Person
Rod Taylor
Acting · 1930–2015 · Sydney - New South Wales - Australia
Biography
Rodney Sturt "Rod" Taylor (January 11, 1930 – January 7, 2015) was an Australian-born American actor of film and television. He appeared in over 50 films, including leading roles in The Time Machine, Seven Seas to Calais, The Birds, Sunday in New York, Young Cassidy, Dark of the Sun, The Liquidator, and The Train Robbers.
Known for
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Murder, She Wrote
Tom Dempsey
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Accepting Award
The Twilight Zone
Clegg Forbes
Falcon Crest
Frank Agretti
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jed Harper
Cheyenne
Clancy
Walker, Texas Ranger
Gordon Cahill
Tales of the Unexpected
Paul Duveen
Inglourious Basterds
Winston Churchill
Filmography
- 2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesSelf - (archive footage)
- 2017Rod Taylor: Pulling No PunchesSelf
- 2009Inglourious BasterdsWinston Churchill
- 2008Not Quite HollywoodSelf
- 2007KawDoc
- 2006LegendsMike Harper (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2000All About 'The Birds'Self
- 1998Welcome to Woop WoopDaddy-O
- 1996The Warlord: Battle for the GalaxyGeneral Sorenson
- 1996Water RatsCoach
- 1995Open SeasonBilly Patrick
- 1995The Point of BetrayalTed Kitteridge
- 1993Time Machine: The Journey BackSelf / Narrator / H.G. Welles
- 1993Walker, Texas RangerGordon Cahill
- 1992Grass RootsGen. Willoughby
- 1991PalominoBill King
- 1986OutlawsJohn Grail
- 1986The Fantasy Film Worlds of George PalSelf
- 1985Mask of MurderSupt. Bob McLaine
- 1985MarbellaCommander W.P. Anderson
- 1985Half Nelson
- 1984Murder, She WroteTom Dempsey
- 1983MasqueradeLavender
- 1983On the RunMr. Payatta
- 1982Disney's Halloween TreatPongo (voice) (archive footage)
- 1982Charles & Diana: A Royal Love StoryEdward Adeane
- 1982A Time to DieJack Bailey
- 1981Falcon CrestFrank Agretti
- 1981Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy'Black Jack' Bouvier
- 1981Hellinger's LawClint Tolliver
- 1980Cry of the InnocentSteve Donegin
- 1979Jamaican GoldMarian Casey
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedPaul Duveen
- 1977The Oregon TrailEvan Thorpe
- 1977US Against the WorldSelf
- 1977The Picture Show ManPalmer
- 1976Disney's Greatest Dog StarsPongo (voice) (uncredited)
- 1976VortexChristopher Tauling
- 1975A Matter of Wife... and DeathShamus McCoy
- 1974Hell RiverMarko
- 1973The Deadly TrackersFrank Brand
- 1973Trader HornTrader Horn
- 1973The HeroesLieutenant Bob Robson
- 1973Wayne TrainSelf
- 1973The Train RobbersGrady
- 1972Family FlightJason Carlyle
- 1971Bearcats!Hank Brackett
- 1971PowderkegHank Brackett
- 1970Darker Than AmberTravis McGee
- 1970The Man Who Had Power Over WomenPeter Reaney
- 1970Zabriskie PointLee Allen
- 1968The Hell with HeroesBrynie MacKay
- 1968Nobody Runs ForeverScobie Malone
- 1968Dark of the SunCurry
- 1967ChukaChuka
- 1967HotelPeter McDermott
- 1967Lionpower from MGMSelf - Curry (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1966The Glass Bottom BoatBruce Templeton
- 1966Catalina IslandSelf
- 1966Every Girl's DreamSelf
- 1965Do Not DisturbMike Harper
- 1965The LiquidatorBrian Ian "Boysie" Oakes
- 1965Young CassidyJohn Cassidy
- 1965Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Irelandself
- 196436 HoursMajor Walter Gerber
- 1964Fate Is the HunterCaptain Jack Savage
- 1963Sunday in New YorkMike Mitchell
- 1963The V.I.P.sLes Mangrum
- 1963A Gathering of EaglesCol. Hollis Farr
- 1963The BirdsMitch Brenner
- 1962Seven Seas to CalaisSir Francis Drake
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1961Bus Stop
- 1961One Hundred and One DalmatiansPongo (voice)
- 1960Colossus and the Amazon QueenPirro
- 1960The Time MachineH. George Wells
- 1960Hong Kong
- 1959The Twilight ZoneClegg Forbes
- 1959Ask Any GirlRoss Taford
- 1958Separate TablesCharles
- 1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
- 1958Step Down to TerrorMike Randall
- 1958The Great GatsbyNick Carraway
- 1957Raintree CountyGarwood B. Jones
- 1957SuspicionJim
- 1956GiantSir David Karfrey
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreJed Harper
- 1956The Catered AffairRalph Halloran
- 1956World Without EndHerbert Ellis
- 1955Hell on Frisco BayJohn Brodie Evans (as Rodney Taylor)
- 1955Top GunLem Sutter
- 1955CheyenneClancy
- 1955The Virgin QueenCpl. Gwilym
- 1954Long John SilverIsrael Hands
- 1954Studio 57Tommy Scarbrough
- 1954King of the Coral SeaJack Janiero
- 1953General Electric TheaterSam Tipton
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsBoyd Harland
- 1951Inland with SturtGeorge McLeay
- 1950Lux Video TheatreMr. Gilbert
- 1948Studio OneAnthony Fouche
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Accepting Award
- —Death on the Oregon Trail
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