ACTOR
Rod Taylor
Known for The Twilight Zone · Murder, She Wrote · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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.
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- Born
- Jan 11, 1930
- Died
- Jan 7, 2015
- Birthplace
- Sydney - New South Wales - Australia
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
IW
Inland with SturtGeorge McLeay
1951
King of the Coral SeaJack Janiero
1954
Long John SilverIsrael Hands
1954
Hell on Frisco BayJohn Brodie Evans (as Rodney Taylor)
1955
The Virgin QueenCpl. Gwilym
1955
Top GunLem Sutter
1955
GiantDavid Karfrey
1956
The Catered AffairRalph Halloran
1956
World Without EndHerbert Ellis
1956
Raintree CountyGarwood B. Jones
1957
Separate TablesCharles
1958
Step Down to TerrorMike Randall
1958
The Great GatsbyNick Carraway
1958
Ask Any GirlRoss Taford
1959
Colossus and the Amazon QueenPirro
1960
The Time MachineH. George Wells
1960
One Hundred and One DalmatiansPongo (voice)
1961
Seven Seas to CalaisSir Francis Drake
1962
A Gathering of EaglesCol. Hollis Farr
1963
Sunday in New YorkMike Mitchell
1963
The BirdsMitch Brenner
1963
The V.I.P.sLes Mangrum
1963
36 HoursMajor Walter Gerber
1964
Fate Is the HunterCaptain Jack Savage
1964
Do Not DisturbMike Harper
1965
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Irelandself
1965
The LiquidatorBrian Ian "Boysie" Oakes
1965
Young CassidyJohn Cassidy
1965CI
Catalina IslandSelf
1966
Every Girl's DreamSelf
1966
The Glass Bottom BoatBruce Templeton
1966
ChukaChuka
1967ChukaProducer
1967
HotelPeter McDermott
1967
Lionpower from MGMSelf - Curry (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
Dark of the SunCurry
1968
Nobody Runs ForeverScobie Malone
1968
The Hell with HeroesBrynie MacKay
1968
Darker Than AmberTravis McGee
1970
The Man Who Had Power Over WomenPeter Reaney
1970
Zabriskie PointLee Allen
1970
PowderkegHank Brackett
1971
Family FlightJason Carlyle
1972
The Deadly TrackersFrank Brand
1973
The HeroesLieutenant Bob Robson
1973
The Train RobbersGrady
1973
Trader HornTrader Horn
1973
Wayne TrainSelf
1973
Hell RiverMarko
1974
A Matter of Wife... and DeathShamus McCoy
1975
Disney's Greatest Dog StarsPongo (voice) (uncredited)
1976
VortexChristopher Tauling
1976
The Picture Show ManPalmer
1977
US Against the WorldSelf
1977
Jamaican GoldMarian Casey
1979Jamaican GoldScreenplay
1979
Cry of the InnocentSteve Donegin
1980
Hellinger's LawClint Tolliver
1981
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy'Black Jack' Bouvier
1981
A Time to DieJack Bailey
1982
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love StoryEdward Adeane
1982
Disney's Halloween TreatPongo (voice) (archive footage)
1982
On the RunMr. Payatta
1983
Half Nelson
1985
MarbellaCommander W.P. Anderson
1985
Mask of MurderSupt. Bob McLaine
1985
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George PalSelf
1986
PalominoBill King
1991
Grass RootsGen. Willoughby
1992
Time Machine: The Journey BackSelf / Narrator / H.G. Welles
1993
Open SeasonBilly Patrick
1995
The Point of BetrayalTed Kitteridge
1995
The Warlord: Battle for the GalaxyGeneral Sorenson
1996DO
Death on the Oregon Trail
1998
Welcome to Woop WoopDaddy-O
1998
All About 'The Birds'Self
2000
KawDoc
2007
Not Quite HollywoodSelf
2008
Inglourious BasterdsWinston Churchill
2009
Rod Taylor: Pulling No PunchesSelf
2017
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesSelf - (archive footage)
2022Television
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Accepting Award · 1 eps
1944
Studio OneAnthony Fouche · 1 eps
1948
Lux Video TheatreMr. Gilbert · 1 eps
1950Lux Video TheatreBaxter · 1 eps
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsBoyd Harland · 1 eps
1951
General Electric TheaterSam Tipton · 1 eps
1953General Electric TheaterFred Gauman · 1 eps
1953
Studio 57Tommy Scarbrough · 1 eps
1954Studio 57Dr. Don Dolby · 1 eps
1954
CheyenneClancy · 1 eps
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreJed Harper · 1 eps
1956
SuspicionJim · 1 eps
1957
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1 eps
1958
The Twilight ZoneClegg Forbes · 1 eps
1959
Hong KongGlenn Evans · 27 eps
1960
Bus Stop1 eps
1961
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 2 eps
1962
Bearcats!Hank Brackett · 13 eps
1971
The Oregon TrailEvan Thorpe · 13 eps
1977
Tales of the UnexpectedPaul Duveen · 1 eps
1979
Falcon CrestFrank Agretti · 26 eps
1981
MasqueradeLavender · 13 eps
1983
Murder, She WroteTom Dempsey · 1 eps
1984Murder, She WroteInspector Rory Lanahan · 2 eps
1984
OutlawsJohn Grail · 12 eps
1986
Walker, Texas RangerGordon Cahill · 4 eps
1993
Water RatsCoach · 1 eps
1996
LegendsMike Harper (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 eps
2006Photos
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