
Person
Kent Taylor
Acting · 1907–1987 · Nashua, Iowa, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kent Taylor (May 11, 1907 – April 11, 1987) was an American actor. Born Louis William Weiss in Nashua, Iowa, Taylor appeared in more than 110 films, the bulk of them B-movies in the 1930s and 1940s, although he also had roles in more prestigious studio releases, including I'm No Angel (1933), Death Takes a Holiday (1934), Payment on Demand (1951), and Track the Man Down (1955). In the 1950s, with his movie career on the decline and television production on the upswing, he played the title role in 58 episodes of the detective series Boston Blackie and the lead in 39 episodes of ABC's The Rough Riders (1958–1959). Other small screen credits include My Little Margie, Tales of Wells Fargo, Zorro, Bat Masterson, Peter Gunn, and Hawaiian Eye. The last years of his career were spent in slasher and horror films with titles like Satan's Sadists, Blood of Ghastly Horror, I Spit on Your Corpse, and Hell's Bloody Devils. Taylor is interred at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kent Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

The Rifleman
1958

Peter Gunn
1958

Bat Masterson
John Martin / Gabilan

Zorro
1957

Laramie
1959

Sugarfoot
Hank Farragut

Bronco
1958

77 Sunset Strip
1958

Hawaiian Eye
Adam Kendricks

Land of the Giants
Doc Jelko
Filmography
- 1991The Crawling HandDr. Max Weitberg
- 1974Girls for RentMoreno
- 1974The Phantom of HollywoodWickes
- 1972Angels' Wild WomenParker
- 1971Brain of BloodDr. Trenton
- 1970Hell's Bloody DevilsCount von Delberg
- 1969The Mighty GorgaTonga Jack Adams
- 1969Satan's SadistsLew
- 1968Land of the GiantsDoc Jelko
- 1968Brides of BloodDr. Paul Henderson
- 1967Blood of Ghastly HorrorElton Corey
- 1967Rango
- 1964Law of the LawlessAttorney Rand McDonald
- 1963The Crawling HandDr. Max Weitzberg
- 1963Harbor LightsDan Crown
- 1963The Day Mars Invaded EarthDr. David Fielding
- 1962The FirebrandMaj. Tim Bancroft
- 1962The Broken LandMarshal Jim Cogan
- 1961The Purple HillsJohnny Barnes
- 1960Walk TallFrank Carter
- 1959Mr. Lucky
- 1959Hawaiian EyeAdam Kendricks
- 1959Laramie
- 1959RiverboatMorrell
- 1959Tightrope
- 195877 Sunset Strip
- 1958Bat MastersonJohn Martin / Gabilan
- 1958The Rough Riders
- 1958The Rifleman
- 1958Bronco
- 1958Peter Gunn
- 1958Gang WarBryce Barker, Meadows' Attonery
- 1958Fort BowieCol. James Garrett
- 1957Zorro
- 1957SugarfootHank Farragut
- 1957The Iron SheriffPhil Quincy
- 1957Panic!
- 1956On TrialPhillip Brady
- 1956Frontier GamblerRoger Chadwick
- 1956Ghost TownAnse Conroy
- 1956Slightly ScarletFrank Jansen
- 1955The Phantom from 10,000 LeaguesDr. Ted Stevens, alias Ted Baxter
- 1955Secret VentureTed O'Hara
- 1955Track the Man DownJohn Ford
- 1954PlaygirlTed Andrews
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreFrank Carson
- 1952My Little Margie
- 1951Boston BlackieBoston Blackie
- 1951Payment on DemandRobert Townsend
- 1950The Bigelow Theatre
- 1950Trial Without JuryJed Kilgore
- 1950Western Pacific AgentRod Kendall
- 1950Federal Agent at LargeMark Reed, aka Nick Ravel
- 1949The Sickle or the CrossRev. John Burnside
