (August 8, 1922 – April 28, 1999) was an American television and film actor, screenwriter, and producer.

Biography

Calhoun was married twice. He had five daughters, three with wife Lita Baron (m. 1948-1970), one with his second wife (m. 1971-1999, his death), journalist Sue Rhodes, and one with actress Vitina Marcus.

When Lita Baron sued Calhoun for divorce, she named Betty Grable as one of seventy-nine women with whom he had adulterous relationships. Calhoun replied to her charge, "Heck, she didn't even include half of them".

In 1966, a paternity suit by Vitina Marcus against Calhoun was settled in Los Angeles Superior Court for an undisclosed sum. At the time, he was 43, and she was 28; their daughter Athena went on to become "The World's Most Beautiful Showgirl" and received a "Key To The City Of Las Vegas" in 1987.

Best films

River of No Return (1954)
(Actor)
With a Song in My Heart (1952)
(Actor)

Usually with

Lyle Wheeler
Lyle Wheeler
(12 films)
Ben Nye
Ben Nye
(9 films)
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
(8 films)
Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen
(6 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Rory Calhoun (65 films)

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Actor

Pure Country, 1h52
Directed by Christopher Cain
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors George Strait, Lesley Ann Warren, Isabel Glasser, Kyle Chandler, John Doe, Rory Calhoun
Roles Ernest Tucker
Rating70% 3.5482353.5482353.5482353.5482353.548235
Wyatt "Dusty" Chandler (George Strait) is one of the hottest performers in country music. Dusty feels that his elaborate stage show is overwhelming his music, a suspicion confirmed one night when he purposely forgets several bars of a chart-topping hit and his fans don't even notice. Disillusioned, Dusty walks off after the concert without telling his manager, Lulu (Lesley Ann Warren). The only person he tells is his best buddy and drummer, Earl (John Doe), and that he's taking a walk, but he doesn't say where he's going or for how long.
Hell Comes to Frogtown, 1h28
Directed by Donald G. Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Sandahl Bergman, Cec Verrell, William Smith, Rory Calhoun, Nicholas Worth, Lee Garlington
Roles Looney Tunes
Rating55% 2.751612.751612.751612.751612.75161
This film is set in an post-apocalyptic wasteland where few fertile men and women exist due to atomic fallout and, as a result, the government places a high priority on those that can still breed. Shortly before the movie opens, a group of mutant amphibians (who have been exiled to the desert by humans) capture a group of fertile women and are using them as sex slaves.
Avenging Angel, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Betsy Russell, Ossie Davis, Rory Calhoun, Susan Tyrrell, Ross Hagen, Barry Pearl
Roles Kit Carson
Rating48% 2.4085352.4085352.4085352.4085352.408535
Molly (Betsy Russell, taking over from Donna Wilkes) is off the streets and studying to become a lawyer.
Angel
Angel (1984)
, 1h34
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Donna Wilkes, Cliff Gorman, Rory Calhoun, John Diehl, Susan Tyrrell, Dick Shawn
Roles Kit Carson
Rating58% 2.9014852.9014852.9014852.9014852.901485
Fifteen-year-old honor student Molly Stewart (Donna Wilkes) attends her private prep school in the Los Angeles area by day. However, at night, she transforms to Angel: the leather mini-skirted, high-heeled street prostitute working Hollywood Boulevard. Some members of her street family are the aging movie cowboy Kit Carson (Rory Calhoun), street performer Yoyo Charlie (Steven M. Porter), transvestite Mae (Dick Shawn), and fellow hookers Crystal (Donna McDaniel) and Lana (Graem McGavin).
Motel Hell
Motel Hell (1980)
, 1h42
Directed by Kevin Connor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Serial killer films, Comedy horror films
Actors Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod, Elaine Joyce, Rosanne Katon
Roles Vincent Smith
Rating59% 2.9983352.9983352.9983352.9983352.998335
Farmer Vincent Smith and his younger sister Ida live on a farm with a motel attached. It's called “Motel Hello,” but the neon ‘O’ flickers, causing the motel name to appear like Motel Hell. Vincent smokes meats which are said to be the most delicious in the area. The secret is human flesh, and Vincent sets traps on the roads near his motel to catch victims. The victims are restrained, then placed in a 'secret garden,’ buried up to their necks, and have their vocal cords cut to prevent them from screaming. They are kept in the ground and fed until they are ready for harvest. Ida helps Vincent, who feels he does no wrong and sees the victims as animals.
