Cal Worthington Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Calvin Coolidge "Cal" Worthington (November 27, 1920 – September 8, 2013) was an American car dealer, best known on the West Coast of the United States, and to a more limited extent elsewhere, from minor appearances and parodies in a number of movies. He was best known for his unique radio and television advertisements for the Worthington Dealership Group. In these advertisements, he was usually joined by "his dog Spot," except that "Spot" was never a dog. Often, Spot was a tiger, a seal, an elephant, a chimpanzee, or a bear. In one ad, "Spot" was a hippopotamus, which Worthington rode in the commercial. On some occasions, "Spot" was a vehicle, such as an airplane that Worthington would be seen standing atop the wings of while airborne. "Spot" was officially retired in the mid-1980s; however he was mentioned occasionally in his later commercials.According to a profile published in the Sacramento Bee in 1990, Worthington grossed $316.8 million in 1988, making him at the time the largest single owner of a car dealership chain. His advertising agency, named Spot Advertising, had Worthington as its only client and spent $15 million on commercials, the most of any auto dealer at the time. He sold automobiles from 1945 until his death and owned a 24,000-acre (9,700 ha; 38 sq mi) ranch located in Orland, California, north of Sacramento.
Full Name
Cal Worthington
Net Worth
$600,000
Date Of Birth
November 27, 1920
Died
September 8, 2013, Orland, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA
Height
6' 4" (1.93 m)
Occupation
Car dealer
Profession
Salesman
Nationality
American
Spouse
Anna Mjöll, Bonnie Reese, Susan Henning, Barbara Worthington
Children
Susan Worthington, Calvin Worthington, Barbie Worthington, Coldren Worthington, Rod Worthington
The character Hal Jackson in Made in America (1993) was based on Cal Worthington. Like Worthington, Hal Jackson was shown acting alongside exotic animals in commercials for his car dealerships.
Owns several car dealerships (mostly in California) and is locally famous for his near-surreal commercials in which he wears a cowboy hat and praises his cars and great deals at length while engaging in antics with various animals (bears, goats, horses, etc.) He invariably says "My dog, Spot".
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Used to own a Chevrolet dealership in Houston, Texas (1990-1993)
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Fall Guy
1985
TV Series
Dealin' Dave
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cal's Corral
1959
TV Series executive producer - 1959-1972
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Memento
2000
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nova
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself - The Worthington Dealership Group
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!
1991
Himself
Into the Night
1985
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1971-1972
TV Series
Himself
Cal's Corral
1959
TV Series
Himself - Host (1957-1972)
Known for movies
Into the Night (1985) as Himself
Cal's Corral (1959) as Producer
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! (1991) as Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1971-1972) as Himself
