Walter Clarence "Dub" Taylor Jr. (February 26, 1907 – October 3, 1994),Dub Taylor, 87, Actor in Westerns, The New York Times, October 5, 1994, Section B, Page 12 was an American character actor who from the 1940s into the 1990s worked extensively in films and on television, often in

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but also in comedies. He is the father of actor and painter

Buck Taylor Buck Taylor (born May 13, 1938) is an American actor and artist, best known for his role as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brian in the CBS television series ''Gunsmoke''. He is the son of Florence Gertrude Heffernan and character actor Dub Tayl ...

Early life

Taylor was born February 26, 1907, in

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, the middle child of five children of Minnie and Walter C. Taylor, Sr."The Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920"
enumeration date January 15, 1920, Augusta City, Richmond County, Georgia. Digital copy of original census page,

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. Retrieved August 4, 2017. According to the federal census of 1920, he had two older sisters, Minnie Marg retand Maud, a younger brother named George, and a little sister, Edna Fay. The family moved to

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, around 1912, when Walter was five years old, and lived there until he was 13. Taylor's mother was a Pennsylvania native; and his father, who worked in Augusta at that time as a cotton broker, was from North Carolina. While in Georgia as a boy, Walter, Jr. got his lifelong nickname when his friends began calling him "W", then shortened it further to "Dub".

Film work

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performer, Taylor made his film debut in 1938 as the cheerful ex-football captain Ed Carmichael in

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's '' You Can't Take It with You''. He secured the part because the role required an actor who could play tuned percussion. During the 1950s and early 1960s, he used his xylophone skills on several television shows, including the syndicated series '' Ranch Party''. In 1939, he appeared in the film ''Taming of the West'', where he originated the character of Cannonball, a role he played for the next 10 years in over 50 films. Cannonball was a comedic sidekick to

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in 13 features. He played the character in other westerns starring

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Russell Hayden Russell "Lucky" Hayden (born Hayden Michael "Pate" Lucid; June 12, 1912 – June 9, 1981) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for his portrayal as Lucky Jenkins in Paramount's popular Hopalong Cassidy film series. Ear ...

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and

Jimmy Wakely Jimmy Wakely (February 16, 1914 – September 23, 1982) was an American actor, songwriter, country music vocalist, and one of the last singing cowboys. During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, he released records, appeared in several B-Western movies ...

. Taylor later dropped the Cannonball name because he felt it held him back from roles in films with larger budgets. He had bit parts in a number of classic motion pictures, including '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939), '' A Star Is Born'' (1954) and ''

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'' (1954). The 1954 film '' Dragnet'' had Taylor in an uncredited role, that of gangster Miller Starkie, who is killed in the opening scene. He had a small role in the 1958

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film ''

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'' as a rustler of stray horses for sale. The same year, he performed in ''

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'' as the representative of the draft board who summoned Will Stockdale (

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) from his rural home in Georgia to the

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. He later joined

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's stock company in 1965's ''

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'', playing a professional horse thief. He also appeared in ''

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'' (1969) as a minister who gets his flock shot in the film's opening scene; in ''

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'' (1972), '' The Getaway'' (1972), and ''

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'' (1973) as an aging, eccentric outlaw friend of Billy's; and in

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's crime film ''

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'' (1974), He also played Ivan Moss, father of

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's character C. W. Moss, in ''

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'' (1967)''.'' He portrayed an ill-tempered

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cook in the 1969 film '' The Undefeated'', starring

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and

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, and appeared in '' Support Your Local Gunfighter'' (1971) as the drunken Doc Shultz."Dub Taylor: Complete Filmography"
including identifications of Taylor's characters in his films,

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(TCM), Turner Broadcasting System, a division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, New York. Retrieved August 6, 2017. He appeared in '' Back to the Future Part III'' (1990) with veteran Western actors

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and Harry Carey Jr. Taylor's last film role was in ''

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'' (1994), and although he had only a fleeting appearance as an unnamed "Room Clerk", his name appears in the film's opening credits.

Television work

In the 1950s, he guest-starred three times on the syndicated series ''

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'', starring

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and Dick Jones. He appeared in the 1955 episode "The Outlander" of ''

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'', and on the syndicated series ''

Death Valley Days ''Death Valley Days'' is an American old-time radio and television anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program ...

