Acting

Rod Taylor

Born: 1930-01-11
Died: 2015-01-07
Birthplace: Sydney - New South Wales - Australia

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.

Known For

Inglourious Basterds

Murder, She Wrote

Tales of the Unexpected

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Twilight Zone

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Golden Globe Awards

Filmography

103 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022 · Movie

Self - (archive footage)

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

2017 · Movie

Self

Inglourious Basterds

2009 · Movie

Winston Churchill

Not Quite Hollywood

2008 · Movie

Self

Kaw

2007 · Movie

Doc

Legends

2006 · TV Show

Mike Harper (archive footage) (uncredited)

All About 'The Birds'

2000 · Movie

Self

Death on the Oregon Trail

1998 · Movie

Cast

Welcome to Woop Woop

1998 · Movie

Daddy-O

The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy

1996 · Movie

General Sorenson

Water Rats

1996 · TV Show

Coach

Open Season

1995 · Movie

Billy Patrick

The Point of Betrayal

1995 · Movie

Ted Kitteridge

Time Machine: The Journey Back

1993 · Movie

Self / Narrator / H.G. Welles

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993 · TV Show

Gordon Cahill

Grass Roots

1992 · Movie

Gen. Willoughby

Palomino

1991 · Movie

Bill King

Outlaws

1986 · TV Show

John Grail

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

1986 · Movie

Self

Half Nelson

1985 · Movie

Cast

Marbella

1985 · Movie

Commander W.P. Anderson

Mask of Murder

1985 · Movie

Supt. Bob McLaine

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · TV Show

Tom Dempsey · Inspector Rory Lanahan

Masquerade

1983 · TV Show

Lavender

On the Run

1983 · Movie

Mr. Payatta

A Time to Die

1982 · Movie

Jack Bailey

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

1982 · Movie

Edward Adeane

Disney's Halloween Treat

1982 · Movie

Pongo (voice) (archive footage)

Falcon Crest

1981 · TV Show

Frank Agretti

Hellinger's Law

1981 · Movie

Clint Tolliver

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

1981 · Movie

'Black Jack' Bouvier

Cry of the Innocent

1980 · Movie

Steve Donegin

Jamaican Gold

1979 · Movie

Marian Casey · Screenplay

Tales of the Unexpected

1979 · TV Show

Paul Duveen

The Oregon Trail

1977 · TV Show

Evan Thorpe

The Picture Show Man

1977 · Movie

Palmer

US Against the World

1977 · Movie

Self

Disney's Greatest Dog Stars

1976 · Movie

Pongo (voice) (uncredited)

Vortex

1976 · Movie

Christopher Tauling

A Matter of Wife... and Death

1975 · Movie

Shamus McCoy

Hell River

1974 · Movie

Marko

The Deadly Trackers

1973 · Movie

Frank Brand

The Heroes

1973 · Movie

Lieutenant Bob Robson

The Train Robbers

1973 · Movie

Grady

Trader Horn

1973 · Movie

Trader Horn

Wayne Train

1973 · Movie

Self

Family Flight

1972 · Movie

Jason Carlyle

Bearcats!

1971 · TV Show

Hank Brackett

Powderkeg

1971 · Movie

Hank Brackett

Darker Than Amber

1970 · Movie

Travis McGee

The Man Who Had Power Over Women

1970 · Movie

Peter Reaney

Zabriskie Point

1970 · Movie

Lee Allen

Dark of the Sun

1968 · Movie

Curry

Nobody Runs Forever

1968 · Movie

Scobie Malone

The Hell with Heroes

1968 · Movie

Brynie MacKay

Chuka

1967 · Movie

Chuka · Producer

Hotel

1967 · Movie

Peter McDermott

Lionpower from MGM

1967 · Movie

Self - Curry (archive footage) (uncredited)

Catalina Island

1966 · Movie

Self

Every Girl's Dream

1966 · Movie

Self

The Glass Bottom Boat

1966 · Movie

Bruce Templeton

Do Not Disturb

1965 · Movie

Mike Harper

Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland

1965 · Movie

self

The Liquidator

1965 · Movie

Brian Ian "Boysie" Oakes

Young Cassidy

1965 · Movie

John Cassidy

36 Hours

1964 · Movie

Major Walter Gerber

Fate Is the Hunter

1964 · Movie

Captain Jack Savage

A Gathering of Eagles

1963 · Movie

Col. Hollis Farr

Sunday in New York

1963 · Movie

Mike Mitchell

The Birds

1963 · Movie

Mitch Brenner

The V.I.P.s

1963 · Movie

Les Mangrum

Seven Seas to Calais

1962 · Movie

Sir Francis Drake

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · TV Show

Self

Bus Stop

1961 · TV Show

Cast

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

1961 · Movie

Pongo (voice)

Colossus and the Amazon Queen

1960 · Movie

Pirro

Hong Kong

1960 · TV Show

Glenn Evans

The Time Machine

1960 · Movie

H. George Wells

Ask Any Girl

1959 · Movie

Ross Taford

The Twilight Zone

1959 · TV Show

Clegg Forbes

Separate Tables

1958 · Movie

Charles

Step Down to Terror

1958 · Movie

Mike Randall

The Great Gatsby

1958 · Movie

Nick Carraway

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958 · TV Show

Cast

Raintree County

1957 · Movie

Garwood B. Jones

Suspicion

1957 · TV Show

Jim

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 · TV Show

Jed Harper

Giant

1956 · Movie

David Karfrey

The Catered Affair

1956 · Movie

Ralph Halloran

World Without End

1956 · Movie

Herbert Ellis

Cheyenne

1955 · TV Show

Clancy

Hell on Frisco Bay

1955 · Movie

John Brodie Evans (as Rodney Taylor)

The Virgin Queen

1955 · Movie

Cpl. Gwilym

Top Gun

1955 · Movie

Lem Sutter

King of the Coral Sea

1954 · Movie

Jack Janiero

Long John Silver

1954 · Movie

Israel Hands

Studio 57

1954 · TV Show

Tommy Scarbrough · Dr. Don Dolby

General Electric Theater

1953 · TV Show

Sam Tipton · Fred Gauman

Inland with Sturt

1951 · Movie

George McLeay

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · TV Show

Boyd Harland

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · TV Show

Mr. Gilbert · Baxter

Studio One

1948 · TV Show

Anthony Fouche

Golden Globe Awards

1944 · TV Show

Self - Accepting Award