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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

133

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-05-11

Day of Death

1987-04-11 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Nashua, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

Louis William Weiss

Kent Taylor

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kent Taylor (May 11, 1907 – April 11, 1987) was an American actor. Born Louis William Weiss in Nashua, Iowa, Taylor appeared in more than 110 films, the bulk of them B-movies in the 1930s and 1940s, although he also had roles in more prestigious studio releases, including I'm No Angel (1933), Death Takes a Holiday (1934), Payment on Demand (1951), and Track the Man Down (1955). In the 1950s, with his movie career on the decline and television production on the upswing, he played the title role in 58 episodes of the detective series Boston Blackie and the lead in 39 episodes of ABC's The Rough Riders (1958–1959). Other small screen credits include My Little Margie, Tales of Wells Fargo, Zorro, Bat Masterson, Peter Gunn, and Hawaiian Eye. The last years of his career were spent in slasher and horror films with titles like Satan's Sadists, Blood of Ghastly Horror, I Spit on Your Corpse, and Hell's Bloody Devils. Taylor is interred at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kent Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Slightly Scarlet

1956

Slightly Scarlet

as

Frank Jansen

I'm No Angel

1933

I'm No Angel

as

Kirk Lawrence

The Mighty Gorga

1969

The Mighty Gorga

as

Tonga Jack Adams

The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues

1955

The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues

as

Dr. Ted Stevens, alias Ted Baxter

Girls for Rent

1974

Girls for Rent

as

Moreno

Hell's Bloody Devils

1970

Hell's Bloody Devils

as

Count von Delberg

Brain of Blood

1971

Brain of Blood

as

Dr. Trenton

Girl in 313

1940

Girl in 313

as

Gregg Dunn

One Hour with You

1932

One Hour with You

as

Party Guest Greeted by Colette (uncredited)

Second Chance

1947

Second Chance

as

Kendal Wolf

The Crawling Hand

1963

The Crawling Hand

as

Dr. Max Weitzberg

Payment on Demand

1951

Payment on Demand

as

Robert Townsend

A Lady's Profession

1933

A Lady's Profession

as

Dick Garfield

Two Girls on Broadway

1940

Two Girls on Broadway

as

'Chat' Chatsworth

Gang War

1958

Gang War

as

Bryce Barker, Meadows' Attonery

Brides of Blood

1968

Brides of Blood

as

Dr. Paul Henderson

Angel's Wild Women

1972

Angel's Wild Women

as

Parker

Men Against the Sky

1940

Men Against the Sky

as

Martin Ames

Blood Of Ghastly Horror

1967

Blood Of Ghastly Horror

as

Elton Corey

Four Girls in White

1939

Four Girls in White

as

Robert 'Bob' Maitland

Western Pacific Agent

1950

Western Pacific Agent

as

Rod Kendall

The Accusing Finger

1936

The Accusing Finger

as

Jerry Welch

Deadline for Murder

1946

Deadline for Murder

as

Steve Millard

Trial Without Jury

1950

Trial Without Jury

as

Jed Kilgore

Federal Agent at Large

1950

Federal Agent at Large

as

Mark Reed, aka Nick Ravel

If I Had a Million

1932

If I Had a Million

as

Bank Teller (uncredited)

Smooth as Silk

1946

Smooth as Silk

as

Mark Fenton (Defense Attorney)

Secret Venture

1955

Secret Venture

as

Ted O'Hara

Ramona

1936

Ramona

as

Felipe Moreno

Roger Touhy, Gangster

1944

Roger Touhy, Gangster

as

Steve Warren

The Day Mars Invaded Earth

1963

The Day Mars Invaded Earth

as

Dr. David Fielding

Half Way to Shanghai

1942

Half Way to Shanghai

as

Frederick Barton, [Screen Credit / Ads Name: Alexander Barton ]

