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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Jules Tasca to Sam Trammell
Dub Taylor Biography (1907-1994)
Original name, Walter Clarence Taylor II; born February 26, 1907, in Richmond, VA; died of congestive heart failure, October 3, 1994, in Westlake Village,Los Angeles, CA; children: Buck (an actor). Avocational interests: Hunting, fishing. Career: Actor.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- February 26, 1907
- Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Death Details
- October 3, 1994
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Ed Carmichael, You Can't Take It with You,1938
- Reporter, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(also known as Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington), 1939
- Cannonball, The Taming of the West,1939
- Cannonball, The Return of Wild Bill,1940
- Cannonball, Prairie Schooners,1940
- Cannonball, Pioneers of the Frontier,1940
- Nevady, One Man's Law,1940
- Cannonball, The Man from Tumbleweeds,1940
- Cannonball, The Wildcat of Tucson,1941
- Cannonball, The Son of Davy Crockett,1941
- Cannonball, The Return of Daniel Boone,1941
- Cannonball, North from Lone Star,1941
- Cannonball, King of Dodge City,1941
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Hands across the Rockies,1941
- Cannonball, Beyond the Sacramento,1941
- Cannonball, Across the Sierras(also known as Welcome Stranger), 1941
- Cannonball, A Tornado in the Saddle,1942
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The Lone Prairie,1942
- Cannonball, Silver City Raiders(also known as Legal Larceny), 1943
- Cannonball, Saddles and Sagebrush,1943
- Cannonball, Riders of the Northwest Mounted,1943
- Cannonball, Cowboy in the Clouds,1943
- Jed, What's Buzzin', Cousin?,1943
- Cannonball, Sundown Valley,1944
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Sagebrush Heroes,1944
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Saddle Leather Law,1944
- Cannonball, The Last Horseman,1944
- Cannonball, Cyclone Prairie Rangers,1944
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Cowboy from Lonesome River,1944
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Cowboy Canteen,1944
- Cannonball, Both Barrels Blazing,1944
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Rustlers of the Badlands,1945
- Cannonball, Lawless Empire,1946
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Frontier Gunlaw,1946
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Ridin' down the Trail,1947
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Song of the Drifter,1948
- Cannonball, Silver Trails,1948
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The Rangers Ride,1948
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Range Renegades,1948
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Oklahoma Blues,1948
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Partners of the Sunset,1948
- Cannonball, Cowboy Cavalier,1948
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Outlaw Brand,1948
- Cannonball, Courtin' Trouble,1948
- Cannonball, Roaring Westward,1949
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Gun Law Justice,1949
- Cannonball, Gun Runner,1949
- Cannonball, Across the Rio Grande,1949
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Brand of Fear,1949
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Lawless Code,1949
- Joe, Riding High,1950
- Actor, The Story of Will Rogers,1952
- Danowicz, The Charge at Feather River,1953
- Eddie, Riding Shotgun, Warner Bros., 1954
- Railroad yard watchman, Them!, Warner Bros., 1954
- Miller Starkie, Dragnet,1954
- Danvers, The Bounty Hunter, Warner Bros., 1954
- Gus Snider, Crime Wave(also known as The City Is Dark), Warner Bros., 1954
- Driver, A Star Is Born, Warner Bros., 1954
- Ed, I Died a Thousand Times, Warner Bros., 1955
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Tall Man Riding, Warner Bros., 1955
- Joe, You Can't Run Away from It, Columbia, 1956
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The Fastest Gun Alive, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
- Duffy Tyler, Street of Darkness,1958
- Al Berrywhiff, Hot Rod Gang,1958
