Rod Taylor

Rodney Sturt Taylor
1930 -
Australian born Sydney

Height 5' 11" (1.80 m) . Suave and handsome Australian actor who came to Hollywood in the 1950s, and built himself up from a supporting actor into taking the lead in several well remembered movies. Arguably his most fondly remembered role was that as George the inventor in George Pal's spectacular The Time Machine (1960). As the movie finished with George, and his best friend Filby Alan Young seemingly parting for ever, both actors were brought back together in 1993 to film a 30 minute epilogue to the original movie! Taylor's virile, matinee idol looks also assisted him in scoring the lead of Mitch Brenner in Alfred Hitchcock creepy thriller The Birds (1963), the lead role of Mike Mitchell in the romantic tale of Sunday in New York (1963), and another romantic lead opposite Doris Day in The Glass Bottom Boat (1966). Taylor also appeared in many westerns & action movies during the 1960s, however none of them were much better than "B pictures" and failed to push his star to the next level. Aditionally, Taylor was cast as the lead in several TV series including _"Bearcats" (1971)_ , "Masquerade" (1983) and "Outlaws" (1986), however none of them truly ignited viewer interest, and they were cancelled after only one of two seasons. Most fans would agree that Rod Taylor's last great role was in the wonderful Australian film The Picture Show Man (1977), about a travelling side show bringing "moving pictures" to remote towns in the Australian outback. Spouse Mary Hilem (1 June 1963 - 1969) (divorced), Peggy Williams (1951 - ?) (divorced), Carol Kikumura Taylor (? - ?).

Kaw (2006) , "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1996) , The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1998) , Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) , "Murder, She Wrote" (1995) , Open Season (1995) , Point of Betrayal (1995) , Grass Roots (1992) , Palomino (1991) , "Falcon Crest" (1989) , Outlaws" (1986) , Marbella, un golpe de cinco estrellas (1985) , Mask of Murder (1985) , "Masquerade" (1983) , On the Run (1983) , Masquerade (1983) , Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982) , A Time to Die (1982) , Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1981) , Hellinger's Law (1981) , Cry of the Innocent (1980) , "Tales of the Unexpected" (1980) , The Treasure Seekers (1979) , "The Oregon Trail" (1977) , The Picture Show Man (1977) , Gulliver's Travels (1977) , A Matter of Wife... and Death (1976) , Blondy (1976) , The Oregon Trail (1976) , Partizani (1974) , "Partizani" (1974) , The Deadly Trackers (1973) , Eroi, Gli (1973) , Trader Horn (1973) , The Train Robbers (1973) , Family Flight (1972) , "Bearcats!" (1971) , Powderkeg (1971) , The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970) , Darker Than Amber (1970) , Zabriskie Point (1970) , The Hell with Heroes (1968) , Nobody Runs Forever (1968) , The Mercenaries (1968) , Chuka (1967) , Hotel (1967) , The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) , Do Not Disturb (1965) , The Liquidator (1965) , Young Cassidy (1965) , 36 Hours (1965) , Fate Is the Hunter (1964) , Sunday in New York (1963) , The V.I.P.s (1963) , A Gathering of Eagles (1963) , The Birds (1963) , "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1962) , Dominatore dei sette mari, Il (1962) , "Bus Stop" (1961) , One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) , "Hong Kong" (1960) , Regina delle Amazzoni, La (1960) , The Time Machine (1960) , "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1960) , "General Electric Theater" (1957) , "Goodyear Theatre" (1960) , "Zane Grey Theater" (1960) , "The Twilight Zone" (1959) , "Playhouse 90" (1958) , Ask Any Girl (1959) , Separate Tables (1958) , "Lux Playhouse" (1958) , Step Down to Terror (1958) , "Studio One" (1958) , "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1958) , "Suspicion" (1957) , Raintree County (1957) , Giant (1956) , The Catered Affair (1956) , World Without End (1956) , "Cheyenne" (1955) , The Virgin Queen (1955) , "Lux Video Theatre" (1955) , "Studio 57" (1955) , Top Gun (1955) , Hell on Frisco Bay (1955) , Long John Silver (1954) , King of the Coral Sea (1953)