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Rory Calhoun
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Rory Calhoun

1922 – 1999 · Los Angeles, California, USA · Active 1944–2012

Born in 1922, Rory Calhoun emerged as a notable figure in American cinema, particularly within the realms of cult and exploitation films. He is best known for his roles in Night of the Lepus (1972), where he navigates a bizarre world of giant rabbits, and Motel Hell (1980), a darkly comedic take on rural horror. His career, which began in the 1940s, showcases a transition from traditional Westerns to more unconventional narratives, making his performances in Angel (1984) and Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988) essential viewing for fans of the genre.

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Dayton's Devils

Dayton's Devils

1968
as Mike Page

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.

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Filmography

126 credits
2010s 1 credit
2012
Movie ★ 7.2
1990s 2 credits
1992
Pure Country as Ernest Tucker
Movie ★ 6.9
1990
Bad Jim as Sam Harper
Movie ★ 7.5
1980s 12 credits
1989
Movie ★ 3.3
1989
TV ★ 8.0
1988
Movie ★ 5.5
1985
Avenging Angel as Kit Carson
Movie ★ 5.2
1985
Movie
1985
TV ★ 7.2
1984
Angel as Kit Carson
Movie ★ 6.0
1982
TV ★ 6.3
1982
The Blue and the Gray as George Meade
TV ★ 6.7
1980
Motel Hell as Vincent Smith
Movie ★ 5.8
1980
Movie ★ 6.5
1970s 20 credits
1979
Revenge of Bigfoot as Bob Spence
Movie ★ 6.0
1979
The Main Event as Fighter In Kid's Camp
Movie ★ 5.3
1979
Hart to Hart as Jim Bailey
TV ★ 6.9
1979
The Rebels as Breen
TV ★ 10.0
1978
Fantasy Island as Mr. Watson
TV ★ 6.5
1977
Movie ★ 7.0
1977
Movie ★ 6.0
1977
Movie ★ 4.0
1977
Mule Feathers as Bonaparte Shelby
Movie ★ 4.5
1976
Movie ★ 4.3
1975
Starsky & Hutch as Steve Hanson
TV ★ 7.3
1974
TV ★ 6.5
1974
TV ★ 6.4
1974
Petrocelli as Edgar Richardson
TV ★ 7.2
1973
TV ★ 7.0
1972
Night of the Lepus as Cole Hillman
Movie ★ 4.4
1972
Ghost Story as Larry
TV ★ 7.4
1971
TV ★ 7.0
1971
TV ★ 6.5
1960s 27 credits
1969
The Girl of the Nile as Jack Cooper
Movie ★ 7.5
1968
Movie ★ 4.0
1968
Operation Cross Eagles as Sgt. Sean McAfee
Movie ★ 5.6
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Edgar Miles
TV ★ 7.2
1968
TV ★ 5.6
1968
Land's End as Mark Dunne
TV ★ 10.0
1967
Movie ★ 5.4
1967
Movie ★ 7.5
1967
TV ★ 6.4
1967
Mannix as Al Ramon
TV ★ 6.8
1966
Movie ★ 7.0
1965
Finger on the Trigger as Larry Winton
Movie ★ 5.8
1965
Apache Uprising as Jim Walker
Movie ★ 6.4
1965
Black Spurs as Santee
Movie ★ 6.3
1964
Young Fury as Clint McCoy
Movie ★ 5.6
1964
TV ★ 7.5
1963
The Gun Hawk as Blaine Madden
Movie ★ 5.1
1963
The Young and the Brave as MSgt. Ed Brent (escaped POW)
Movie ★ 6.3
1963
Movie ★ 8.5
1963
Burke's Law as Ashton DeWitt
TV ★ 6.3
1963
TV ★ 7.5
1962
Marco Polo as Marco Polo
Movie ★ 4.5
1962
Movie ★ 7.1
1962
The Virginian as Jim Shea
TV ★ 6.5
1961
Movie ★ 5.9
1961
The Treasure of Monte Cristo as Captain Adam Corbett
Movie ★ 4.2
1960
Thunder in Carolina as Mitch Cooper
Movie ★ 7.0
1950s 49 credits
1959
Rawhide as Joseph Denner
TV ★ 7.2
1959
Bonanza as Tom Wilson
TV ★ 7.5
1958
Apache Territory as Logan Cates
Movie ★ 6.5
1958
Movie ★ 6.4
1958
TV ★ 6.0
1957
The Big Caper as Frank Harper
Movie ★ 6.3
1957
The Hired Gun as Gil McCord
Movie ★ 5.9
1957
Utah Blaine as Utah Blaine
Movie ★ 6.6
1957
Movie ★ 5.7
1957
Domino Kid as Domino
Movie ★ 5.8
1957
Wagon Train as Jarbo Pierce
TV ★ 6.6
1957
Suspicion as Peter Lockwood
TV ★ 6.2
1956
Raw Edge as Tex Kirby
Movie ★ 6.3
1956
Red Sundown as Alec Longmire
Movie ★ 6.1
1956
Flight to Hong Kong as Tony Dumont
Movie ★ 7.3
1956
TV ★ 6.4
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.5
1955
Day is Done as Master Sgt. Norris
Movie ★ 6.0
1955
Movie ★ 5.9
1955
The Looters as Jesse Hill
Movie ★ 6.1
1955
Ain't Misbehavin' as Kenneth Post
Movie ★ 7.5
1955
The Spoilers as Alex McNamara
Movie ★ 5.5
1955
Gunsmoke as Ben Stack
TV ★ 6.7
1955
TV ★ 7.0
1954
River of No Return as Harry Weston
Movie ★ 6.7
1954
Movie ★ 6.3
1954
Dawn at Socorro as Brett Wade
Movie ★ 7.2
1954
Movie ★ 6.6
1954
Movie ★ 5.0
1954
TV ★ 6.3
1954
Climax! as Midge Kelly
TV ★ 3.8
1953
Movie ★ 6.8
1953
Powder River as Chino Bullock
Movie ★ 6.4
1953
The Silver Whip as Sheriff Tom Davisson
Movie ★ 6.4
1952
Movie ★ 6.1
1952
Way of a Gaucho as Martin Penalosa
Movie ★ 5.7
1952
TV ★ 6.5
1951
Rogue River as Ownie Rogers
Movie ★ 7.0
1951
Movie ★ 6.7
1951
Meet Me After the Show as David Hemingway
Movie ★ 5.4
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as George Slattery
TV ★ 7.2
1950
Movie ★ 6.0
1950
Movie ★ 5.0
1950
County Fair as Peter Brennan
Movie ★ 8.0
1950
TV ★ 6.9
1940s 10 credits
1949
Sand as Chick Palmer
Movie ★ 5.6
1949
Massacre River as Phil Acton
Movie ★ 6.6
1948
Miraculous Journey as Larry Burke
Movie ★ 5.3
1947
The Red House as Teller
Movie ★ 6.3
1947
Movie ★ 5.5
1947
That Hagen Girl as Ken Freneau
Movie ★ 5.3
1945
The Great John L. as James J. 'Gentleman Jim' Corbett
Movie ★ 6.3
1945
The Bullfighters as El Brillante - Disgusted Matador (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.9
1945
Where Do We Go from Here? as Soldier Leaving Canteen (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.4
1944
Something for the Boys as Soldier (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.5
Crew Credits
1950s 5 credits
1958
Movie ★ 6.5
1958
The Texan Producer
TV ★ 6.0
1957
Domino Kid Producer
Movie ★ 5.8
1957
Movie ★ 5.9
1955
Shotgun Writer
Movie ★ 5.6