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Kent Taylor
Actor, Writer
Born May 11, 1907Died April 11, 1987 (79 years)
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Kent Taylor (May 11, 1907 – April 11, 1987) was an American actor.
Born Louis William Weiss in Nashua, Iowa, Taylor appeared in more than 110 films, the bulk of them B-movies in the 1930s and 1940s, although he also had roles in more prestigious studio releases, including I'm No Angel (1933), Death Takes a Holiday (1934), Payment on Demand (1951), and Track the Man Down (1955).
In the 1950s, with his movie career on the decline and television production on the upswing, he played the title role in 58 episodes of the detective series Boston Blackie and the lead in 39 episodes of ABC's The Rough Riders (1958–1959). Other small screen credits include My Little Margie, Tales of Wells Fargo, Zorro, Bat Masterson, Peter Gunn, and Hawaiian Eye. The last years of his career were spent in slasher and horror films with titles like Satan's Sadists, Blood of Ghastly Horror, I Spit on Your Corpse, and Hell's Bloody Devils.
Taylor is interred at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
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Kent Taylor (May 11, 1907 – April 11, 1987) was an American actor.
Born Louis William Weiss in Nashua, Iowa, Taylor appeared in more than 110 films, the bulk of them B-movies in the 1930s and 1940s, although he also had roles in more prestigious studio releases, including I'm No Angel (1933), Death Takes a Holiday (1934), Payment on Demand (1951), and Track the Man Down (1955).
In the 1950s, with his movie career on the decline and television production on the upswing, he played the title role in 58 episodes of the detective series Boston Blackie and the lead in 39 episodes of ABC's The Rough Riders (1958–1959). Other small screen credits include My Little Margie, Tales of Wells Fargo, Zorro, Bat Masterson, Peter Gunn, and Hawaiian Eye. The last years of his career were spent in slasher and horror films with titles like Satan's Sadists, Blood of Ghastly Horror, I Spit on Your Corpse, and Hell's Bloody Devils.
Taylor is interred at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
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Known For
Filmography
| 2019 | |
| 1974 | Girls for Rent · as Moreno |
| 1974 | The Phantom of Hollywood · as Wickes |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Guthrie Reinhart |
| 1971 | Angels' Wild Women · as Parker |
| 1971 | Brain of Blood · as Dr. Trenton |
| 1970 | Hell's Bloody Devils · as Count Von Delberg |
| 1969 | The Mighty Gorga · as Tonga Jack Adams |
| 1969 | Satan's Sadists · as Lew |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants (TV Series) · as Doc Jelko |
| 1968 | Brides of Blood · as Dr. Paul Henderson |
| 1967 | Blood of Ghastly Horror · as Elton Corey |
| 1967 | Rango (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) · as Johnson |
| 1964 | Law of the Lawless · as Attorney Rand Mcdonald |
| 1963 | The Crawling Hand · as Dr. Max Weitzberg |
| 1962 | The Day Mars Invaded Earth · as Dr. David Fielding |
| 1962 | The Broken Land · as Marshal Jim Cogan |
| 1961 | The Purple Hills · as Johnny Barnes |
| 1960 | Walk Tall · as Frank Carter |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) · as Justin Crane |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Riverboat (TV Series) · as Morrell |
| 1959 | Tightrope (TV Series) |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as John Martin / Gabilan |
| 1958 | The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series) · as Ed Morley |
| 1958 | The Rough Riders (TV Series) |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Bronco (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Gang War · as Bryce Barker, Meadows' Attonery |
| 1958 | Fort Bowie · as Col. James Garrett |
| 1957 | Colt .45 (TV Series) · as Wallace Grant |
| 1957 | Tombstone Territory (TV Series) · as John Whittaker |
| 1957 | Zorro (1957) (TV Series) · as Carlos Murrietta |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Elston Deiblery |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot (TV Series) · as Hank Farragut |
| 1957 | The Iron Sheriff · as Phil Quincy |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Quirt Johnson |
| 1957 | Panic (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Frontier Gambler · as Roger Chadwick |
| 1956 | Ghost Town · as Anse Conroy |