'' playing the Colorado silver miner "Chicken Bill" Lovell. In 1957, Taylor was cast alongside

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, in the syndicated ''

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'' TV series. He played in the 1961 ''

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'' episode "The Case of the Grumbling Grandfather". Taylor was on ''

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'' (1962–1963), in the episodes "My Child Is Yet a Stranger" and "The Tyrees of Capital Hill". He was in ''

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'', first as the preacher who marries Charlene Darling to Dud Wash, then as postmaster Talbert, and next as the brother-in-law of town handyman Emmett Clark. Taylor performed on other sitcoms, including ''

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'' with Shirley Booth. His character, Mitch Brady, was owner of a local cab company and a frequent boyfriend of Hazel's. He was cast in an episode of ''

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'', and on ''

The Brian Keith Show ''The Brian Keith Show'' (titled ''The Little People'' during its first season) is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 1972 to March 1974. The series stars Brian Keith and Shelley Fabares. Synopsis Keith plays Dr. Sean Jamison, ...

'', and in a fourth-season episode of ''

The Cosby Show ''The Cosby Show'' is an American television sitcom co-created by and starring Bill Cosby, which aired Thursday nights for eight seasons on NBC between September 20, 1984, until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on an upper middle-class African- ...

''. He was on NBC's series '' Laredo'' and ''

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''. Taylor played Houston Lamb in four episodes of ''

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'' in seasons six and seven (1979 to 1981). He appeared on ''

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'' for six seasons, from 1985 to 1991, where he was mostly seen as a regular in the Lulu's Truck Stop skit featuring

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and

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. Taylor was in several episodes of ''

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'' as a rustic enamored with the women from Sugarbaker's during a camping expedition. Starting in the late 1970s, Taylor appeared in a series of Western-style commercials for

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bubble gum. In the radio versions of the commercials, his character was named "The Geezer". In 1994, he appeared in a commercial for

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, performing as one of four participants in a fair's "Dip-Off" contest, where two other competitors and he use their "secret ingredient" of Pace Picante Sauce in their dips. When the fourth participant holds up a jar of "Mexican sauce" as a "secret ingredient", Taylor's character proclaims that it was "made in New York City!"

Death

Taylor died of a heart attack on October 3, 1994, in Los Angeles. He was cremated, and his ashes were scattered near Westlake Village, California.

Selected filmography

Film

*'' You Can't Take It with You'' (1938) as Ed Carmichael *'' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939) as Reporter (uncredited) *'' The Taming of the West'' (1939) * The Return of Wild Bill (1940) as Cannonball *'' Prairie Schooners'' (1940) as Cannonball *''

The Wildcat of Tucson The Wildcat of Tucson is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Bill Elliott as "Wild Bill" Hickok and Evelyn Young as Vivian Barlow. The film was produced and released by Columbia Pictures. A feature film A ...

'' (1940) as Cannonball *'' The Return of Daniel Boone'' (1941) as Cannonball *''

Hands Across the Rockies ''Hands Across the Rockies'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Bill Elliott. Plot Wild Bill Hickok (Bill Elliott) and Cannonball (Dub Taylor) help two young people in love (Mary Daily and Stanley Brown) a ...

'' (1941) as Cannonball Taylor *''

The Son of Davy Crockett ''The Son of Davy Crockett'' is a 1941 American Western film written and directed by Lambert Hillyer. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, Dub Taylor, Kenneth MacDonald, Richard Fiske and Eddy Waller. The film was released on July ...

'' (1941) as Cannonball *''

Tanks a Million ''Tanks a Million'' is a 1941 American film directed by Fred Guiol. It was the first of Hal Roach's Streamliners, short films under an hour designed for the lower half of a double feature. The two leading characters, whiz-kid sergeant Doubleda ...

'' (1941) as Malloy (uncredited) *'' The Lone Prairie'' (1942) as Cannonball *

Riders of the Northwest Mounted ''Riders of the Northwest Mounted'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, Bob Wills, Adele Mara, Dick Curtis and Richard Bailey. The film was released on ...

