Calvin Coolidge Worthington (November 27, 1920 – September 8, 2013) was an American car dealer from 1945 thru 2013, best known on the West Coast of the United States for his offbeat radio and television advertisements for his Worthington Dealership Group, a car dealership chain that covered the western and southwestern U.S. at its peak, and later for his appearances and parodies in a number of movies.

He first rose to fame for his unique radio and television advertisements for the Worthington Dealership Group, most of which began with the announcement "Here's Cal Worthington and his dog Spot!"—though "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 on whose wings Worthington would be seen standing while airborne.

Worthington appeared in film and on television portraying himself as a car dealer. In addition, his commercials have provided background in numerous films.

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. The markets served by Worthington included Anchorage, Alaska; Phoenix, Arizona; Carlsbad, Claremont, Folsom, Long Beach, Sacramento and South Gate, California; Reno, Nevada; Houston and Sugar Land, Texas; and Federal Way, Washington.

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