Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-01-11

Day of Death

2015-01-07 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Sydney - New South Wales - Australia

Also Known As

Род Тейлор

Rodney Sturt "Rod" Taylor

Rodney Sturt Taylor

راد تیلور

Rod Taylor

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

Acting

The Birds

1963

The Birds

as

Mitch Brenner

The Time Machine

1960

The Time Machine

as

H. George Wells

Giant

1956

Giant

as

Sir David Karfrey

Zabriskie Point

1970

Zabriskie Point

as

Lee Allen

Cry of the Innocent

1980

Cry of the Innocent

as

Steve Donegin

Welcome to Woop Woop

1998

Welcome to Woop Woop

as

Daddy-O

The Virgin Queen

1955

The Virgin Queen

as

Cpl. Gwilym

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

1961

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

as

Pongo (voice)

Dark of the Sun

1968

Dark of the Sun

as

Curry

The Glass Bottom Boat

1966

The Glass Bottom Boat

as

Bruce Templeton

The Liquidator

1965

The Liquidator

as

Brian Ian "Boysie" Oakes

Wayne Train

1973

Wayne Train

as

Self

The Train Robbers

1973

The Train Robbers

as

Grady

The Picture Show Man

1977

The Picture Show Man

as

Palmer

The Great Gatsby

1958

The Great Gatsby

as

Nick Carraway

Separate Tables

1958

Separate Tables

as

Charles

The V.I.P.s

1963

The V.I.P.s

as

Les Mangrum

36 Hours

1964

36 Hours

as

Major Walter Gerber

Sunday in New York

1963

Sunday in New York

as

Mike Mitchell

Do Not Disturb

1965

Do Not Disturb

as

Mike Harper

Inglourious Basterds

2009

Inglourious Basterds

as

Winston Churchill

Chuka

1967

Chuka

as

Chuka

Raintree County

1957

Raintree County

as

Garwood B. Jones

Darker Than Amber

1970

Darker Than Amber

as

Travis McGee

Nobody Runs Forever

1968

Nobody Runs Forever

as

Scobie Malone

Hell on Frisco Bay

1955

Hell on Frisco Bay

as

John Brodie Evans (as Rodney Taylor)

Step Down to Terror

1958

Step Down to Terror

as

Mike Randall

Hell River

1974

Hell River

as

Marko

Colossus and the Amazon Queen

1960

Colossus and the Amazon Queen

as

Pirro

World Without End

1956

World Without End

as

Herbert Ellis

Ask Any Girl

1959

Ask Any Girl

as

Ross Taford

Hotel

1967

Hotel

as

Peter McDermott

Fate Is the Hunter

1964

Fate Is the Hunter

as

Captain Jack Savage

US Against the World

1977

US Against the World

as

Self

The Catered Affair

1956

The Catered Affair

as

Ralph Halloran

A Gathering of Eagles

1963

A Gathering of Eagles

as

Col. Hollis Farr

Young Cassidy

1965

Young Cassidy

as

John Cassidy

All About 'The Birds'

2000

All About 'The Birds'

as

Self

The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy

1996

The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy

as

General Sorenson

The Deadly Trackers

1973

The Deadly Trackers

as

Frank Brand

Seven Seas to Calais

1962

Seven Seas to Calais

as

Sir Francis Drake

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

1981

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

as

'Black Jack' Bouvier

Palomino

1991

Palomino

as

Bill King

Family Flight

1972

Family Flight

as

Jason Carlyle

Top Gun

1955

Top Gun

as

Lem Sutter

On the Run

1983

On the Run

as

Mr. Payatta

Marbella

1985

Marbella

as

Commander W.P. Anderson

Vortex

1976

Vortex

as

Christopher Tauling

Grass Roots

1992

Grass Roots

as

Gen. Willoughby

The Heroes

1973

The Heroes

as

Lieutenant Bob Robson

The Man Who Had Power Over Women

1970

The Man Who Had Power Over Women

as

Peter Reaney

The Hell with Heroes

1968

The Hell with Heroes

as

Brynie MacKay

Trader Horn

1973

Trader Horn

as

Trader Horn

A Time to Die

1982

A Time to Die

as

Jack Bailey

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

1986

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

as

Self

King of the Coral Sea

1954

King of the Coral Sea

as

Jack Janiero

The Point of Betrayal

1995

The Point of Betrayal

as

Ted Kitteridge

Kaw

2007

Kaw

as

Doc

Long John Silver

1954

Long John Silver

as

Israel Hands

Half Nelson

1985

Half Nelson

as

A Matter of Wife... and Death

1975

A Matter of Wife... and Death

as

Shamus McCoy

Inland with Sturt

1951

Inland with Sturt

as

George McLeay

Mask of Murder

1985

Mask of Murder

as

Supt. Bob McLaine

Powderkeg

1971

Powderkeg

as

Hank Brackett

Hellinger's Law

1981

Hellinger's Law

as

Clint Tolliver

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

2017

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

as

Self

Time Machine: The Journey Back

1993

Time Machine: The Journey Back

as

Himself / Narrator / H.G. Welles

Jamaican Gold

1979

Jamaican Gold

as

Marian Casey

Every Girl's Dream

1966

Every Girl's Dream

as

Self

Not Quite Hollywood

2008

Not Quite Hollywood

as

Self

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

1982

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

as

Edward Adeane

Disney's Halloween Treat

1982

Disney's Halloween Treat

as

Pongo (voice) (archive footage)

Open Season

1995

Open Season

as

Billy Patrick

Lionpower from MGM

1967

Lionpower from MGM

as

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

as

Self - (archive footage)

Disney's Greatest Dog Stars

1976

Disney's Greatest Dog Stars

as

Pongo (voice) (uncredited)

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Tom Dempsey

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Clancy

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Paul Duveen

Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

as

Gordon Cahill

Outlaws

Outlaws

as

Studio One

Studio One

as

Anthony Fouche

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Sam Tipton

Water Rats

Water Rats

as

Coach

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Clegg Forbes

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

as

Bus Stop

Bus Stop

as

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as

Masquerade

Masquerade

as

Lavender

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Mr. Gilbert

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Boyd Harland

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Jed Harper

The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

as

Evan Thorpe

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Inspector Rory Lanahan

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Fred Gauman

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Baxter

Bearcats!

Bearcats!

as

Hank Brackett

Legends

Legends

as

Mike Harper (archive footage) (uncredited)

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

Tommy Scarbrough

Suspicion

Suspicion

as

Jim

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

Frank Agretti

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Accepting Award

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

Dr. Don Dolby

Production

Chuka

1967

Chuka

as

Crew

Directing