Rod Taylor
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting103
movieWay of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
Self - (archive footage)
movieInglourious Basterds
2009
Winston Churchill
movieKaw
2007
Doc
tvLegends
2006
Mike Harper (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy
1996
General Sorenson
tvWater Rats
1996
Coach
movieOpen Season
1995
Billy Patrick
movieThe Point of Betrayal
1995
Ted Kitteridge
movieTime Machine: The Journey Back
1993
Self / Narrator / H.G. Welles
tvWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
Gordon Cahill
movieGrass Roots
1992
Gen. Willoughby
moviePalomino
1991
Bill King
tvOutlaws
1986
John Grail
movieMask of Murder
1985
Supt. Bob McLaine
movieMarbella
1985
Commander W.P. Anderson
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Tom Dempsey / Inspector Rory Lanahan
tvMasquerade
1983
Lavender
movieOn the Run
1983
Mr. Payatta
movieDisney's Halloween Treat
1982
Pongo (voice) (archive footage)
movieCharles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
1982
Edward Adeane
movieA Time to Die
1982
Jack Bailey
tvFalcon Crest
1981
Frank Agretti
movieJacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
1981
'Black Jack' Bouvier
movieHellinger's Law
1981
Clint Tolliver
movieCry of the Innocent
1980
Steve Donegin
movieJamaican Gold
1979
Marian Casey
tvTales of the Unexpected
1979
Paul Duveen
tvThe Oregon Trail
1977
Evan Thorpe
movieDisney's Greatest Dog Stars
1976
Pongo (voice) (uncredited)
movieVortex
1976
Christopher Tauling
movieA Matter of Wife... and Death
1975
Shamus McCoy
movieHell River
1974
Marko
movieThe Deadly Trackers
1973
Frank Brand
movieTrader Horn
1973
Trader Horn
movieThe Heroes
1973
Lieutenant Bob Robson
movieFamily Flight
1972
Jason Carlyle
tvBearcats!
1971
Hank Brackett
moviePowderkeg
1971
Hank Brackett
movieDarker Than Amber
1970
Travis McGee
movieThe Man Who Had Power Over Women
1970
Peter Reaney
movieZabriskie Point
1970
Lee Allen
movieThe Hell with Heroes
1968
Brynie MacKay
movieNobody Runs Forever
1968
Scobie Malone
movieChuka
1967
Chuka
movieHotel
1967
Peter McDermott
movieLionpower from MGM
1967
Self - Curry (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Glass Bottom Boat
1966
Bruce Templeton
movieDo Not Disturb
1965
Mike Harper
movieThe Liquidator
1965
Brian Ian "Boysie" Oakes
movieYoung Cassidy
1965
John Cassidy
movie36 Hours
1964
Major Walter Gerber
movieFate Is the Hunter
1964
Captain Jack Savage
movieSunday in New York
1963
Mike Mitchell
movieThe V.I.P.s
1963
Les Mangrum
movieA Gathering of Eagles
1963
Col. Hollis Farr
movieThe Birds
1963
Mitch Brenner
movieSeven Seas to Calais
1962
Sir Francis Drake
movieOne Hundred and One Dalmatians
1961
Pongo (voice)
movieThe Time Machine
1960
H. George Wells
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Clegg Forbes
movieAsk Any Girl
1959
Ross Taford
movieSeparate Tables
1958
Charles
movieStep Down to Terror
1958
Mike Randall
movieThe Great Gatsby
1958
Nick Carraway
movieRaintree County
1957
Garwood B. Jones
movieGiant
1956
Sir David Karfrey
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Jed Harper
movieThe Catered Affair
1956
Ralph Halloran
movieWorld Without End
1956
Herbert Ellis
movieHell on Frisco Bay
1955
John Brodie Evans (as Rodney Taylor)
movieTop Gun
1955
Lem Sutter
tvCheyenne
1955
Clancy
movieThe Virgin Queen
1955
Cpl. Gwilym
movieLong John Silver
1954
Israel Hands
tvStudio 57
1954
Tommy Scarbrough / Dr. Don Dolby
movieKing of the Coral Sea
1954
Jack Janiero
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Sam Tipton / Fred Gauman
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Boyd Harland
Inland with Sturt
1951
George McLeay
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Mr. Gilbert / Baxter
tvStudio One
1948
Anthony Fouche
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Accepting Award
Production1
movieChuka
1967
Producer
Writing1
movieJamaican Gold
1979
Screenplay