The Main Event, 1h52
Directed by Howard Zieff
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Paul Sand, Patti D'Arbanville, Whitman Mayo, Earl Boen
Roles Fighter In Kid's Camp
Rating54% 2.7491752.7491752.7491752.7491752.749175
Hillary Kramer (Streisand), a successful perfume magnate awakes one morning to find that her accountant has robbed her blind and left for South America. Going through all of her remaining assets she finds a boxer, purchased as a tax write off. She decides to take Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon (Ryan O'Neal) who is much more at home giving driving lessons, into the ring and use him as her key to riches. Eddie thinks this will only get him killed and resists.
The Rebels
The Rebels (1979)
, 4h
Directed by Russ Mayberry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Andrew Stevens, Don Johnson, Kim Cattrall, Doug McClure, Jim Backus, Richard Basehart
Roles Breen
Rating65% 3.2666853.2666853.2666853.2666853.266685
Philip Kent takes part in the American Revolution and the newly formed congress.
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood, 1h32
Directed by Michael Winner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Madeline Kahn, Bruce Dern, Rintintin (acteur canin), Teri Garr, Art Carney, Phil Silvers
Roles Philip Hart
Rating48% 2.4083552.4083552.4083552.4083552.408355
En 1924, Estie Del Ruth se rend à Hollywood dans l'espoir de devenir une grande actrice. Sur son chemin, elle rencontre un chien du nom de Won Ton Ton (Rintintin) qui se met à la suivre. Une fois à destination, Won Ton Ton séduit tout le monde et devient une star à la place d'Estie.
Deranged
Deranged (1974)
, 1h22
Directed by Alan Ormsby, Bob Clark
Genres Thriller, Horror comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films, Comedy horror films
Actors Roberts Blossom, Cosette Lee, Rory Calhoun, Leslie Carlson, Nina Axelrod, John Ratzenberger
Rating62% 3.145383.145383.145383.145383.14538
Ezra Cobb lives with his mother in an unidentified region of the Midwest. His mother, a religious fanatic, has indoctrinated him since childhood to hate women. Upon her death, Ezra digs her up again, believing that she is still alive.
Night of the Lepus, 1h28
Directed by William F. Claxton
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films based on science fiction novels, Natural horror films, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun, DeForest Kelley, Paul Fix, Melanie Fullerton
Roles Cole Hillman
Rating41% 2.055862.055862.055862.055862.05586
Rancher Cole Hillman (Rory Calhoun) seeks the help of college president Elgin Clark (DeForest Kelley) to combat thousands of rabbits that have invaded the area after their natural predators, coyotes, were killed off. Elgin asks for the assistance of researchers Roy (Stuart Whitman) and Gerry Bennett (Janet Leigh) because they respect Cole's wish to avoid using cyanide to poison the rabbits. Roy proposes using hormones to disrupt the rabbits' breeding cycle and takes some rabbits for experimentation. One is injected with a new serum believed to cause birth defects. However, the Bennett's daughter Amanda (Melanie Fullerton) loves the injected rabbit, so she switches it with one from the control group. Amanda is then given the injected rabbit as a pet, but it soon escapes.
Dayton's Devils, 1h43
Directed by Jack Shea
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Rory Calhoun, Leslie Nielsen, Lainie Kazan, Eric Braeden, Rodolfo Acosta, Georg Stanford Brown
Roles Mike Page
Rating56% 2.8295152.8295152.8295152.8295152.829515
Frank Dayton (Leslie Nielsen) leads a group of crooks in a caper to steal $2,500,000 from an Air Force base. Dayton is the tough-guy military leader who recruits Mike (Rory Calhoun), ex-Nazi Max (Hans Gudegast), sadistic killer Barney Barry (Barry Sadler), and failed French artist Claude (Pat Renella) in the scheme. Singer Lainie Kazan plays the romantic interest for Dayton as the nightclub songbird Leda.
Apache Uprising, 1h30
Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet, John Russell, Arthur Hunnicutt, Lon Chaney, Jr., Gene Evans
Roles Jim Walker
Rating57% 2.8591252.8591252.8591252.8591252.859125
En traversant l'Arizona dans les années 1880, deux hommes — Jim Walkers et Bill Gibson — se font attaquer par des Apaches mais sont sauvés par l'arrivée d'une cavalerie. Les deux hommes essayent de prévenir les habitants de la ville la plus proche, Apache Wells, d'une révolte prochaine des apaches. Arrivés à Apache Wells, ils proposent leur escorte à une diligence se préparant pour transporter une importante somme d'argent vers une autre ville...