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5.0 out of 5 stars
"The Texan (1958) ... Rory Calhoun ... Timeless Media Group (2008)", Dec 23 2008
Timeless Media Group presents "THE TEXAN" (29 September 1958) (1790 mins/B&W) -- The Texan was a Western television series starring popular B-Film star Rory Calhoun --- It aired on the CBS television network from 1958 and last aired September 19, 1960.
In The Texan, Calhoun played Bill Longley, an American Civil War veteran from Texas who roams the West helping people in need --- Often the plot would center around Longley helping an old friend or a relative of an old friend --- He was known by name and reputation as a fearsome gunfighter, and his reputation both saved time and caused him trouble --- Longley a level headed "cowboy" always on the move --- He never looked for trouble but it usually found him --- Trouble may have found him but he was so fast with a gun that it never stuck around.
The Texan ran for only two seasons -- After the 79-episode run --- Calhoun co-produced The Texan in partnership with Desilu Productions, the production company founded by Lucille Ball and her first husband, Desi Arnaz, Sr. --- Calhoun returned to starring and co-starring in "B" Westerns, and making occasional television appearances --- In Calhoun's later years, he starred in several B-Westerns --- He also found success as a screenwriter, producer, director, and rancher.
After the The Texan was canceled, he continued to appear in both television and film throughout the 1970s and 1980s including; Rawhide, Gilligan's Island, Hawaii Five-O, Alias Smith and Jones, Starsky and Hutch, and Motel Hell --- In 1982 Calhoun had a regular role on the soap opera Capitol --- He stayed with the series until 1987 --- His final role was that of grizzled family patriarch and rancher Ernest Tucker in the 1992 film "Pure Country"
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BIOS:
Rory Calhoun (aka: Francis Timothy McCown)
Date of Birth: 8 August 1922 - Los Angeles, California
Date of Death: 28 April 1999 - Burbank, California
Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guidelines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under DVD Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '30s & '40s and B-Westerns --- order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on DVD --- stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with musical adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out Amazon where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns --- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 1720 mins on DVD ~ Timeless Media Group ~ (11/18/2008)
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