
Highest rated as cast or director
Rod Taylor's 7 titles from the 1960s have a median Balasaur Score of 74, led by The Birds (83) and One Hundred and One Dalmatians (80), against 56 for those from the 1950s.
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.
Acted in 87
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
44Kaw
Doc
- 2006
1990s
- 1998
- 1996
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
General Sorenson
- 1995
Open Season
Billy Patrick
The Point of Betrayal
Ted Kitteridge
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
Palomino
Bill King
1980s
- 1986
Outlaws
John Grail · 12 episodes
- 1985
Mask of Murder
Supt. Bob McLaine
Marbella
Commander W.P. Anderson
Half Nelson
Movie
- 1984
- 1983
Masquerade
Lavender · 13 episodes
On the Run
Mr. Payatta
- 1982
Disney's Halloween Treat
Pongo (voice) (archive footage)
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
Edward Adeane
- 1981
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
'Black Jack' Bouvier
Hellinger's Law
Clint Tolliver
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
Jamaican Gold
Marian Casey
- 1977
The Oregon Trail
Evan Thorpe · 13 episodes
The Picture Show Man
Palmer
- 1976
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
Pongo (voice) (uncredited)
Vortex
Christopher Tauling
- 1975
A Matter of Wife... and Death
Shamus McCoy
- 1974
- 1973
The Deadly Trackers
Frank Brand
Trader Horn
Trader Horn
- 1972
Family Flight
Jason Carlyle
- 1971
Bearcats!
Hank Brackett · 13 episodes
- 1970
Darker Than Amber
Travis McGee
The Man Who Had Power Over Women
Peter Reaney
1960s
- 1968
The Hell with Heroes
Brynie MacKay
Nobody Runs Forever
Scobie Malone
- 1967
Chuka
Chuka
- 1966
- 1965
Do Not Disturb
Mike Harper
The Liquidator
Brian Ian "Boysie" Oakes
Young Cassidy
John Cassidy
- 1964
Fate Is the Hunter
Captain Jack Savage
- 1963
Sunday in New York
Mike Mitchell
The V.I.P.s
Les Mangrum
A Gathering of Eagles
Col. Hollis Farr
- 1962
Seven Seas to Calais
Sir Francis Drake
- 1961
- 1960
Hong Kong
Glenn Evans · 27 episodes
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Step Down to Terror
Mike Randall
The Great Gatsby
Nick Carraway
- 1957
- 1956
The Catered Affair
Ralph Halloran
- 1955
Hell on Frisco Bay
John Brodie Evans (as Rodney Taylor)
Top Gun
Lem Sutter
The Virgin Queen
Cpl. Gwilym
- 1954
King of the Coral Sea
Jack Janiero
- 1953
General Electric Theater
Sam Tipton, Fred Gauman · 1 episode
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Boyd Harland · 1 episode
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
Produced 1
1960s
- 1967
Chuka
Producer
Wrote 1
1970s
- 1979
Jamaican Gold
Screenplay
Appearances13
2020s
- 2022
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2010s
- 2017
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
Self
2000s
- 2008
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
- 2000
All About 'The Birds'
Self
1990s
- 1993
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Self / Narrator / H.G. Welles
1980s
- 1986
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Self
1970s
- 1977
US Against the World
Self
- 1973
Wayne Train
Self
1960s
- 1967
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Curry (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1966
Every Girl's Dream
Self
- 1965
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
self
- 1962





