Kent Taylor
Born May 11, 1907 (Age: 118)
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Nashua, Iowa, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Filmography
The Firebrand
1962
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as Maj. Tim Bancroft
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Age: 55
The Purple Hills
1961
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as Johnny Barnes
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Age: 54
Walk Tall
1960
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as Frank Carter
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Age: 53
Ghost Town
1956
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as Anse Conroy
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Age: 48
Secret Venture
1955
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as Ted O'Hara
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Age: 48
Army Surgeon
1942
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as Lt. Philip Harvey
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Age: 35
Half Way to Shanghai
1942
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as Frederick Barton, [Screen Credit / Ads Name: Alexander Barton ]
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Age: 35
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942
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as Doc Holliday
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Age: 35
Mississippi Gambler
1942
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as John J. 'Johnny' Forbes
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Age: 34
Gang Busters
1942
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as Det. Lt. Bannister
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Age: 34
No Image
Frisco Lil
1942
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as
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Age: 34
Washington Melodrama
1941
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as Hal Thorne
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Age: 33
Repent at Leisure
1941
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as Richard Hughes
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Age: 33
Under-Cover Man
1932
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as Russ
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Age: 25
If I Had a Million
1932
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as Bank Teller (uncredited)
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Age: 25
Blonde Venus
1932
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as Hiker (uncredited)
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Age: 25
The Night of June 13
1932
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as Reporter (uncredited)
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Age: 25
Devil and the Deep
1932
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as A Friend at Party (uncredited)
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Age: 25
The Man from Yesterday
1932
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as Military Policeman
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Age: 25
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
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as Greg Boleslavsky
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Age: 25
Forgotten Commandments
1932
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as Gregor
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Age: 25
One Hour with You
1932
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as Party Guest Greeted by Colette (uncredited)
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Age: 24
Dancers in the Dark
1932
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as Saxophonist
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Age: 24