Charles Rory Mallinson (October 27, 1913 – March 26, 1976) 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 (1949); the Abbott and Costello vehicle, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951); 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 (1959), starring Randolph Scott and Virginia Mayo.

Death

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

Filmography

(Per AFI database)

External links

  • at IMDb
  • at the TCM Movie Database