Portrait of Vaughn Taylor

Vaughn Taylor

Acting

Biography

Vaughn Taylor  (February 22, 1910 – April 26, 1983) was an American film and television actor. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His film credits include Jailhouse Rock, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Psycho and In Cold Blood. In his many television appearances, Taylor appeared in several episodes of the Twilight Zone, including the role of the salesman in the episode" I Sing the Body Electric". He also appeared in "Time Enough at Last", "Still Valley", an episode of "The Outer Limits" called "The Guests" as the character Mr. Latimer, "The Incredible World of Horace Ford" and "The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross". In 1958, he appeared as a doctor shot to death in the back by the brother, played by Nick Adams of an outlaw, portrayed by Michael Landon, whom he had treated in the Steve McQueen CBS western Wanted: Dead or Alive. Taylor appeared three times in the 1960–1961 season in the syndicated series COronado 9 starring Rod Cameron. He guest starred in 1961 as a veterinarian in the ABC sitcom The Hathaways, starring Peggy Cass, Jack Weston, and the Marquis Chimps. Taylor also appeared in 1961 in James Franciscus's short-lived CBS drama series, The Investigators. He was also a frequent guest on the Perry Mason series, appearing a total of eight times (including the first episode). He died in 1983, aged 73, two months before the release of Psycho II, which was the sequel to the original Psycho. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vaughn Taylor (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Born: February 22, 1911

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Filmography

2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

as Mr. Carsville (archive footage)

1993
24 Hour Psycho

as George Lowery (archive footage)

1976
The Gumball Rally

as Andy McAllister - Mercedes Team

1974
Winter Kill

as Frank

1973
Brock's Last Case

as Doc Walters

1971
They Call It Murder

as Harry Marshall

1971
The Million Dollar Duck

as Bank President (uncredited)

1970
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Dean Worthington

1969
My Dog, the Thief

as Dog Catcher

1968
1968
1968
The Power

as Mr. Hallson

1967
The Last Challenge

as Jim Haskell (uncredited)

1967
In Cold Blood

as Good Samaritan

1967
1967
The High Chaparral

as Asa Simmons

1967
The Invaders

as Kemper

1966
1965
The F.B.I.

as Sarrew

1965
1965
Run for Your Life

as Henry Sloan

1965
The Legend of Jesse James

as Prosecutor Clayton

1965
Dark Intruder

as Dr. Burdett

1965
Zebra in the Kitchen

as Councilman Pew

1965
Kilroy

as bank president

1964
Daniel Boone

as Justice Homer Godwin

1964
Daniel Boone

as Judge Qualey

1964
1964
1963
The Wheeler Dealers

as Thaddeus Whipple

1963
Petticoat Junction

as Mr. Foley

1963
Petticoat Junction

as Bill Clayton

1963
Burke's Law

as Ben Schneider

1963
Burke's Law

as Mr. Moody

1963
The Fugitive

as Arvin Keel

1963
The Fugitive

as Mayor Otis Penfield

1963
The Fugitive

as Pharmacist Feeney

1963
The Fugitive

as Sheriff Crowley

1963
The Outer Limits

as Randall Latimer

1963
The Outer Limits

as Dean Flint

1962
Diamond Head

as Judge Blanding

1962
1961
The New Breed

as Felix Wainwright

1961
Cain's Hundred

as Harry Marstow

1961
1961
Gunslinger

as Matt Calvin

1960
The Plunderers

as Jess Walters

1960
1960
Thriller

as Uncle Philip Landers

1960
Thriller

as Pontifex Tundifer

1960
Psycho

as George Lowery

1960
The Gallant Hours

as Mike Pulaski

1960
1959
1959
The Twilight Zone

as Mr. Judson

1959
The Twilight Zone

as Mr. Carsville

1959
The Twilight Zone

as Mr. Maitland

1959
Blue Denim

as Professor Willard

1959
Warlock

as Henry Richardson

1959
Black Saddle

as Eli Banks

1959
Rawhide

as Judge Brady

1959
Rawhide

as Clay Heath

1959
Rawhide

as Perce Morgan

1958
Andy Hardy Comes Home

as Thomas Chandler

1958
Gunsmoke in Tucson

as Ben Bodeen

1958
Party Girl

as Dr. Caderman (uncredited)

1958
Naked City

as J. Milton Turpin

1958
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Dr. Glen Leach

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Curtis Paine

1958
1958
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

as Deacon Davis

1958
Screaming Mimi

as Raoul Reynarde

1958
The Lineup

as The Man

1958
The Young Lions

as John Plowman (uncredited)

1958
Cowboy

as Mr. Fowler, Chicago Hotel Manager

1957
Decision at Sundown

as Mr. Baldwin

1957
Perry Mason

as Mr. Boles

1957
Perry Mason

as Harry Folsom

1957
Perry Mason

as Bishop Arthur Mallory

1957
Perry Mason

as Ralph Duncan

1957
Perry Mason

as Prof. Sneider

1957
Perry Mason

as Martin Weston

1957
Perry Mason

as Sanford Harper

1957
Perry Mason

as Montrose Foster

1957
1957
Jailhouse Rock

as Mr. Shores (narrator)

1956
Wire Service

as Hugh Saxton

1955
Gunsmoke

as Olie Ridgers

1955
Gunsmoke

as Parson

1955
Gunsmoke

as Judge Fletcher Anderson

1955
1953
Harvest

as Gramps

1953
Letter to Loretta

as Boris Atherton

1953
Letter to Loretta

as Mr. Ashley

1953
Letter to Loretta

as Steve Winters

1953
Letter to Loretta

as John Douglas

1953
1952
Back at the Front

as Maj. Lester Ormsby

1952
10,000 Horses Singing

as Mr. Racknall

1952
Meet Danny Wilson

as T.W. Hatcher

1951
Tales of Tomorrow

as Crazy John

1951
Francis Goes to the Races

as Chief Inspector Carrington

1951
Up Front

as Maj. Lester

1950
1950
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents

as Captain Crocker

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents

as William Deveraux

1948
Studio One

as Casca

1948
Studio One

as Admiral Luetjens

1948
Studio One

as Mr. Racknall

1948
Studio One

as Carlton Delafield

1948
Studio One

as Billy

1948
Studio One

as Prof. Henry Lempkin

1948
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse

as Sir Andrew Aguecheek

1948
The Philco Television Playhouse

as Mr. Mergenthwirker

1933
Picture Snatcher

as Editor (uncredited)

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Time Enough at Last

as Mr. Carsville