(1943) as Cannonball *''

Saddles and Sagebrush ''Saddles and Sagebrush'' is a 1943 American musical Western film directed by William Berke and starring Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor and Ann Savage.Morton & Adamson p.86-88 The film's sets were designed by the art director Lionel Banks. Plot ...

'' (1943) as Cannonball *''

What's Buzzin', Cousin? ''What's Buzzin', Cousin?'' is a 1943 American musical film directed by Charles Barton and written by Harry Sauber and John P. Medbury. The film stars Ann Miller, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, John Hubbard, Freddy Martin, Leslie Brooks and Jeff ...

'' (1943) as Jed (uncredited) *''

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'' (1943) as Seaman Stubby Gordon (uncredited) *''

Cowboy in the Clouds ''Cowboy in the Clouds'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Benjamin H. Kline and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Julie Duncan, Jimmy Wakely, Davison Clark and Wally Wales. The film was rel ...

'' (1943) as Cannonball *''

Saddle Leather Law ''Saddle Leather Law'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Benjamin H. Kline and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Vi Athens, Lloyd Bridges, Jimmy Wakely and Salty Holmes. The film was released ...

'' (1944) as Cannonball *''

Cowboy Canteen ''Cowboy Canteen'' is a 1944 American musical western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Charles Starrett. Plot Entertainers perform on a dude ranch for soldiers. Cast * Charles Starrett as Steve Bradley * Jane Frazee as Connie Gray * ...

'' (1944) as Cannonball *''

The Last Horseman ''The Last Horseman'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by William Berke and starring Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, and Ann Savage.Morton p.112 Cast * Russell Hayden as Lucky Rawlins * Dub Taylor as Cannonball * Bob Wills as Bob * Th ...

'' (1944) as Cannonball *''

Cyclone Prairie Rangers ''Cyclone Prairie Rangers'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Benjamin H. Kline and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Constance Worth, Jimmie Davis and Jimmy Wakely. The film was released on N ...

'' (1944) as Cannonball *''

Both Barrels Blazing ''Both Barrels Blazing'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and starring Charles Starrett. Plot The outlaw gangs are robbing the railroads and the Rangers cannot follow them when they move to New Mexico. So Kip decides ...

'' (1945) as Cannonball *''

Rustlers of the Badlands ''Rustlers of the Badlands'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and starring Charles Starrett, Carla Balenda and Dub Taylor.Drew p.108 Cast * Charles Starrett as Steve Lindsay / The Durango Kid * Tex Harding as Tex H ...

'' (1945) as Cannonball *''

Courtin' Trouble ''Courtin' Trouble'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ford Beebe and written by Ronald Davidson. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Virginia Belmont, Leonard Penn, Marshall Reed and Steve Clark. The film was released on Novembe ...

'' (1948) as Cannonball *'' Cowboy Cavalier'' (1948) as Cannonball *'' Song of the Drifter'' (1948) as Cannonball *'' Silver Trails'' (1948) as Cannonball *'' Across the Rio Grande'' (1949) as Cannonball Taylor *''

Brand of Fear ''Brand of Fear'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and written by Basil Dickey. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Tom London, Gail Davis, Marshall Reed and William Ruhl. The film was released on July 10, 1949, by ...

'' (1949) as Cannonball *'' Riding High'' (1950) as Joe *''

Lure of the Wilderness ''Lure of the Wilderness'' is a 1952 romantic adventure Technicolor film directed by Jean Negulesco and based on the 1941 novel ''Swamp Water'' by Vereen Bell. The film is a remake of Jean Renoir's 1941 adaption of the novel. Walter Brennan ...

'' (1952) as Sheriff Jepson (uncredited) *'' The Story of Will Rogers'' (1952) as Actor (scenes deleted) *''

Woman of the North Country ''Woman of the North Country'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Ruth Hussey, Rod Cameron, John Agar and Gale Storm. The film was released on September 5, 1952, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast * Ruth H ...

'' (1952) as Bob (uncredited) *''

The Charge at Feather River ''The Charge at Feather River'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was originally released in 3D with many arrows, lances, and other weapons flying directly at the audience in several scenes. The movie is most notab ...

