Wilton Taylor (1869 – January 24, 1925) was an American stage and silent screen actor. He usually played gruff men of authority like wardens, judges or the police commissioner in Tod Browning's '' Outside the Law'' (1920). Of some other surviving silent he can be seen in Houdini's ''

Terror Island ''Terror Island'' is a 1920 American silent adventure film produced by Jesse Lasky and directed by James Cruze. It is a starring vehicle for illusionist Harry Houdini here costarring with Lila Lee. This film listed as 7 reels by the AFI but two ...

'' (1920). Prior to entering films he spent some years on the stage and appeared as a police inspector in the original 1912 Broadway production of ''

Within the Law Within may refer to: * ''Within'' (William Joseph album) (2004), by pianist William Joseph * ''Within'' (Embraced album) (2000), by Swedish melodic black metal band Embraced * Within (company), a virtual reality content and technology company ba ...

'' starring Jane Cowl. Taylor died in January 1925.Silent Film Necrology 2nd edition p.515 c.2001 by Eugene Michael Vazzana retrieved January 16, 2015

Partial filmography

*'' The Gray Ghost'' (1917) *''

Wild Women Wild Women may refer to: * Wild Women (1918 film), an American comedy western film * Wild Women (1951 film), an American adventure film directed by Norman Dawn * Wild Women (1970 film) ''Wild Women'' is a 1970 American Made-for-television Western f ...

'' (1918) *'' Peggy Does Her Darndest'' (1919) *'' The Love Burglar'' (1919) *'' Love Insurance'' (1919) *''

The Lottery Man ''The Lottery Man'' is a comic play in three acts by Rida Johnson Young. Produced by the Shubert family, it premiered on Broadway at the Bijou Theatre on December 6, 1909, and was later adapted into a film twice; once in 1916 and again in 1919. It ...

'' (1919) *'' The Prince and Betty'' (1919) * '' Blackie's Redemption'' (1919) *'' Alias Jimmy Valentine'' (1920) *''

Treasure Island ''Treasure Island'' (originally titled ''The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys''Hammond, J. R. 1984. "Treasure Island." In ''A Robert Louis Stevenson Companion'', Palgrave Macmillan Literary Companions. London: Palgrave Macmillan. .) is an adventure n ...

'' (1920) *''

'' (1920) *'' One Hour Before Dawn'' (1920) *'' Outside the Law'' (1920) *''

The Little Clown ''The Little Clown'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Mary Miles Minter, adapted by Eugene B. Lewis from a comedy play by Avery Hopwood. It is one of approximately a dozen of Minter's films which s ...

'' (1921) *'' The Last Card'' (1921) *'' Traveling Salesman'' (1921) *'' Gasoline Gus'' (1921) * '' The Spotted Lily'' (1917) *''

The Cave Girl ''The Cave Girl'' is a lost world novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. Originally published in two separate stories, ''The Cave Girl'' begun in February 1913 and published by "All-Story" in July, August, and September 1913; and ''Th ...

'' (1921) * '' Sherlock Brown'' (1922) *''

The Lane That Had No Turning ''The Lane That Had No Turning'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film that was directed by Victor Fleming. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. It is based on the short novel with the same title by ...

'' (1922) *'' Human Hearts'' (1922) *'' Ridin' Wild'' (1922) * '' The Drivin' Fool'' (1923) * '' Madness of Youth'' (1923)

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