page_title: Rory Calhoun
section_title: 1957–1959: Producer and The Texan
hierarchical_section_title: Rory Calhoun / Life and career / 1957–1959: Producer and The Texan
caption_attribution_description: Photo of Rory Calhoun as Bill Longley from the television program The Texan.
context_page_description: Rory Calhoun was an American film and television actor, screenwriter and producer. He starred in numerous Westerns in the 1950s and 1960s, and appeared in supporting roles in films such as How to Marry a Millionaire.
context_section_description: In 1957, Calhoun formed Rorvic Productions, a production company with his partner, Victor Orsatti.
  He helped produce and starred in Flight to Hong Kong (1956), The Hired Gun (1957), Domino Kid (1957) and Apache Territory (1958).
  
  He made Utah Blaine (1957) for Sam Katzman and The Big Caper (1957) for Pine Thomas. For Kirk Douglas' company he appeared in Ride Out for Revenge (1958) and he returned to Universal for The Saga of Hemp Brown (1958).
  In 1958, on the recommendation of studio boss Desi Arnaz, Calhoun co-produced and starred in the television series The Texan, which aired on Monday evenings until 1960. He said in a 1959 article that the only two good films he made were With a Song in My Heart and How to Marry a Millionaire, the rest being "terrible".
  Calhoun produced and wrote screenplays throughout his career. The Texan could have filmed a third year, but Calhoun wanted to concentrate on films. On March 26, 1959, he appeared as himself in the episode "Rory Calhoun, The Texan" on the sitcom December Bride, starring Spring Byington.
caption: As Bill Longley in The Texan (1961)
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