Rory Calhoun

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AKA: Francis Timothy Durgin, Frank McCown
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 08/08/1922
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Death Date: 04/28/1999

biography

A chance meeting with Alan Ladd led to a film career for Rory Calhoun, a rangy, likable leading man who started out billed as Frank McCown before settling on his permanent moniker. Best remembered for his work in the Westerns and action pictures, he acted in a wide variety of movies, portraying eligible bachelors in modern-day comedies like "How to Marry a Millionaire" (1953) and "Ain't Misbehavin'" (1955), as well as venturing into period fare for "The Colossus of Rhodes" (1961) and the title role in "Marco Polo" (1962). Calhoun's cowboy credits included the comedy-Western, "A Ticket to Continued

Credits

Vincent Smith
1980
Cole Hillman
1972
Ernest Tucker
Kit Carson
Looney Tunes
Kit Carson
Sam Harper
Alexander McNamara
Harry Weston
Mike Page
screenplay
Executive Producer
Frank Harber
Santee
Marshall Tate
Kenneth Post
Jim Walker
Gil McCord
Marco Polo
Producer

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Santa Cruz, California
 
As a child, frequently ran away from home
1939 
At age 17, left home for good; began hot-wiring automobiles
 
Spent three years in federal reformatory in El Reno, Oklahoma
 
Chance meeting with Alan Ladd led to his film career
Continued

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