- Veterinarian, Auntie Mame,1958
- McKinney, No Time for Sergeants, Warner Bros., 1958
- Fred the clerk, A Hole in the Head, United Artists, 1959
- Bob Skaggs, Home from the Hill, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1960
- Teet Howie, Parrish, Warner Bros., 1961
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Mooncussers,1962
- Dan Hatcher, Sweet Bird of Youth, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962
- Doc, Black Gold,1963
- Percy Cook, Spencer's Mountain, Warner Bros., 1963
- Card dealer, The Cincinnati Kid, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
- Benjamin Priam, Major Dundee, Columbia, 1965
- Clayton Howell, The Hallelujah Trail, United Artists, 1965
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Johnny Banco(also known as Johnny Banco--Geliebter Taugenichts), 1967
- Ivan Moss, Bonnie and Clyde, Warner Bros., 1967
- Electrician, Don't Make Waves, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
- Timekeeper, The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin, Buena Vista, 1967
- Pop McGovern, The Shakiest Gun in the West, Universal, 1968
- Sheriff, Three Guns for Texas,1968
- Attendant, Bandolero!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
- Dr. Peabody, The Reivers(also known as Yellow Winton Flyer), National General, 1969
- Spikey, The Learning Tree, Warner Bros., 1969
- Doc Adams, Death of a Gunfighter, Universal, 1969
- Mayor Wainscoat, The Wild Bunch, Warner Bros., 1969
- McCartney, The Undefeated, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
- Mayor, The Liberation of L. B. Jones, Columbia, 1970
- Joe, white hunter, A Man Called Horse,1970
- Junior, ...Tick ...Tick ...Tick,1970
- Phil, The Wild Country(also known as The Newcomers), BuenaVista, 1971
- Turquoise Smith, Evel Knievel,1971
- Doctor Schultz, Support Your Local Gunfighter, United Artists, 1971
- Officer Roddenberry, Wild in the Sky(also known as Black Jack and God Bless the Bomb), 1972
- Atkins, Man and Boy(also known as Ride a Dark Horse), Levitt, Pickman, 1972
- Laughlin, The Getaway, National General, 1972
- Del, Junior Bonner, Cinerama, 1972
- Sheriff Gordon, This Is a Hijack,1973
- Clayton, Tom Sawyer, United Artists, 1973
- Floyd, Poor Pretty Eddy(also known as Black Vengeance,
Heartbreak Motel,
Poor Pretty Eddie,
Redneck County, and Redneck County Rape), 1973
- Josh, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973
- Gas station attendant, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, United Artists,1974
- Nevada ticket agent, Hearts of the West(also known as HollywoodCowboy), United Artists, 1975
- Sheriff C. W. Thurston, Flash and the Firecat,1975
- Rattlesnake Tom, The Fortune(also known as Spite and Malice), 1975
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Country Blue,1975
- S. Gravely, The Winds of Autumn,1976
- Sheriff Forbes, Treasure of Matecumbe, Buena Vista, 1976
- Boomer, Pony Express Rider(also known as Doc Hooker's Bunch), 1976
- Harley Davidson, The Great Smokey Roadblock(also known as The Last of the Cowboys), 1976
- Grandpaw Bridges, Creature from Black Lake(also known as Demonof the Lake), 1976
- Walker, Burnt Offerings, United Artists, 1976
- Mayor Caffrey, Gator, United Artists, 1976
- Uncle Bill, Moonshine County Express, New World, 1977
- Voice of Digger, The Rescuers,1977
- Warden Warden (some sources cite the role of gunner), They Went That-a-Way and That-a-Way,1978
- Mr. Malcomb, 1941, Universal, 1979
- Tucker, Used Cars, Columbia, 1980
- Cottonmouth Gorch, Soggy Bottom, USA(also known as Swamp Rats), 1980
- Sheriff, Cannonball Run II, Warner Bros., 1984
- Mac, The Best of Times,1986
- Saloon old-timer, Back to the Future Part III, Universal, 1990
- Gimme Cap, My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, Samuel Goldwyn, 1991
- Grandpa Parks, Falling from Grace, Columbia, 1992
- Room clerk, Maverick, Warner Bros., 1994
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Wally Sims, Casey Jones,1958
- Ed Hewley, Please Don't Eat the Daisies,1965-66
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Hee Haw,1983-88
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Movies
