Rod Taylor

Deceased · Born: Jan 11, 1930 · Died: Jan 7, 2015

Personal Details

Born Jan 11, 1930 Sydney - New South Wales - Australia

Spouse

Carol Kikumura
( Oct 15, 1980 to Jan 7, 2015 )
Mary Beth Hilem
( Jun 1, 1963 to Sep 18, 1969 )
Peggy Williams
( Apr 19, 1952 to Sep 8, 1954 )

Parents

William Sturt Taylor
Mona Thompson

Biography

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.

Career

acting

2007

Kaw as Doc

1998

Welcome to Woop Woop

Welcome to Woop Woop as Daddy-O

1996

The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy

The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy as General Sorenson

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger as Gordon Cahill

1995

Open Season as Billy Patrick

1992

Grass Roots as Gen. Willoughby

1991

Palomino as Bill King

1988

1986

1985

Mask of Murder as Supt. Bob McLaine

1983

Masquerade as Lavender

1982

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story as Edward Adeane

A Time to Die as Jack Bailey

1981

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy as 'Black Jack' Bouvier

Hellinger's Law

Hellinger's Law as Clint Tolliver

1980

Cry of the Innocent

Cry of the Innocent as Steve Donegin

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected as Paul Duveen

1979

The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers as Marian Casey

1977

The Picture Show Man

The Picture Show Man as Palmer

The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail as Evan Thorpe

1975

A Matter of Wife... and Death

A Matter of Wife... and Death as Shamus McCoy

1974

Partizani as Marko

1973

The Deadly Trackers

The Deadly Trackers as Frank Brand

Trader Horn as Trader Horn

The Train Robbers

The Train Robbers as Grady

1972

Family Flight as Jason Carlyle

1971

Bearcats! as Hank Brackett

1970

The Man Who Had Power Over Women

The Man Who Had Power Over Women as Peter Reaney

Darker Than Amber

Darker Than Amber as Travis McGee

Zabriskie Point

Zabriskie Point as Lee Allen

1968

Dark of the Sun

Dark of the Sun as Curry

The Hell with Heroes

The Hell with Heroes as Brynie MacKay

Nobody Runs Forever

Nobody Runs Forever as Scobie Malone

1967

Chuka as Chuka

Hotel as Peter McDermott

1966

The Glass Bottom Boat

The Glass Bottom Boat as Bruce Templeton

1965

The Liquidator as Brian Ian "Boysie" Oakes

Do Not Disturb as Mike Harper

Young Cassidy as John Cassidy

1964

36 Hours as Major Walter Gerber

Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter as Captain Jack Savage

1963

Sunday in New York

Sunday in New York as Mike Mitchell

A Gathering of Eagles

A Gathering of Eagles as Col. Hollis Farr

The V.I.P.s as Les Mangrum

The Birds as Mitch Brenner

1961

101 Dalmatians as Pongo (voice)

1960

The Time Machine

The Time Machine as H. George Wells

1959

Ask Any Girl as Ross Taford

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone as Clegg Forbes

1958

Separate Tables

Separate Tables as Charles

Step Down to Terror

Step Down to Terror as Mike Randall

1957

Raintree County

Raintree County as Garwood B. Jones

1956

The Catered Affair

The Catered Affair as Ralph Halloran

Giant as Sir David Karfrey

World Without End

World Without End as Herbert Ellis

1955

Top Gun as Lem Sutter

Cheyenne as Clancy

1954

King of the Coral Sea

King of the Coral Sea as Jack Janiero

Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island

Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island as Israel Hands

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre as Baxter

appearances

2017

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

2000

All About 'the Birds'

All About 'the Birds'

1993

Time Machine: The Journey Back

Time Machine: The Journey Back

writing

1979

The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers as Screenplay