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.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (40)
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2022
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
as Self
2017
Inglourious Basterds
as Winston Churchill
2009
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
2008
Kaw
as Doc
2007
All About 'The Birds'
as Self
2000
Welcome to Woop Woop
as Daddy-O
1998
The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
as General Sorenson
1996
Open Season
as Billy Patrick
1995
The Point of Betrayal
as Ted Kitteridge
1995
Time Machine: The Journey Back
as Self / Narrator / H.G. Welles
1993
Grass Roots
as Gen. Willoughby
1992
Palomino
as Bill King
1991
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
as Self
1986
Mask of Murder
as Supt. Bob McLaine
1985
Marbella
as Commander W.P. Anderson
1985
Half Nelson
1985
On the Run
as Mr. Payatta
1983
Disney's Halloween Treat
as Pongo (voice) (archive footage)
1982
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
as Edward Adeane
1982
A Time to Die
as Jack Bailey
1982
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
as 'Black Jack' Bouvier
1981
Hellinger's Law
as Clint Tolliver
1981
Cry of the Innocent
as Steve Donegin
1980
Jamaican Gold
as Marian Casey
1979
US Against the World
as Self
1977
The Picture Show Man
as Palmer
1977
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
as Pongo (voice) (uncredited)
1976
Vortex
as Christopher Tauling
1976
A Matter of Wife... and Death
as Shamus McCoy
1975
Hell River
as Marko
1974
The Deadly Trackers
as Frank Brand
1973
Trader Horn
as Trader Horn
1973
The Heroes
as Lieutenant Bob Robson
1973
Wayne Train
as Self
1973
The Train Robbers
as Grady
1973
Family Flight
as Jason Carlyle
1972
Powderkeg
as Hank Brackett
1971
Darker Than Amber
as Travis McGee
1970
The Man Who Had Power Over Women
as Peter Reaney
1970
TV Shows (10)
Legends
as Mike Harper (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
Water Rats
as Coach
1996
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Gordon Cahill
1993
Outlaws
1986
Murder, She Wrote
as Tom Dempsey
1984
Masquerade
as Lavender
1983
Falcon Crest
as Frank Agretti
1981
Tales of the Unexpected
as Paul Duveen
1979
The Oregon Trail
as Evan Thorpe
1977
Bearcats!
as Hank Brackett
1971