- Reed, the lawyer, Sam Hill: Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?(also known as Sam Hill: Who Killed Mr. Foster?), NBC, 1971
- Old-timer, The Delphi Bureau, ABC, 1972
- Judge Robbins, Brock's Last Case, NBC, 1973
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Honky Tonk, NBC, 1974
- Halsey, Shootout in a One-Dog Town, ABC, 1974
- Bitteroot, The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return, ABC, 1975
- L. D. Sloane, The Outlaws, ABC, 1984
- Charlie Lee, Once upon a Texas Train(also known as Texas Guns), CBS, 1988
- Station agent, Conagher(also known as Louis L'Amour's Conagher), TNT, 1991
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Specials
- Angus McClay, The Murdocks and the McClays, ABC, 1970
- Doc, Great Day, ABC, 1977
- Cool Sam Bennett, The Dooley Brothers, CBS, 1979
- Ben, Getting There, CBS, 1980
- Uncle Bob, Pumpboys and Dinettes on Television, NBC, 1983
- Purse, Ride a Northbound Horse, PBS, 1987
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The Hee Haw 20th Anniversary Show, syndicated, 1988
- Charlie, Road Show, CBS, 1989
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Episodic
- Rattlesnake Jones, "Lucy Goes to the Rodeo," I Love Lucy,1955
- Hud, "The Courtship of Marshal Higgins," The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin,1957
- Billy Ray, the postman, "Guitar Player," The Andy Griffith Show,1960
- "Sidekicks," Wichita Town,1960
- "A Gun for Willie," Zane Grey Theater,1960
- "School Days," The Westerner,1960
- "The Empty Shell," Zane Grey Theater,1961
- Stroller, "The Case of the Grumbling Grandfather," Perry Mason,1961
- Peters, "The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank," The Twilight Zone,1962
- Cliff Willard, "Jubilee," Temple Houston,1963
- "Yahoo," Laredo,1965
- Guard, "The Night of the Casual Killer," The Wild, Wild West,1965
- "Ponderosa Explosion," Bonanza,1966
- "Long Ride to Wind River," The Virginian,1966
- "Limit of the Law Larkin," Laredo,1966
- Sonny Starr, "My Father's Guitar," Gunsmoke,1966
- Bartender, "Lost Treasure," The Big Valley,1966
- "The Gold Detector," Bonanza,1967
- Cook, "Saturday Night," Gunsmoke,1967
- Bartender, "Mad Dog," Gunsmoke,1967
- Preacher, "The Apple a Day Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,1967
- Farnum, "Nitro," Parts 1-2, Gunsmoke,1967
- "The Night of the Running Death," The Wild, Wild West,1967
- Doc Tully, "Fall of a Hero," The Big Valley,1968
- Oscar Hipple, "Tornado Frances," The High Chaparral,1968
- Noah Riker, "Slocum," Gunsmoke,1968
- Luke Calhoun, "The Horse Traders," Bonanza,1969
- Luke Calhoun, "Meena," Bonanza,1969
- Fargo Smith, "Lady Fair," The High Chaparral,1969
- Otto, "An Earthquake Called Callahan," Bonanza,1970
- Reverend Cox, "Kiowa," Gunsmoke,1970
- Luke Calhoun, "Easy Come, Easy Go," Bonanza,1971
- Johnson, "Journey from San Juan," Alias Smith and Jones,1971
- Flicker, "Whatever Happened to Moby Dick?," The Partridge Family,1971
- Jim, "The Reformation of Harry Briscoe," Alias Smith and Jones,1971
- "Delegate at Large," Cade's County,1971
- "Syndrome," Emergency!,1973
- "Surprise," Emergency!,1974
- Houston Lamb, "He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not," Parts 1-2, Little Houseon the Prairie,1980
- Houston Lamb, "The Silent Cry," Little House on the Prairie,1980
- Toothless Tim Teal, "The Hidalgo Thing," Bret Maverick, ABC, 1981
- Dixie, "Uncle George," Darkroom,1981
- Houston Lamb, "Blind Justice," Little House on the Prairie,1981
- Daddy Jones, "Nightmare from Hee Haw," Designing Women, CBS, 1989
- Daddy Jones, "Tornado Watch," Designing Women, CBS, 1990
- Hick, Johnny Bago, CBS, 1993
- Appeared as Mr. Rhodes in an episode of The Brian Keith Show; appeared as Slim in an episode of The Odd Couple.
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Television Appearances, Other
- Sheriff, Something for a Lonely Man,1968
- Cicero Everhart, Menace on the Mountain,1970
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Luck of the Draw: The Gambler Returns(miniseries), NBC, 1991
Further Reference
OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
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People Weekly, October 17, 1994, p. 70.*
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