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person_profile-Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor Died at age: 87

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Dub Taylor

Date of Birth:

Feb 26, 1907

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Oct 03, 1994

Biography of

Dub Taylor

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Walter Clarence Taylor Jr. (February 26, 1907 – October 3, 1994), known as Dub Taylor, was an American character actor who from the 1940s into the 1990s worked extensively in films and on television, often in Westerns but also in comedies. He was the father of actor Buck Taylor, who played the character Newly O'Brien on Gunsmoke.

    Walter C. Taylor Jr. was born in 1907 in Richmond, Virginia, the middle child of five children of Minnie and Walter C. Taylor, Sr. According to the federal census of 1920, young Walter had two older sisters, Minnie Marg[aret] and Maud, a younger brother named George, and a little sister, Edna Fay. The family moved to Augusta, Georgia around 1912 when Walter was five years old, and the Taylors lived in this city until he was 13. The census of 1920 also documents that Dub's mother was a native of Pennsylvania and his father was a native of North Carolina, who worked in Augusta at that time as a "Cotton Broker". While living in Georgia as a boy, Walter, Jr., got his lifelong nickname when his friends began calling him "W" (double-u) and then shortened his nickname even farther, to just "Dub". It was in Georgia, too, where Taylor befriended Ty Cobb, Jr., the son of the legendary professional baseball player.

    A vaudeville performer, Dub Taylor was a member of the 1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team that played in the 1938 Rose Bowl. He stayed behind to establish a career in films, making his film debut in 1938 as the cheerful ex-football captain Ed Carmichael in Frank Capra's You Can't Take It with You. Taylor secured the part because the role required an actor who could also play the xylophone. Later, during the 1950s and early 1960s, he demonstrated his considerable talent for playing the xylophone on several television shows, including an episode on the syndicated series Ranch Party hosted by Tex Ritter.

    In 1939, he appeared in the film Taming of the West, in which he originated the character of Cannonball, a role he continued to play for the next ten years, in over 50 films. Cannonball was a comic sidekick to Wild Bill Saunders (played by Bill Elliott), a pairing that continued through 13 features, during which Elliott’s character became Wild Bill Hickok.

    Despite his extensive career as a character actor in a wide range of roles, Dub Taylor continued to find his niche in Westerns, a genre in which he performed in literally dozens of more films and in episodes of many television series. Taylor often appeared in the guise of talkative hotel or postal clerks, court bailiffs, cooks, or dissolute doctors. He portrayed, for example, an ill-tempered chuckwagon cook in the 1969 film The Undefeated, starring John Wayne and Rock Hudson. He appeared as well in the 1971 movie Support Your Local Gunfighter as the drunken Doc Shultz. Taylor played Houston Lamb over the course of four episodes of Little House On The Prairie in seasons six and seven (1979 to 1981). Taylor made at least two film cameos in the early 1990s. In Back to the Future Part III, he appeared with veteran Western actors Pat Buttram and Harry Carey Jr.. His last appearance was in the film Maverick as a hotel room clerk.

    Dub Taylor died of a heart attack on October 3, 1994 in Los Angeles. In addition to being father to Buck Taylor, Dub had a daughter, Faydean Taylor Tharp. CLR

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Filmography of

Dub Taylor

Found 152 Movies in total

Maverick

Room Clerk ( Actor )

... 1994

Falling from Grace

Grandpa Parks ( Actor )

... 1992

The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw

The Westerner's Friend ( Actor )

... 1991

... 1991

... 1991

Back to the Future Part III

Saloon Old Timer ( Actor )

... 1990

Once Upon a Texas Train

Charlie Lee ( Actor )

... 1988

The Best of Times

Mac ( Actor )

... 1986

The Outlaws

L.D. Sloane ( Actor )

... 1984

Cannonball Run II

Police Officer ( Actor )

... 1984

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

Cottonmouth Gorch ( Actor )

... 1981

Used Cars

Tucker ( Actor )

... 1980

1941

Mr. Malcomb ( Actor )

... 1979

... 1978

Doc Hooker's Bunch

Dr. Isaiah Beauregard Hooker ( Actor )

... 1978

The Great Smokey Roadblock

Harley Davidson ( Actor )

... 1978

... 1978

The Rescuers

Digger (voice) ( Actor )

... 1977

Moonshine County Express

Uncle Bill ( Actor )

... 1977

Pony Express Rider

Boomer Riley ( Actor )

... 1976

Burnt Offerings

Walker ( Actor )

... 1976

Gator

Mayor T.L. Caffery ( Actor )

... 1976

Treasure of Matecumbe

Sheriff Forbes ( Actor )

... 1976

The Winds of Autumn

Rattler S. Gravley ( Actor )

... 1976

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1976

Creature from Black Lake

Grandpaw Bridges ( Actor )

... 1976

Hearts of the West

Nevada Ticket Agent ( Actor )

... 1975

Poor Pretty Eddie

Justice of the Peace Floyd ( Actor )

... 1975

Flash and the Firecat

Sheriff C.W. Thurston ( Actor )

... 1975

The Fortune

Rattlesnake Tom ( Actor )

... 1975

... 1975

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Station Attendant ( Actor )

... 1974

... 1974

... 1974

This Is a Hijack

Sheriff Gordon ( Actor )

... 1973

... 1973

Tom Sawyer

Clayton ( Actor )

... 1973

Brock's Last Case

Judge Robbins ( Actor )

... 1973

Country Blue

J.J. 'Jumpy' Belk ( Actor )

... 1973

The Getaway

Laughlin ( Actor )

... 1972

Junior Bonner

Del ( Actor )

... 1972

The Delphi Bureau

Old Timer ( Actor )

... 1972

Wild in the Sky

Officer Roddenberry ( Actor )

... 1972

Evel Knievel

Turquoise Smith ( Actor )

... 1971

Man and Boy

Atkins ( Actor )

... 1971

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Doc Schultz ( Actor )

... 1971

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

Reed, the Lawyer ( Actor )

... 1971

The Wild Country

Phil ( Actor )

... 1970

A Man Called Horse

Joe ( Actor )

... 1970

... 1970

Menace on the Mountain

Cicero Everhart ( Actor )

... 1970

Tick... Tick... Tick...