'' (1953) as Danowicz *''

Those Redheads from Seattle ''Those Redheads from Seattle'' is a 1953 American musical western film produced in 3-D directed by Lewis R. Foster and starring Rhonda Fleming, Gene Barry and Agnes Moorehead, and released by Paramount Pictures. It was the first 3-D musical. Pl ...

'' (1953) as Townsman (uncredited) *'' Crime Wave'' (1953) as Gus Snider *''

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'' (1954) as Eddie (uncredited) *''

'' (1954) as Railroad Yard Watchman (uncredited) *'' Dragnet'' (1954) as Miller Starkie (uncredited) *'' The Bounty Hunter'' (1954) as Eli Danvers *'' A Star Is Born'' (1954) as Norman's Driver (voice, uncredited) *''

Tall Man Riding ''Tall Man Riding'' is a 1955 American Western (genre), Western Warnercolor film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Randolph Scott, Dorothy Malone, and Peggie Castle. Based on the novel ''Tall Man Riding'', by Norman A. Fox, the film is ab ...

'' (1955) as Townsman (uncredited) *''

The McConnell Story ''The McConnell Story'' is a 1955 dramatization of the life and career of United States Air Force (USAF) pilot Joseph C. McConnell (1922–1954) directed by Gordon Douglas. McConnell served as a navigator in World War II before becoming the ...

'' (1955) as Angry Technical Sergeant (uncredited) *''

I Died a Thousand Times ''I Died a Thousand Times'' is a 1955 American CinemaScope Warnercolor film noir directed by Stuart Heisler. The drama features Jack Palance as paroled bank robber Roy Earle, with Shelley Winters, Lee Marvin, Earl Holliman, Perry Lopez, Pedro ...

'' (1955) as Ed (uncredited) *''

The Fastest Gun Alive ''The Fastest Gun Alive'' is a 1956 MGM Western film starring Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, and Broderick Crawford directed by Russell Rouse. Plot Son of a notorious fast-drawing sheriff, George Kelby Jr. (Ford) and his wife Dora (Jeanne Crain) ...

'' (1956) as Nolan Brown (uncredited) *''

Tension at Table Rock ''Tension at Table Rock'' is a 1956 American Western (genre), Western Drama (genre), drama film directed by Charles Marquis Warren and starring Richard Egan (actor), Richard Egan and Dorothy Malone. Wes Tancred (Richard Egan (actor), Richard Eg ...

'' (1956) as Ruffian (uncredited) *''

You Can't Run Away from It ''You Can't Run Away from It'' is a 1956 musical comedy directed and produced by Dick Powell and starring June Allyson and Jack Lemmon. The film is a remake of the 1934 Academy Award-winning film ''It Happened One Night''. The supporting cast ...

'' (1956) as Joe *''

'' (1958) as McKinney *''

Hot Rod Gang ''Hot Rod Gang'' is a 1958 drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring John Ashley. The working title was ''Hot Rod Rock'' with the film also released under the title ''Fury Unleashed''. American International Pictures released the film as a ...

'' (1958) as Al Berrywhiff *''

Street of Darkness ''Street of Darkness'' is a 1958 American adventure drama directed by Robert G. Walker and starring Robert Keys. It premiered on June 11, 1958. Premise Former colleagues Brett, Matt and Jesse reunite in New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,

'' (1958) as Duffy Tyler *''

Auntie Mame ''Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade'' is a 1955 novel by American author Patrick Dennis chronicling the madcap adventures of a boy, Patrick, growing up as the ward of his Aunt Mame Dennis, the sister of his dead father. The book is often desc ...

'' (1958) as County Veterinarian (uncredited) *''

A Hole in the Head ''A Hole in the Head'' (1959) is a DeLuxe Color comedy film, shown in CinemaScope, directed by Frank Capra, featuring Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Keenan Wynn, Carolyn Jones, Thelma Ritter, Dub Taylor, Ruby Dandridge, ...

'' (1959) as Fred *'' Home from the Hill'' (1960) as Bob Skaggs (uncredited) *'' Parrish'' (1961) as Teet Howie *''

Sweet Bird of Youth ''Sweet Bird of Youth'' is a 1959 play by Tennessee Williams which tells the story of a gigolo and drifter, Chance Wayne, who returns to his home town as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra del Lago (travelling incognito as Princess ...

