About

Known credits:
80
Birthday:
1930-01-11
Place of birth:
Sydney - New South Wales - Australia
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Rod Taylor

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rodney Sturt "Rod" Taylor (born 11 January 1930  – 7 January 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

Acting

2017 Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches Actor Self N/A
N/A
2009 Inglourious Basterds Actor Winston Churchill 81
Very good
2008 Not Quite Hollywood Actor Self 60
Fair
2007 Kaw Actor Doc 56
Average
2000 All About 'The Birds' Actor Self 59
Average
1998 Welcome to Woop Woop Actor Daddy-O 58
Average
1996 The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy Actor General Sorenson 58
Average
1995 Open Season Actor Billy Patrick 58
Average
1995 The Point of Betrayal Actor Ted Kitteridge 59
Average
1993 Time Machine: The Journey Back Actor Himself / Narrator / H.G. Welles 58
Average
1992 Grass Roots Actor Gen. Willoughby N/A
N/A
1991 Palomino Actor Bill King 58
Average
1986 Outlaws Actor 69
Fair
1986 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal Actor Self 59
Average
1985 Mask of Murder Actor Supt. Bob McLaine 58
Average
1985 Marbella Actor Commander W.P. Anderson 58
Average
1985 Half Nelson Actor N/A
N/A
1983 Masquerade Actor Lavender 69
Fair
1983 On the Run Actor Mr. Payatta N/A
N/A
1982 Disney's Halloween Treat Actor Pongo (voice) (archive footage) 59
Average
1982 Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story Actor Edward Adeane 58
Average
1982 A Time to Die Actor Jack Bailey 58
Average
1981 Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Actor 'Black Jack' Bouvier 59
Average
1981 Hellinger's Law Actor Clint Tolliver 59
Average
1980 Cry of the Innocent Actor Steve Donegin 58
Average
1979 Jamaican Gold Actor Marian Casey 58
Average
1977 The Oregon Trail Actor Evan Thorpe 68
Fair
1977 US Against the World Actor Self N/A
N/A
1977 The Picture Show Man Actor Palmer 58
Average
1976 Vortex Actor Christopher Tauling 58
Average
1975 A Matter of Wife... and Death Actor Shamus McCoy N/A
N/A
1974 Hell River Actor Marko 59
Average
1973 The Deadly Trackers Actor Frank Brand 58
Average
1973 Trader Horn Actor Trader Horn 58
Average
1973 The Heroes Actor Lieutenant Bob Robson 59
Average
1973 Wayne Train Actor Self N/A
N/A
1973 The Train Robbers Actor Grady 59
Average
1972 Family Flight Actor Jason Carlyle 58
Average
1971 Bearcats! Actor Hank Brackett 69
Fair
1971 Powderkeg Actor Hank Brackett 59
Average
1970 Darker Than Amber Actor Travis McGee 59
Average
1970 The Man Who Had Power Over Women Actor Peter Reaney 58
Average
1970 Zabriskie Point Actor Lee Allen 64
Fair
1968 The Hell with Heroes Actor Brynie MacKay 59
Average
1968 Nobody Runs Forever Actor Scobie Malone 58
Average
1968 Dark of the Sun Actor Curry 59
Average
1967 Chuka Actor Chuka 59
Average
1967 Hotel Actor Peter McDermott 58
Average
1966 The Glass Bottom Boat Actor Bruce Templeton 59
Average
1966 Every Girl's Dream Actor Self 59
Average
1965 Do Not Disturb Actor Mike Harper 58
Average
1965 The Liquidator Actor Brian Ian "Boysie" Oakes 59
Average
1965 Young Cassidy Actor John Cassidy 58
Average
1964 36 Hours Actor Major Walter Gerber 60
Fair
1964 Fate Is the Hunter Actor Captain Jack Savage 59
Average
1963 Sunday in New York Actor Mike Mitchell 59
Average
1963 The V.I.P.s Actor Les Mangrum 59
Average
1963 A Gathering of Eagles Actor Col. Hollis Farr 58
Average
1963 The Birds Actor Mitch Brenner 73
Good
1962 Seven Seas to Calais Actor Sir Francis Drake 58
Average
1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians Actor Pongo (voice) 70
Good
1960 Colossus and the Amazon Queen Actor Pirro 58
Average
1960 The Time Machine Actor H. George Wells 67
Fair
1960 Hong Kong Actor N/A
N/A
1959 Ask Any Girl Actor Ross Taford 59
Average
1958 Separate Tables Actor Charles 60
Fair
1958 Step Down to Terror Actor Mike Randall 58
Average
1958 The Great Gatsby Actor Nick Carraway N/A
N/A
1957 Raintree County Actor Garwood B. Jones 59
Average
1956 Giant Actor Sir David Karfrey 68
Fair
1956 The Catered Affair Actor Ralph Halloran 59
Average
1956 World Without End Actor Herbert Ellis 58
Average
1955 Hell on Frisco Bay Actor John Brodie Evans (as Rodney Taylor) 58
Average
1955 Top Gun Actor Lem Sutter 59
Average
1955 The Virgin Queen Actor Cpl. Gwilym 59
Average
1954 Long John Silver Actor Israel Hands 58
Average
1954 King of the Coral Sea Actor Jack Janiero 59
Average
1951 Inland with Sturt Actor George McLeay N/A
N/A

Writing

1979 Jamaican Gold Writing Screenplay 58
Average

Production

1967 Chuka Production Producer 59
Average