Junior ( Actor )

... 1970

The Reivers

Dr. Peabody ( Actor )

... 1969

The Undefeated

McCartney ( Actor )

... 1969

The Learning Tree

Spikey ( Actor )

... 1969

The Wild Bunch

Reverend Wainscoat ( Actor )

... 1969

Death of a Gunfighter

Doc Adams ( Actor )

... 1969

... 1969

... 1968

The Shakiest Gun in the West

Pop Cushings ( Actor )

... 1968

Bandolero!

Attendant ( Actor )

... 1968

The Money Jungle

Pete Jensen ( Actor )

... 1967

Bonnie and Clyde

Ivan Moss ( Actor )

... 1967

... 1967

Don't Make Waves

Electrician ( Actor )

... 1967

... 1967

The Cincinnati Kid

Dealer ( Actor )

... 1965

The Hallelujah Trail

Clayton Howell ( Actor )

... 1965

Major Dundee

Priam ( Actor )

... 1965

Spencer's Mountain

Percy Cook ( Actor )

... 1963

The Losers

Gregory ( Actor )

... 1963

Mooncussers

Fire Tender ( Actor )

... 1962

How the West Was Won

Man (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1962

Period of Adjustment

Drunk (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1962

Black Gold

Doc ( Actor )

... 1962

Sweet Bird of Youth

Dan Hatcher ( Actor )

... 1962

Pocketful of Miracles

Man (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1961

Parrish

Teet Howie ( Actor )

... 1961

Home from the Hill

Bob Skaggs (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1960

A Hole in the Head

Fred ( Actor )

... 1959

Auntie Mame

County Veterinarian (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1958

Hot Rod Gang

Landlord ( Actor )

... 1958

No Time for Sergeants

McKinney ( Actor )

... 1958

... 1956

The Fastest Gun Alive

Nolan Brown (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1956

I Died a Thousand Times

Ed (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1955

Tall Man Riding

Townsman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1955

A Star Is Born

Norman's Driver (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1954

The Bounty Hunter

Eli Danvers ( Actor )

... 1954

Dragnet

Miller Starkie ( Actor )

... 1954

Them!

Railroad Yard Watchman ( Actor )

... 1954

Crime Wave

Gus Snider ( Actor )

... 1953

... 1951

Riding High

Joe ( Actor )

... 1950

Lawless Code

Cannonball Taylor ( Actor )

... 1949

Roaring Westward

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1949

Brand of Fear

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1949

Across The Rio Grande

Cannonball Taylor ( Actor )

... 1949

Gun Law Justice

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1949

Gun Runner

Cannonball Taylor (as 'Cannonball' Taylor) ( Actor )

... 1949

Courtin' Trouble

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1948

Outlaw Brand

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1948

Silver Trails

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1948

Cowboy Cavalier

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1948

Range Renegades

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1948

Partners of the Sunset

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1948

The Rangers Ride

Cannonball Taylor ( Actor )

... 1948

Oklahoma Blues

Cannonball Taylor ( Actor )

... 1948

Song of the Drifter

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1948

Ridin' Down the Trail

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1947

Frontier Gunlaw

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1946

Texas Panhandle

Cannonball Taylor ( Actor )

... 1945

Lawless Empire

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1945

Outlaws of the Rockies

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1945

Blazing the Western Trail

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1945

Rustlers of the Badlands

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1945

Both Barrels Blazing

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1945

Rough Ridin' Justice

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1945

Sagebrush Heroes

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1945

Saddle Leather Law

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1944

Cyclone Prairie Rangers

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1944

Cowboy from Lonesome River

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1944

The Last Horseman

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1944

Wyoming Hurricane

Doc 'Canonball' Jones ( Actor )

... 1944

Sundown Valley

Cannonball Boggs ( Actor )

... 1944

Cowboy Canteen

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1944

Cowboy in the Clouds

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1943

The Vigilantes Ride

Cannonball Taylor ( Actor )

... 1943

Minesweeper

Seaman Stubby Gordon ( Actor )

... 1943

Silver City Raiders

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1943

Saddles and Sagebrush

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1943

... 1943

A Tornado in the Saddle

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1942

The Lone Prairie

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1942

Tanks a Million

Malloy ( Actor )

... 1941

King of Dodge City

Cannonball Taylor ( Actor )

... 1941

The Son of Davy Crockett

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1941

Hands Across the Rockies

Cannonball Taylor ( Actor )

... 1941

The Return of Daniel Boone

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1941

North from the Lone Star

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1941

Across the Sierras

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1941

The Wildcat of Tucson

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1940

Beyond the Sacramento

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1940

Prairie Schooners

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1940

One Man's Law

Nevady ( Actor )

... 1940

The Return of Wild Bill

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1940

The Man from Tumbleweeds

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1940

Pioneers of the Frontier

Cannonball Simms ( Actor )

... 1940

The Taming of the West

Cannonball ( Actor )

... 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Reporter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Carefree

Bit Part (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

You Can't Take It with You

Ed Carmichael ( Actor )

... 1938