Half Past Midnight

1948

Half Past Midnight

as

Wade Hamilton

Three Sons

1939

Three Sons

as

Gene Pardway

Limehouse Blues

1934

Limehouse Blues

as

Eric Benton

Frontier Gambler

1956

Frontier Gambler

as

Roger Chadwick

Cradle Song

1933

Cradle Song

as

Antonio

White Woman

1933

White Woman

as

David von Elst

Alaska

1944

Alaska

as

Gary Corbett

Young Widow

1946

Young Widow

as

Peter Waring

Track the Man Down

1955

Track the Man Down

as

John Ford

Law of the Lawless

1964

Law of the Lawless

as

Attorney Rand McDonald

Sued for Libel

1939

Sued for Libel

as

Steve Lonegan

Double Door

1934

Double Door

as

Rip Van Brett

Fort Bowie

1958

Fort Bowie

as

Col. James Garrett

Tangier

1946

Tangier

as

Ramon

Two-Fisted

1935

Two-Fisted

as

Clint Blackburn

The Broken Land

1962

The Broken Land

as

Marshal Jim Cogan

The Sickle or the Cross

1949

The Sickle or the Cross

as

Rev. John Burnside

The Iron Sheriff

1957

The Iron Sheriff

as

Phil Quincy

College Scandal

1935

College Scandal

as

Seth Dunlap

David Harum

1934

David Harum

as

John

Without Regret

1935

Without Regret

as

Steve Paradin

Playgirl

1954

Playgirl

as

Ted Andrews

The Crimson Key

1947

The Crimson Key

as

Lawrence 'Larry' Morgan

Sunset Pass

1933

Sunset Pass

as

Clink Peeples

Love in a Bungalow

1937

Love in a Bungalow

as

Jeff Langan

I'm Still Alive

1940

I'm Still Alive

as

Steve Bennett

Washington Melodrama

1941

Washington Melodrama

as

Hal Thorne

The Sky Parade

1936

The Sky Parade

as

Tommy Wade

The Lady Fights Back

1937

The Lady Fights Back

as

Owen Merrill

The False Madonna

1931

The False Madonna

as

Footman

The Story of Temple Drake

1933

The Story of Temple Drake

as

First Jellybean (uncredited)

Army Surgeon

1942

Army Surgeon

as

Lt. Philip Harvey

Florida Special

1936

Florida Special

as

Wally Tucker

Born to Love

1931

Born to Love

as

Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)

Repent at Leisure

1941

Repent at Leisure

as

Richard Hughes

Escape to Paradise

1939

Escape to Paradise

as

Richard Fleming

Wings Over Honolulu

1937

Wings Over Honolulu

as

Greg Chandler

Bomber's Moon

1943

Bomber's Moon

as

Capt. Paul von Block

Walk Tall

1960

Walk Tall

as

Frank Carter

I Take This Woman

1940

I Take This Woman

as

Phil Mayberry

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

Merrily We Go to Hell

as

Greg Boleslavsky

Smart Girl

1935

Smart Girl

as

Nick Graham

When Love Is Young

1937

When Love Is Young

as

Andy Russell

Prescription for Romance

1937

Prescription for Romance

as

Steve Macy

The Last Express

1938

The Last Express

as

Duncan MacLain, Private Detective

Ghost Town

1956

Ghost Town

as

Anse Conroy

A Girl with Ideas

1937

A Girl with Ideas

as

Frank Barnes

Harbor Lights

1963

Harbor Lights

as

Dan Crown

Dancers in the Dark

1932

Dancers in the Dark

as

Saxophonist

The Man from Yesterday

1932

The Man from Yesterday

as

Military Policeman

The Crawling Hand

1991

The Crawling Hand

as

Dr. Max Weitberg

Gang Busters

1942

Gang Busters

as

Det. Lt. Bannister

Under-Cover Man

1932

Under-Cover Man

as

Russ

The Daltons Ride Again

1945

The Daltons Ride Again

as

Bob Dalton

The Road to Reno

1931

The Road to Reno

as

Jackie's Admirer

The Purple Hills

1961

The Purple Hills

as

Johnny Barnes

The Night of June 13

1932

The Night of June 13

as

Reporter (uncredited)

Mississippi Gambler

1942

Mississippi Gambler

as

John J. 'Johnny' Forbes

The Firebrand

1962

The Firebrand

as

Maj. Tim Bancroft

My Marriage

1936

My Marriage

as

John DeWitt Tyler III

The County Chairman

1935

The County Chairman

as

Ben Harvey

The Jury's Secret

1938

The Jury's Secret

as

Walter Russell

The Girl from Avenue A

1940

The Girl from Avenue A

as

MacMillan Forrester

Dangerous Millions

1946

Dangerous Millions

as

Jack Clark

Many Happy Returns

1934

Many Happy Returns

as

Movie Actor (uncredited)

Blonde Venus

1932

Blonde Venus

as

Hiker (uncredited)

The Mysterious Rider

1933

The Mysterious Rider

as

Wade Benton

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Hank Farragut

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

John Martin / Gabilan

Riverboat

Riverboat

as

Morrell

Zorro

Zorro

as

Carlos Murrietta

Zorro

Zorro

as

Carlos Murietta

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

as

Adam Kendricks

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

as

Justin Crane

Production

Crew

Directing