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Rod Taylor

Rod Taylor

Actor · 1930–2015 · Sydney - New South Wales - Australia

IMDb

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

1990s

  1. 1998
  2. 1996

    The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy

    General Sorenson

  3. 1995

    Open Season

    Billy Patrick

  4. The Point of Betrayal

    Ted Kitteridge

  5. 1993
  6. 1992
  7. 1991

    Palomino

    Bill King

1980s

  1. 1986

    Outlaws

    John Grail · 12 episodes

  2. 1985

    Mask of Murder

    Supt. Bob McLaine

  3. Marbella

    Commander W.P. Anderson

  4. Half Nelson

    Movie

  5. 1984
  6. 1983

    Masquerade

    Lavender · 13 episodes

  7. On the Run

    Mr. Payatta

  8. 1982

    Disney's Halloween Treat

    Pongo (voice) (archive footage)

  9. Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story

    Edward Adeane

  10. 1981
  11. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

    'Black Jack' Bouvier

  12. Hellinger's Law

    Clint Tolliver

  13. 1980

1970s

  1. 1979

    Jamaican Gold

    Marian Casey

  2. 1977

    The Oregon Trail

    Evan Thorpe · 13 episodes

  3. The Picture Show Man

    Palmer

  4. 1976

    Disney's Greatest Dog Stars

    Pongo (voice) (uncredited)

  5. Vortex

    Christopher Tauling

  6. 1975

    A Matter of Wife... and Death

    Shamus McCoy

  7. 1974
  8. 1973

    The Deadly Trackers

    Frank Brand

  9. Trader Horn

    Trader Horn

  10. 1972

    Family Flight

    Jason Carlyle

  11. 1971

    Bearcats!

    Hank Brackett · 13 episodes

  12. 1970

    Darker Than Amber

    Travis McGee

  13. The Man Who Had Power Over Women

    Peter Reaney

1960s

  1. 1968

    The Hell with Heroes

    Brynie MacKay

  2. Nobody Runs Forever

    Scobie Malone

  3. 1967

    Chuka

    Chuka

  4. 1966
  5. 1965

    Do Not Disturb

    Mike Harper

  6. The Liquidator

    Brian Ian "Boysie" Oakes

  7. Young Cassidy

    John Cassidy

  8. 1964
  9. Fate Is the Hunter

    Captain Jack Savage

  10. 1963

    Sunday in New York

    Mike Mitchell

  11. The V.I.P.s

    Les Mangrum

  12. A Gathering of Eagles

    Col. Hollis Farr

  13. 1962

    Seven Seas to Calais

    Sir Francis Drake

  14. 1961
  15. 1960
  16. Hong Kong

    Glenn Evans · 27 episodes

1950s

  1. 1959
  2. 1958
  3. Step Down to Terror

    Mike Randall

  4. The Great Gatsby

    Nick Carraway

  5. 1957
  6. 1956
  7. The Catered Affair

    Ralph Halloran

  8. 1955

    Hell on Frisco Bay

    John Brodie Evans (as Rodney Taylor)

  9. Top Gun

    Lem Sutter

  10. The Virgin Queen

    Cpl. Gwilym

  11. 1954
  12. King of the Coral Sea

    Jack Janiero

  13. 1953

    General Electric Theater

    Sam Tipton, Fred Gauman · 1 episode

  14. 1951

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Boyd Harland · 1 episode

  15. 1950

Produced 1

1960s

  1. 1967

    Chuka

    Producer

Wrote 1

1970s

  1. 1979

    Jamaican Gold

    Screenplay

Appearances13

2020s

  1. 2022

    Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

    Self - (archive footage)

2010s

  1. 2017

    Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

    Self

2000s

  1. 2008

    Not Quite Hollywood

    Self

  2. 2000

    All About 'The Birds'

    Self

1990s

  1. 1993

    Time Machine: The Journey Back

    Self / Narrator / H.G. Welles

1980s

  1. 1986

    The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

    Self

1970s

  1. 1977

    US Against the World

    Self

  2. 1973

    Wayne Train

    Self

1960s

  1. 1967

    Lionpower from MGM

    Self - Curry (archive footage) (uncredited)

  2. 1966

    Every Girl's Dream

    Self

  3. 1965

    Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland

    self

  4. 1962