'' (1962) as Dan Hatcher *'' Black Gold'' (1962) as Doc *''

Spencer's Mountain ''Spencer's Mountain'' is a 1963 American family drama film written, directed, and produced by Delmer Daves from the 1961 novel of the same name by Earl Hamner Jr. and starring Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara The supporting cast features early a ...

'' (1963) as Percy Cook *''

'' (1965) as Priam *''

The Hallelujah Trail ''The Hallelujah Trail'' is a 1965 American Western mockumentary spoof directed by John Sturges, with top-billed stars Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Jim Hutton and Pamela Tiffin. It was based on the book of the same title (originally released as ...

'' (1965) as Clayton Howell *''

The Cincinnati Kid ''The Cincinnati Kid'' is a 1965 American drama film directed by Norman Jewison. It tells the story of Eric "The Kid" Stoner, a young Depression-era poker player, as he seeks to establish his reputation as the best. This quest leads him to cha ...

'' (1965) as First Dealer *''

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin ''The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin'' is a 1967 American Western comedy film directed by James Neilson, produced by Walt Disney Productions, starring Roddy McDowall, Suzanne Pleshette, Hermione Baddeley, and Karl Malden. The film's screenpl ...

'' (1967) as Timekeeper *''

Don't Make Waves ''Don't Make Waves'' is a 1967 American sex comedy (with elements of the beach party genre) starring Tony Curtis, Claudia Cardinale, Dave Draper and Sharon Tate. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was directed by Alexander Mackendric ...

'' (1967) as Electrician *''

'' (1967) as Ivan Moss *'' Johnny Banco'' (1967) *''

The Money Jungle ''The Money Jungle'' is a 1968 American drama film directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Charles A. Wallace. The film stars John Ericson, Lola Albright, Leslie Parrish, Nehemiah Persoff, Charles Drake, Kent Smith and Don Rickles. The film ...

'' (1967) as Pete Jensen *''

Bandolero! ''Bandolero!'' is a 1968 American Western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring James Stewart, Dean Martin, Raquel Welch and George Kennedy. The story centers on two brothers on the run from a posse, led by a local sheriff who want ...

'' (1968) as Attendant *''

The Shakiest Gun in the West ''The Shakiest Gun in the West'' is a 1968 American comedy Western film starring Don Knotts. It was directed by Alan Rafkin and written by Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum. The film is a remake of '' The Paleface'', a 1948 movie starring B ...

'' (1968) as Pop McGovern *''

Death of a Gunfighter ''Death of a Gunfighter'' is a 1969 American Western film directed by Allen Smithee and starring Richard Widmark and Lena Horne. and features an original score by Oliver Nelson. The theme of the film is the "passing" of the West, the clash betw ...

'' (1969) as Doc Adams *''

'' (1969) as Wainscoat *''

The Learning Tree ''The Learning Tree'' is a 1969 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Gordon Parks. It depicts the life of Newt Winger, a teenager growing up in Cherokee Flats, Kansas, in the 1920s, and chronicles his journey into manhood m ...

'' (1969) as Spikey *'' The Undefeated'' (1969) as McCartney *'' The Reivers'' (1969) as Dr. B.F. Peabody *'' ...tick...tick...tick...'' (1970) as Junior *''

The Liberation of L.B. Jones ''The Liberation of L.B. Jones'' is a 1970 American neo noir film directed by William Wyler, his final project in a career that spanned 45 years. The screenplay by Jesse Hill Ford and Stirling Silliphant is based on Ford's 1965 novel ''The Lib ...

'' (1970) as Mayor *'' A Man Called Horse'' (1970) as Joe *'' The Wild Country'' (1970) as Phil *'' Support Your Local Gunfighter'' (1971) as Doc Schultz *'' Man and Boy'' (1971) as Atkins *''

Evel Knievel Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel (; October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007) was an American stunt performer and entertainer. Over the course of his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps. Knievel was inducted into the Motor ...

