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Born:
1907-05-11
Birthplace:
Nashua, Iowa, USA
Credits:
135 Total Roles
Kent Taylor
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Biography
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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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Kent Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Kent Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Zorro
Self
Zorro
Carlos Murrietta
Zorro
Carlos Murietta
Blonde Venus
Hiker (uncredited)
The Scarlet Empress
Self
One Hour with You
Party Guest Greeted by Colette (uncredited)
I'm No Angel
Kirk Lawrence
The Rifleman
Self
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Crawling Hand MOVIE | Dr. Max Weitberg |
| 1974 | Girls for Rent MOVIE | Moreno |
| 1974 | The Phantom of Hollywood MOVIE | Wickes |
| 1972 | Angels' Wild Women MOVIE | Parker |
| 1971 | Brain of Blood MOVIE | Dr. Trenton |
| 1970 | Hell's Bloody Devils MOVIE | Count von Delberg |
| 1969 | The Mighty Gorga MOVIE | Tonga Jack Adams |
| 1969 | Satan's Sadists MOVIE | Lew |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants TV | Doc Jelko |
| 1968 | Brides of Blood MOVIE | Dr. Paul Henderson |