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Rory Calhoun

Rory Calhoun

Actor, also producer and writer · Died April 28, 1999, aged 76 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 8, 1922
Died
April 28, 1999 (aged 76)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
55 on MovieCove · 115 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 6% in 30 days

What are Rory Calhoun's films like?

Across their 45 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Bonds
15%
Power
15%
Self
12%
Survival
11%
Society
10%
Ideas
2%
Justice14 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 44 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 11 · Charged 28 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 23 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 32 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 37 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

33 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 21 of 33 analyzed roles.

Hero
21 of 33
Shadow
4 of 33
Ally
3 of 33
Mentor
3 of 33
Trickster
1 of 33
Threshold guardian
1 of 33
Show the 33 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
33
Thrilling
16
Warm
10
Melancholic
12
Romantic
11
Other
32

How their films linger

Feel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rory Calhoun's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 55 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rory Calhoun's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

115 credits, 55 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Pure Country(1992)

    as Ernest Tucker

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Bad Jim(1990)

    as Sam Harper

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Spider

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Old Turkel

  • Hell Comes to Frogtown(1988)

    as Lonnie “Looney Tunes” O’Toole

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmie Thurson

  • Half Nelson(1985)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Avenging Angel(1985)

    as Kit Carson

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Angel(1984)

    as Kit Carson

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Blue and the Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · as George Meade

  • Capitol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 260 episodes · Actor

  • Female Mud Wrestling Championships (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Coach

  • Motel Hell(1980)

    as Vincent Smith

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Smokey and the Judge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Matt Polsky

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Bailey

  • The Main Event(1979)

    as Fighter In Kid's Camp

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Rebels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Breen

  • Revenge of Bigfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Bob Spence

  • Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers(1979)

    as Farmer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Fantasy Island(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Watson

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Mule Feathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Bonaparte Shelby

  • Love and the Midnight Auto Supply(1977)

    as Len Thompson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Flight to Holocaust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Ed Davis

  • Mission to Glory: A True Story(1976)

    as Juan Monje

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood(1976)

    as Philip Hart

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Starsky and Hutch(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Steve Hanson

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Movin' On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Petrocelli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Edgar Richardson

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Night of the Lepus(1972)

    as Cole Hillman

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Bwana Bill

  • Alias Smith and Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Edgar Miles

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Girl of the Nile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Jack Cooper

  • Dayton's Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Mike Page

  • Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Land's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Dunne

  • Operation Cross Eagles(1968)

    as Sgt. Sean McAfee

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Al Ramon

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Custer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Operation Delilah(1967)

    as Rory

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vírgenes de la nueva ola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as William

  • Our Men in Bagdad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Alex

  • Apache Uprising(1965)

    as Jim Walker

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Black Spurs(1965)

    as Santee

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Finger on the Trigger(1965)

    as Larry Winton

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Young Fury(1964)

    as Clint McCoy

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Gilligan's Island(1964)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Ashton DeWitt

  • The Greatest Show on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger

  • The Gun Hawk(1963)

    as Blaine Madden

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Young and the Brave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as MSgt. Ed Brent (escaped POW)

  • A Face in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Rand

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Shea

  • Marco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Marco Polo

  • The Secret of Monte Cristo(1961)

    as Captain Adam Corbett

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Colossus of Rhodes(1961)

    as Darios

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Thunder in Carolina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Mitch Cooper

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom Wilson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Joseph Denner

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Texan(1958)

    Show 78 episodes · Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Saga of Hemp Brown(1958)

    as Hemp Brown

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Apache Territory(1958)

    Producer · as Logan Cates

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Ride Out for Revenge(1957)

    as Tate

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Domino Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer · as Domino

  • Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Lockwood

  • The Hired Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer · as Gil McCord

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Jarbo Pierce

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Big Caper(1957)

    as Frank Harper

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Utah Blaine(1957)

    as Utah Blaine

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Flight to Hong Kong(1956)

    as Tony Dumont

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Mason Ward

  • Telephone Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Raw Edge(1956)

    as Tex Kirby

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Red Sundown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Alec Longmire

  • The Spoilers(1955)

    as Alex McNamara

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Treasure of Pancho Villa(1955)

    as Tom Bryan

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Mahoney

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Ben Stack

  • Ain't Misbehavin'(1955)

    as Kenneth Post

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Looters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Jesse Hill

  • Shotgun(1955)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Four Guns to the Border(1954)

    as Cully

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Midge Kelly

  • December Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • A Bullet Is Waiting(1954)

    as Ed Stone

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Dawn at Socorro(1954)

    as Brett Wade

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Yellow Tomahawk(1954)

    as Adam

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • River of No Return(1954)

    as Harry Weston

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • How to Marry a Millionaire(1953)

    as Eben

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Powder River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Chino Bullock

  • The Silver Whip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Sheriff Tom Davisson

  • Way of a Gaucho(1952)

    as Martin Penalosa

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • With a Song in My Heart(1952)

    as John Burn

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as George Slattery

  • Meet Me After the Show(1951)

    as David Hemingway

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Jack Stark

  • Rogue River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Ownie Rogers

  • County Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Peter Brennan

  • Return of the Frontiersman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Larrabee

  • A Ticket to Tomahawk(1950)

    as Dakota

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Chick Palmer

  • Massacre River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Phil Acton

  • Miraculous Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Larry Burke

  • That Hagen Girl(1947)

    as Ken Freneau

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Adventure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Herrick

  • The Red House(1947)

    as Teller

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Great John L. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as James J. 'Gentleman Jim' Corbett

  • Where Do We Go from Here? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Soldier Leaving Canteen (uncredited)

  • The Bullfighters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as El Brillante - Disgusted Matador (uncredited)

  • Something for the Boys(1944)

    as Soldier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 115 titles from 1944 to 1992; peak year 1961.

Biggest box office

Angel (1984)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

Pure Country (1992)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

The Texan (1958)

Film career

19441992

Peak 1961 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1945Screen debut· The Bullfighters
  • 1956First top-billed film· Red Sundown
  • 1980Career best· Motel Hell

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting114 of 115: 110 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thWriting1 of 115: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing4 of 115: 0 only producing, 4 with another role

115 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1940s10 · acting1950s45 · 44 acting · 5 crew1960s26 · acting1970s20 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 23% of 13 roles
4560

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Rory Calhoun's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 33rd percentile, the median of all 46; across their 44 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Midcredits score across 55 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th28
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 55 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed15
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Operation Delilah (1967)

93rd percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Pure Country (1992)

Midcredits 82nd · 74% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 41 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Rory Calhoun's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles20–73 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles13–56 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles12–61 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles25–38 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles33–66 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Rory Calhoun work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rory Calhoun's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jimmie Haskell shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles