Rory Mallinson

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Rory Mallinson
Mallinson in a Rim of the Canyon (1949) lobby card
Born
Charles Joseph Mallinson

(1913-10-27)October 27, 1913
DiedMarch 26, 1976(1976-03-26) (aged 62)
OccupationActor
Years active1945–1968
Spouses
  • Helen Mallinson
  • Eileen D. McNulty

Charles Rory Mallinson (October 27, 1913 – March 26, 1976) was an American film and television actor.

Career[edit]

Born in Atlanta, Georgia,[1] Mallinson began his acting career after signing a contract with Warner Brothers in 1945.[2] That year he had a small role in the film, Pride of the Marines, starring John Garfield and Eleanor Powell.[3] Mallinson continued making films through the 1940s, and throughout the 1950s, appearing in over 90 films during this period.[4]

Notable films in which he performed include: a featured role in the 1947 film noir Dark Passage, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall;[5] Mighty Joe Young (1949);[6] the Abbott and Costello vehicle, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951);[7] the 1952 western, Springfield Rifle, starring Gary Cooper;[8] and Howard Hawks' 1952 film, The Big Sky, which stars Kirk Douglas, Dewey Martin, and Elizabeth Threatt.[9] In the early 1950s, he also had a featured role in the film serial, Blackhawk.[2]

His final performance in the film industry was in the western, Westbound (1959), starring Randolph Scott and Virginia Mayo.[10]

Death[edit]

Mallinson died on March 26, 1976, in Los Angeles, aged 62, from undisclosed causes.[2]

Filmography[edit]

(Per AFI database)[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rory Mallinson profile". Omnilexica. Archived from the original on January 31, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Rory Mallinson biography". AllMovie. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  3. ^ "Pride of the Marines". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Rory Mallinson". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  5. ^ "Dark Passage". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  6. ^ "Mighty Joe Young". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  7. ^ "Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  8. ^ "Springfield Rifle". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  9. ^ "The Big Sky". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  10. ^ "Westbound". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2015.

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