'' (1971) as Turquoise Smith *''

Wild in the Sky ''Wild in the Sky'' is a 1972 American action comedy film directed by William T. Naud and starring Georg Stanford Brown, Brandon De Wilde (in his final film role), Keenan Wynn, Tim O'Connor, and Dick Gautier. The film was released as ''Black Jac ...

'' (1972) as Officer Roddenberry *''

'' (1972) as Del *'' The Getaway'' (1972) as Laughlin *''Country Blue'' (1973) as Jumpy Belk *''

Tom Sawyer Thomas Sawyer () is the titular character of the Mark Twain novel ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876). He appears in three other novels by Twain: ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884), ''Tom Sawyer Abroad'' (1894), and ''Tom Sawyer, Dete ...

'' (1973) as Clayton *''

'' (1973) as Josh *''

'' (1974) as Station Attendant *''

The Fortune ''The Fortune'' is a 1975 American black comedy film starring Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty, and directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Adrien Joyce focuses on two bumbling con men who plot to steal the fortune of a wealthy young heir ...

'' (1975) as Rattlesnake Tom *''

Poor Pretty Eddie ''Poor Pretty Eddie'' is a 1975 American film starring Leslie Uggams, Shelley Winters and Michael Christian. Made on a relatively small budget, it is known for having an atypical narrative and directorial style, which combines elements of horror ...

'' (1975) as Justice of the Peace Floyd *''

Hearts of the West ''Hearts of the West'', released in Europe as ''Hollywood Cowboy'', is a 1975 American comedy film directed by Howard Zieff, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Jeff Bridges, Andy Griffith, Blythe Danner, and Alan Arkin. Set in 1930s ...

'' (1975) as Nevada Ticket Agent *''

Creature from Black Lake ''Creature from Black Lake'' is a 1976 American horror film written and directed by Joy N. Houck Jr. and starring Jack Elam, Dub Taylor, Dennis Fimple, John David Carson, and Bill Thurman. It follows two anthropology students from the Universit ...

'' (1976) as Grandpaw Bridges *'' Burnt Offerings'' (1976) as Walker *''

Treasure of Matecumbe ''Treasure of Matecumbe'' is a 1976 American adventure western film directed by Vincent McEveety and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was based on the novel ''A Journey to Matecumbe'' by Robert Lewis Taylor. The filming locations were in ...

'' (1976) as Sheriff Forbes *'' Pony Express Rider'' (1976) as Boomer Riley *'' Gator'' (1976) as Mayor Caffey *'' The Winds of Autumn'' (1976) as Rattler S. Gravley *''

The Great Smokey Roadblock ''The Great Smokey Roadblock'' is a 1977 comedy road film written and directed by John Leone. It stars Henry Fonda, Eileen Brennan, John Byner, Dub Taylor, and Daina House. The film is also known as ''The Goodbye Run'' and ''The Last of the Cowbo ...

'' (1977) as Harley Davidson *''

Moonshine County Express ''Moonshine County Express'' is a 1977 action film from New World Pictures. Producer Roger Corman always thought one of the reasons the film was so popular was because it did not put down Southern people.Ed. J. Philip di Franco, ''The Movie World ...

'' (1977) as Uncle Bill *''

The Rescuers ''The Rescuers'' is a 1977 American animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution. The 23rd Disney animated feature film, its story follows Bernard and Bianca, two members ...

'' (1977) as Digger (voice) *'' Beartooth'' (1978) *''

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way ''They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way'' is a 1978 slapstick comedy film co-directed by Stuart E. McGowan and Edward Montagne and written by and starring Tim Conway. Premise Dewey and Wallace are small-town lawmen who are ordered by the governor t ...

'' (1978) as Gunner *''

1941 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ...

'' (1979) as Mr. Malcomb *''

Used Cars ''Used Cars'' is a 1980 American satirical black comedy film co-written and directed by Robert Zemeckis. The story follows Rudy Russo (Kurt Russell), a devious salesman, working for affable, but monumentally unsuccessful used-car dealer Luke Fuc ...

'' (1980) as Tucker *''

Cannonball Run II ''Cannonball Run II'' is a 1984 action comedy film starring Burt Reynolds and an all-star cast, released by Warner Bros. and Golden Harvest. Like the original '' Cannonball Run'', it is set around an illegal cross-country race. This was the l ...

