Rory Mallinson
Charles Rory Mallinson was an American film and television actor.
Career
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Mallinson began his acting career after signing a contract with Warner Brothers in 1945. That year he had a small role in the film, Pride of the Marines, starring John Garfield and Eleanor Powell. Mallinson continued making films through the 1940s, and throughout the 1950s, appearing in over 90 films during this period.
Notable films in which he performed include: a featured role in the 1947 film noir Dark Passage, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall; Mighty Joe Young ; the Abbott and Costello vehicle, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man ; the 1952 western, Springfield Rifle, starring Gary Cooper; and Howard Hawks' 1952 film, The Big Sky, which stars Kirk Douglas, Dewey Martin, and Elizabeth Threatt. In the early 1950s, he also had a featured role in the film serial, Blackhawk.
His final performance in the film industry was in the western, Westbound, starring Randolph Scott and Virginia Mayo.
Death
Mallinson died on March 26, 1976, in Los Angeles, aged 62, from undisclosed causes.
Filmography
Pride of the Marines as DoctorCloak and Dagger as Paul Two Guys from Milwaukee as Movie Ticket Taker Cry Wolf as BecketDark Passage as George FellsingerDeep Valley as Foreman King of the Bandits as Henchman BurlNora Prentiss as FlemingPossessed as Coroner's AssistantRoad to the Big House as FredThat Way with Women as Man on Grandstand For You I Die as Patrolman MacBerlin Express as MP Guard on Second Train Blonde Ice as Police Sgt. Benson The Checkered Coat as PerkinsThe Denver Kid as Jason FoxDocks of New Orleans as ThompsonFighter Squadron as Guard He Walked by Night as Detective with Harry The Hunted as Arizona Highway Patrolman I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes as Harry – 1st DetectiveLast of the Wild Horses as Henchman Hank DavisOpen Secret as Chuck HillPanhandle as Sheriff JimEl Dorado Pass as Sheriff Tom WrightWake of the Red Witch as Officer Bad Men of Tombstone as Desert SheriffAngels in Disguise as Martin LovellFlaxy Martin as Coroner Intern Mighty Joe Young as 3rd Bartender Prince of the Plains as James TaylorRim of the Canyon as Sheriff Pat Roseanna McCoy as A Hatfield South of Rio as Captain Dan BrennanSword in the Desert as Harris Task Force as Jerry Morgan Trapped as Agent Charles A Woman's Secret as Police Lt. Benson California Passage as Wounded Stage Driver County Fair as GrattanThe Damned Don't Cry as Johnny Enders Salt Lake Raiders as SheriffShort Grass as Jim WestfallThree Secrets as Reporter Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man as Tough Guy at Bar According to Mrs. Hoyle as DetectiveFingerprints Don't Lie as Brad EvansFort Dodge Stampede as SheriffFourteen Hours as Cop Purple Heart Diary as Capt. SprockRodeo King and the Senorita as Sheriff BaxterThree Desperate Men as Ed LarkinYou're [in the Navy Now] as Lieutenant Commander The Redhead and the Cowboy as Carson Oh! Susanna as Vern Davis – Scout Cavalry Scout as CorporalThe Cimarron Kid as Deputy Carson City as Crewman Deadline – U.S.A. as Rienzi's Associate Hellgate as BantaLaramie Mountains as Paul Drake – Henchman, aka Bill TurnerMontana Belle as Great DaltonScorching Fury as J.D., the sheriffThe Sniper as Police Lineup Organizer Springfield Rifle as Barfly Waco as CrawfordA Yank in Indo-China as Prof. William MarlowThe Big Sky Brave Warrior as BarkerBandits of Corsica Cow Country as Tim SykesThe Great Jesse James Raid as Cavalry Officer Killer Ape as PerrySafari Drums as Murphy The Man Behind the Gun as Sgt. Riley The Human Jungle as Passerby Jesse James vs. the Daltons as Bob FordKiller Leopard as DeeversThe Lone Gun as Townsman Playgirl as Hotel Doorman A Bullet for Joey as Rent-a-Car Clerk One Desire as Mr. Gray Wichita as Robber #3 Seminole Uprising as Toby WilsonKentucky Rifle as Indian ChiefShotgun as FrankThe Helen Morgan Story as Pageant Reporter Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend as Townsman Spoilers of the Forest as Timber Cruiser The Law and Jake Wade as Deputy The Notorious Mr. Monks as Veterinarian King of the Wild Stallions as Sheriff Cap FellowsWestbound as Hotel Clerk