Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 11, 1930
Place of Birth:
Sydney - New South Wales - Australia
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Rod Taylor
Biography
Rodney Sturt "Rod" Taylor (born 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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches | Self |
| 2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Winston Churchill |
| 2008 | Not Quite Hollywood | Self |
| 2007 | Kaw | Doc |
| 2000 | All About 'The Birds' | Self |
| 1998 | Welcome to Woop Woop | Daddy-O |
| 1996 | The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy | General Sorenson |
| 1995 | The Point of Betrayal | Ted Kitteridge |
| 1995 | Open Season | Billy Patrick |
| 1993 | Time Machine: The Journey Back | Himself / Narrator / H.G. Welles |
| 1992 | Grass Roots | Gen. Willoughby |
| 1991 | Palomino | Bill King |
| 1986 | The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal | Self |
| 1985 | Marbella | Commander W.P. Anderson |
| 1985 | Half Nelson | |
| 1985 | Mask of Murder | Supt. Bob McLaine |
| 1983 | On the Run | Mr. Payatta |
| 1982 | A Time to Die | Jack Bailey |
| 1982 | Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story | Edward Adeane |
| 1982 | Disney's Halloween Treat | Pongo (voice) (archive footage) |
| 1981 | Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy | 'Black Jack' Bouvier |
| 1981 | Hellinger's Law | Clint Tolliver |
| 1980 | Cry of the Innocent | Steve Donegin |
| 1979 | Jamaican Gold | Marian Casey |
| 1977 | The Picture Show Man | Palmer |
| 1977 | US Against the World | Self |
| 1976 | Vortex | Christopher Tauling |
| 1975 | A Matter of Wife... and Death | Shamus McCoy |
| 1974 | Hell River | Marko |
| 1973 | Wayne Train | Self |
| 1973 | The Train Robbers | Grady |
| 1973 | The Deadly Trackers | Frank Brand |
| 1973 | The Heroes | Lieutenant Bob Robson |
| 1973 | Trader Horn | Trader Horn |
| 1972 | Family Flight | Jason Carlyle |
| 1971 | Powderkeg | Hank Brackett |
| 1970 | Zabriskie Point | Lee Allen |
| 1970 | Darker Than Amber | Travis McGee |
| 1970 | The Man Who Had Power Over Women | Peter Reaney |
| 1968 | Dark of the Sun | Curry |
| 1968 | Nobody Runs Forever | Scobie Malone |
| 1968 | The Hell with Heroes | Brynie MacKay |
| 1967 | Chuka | Chuka |
| 1967 | Hotel | Peter McDermott |
| 1966 | The Glass Bottom Boat | Bruce Templeton |
| 1966 | Every Girl's Dream | Self |
| 1965 | The Liquidator | Brian Ian "Boysie" Oakes |
| 1965 | Do Not Disturb | Mike Harper |
| 1965 | Young Cassidy | John Cassidy |
| 1964 | 36 Hours | Major Walter Gerber |
| 1964 | Fate Is the Hunter | Captain Jack Savage |
| 1963 | The Birds | Mitch Brenner |
| 1963 | The V.I.P.s | Les Mangrum |
| 1963 | Sunday in New York | Mike Mitchell |
| 1963 | A Gathering of Eagles | Col. Hollis Farr |
| 1962 | Seven Seas to Calais | Sir Francis Drake |
| 1961 | One Hundred and One Dalmatians | Pongo (voice) |
| 1960 | The Time Machine | H. George Wells |
| 1960 | Colossus and the Amazon Queen | Pirro |
| 1959 | Ask Any Girl | Ross Taford |
| 1958 | The Great Gatsby | Nick Carraway |
| 1958 | Separate Tables | Charles |
| 1958 | Step Down to Terror | Mike Randall |
| 1957 | Raintree County | Garwood B. Jones |
| 1956 | Giant | Sir David Karfrey |
| 1956 | World Without End | Herbert Ellis |
| 1956 | The Catered Affair | Ralph Halloran |
| 1955 | The Virgin Queen | Cpl. Gwilym |
| 1955 | Hell on Frisco Bay | John Brodie Evans (as Rodney Taylor) |
| 1955 | Top Gun | Lem Sutter |
| 1954 | King of the Coral Sea | Jack Janiero |
| 1954 | Long John Silver | Israel Hands |
| 1951 | Inland with Sturt | George McLeay |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Legends | Mike Harper (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Water Rats | Coach |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Gordon Cahill |
| 1986 | Outlaws | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Tom Dempsey |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Inspector Rory Lanahan |
| 1983 | Masquerade | Lavender |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Frank Agretti |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Paul Duveen |
| 1977 | The Oregon Trail | Evan Thorpe |
| 1971 | Bearcats! | Hank Brackett |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | Bus Stop | |
| 1960 | Hong Kong | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Clegg Forbes |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | |
| 1957 | Suspicion | Jim |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Jed Harper |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | Clancy |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Tommy Scarbrough |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Dr. Don Dolby |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Sam Tipton |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Fred Gauman |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Boyd Harland |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Mr. Gilbert |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Baxter |
| 1948 | Studio One | Anthony Fouche |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Accepting Award |