| Rory Calhoun | |
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Rory Calhoun in 1961 TV publicity photo | |
| Personal Information | |
| Born: | August 8, 1922 |
| Birthplace: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died: | April 28, 1999 (aged 76) |
| Deathplace: | Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Years active: | 1941–1993 |
| Spouse(s): | Lita Baron (1948–1970) Sue Rhodes (1971–1999) |
| Character/Series involvement | |
| Series: | Gilligan's Island |
| Episodes appeared in (and/or) involved with: | "The Hunter" (Season 3) |
| Character played: | Jonathan Kincaid |
Rory Calhoun (born Francis Timothy McCown on August 8, 1922-died April 28, 1999) guest starred on Gilligan's Island as Jonathan Kincaid in the episode "The Hunter".
Career
A talented, strikingly handsome TV and film lead actor, as well as a screenwriter and producer, Calhoun formed a production company in 1957 with Victor Orsatti to make their own movies and release the TV Series, The Texan Through the 1960s through the 1970s and 1980s, Calhoun made numerous TV appearances "Rawhide, Hawaii Five-O, Alias Smith and Jones and Starsky and Hutch.
Rory was offered the role of J.R. Ewing in the series, Dallas, turning it down because he was playing too many villains, but after Larry Hagman became a star in the role, he began regretting his choice. His family persuaded him to star in the series NBC-TV daytime soap opera series Capitol, and he stayed with the series until 1987. His final role was that of rancher Ernest Tucker Pure Country in 1992.
Personal life/Death
,Rory was married twice; his first wife, actress Lita Baron, whom he wed on August 28, 1948, divorced him in 1970; they had four children together, daugthers Cindy (b. 1957), Tami (b. 1958) and Lorri (b. 1961). His daughter with Sue Rhodes, whom he wed on April 19, 1971, is Rory Patricia (b. 1971). He and his second wife, who was born Susan Kathleen Langley, remained together until his passing. He and former actress Vitina Marcus reportedly had a daughter, Athena Marcus Calhoun, who became "The World's Most Beautiful Showgirl" and was awarded "The Key to the City of Las Vegas" in 1987.
Rory died in Burbank, California at the age of 76 from complications resulting from emphysema and diabetes on April 28, 1999, survived by both his wives and seven daughters.
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