Rory Calhoun
Acting
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.
Born: August 8, 1922
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Tales from the Crypt
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
Bonanza
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Gilligan's Island
The slapstick adventures of hapless Gilligan, long-suffering Skipper and their gang of mismatched castaways, all stranded on an uncharted desert isle after their tiny ship hit stormy weather.
Bad Jim
A cowpoke buys Billy the Kid's horse and, upon riding it, becomes an incorrigible outlaw himself.
The Ford Television Theatre
This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses headed the cast.
Starsky & Hutch
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.
Dawn at Socorro
Brett Wade, gambler, gunslinger, and classical pianist, is wounded in a gunfight with the Ferris clan; the doctor finds signs of tuberculosis. En route to Colorado for his health, Brett stops in Socorro, New Mexico along with Ferris gunfighter Jimmy Rapp. Sheriff Couthen fears another shootout, but what Brett has in mind is saving waif-with-a-past Rannah Hayes from a life as one of Dick Braden's saloon girls.
Requiem for a Heavyweight
After suffering a brutal defeat and being told he can no longer fight, 37-year-old, scar-ridden prizefighter Louis 'Mountain' Rivera struggles to find a new direction in life
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe is one of the most famous and adored icons of the 20th century. Like no other Hollywood star, she won the hearts of millions around the world. It's been said that: "Monroe played the best game with the worst hand." Her journey to stardom stemmed from a childhood of poverty, neglect, and loneliness. 'Fascination' tells the remarkable story of Marilyn's life. From birth to her premature death she endured criticism, insecurities, drug dependence, numerous miscarriages, and three broken marriages. Despite all her demons, her unprecedented beauty, talent and quick wit amazed all that came before her.
Rawhide
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Ernest Tucker
as Sam Harper
as Spider
as Old Turkel
as Looney Tunes
as Jimmie Thurson
as Kit Carson
as Kit Carson
as George Meade
as Vincent Smith
as Matt Polsky
as Jim Bailey
as Fighter In Kid's Camp
as Breen
as Bob Spence
as Bonaparte Shelby
as Len Thompson
as Ed Davis
as Juan Monje
as Philip Hart
as Steve Hanson
as Cole Hillman
as Larry
as Bwana Bill
as Jack Cooper
as Edgar Miles
as Sgt. Sean McAfee
as Al Ramon
as Rory
as Alex
as Jim Walker
as Santee
as Larry Winton
as Clint McCoy
as Ashton DeWitt
as Blaine Madden
as MSgt. Ed Brent (escaped POW)
as Rand
as Himself
as Jim Shea
as Marco Polo
as Captain Adam Corbett
as Darios
as Mitch Cooper
as Tom Wilson
as Joseph Denner
as Hemp Brown
as Logan Cates
as Tate
as Domino
as Peter Lockwood
as Gil McCord
as Jarbo Pierce
as Frank Harper
as Utah Blaine
as Tony Dumont
as Self
as Mason Ward
as Self - Guest
as Tex Kirby
as Alec Longmire
as Alex McNamara
as Tom Bryan
as Master Sgt. Norris
as Joe Mahoney
as Ben Stack
as Kenneth Post
as Jesse Hill
as Cully
as Midge Kelly
as Ed Stone
as Brett Wade
as Adam
as Harry Weston
as Eben
as Chino Bullock
as Sheriff Tom Davisson
as Martin Penalosa
as Self
as John Burn
as George Slattery
as David Hemingway
as Jack Stark
as Ownie Rogers
as Self
as Larrabee
as Dakota
as Chick Palmer
as Phil Acton
as Larry Burke
as Ken Freneau
as Herrick
as Teller
as James J. 'Gentleman Jim' Corbett
as Soldier Leaving Canteen (uncredited)
as El Brillante - Disgusted Matador (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)