Acting
Rod Taylor
Born 11 January 1930 in Sydney - New South Wales - Australia · Died 7 January 2015
102 credits
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 100
- 2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesFilmSelf - (archive footage)
- 2017Rod Taylor: Pulling No PunchesFilmSelf
- 2009Inglourious BasterdsFilmWinston Churchill
- 2008Not Quite HollywoodFilmSelf
- 2007KawFilmDoc
- 2006LegendsSeriesMike Harper (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2000All About 'The Birds'FilmSelf
- 1998Welcome to Woop WoopFilmDaddy-O
- 1998Death on the Oregon TrailFilm
- 1996Water RatsSeriesCoach
- 1996The Warlord: Battle for the GalaxyFilmGeneral Sorenson
- 1995Open SeasonFilmBilly Patrick
- 1995The Point of BetrayalFilmTed Kitteridge
- 1993Walker, Texas RangerSeriesGordon Cahill
- 1993Time Machine: The Journey BackFilmSelf / Narrator / H.G. Welles
- 1992Grass RootsFilmGen. Willoughby
- 1991PalominoFilmBill King
- 1986OutlawsSeriesJohn Grail
- 1986The Fantasy Film Worlds of George PalFilmSelf
- 1985Mask of MurderFilmSupt. Bob McLaine
- 1985MarbellaFilmCommander W.P. Anderson
- 1985Half NelsonFilm
- 1984Murder, She WroteSeriesInspector Rory Lanahan, Tom Dempsey
- 1983MasqueradeSeriesLavender
- 1983On the RunFilmMr. Payatta
- 1982A Time to DieFilmJack Bailey
- 1982Disney's Halloween TreatFilmPongo (voice) (archive footage)
- 1982Charles & Diana: A Royal Love StoryFilmEdward Adeane
- 1981Jacqueline Bouvier KennedyFilm'Black Jack' Bouvier
- 1981Hellinger's LawFilmClint Tolliver
- 1980Cry of the InnocentFilmSteve Donegin
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeriesPaul Duveen
- 1979Jamaican GoldFilmMarian Casey
- 1977The Oregon TrailSeriesEvan Thorpe
- 1977The Picture Show ManFilmPalmer
- 1977US Against the WorldFilmSelf
- 1976Disney's Greatest Dog StarsFilmPongo (voice) (uncredited)
- 1976VortexFilmChristopher Tauling
- 1975A Matter of Wife... and DeathFilmShamus McCoy
- 1974Hell RiverFilmMarko
- 1973The Train RobbersFilmGrady
- 1973The Deadly TrackersFilmFrank Brand
- 1973The HeroesFilmLieutenant Bob Robson
- 1973Trader HornFilmTrader Horn
- 1973Wayne TrainFilmSelf
- 1972Family FlightFilmJason Carlyle
- 1971Bearcats!SeriesHank Brackett
- 1971PowderkegFilmHank Brackett
- 1970Zabriskie PointFilmLee Allen
- 1970Darker Than AmberFilmTravis McGee
- 1970The Man Who Had Power Over WomenFilmPeter Reaney
- 1968Dark of the SunFilmCurry
- 1968Nobody Runs ForeverFilmScobie Malone
- 1968The Hell with HeroesFilmBrynie MacKay
- 1967ChukaFilmChuka
- 1967HotelFilmPeter McDermott
- 1967Lionpower from MGMFilmSelf - Curry (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1966The Glass Bottom BoatFilmBruce Templeton
- 1966Every Girl's DreamFilmSelf
- 1966Catalina IslandFilmSelf
- 1965Do Not DisturbFilmMike Harper
- 1965The LiquidatorFilmBrian Ian "Boysie" Oakes
- 1965Young CassidyFilmJohn Cassidy
- 1965Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of IrelandFilmself
- 196436 HoursFilmMajor Walter Gerber
- 1964Fate Is the HunterFilmCaptain Jack Savage
- 1963The BirdsFilmMitch Brenner
- 1963The V.I.P.sFilmLes Mangrum
- 1963Sunday in New YorkFilmMike Mitchell
- 1963A Gathering of EaglesFilmCol. Hollis Farr
- 1962Seven Seas to CalaisFilmSir Francis Drake
- 1961One Hundred and One DalmatiansFilmPongo (voice)
- 1961Bus StopSeries
- 1960The Time MachineFilmH. George Wells
- 1960Colossus and the Amazon QueenFilmPirro
- 1960Hong KongSeriesGlenn Evans
- 1959The Twilight ZoneSeriesClegg Forbes
- 1959Ask Any GirlFilmRoss Taford
- 1958Separate TablesFilmCharles
- 1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries
- 1958Step Down to TerrorFilmMike Randall
- 1958The Great GatsbyFilmNick Carraway
- 1957Raintree CountyFilmGarwood B. Jones
- 1957SuspicionSeriesJim
- 1956GiantFilmDavid Karfrey
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesJed Harper
- 1956World Without EndFilmHerbert Ellis
- 1956The Catered AffairFilmRalph Halloran
- 1955CheyenneSeriesClancy
- 1955The Virgin QueenFilmCpl. Gwilym
- 1955Hell on Frisco BayFilmJohn Brodie Evans (as Rodney Taylor)
- 1955Top GunFilmLem Sutter
- 1954Studio 57SeriesDr. Don Dolby, Tommy Scarbrough
- 1954Long John SilverFilmIsrael Hands
- 1954King of the Coral SeaFilmJack Janiero
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesFred Gauman, Sam Tipton
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeriesBoyd Harland
- 1951Inland with SturtFilmGeorge McLeay
- 1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesBaxter, Mr. Gilbert
- 1948Studio OneSeriesAnthony Fouche
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