- 1948Half Past MidnightWade Hamilton
- 1947Second ChanceKendal Wolf
- 1947The Crimson KeyLawrence 'Larry' Morgan
- 1946Dangerous MillionsJack Clark
- 1946Deadline for MurderSteve Millard
- 1946TangierRamon
- 1946Young WidowPeter Waring
- 1946Smooth as SilkMark Fenton (Defense Attorney)
- 1945The Daltons Ride AgainBob Dalton
- 1944AlaskaGary Corbett
- 1944Roger Touhy, GangsterSteve Warren
- 1943Bomber's MoonCapt. Paul von Block
- 1942Army SurgeonLt. Philip Harvey
- 1942Half Way to ShanghaiFrederick Barton, [Screen Credit / Ads Name: Alexander Barton ]
- 1942Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to DieDoc Holliday
- 1942Mississippi GamblerJohn J. 'Johnny' Forbes
- 1942Gang BustersDet. Lt. Bannister
- 1942Frisco Lil
- 1941Washington MelodramaHal Thorne
- 1941Repent at LeisureRichard Hughes
- 1940I'm Still AliveSteve Bennett
- 1940Men Against the SkyMartin Ames
- 1940The Girl from Avenue AMacMillan Forrester
- 1940Girl in 313Gregg Dunn
- 1940Two Girls on Broadway'Chat' Chatsworth
- 1940I Take This WomanPhil Mayberry
- 1939Escape to ParadiseRichard Fleming
- 1939Sued for LibelSteve Lonegan
- 1939Three SonsGene Pardway
- 1939Five Came BackJoe
- 1939The Gracie Allen Murder CaseBill Brown
- 1939Four Girls in WhiteRobert 'Bob' Maitland
- 1939Pirates of the Skies
- 1938The Last ExpressDuncan MacLain, Private Detective
- 1938The Jury's SecretWalter Russell
- 1937Prescription for RomanceSteve Macy
- 1937A Girl with IdeasFrank Barnes
- 1937The Lady Fights BackOwen Merrill
- 1937Love in a BungalowJeff Langan
- 1937Wings Over HonoluluGreg Chandler
- 1937When Love Is YoungAndy Russell
- 1936The Accusing FingerJerry Welch
- 1936The Sky ParadeTommy Wade
- 1936RamonaFelipe Moreno
- 1936Florida SpecialWally Nelson
- 1936My MarriageJohn DeWitt Tyler III
- 1935Two-FistedClint Blackburn
- 1935Without RegretSteve Paradin
- 1935Smart GirlNick Graham
- 1935College ScandalSeth Dunlap
- 1935The County ChairmanBen Harvey
- 1934Limehouse BluesEric Benton
- 1934Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchBob Redding
- 1934Many Happy ReturnsMovie Actor (uncredited)
- 1934The Scarlet Empress
- 1934Double DoorRip Van Brett
- 1934Death Takes a HolidayCorrado
- 1934David HarumJohn
- 1933Cradle SongAntonio
- 1933White WomanDavid von Elst
- 1933I'm No AngelKirk Lawrence
- 1933Sunset PassClink Peeples
- 1933The Story of Temple DrakeFirst Jellybean (uncredited)
- 1933A Lady's ProfessionDick Garfield
- 1933The Mysterious RiderWade Benton
- 1932Under-Cover ManRuss
- 1932If I Had a MillionBank Teller (uncredited)
- 1932Blonde VenusHiker (uncredited)
- 1932The Night of June 13Reporter (uncredited)
- 1932Devil and the DeepA Friend at Party (uncredited)
- 1932The Man from YesterdayMilitary Policeman
- 1932Merrily We Go to HellGreg Boleslavsky
- 1932Forgotten CommandmentsGregor
- 1932One Hour with YouParty Guest Greeted by Colette (uncredited)
- 1932Dancers in the DarkSaxophonist
- 1931The False MadonnaFootman
- 1931The Road to RenoJackie's Admirer
- 1931Born to LoveBallroom Dancer (uncredited)
- 1931Ladies' ManNightclub Patron (uncredited)
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