'' (1984) as Sheriff *'' The Best of Times'' (1986) as Mac *''

Once Upon a Texas Train ''Once Upon a Texas Train'' (also known as ''Texas Guns'') is a 1988 American comedy Western television film, directed by Burt Kennedy and starring Willie Nelson and Richard Widmark. Plot The movie opens with a train robbery in Texas, but a gr ...

'' (1988, TV Movie) as Charlie Lee *'' Back to the Future Part III'' (1990) as Levi, Saloon Old-Timer #1 *''

Conagher ''Conagher'' is a 1991 American Western made-for-television film based on the 1969 Louis L'Amour novel of the same name co-produced and distributed by Turner Network Television. Plot The film opens with the Teale family moving west on a wago ...

'' (1991, TV Movie) as Station Agent *'' My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys'' (1991) as Gimme Cap *'' Falling from Grace'' (1992) as Grandpa Parks *''

'' (1994) as Room Clerk (final film role)

Television

*''

'' (1955), season 5, episode 8, titled "Lucy Goes to the Rodeo", as Rattlesnake Jones *''

'' (1957-1958) as Wallie Sims, 32 episodes *'' Twilight Zone'' (1962) season 3, episode 23 titled "The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank" as Mr. Peters *'' Dennis the Menace'' (1960), season 1, episode 22, titled "Dennis and the TV Set" as Opie *''

'' (1962-1963), as Mitch Brady, 4 episodes *''

'' (1963), season 3, episode 31 titled "Mountain Wedding" as The Preacher *''

My Favorite Martian ''My Favorite Martian'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1963, to May 1, 1966, for 107 episodes. The show stars Ray Walston as "Uncle Martin" (the Martian) and Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara. The first two seasons, totalin ...

'' (1964), season 1, episode 15, titled "Poor Litter Rich Cat", *''

Please Don't Eat the Daisies ''Please Don't Eat the Daisies'' (New York: Doubleday, 1957) is a best-selling collection of humorous essays by American humorist and playwright Jean Kerr about suburban living and raising four boys. The essays do not have a plot or through-sto ...

'' (1965), as Ed Hewley, 5 episodes *''

The Wild Wild West ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels w ...

'' (1965), season 1, episode 5, "The Night of the Casual Killer", as Guard *'' The Monroes'' (1966-1967) as Cyrus, 2 episodes *''

'' (1967), season 3, episode 15, "The Night of the Running Death", as Pete *''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on U ...

'' (1967-1971), 6 episodes as Barlow / Simon / Otto / Luke Calhoun *''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...

'' (1967-1970) as Farnum / Rev. Finney Cox / Noah Riker / Bartender / Cook / Sonny Starr *''

Partridge Family ''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children, in a family who embarks on a music career. It ran from Se ...

'' (1971), season 2, episode 6, “Whatever Happened To Moby Dick” as Flicker *''

Emergency! ''Emergency!'' is an American action-adventure medical drama television series jointly produced by Mark VII Limited and Universal Television. Debuting on NBC as a midseason replacement on January 15, 1972, replacing the two short-lived situatio ...

'' (1973) season 2, episode 16, "Syndrome" as an old man *''

Little House on the Prairie The ''Little House on the Prairie'' books is a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder (b. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls). The stories are based on her childhood and adolescence in the Midwestern United States, American M ...

'' (1980), 4 episodes as Houston Lamb *''

Darkroom A darkroom is used to process photographic film, to make prints and to carry out other associated tasks. It is a room that can be made completely dark to allow the processing of the light-sensitive photographic materials, including film and ph ...

'' (1981), season 1, episode 2, titled "Uncle George" *''

'' (1988), season 4, episode 16 *''

'' (1989), episode 'The Nightmare From HeeHaw', season 4, episode 4Andy Griffith

References

External links

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Press Release for "That Guy: The Legacy of Dub Taylor"
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by Bobby J. Copeland
Parker Brothers Gun Company
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Dub 1907 births 1994 deaths American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Augusta, Georgia Vaudeville performers Male Western (genre) film actors Male actors from Richmond, Virginia Male actors from Los Angeles 20th-century American male actors