| 1956 | Slightly Scarlet · as Frank Jansen |
| 1955 | The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues · as Dr. Ted Stevens, Alias Ted Baxter |
| 1955 | Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as Ted Diamond |
| 1955 | The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series) · as Phillip Brady |
| 1955 | Track the Man Down · as John Ford |
| 1955 | Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series) · as Lucky Diamond |
| 1954 | Playgirl · as Ted Andrews |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Frank Carson |
| 1952 | My Little Margie (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Boston Blackie (TV Series) · as Boston Blackie |
| 1951 | Payment on Demand · as Robert Townsend |
| 1950 | The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1950 | Western Pacific Agent · as Rod Kendall |
| 1950 | Federal Agent at Large · as Mark Reed, Aka Nick Ravel |
| 1947 | Second Chance · as Kendal Wolf |
| 1947 | The Crimson Key · as Lawrence 'larry' Morgan |
| 1946 | Dangerous Millions · as Jack Clark |
| 1946 | Deadline for Murder · as Steve Millard |
| 1946 | Tangier · as Ramon |
| 1946 | Young Widow · as Peter Waring |
| 1946 | Smooth as Silk · as Mark Fenton (defense Attorney) |
| 1945 | The Daltons Ride Again · as Bob Dalton |
| 1944 | Alaska · as Gary Corbett |
| 1944 | Roger Touhy, Gangster · as Steve Warren |
| 1943 | Bomber's Moon · as Capt. Paul Von Block |
| 1942 | Army Surgeon · as Lt. Philip Harvey |
| 1942 | Halfway to Shanghai · as Frederick Barton, [screen Credit / Ads Name: Alexander Barton ] |
| 1942 | Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die · as Doc Holliday |
| 1942 | Gang Busters · as Det. Lt. Bannister |
| 1941 | Washington Melodrama · as Hal Thorne |
| 1941 | Repent at Leisure · as Richard Hughes |
| 1940 | I'm Still Alive · as Steve Bennett |
| 1940 | Men Against the Sky · as Martin Ames |
| 1940 | Girl in 313 · as Gregg Dunn |
| 1940 | Two Girls on Broadway · as 'chat' Chatsworth |
| 1940 | I Take This Woman · as Phil Mayberry |
| 1939 | Escape to Paradise · as Richard Fleming |
| 1939 | Sued for Libel · as Steve Lonegan |
| 1939 | Three Sons · as Gene Pardway |
| 1939 | Five Came Back · as Joe |
| 1939 | The Gracie Allen Murder Case · as Bill Brown |
| 1939 | Four Girls in White · as Robert 'bob' Maitland |
| 1938 | The Jury's Secret · as Walter Russell |
| 1937 | Wings Over Honolulu · as Greg Chandler |
| 1936 | The Accusing Finger · as Jerry Welch |
| 1936 | Ramona · as Felipe Moreno |
| 1936 | Florida Special · as Wally Nelson |
| 1936 | My Marriage · as John Dewitt Tyler Iii |
| 1935 | Two Fisted · as Clint Blackburn |
| 1934 | Limehouse Blues · as Eric Benton |
| 1934 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · as Bob Redding |
| 1934 | |
| 1934 | Many Happy Returns · as Movie Actor (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Double Door · as Rip Van Brett |
| 1934 | Death Takes a Holiday · as Corrado |
| 1934 | David Harum · as John |
| 1933 | White Woman · as David Von Elst |
| 1933 | I'm No Angel · as Kirk Lawrence |
| 1933 | The Story of Temple Drake · as First Jellybean (uncredited) |
| 1933 | A Lady's Profession · as Dick Garfield |
| 1933 | Tonight Is Ours · as Minor Role |
| 1933 | The Mysterious Rider · as Wade Benton |
| 1932 | Under-Cover Man · as Russ |
| 1932 | The Sign of the Cross · as Romantic Spectator |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million · as Bank Teller (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Blonde Venus · as Hiker (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Night of June 13 · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Devil and the Deep · as A Friend At Party |
| 1932 | Make Me a Star · as Theatre Doorman Ticket Taker |
| 1932 | The Man from Yesterday · as Military Policeman |
| 1932 | Merrily We Go to Hell · as Greg Boleslavsky |
| 1932 | Forgotten Commandments · as Gregor |
| 1932 | Sinners in the Sun · as Dancing Gigolo |
| 1932 | Two Kinds of Women · as Milt Fleisser |
| 1932 | One Hour with You · as Party Guest Greeted By Colette (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Dancers in the Dark · as Saxophonist |
| 1931 | The False Madonna · as Footman |
| 1931 | The Road to Reno · as Jackie's Admirer |
| 1931 | The Magnificent Lie · as Cafe Customer |
| 1931 | Kick In · as Counter Man In Shop |
| 1931 | Ladies' Man · as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Born to Love · as Ballroom Dancer (uncredited) |