Photo: Gene Kornman (1897-1998) / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Rory Calhoun is the kind of leading man the Western era was built on. What I admire most is not the chiselled good looks but his longevity and willingness to evolve, sliding from 1950s sagebrush heroics into oddball later roles like Motel Hell. A Walk of Fame star is nice, but the real proof of a working actor is simply staying employable across decades, and he did. I tend to value that quiet durability over a single famous credit. Decades on, I picture him still grinning on horseback somewhere in the celluloid, a dependable face from a vanished Hollywood.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rory Calhoun
- Name (Japanese)
- ロリー・カルホーン
- Reading
- ろりー・かるほーん
- Born
- August 8, 1922 – April 28, 1999
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film producer / film actor / television actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Rory Calhoun born?
August 8, 1922 – April 28, 1999.
Where is Rory Calhoun from?
Rory Calhoun is from Los Angeles, California, United States.
What does Rory Calhoun do?
Rory Calhoun works as actor, film producer, film actor, television actor, screenwriter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.