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Dub Taylor
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Dub Taylor
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Birthday
1907-02-26,Richmond, Virginia, USA
Gender
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Biography
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

Filmography

Back to the Future Part III

7.5

Back to the Future Part III
1990-05-25

The Cincinnati Kid

7.01

The Cincinnati Kid
1965-10-15

Bonnie and Clyde

7.5

Bonnie and Clyde
1967-08-13

7.591

The Wild Bunch
1969-06-19

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

7.8

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939-10-19

The Shakiest Gun in the West

6.24

The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968-07-10

7.147

The Getaway
1972-12-13

The Best of Times

5.643

The Best of Times
1986-01-31

5.774

1941
1979-12-14

6.791

The Rescuers
1977-06-22

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

6.789

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974-05-23

Cannonball Run II

5.416

Cannonball Run II
1984-06-29

6.904

Maverick
1994-05-20

You Can't Take It with You

7.5

You Can't Take It with You
1938-09-01

Burnt Offerings

6.484

Burnt Offerings
1976-10-18

5.042

Parrish
1961-05-04

0

The Outlaws
1984-07-09

A Man Called Horse

6.441

A Man Called Horse
1970-05-01

Creature from Black Lake

5.2

Creature from Black Lake
1976-03-01

Spencer's Mountain

6.8

Spencer's Mountain
1963-05-16

Poor Pretty Eddie

5.167

Poor Pretty Eddie
1975-06-01

0

Great Day
1977-05-23

Pocketful of Miracles

7.3

Pocketful of Miracles
1961-12-18

Shootout in a One-Dog Town

10

Shootout in a One-Dog Town
1974-01-09

Support Your Local Gunfighter

6.632

Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971-05-26

How the West Was Won

6.989

How the West Was Won
1962-11-02

No Time for Sergeants

7.321

No Time for Sergeants
1958-07-05

7.083

Crime Wave
1953-10-22

Falling from Grace

5

Falling from Grace
1992-02-21

5.4

The Fortune
1975-05-20

4.556

Country Blue
1973-01-01

Death of a Gunfighter

6.214

Death of a Gunfighter
1969-04-25

Tall Man Riding

5.8

Tall Man Riding
1955-06-18

I Died a Thousand Times

6.188

I Died a Thousand Times
1955-11-09

Moonshine County Express

4.938

Moonshine County Express
1977-06-01

5.3

Hot Rod Gang
1958-08-01

6.7

Major Dundee
1965-03-15

6.1

Riding High
1950-04-12

6.667

Man and Boy
1971-06-23

Once Upon a Texas Train

5.188

Once Upon a Texas Train
1988-10-12

The Return of Daniel Boone

6

The Return of Daniel Boone
1941-05-07

The Bounty Hunter

6.8

The Bounty Hunter
1954-09-25

4.955

Evel Knievel
1971-09-10

10

One Man's Law
1940-06-29

Gun Law Justice

10

Gun Law Justice
1949-03-13

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

4.444

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978-12-01

The Marshall of Trail City

6

The Marshall of Trail City
1950-05-10

Across The Rio Grande

4.5

Across The Rio Grande
1949-05-14

Kit Carson and the Mountain Men

9

Kit Carson and the Mountain Men
1977-01-09

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

8.5

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976-05-01

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return

4.75

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
1975-01-28

4.5

Black Gold
1962-07-21

A Hole in the Head

6.2

A Hole in the Head
1959-09-15

6.1

Dragnet
1954-09-04

0

The Losers
1963-01-15

4.625

Beartooth
1978-01-02

The Man from Tumbleweeds

5

The Man from Tumbleweeds
1940-05-02

6.141

Junior Bonner
1972-07-21

6

The Decorator
1965-06-09

Wild in the Sky

8

Wild in the Sky
1972-03-01

8

Gun Runner
1949-01-30

10

Outlaw Brand
1948-10-24

9

Lawless Code
1949-12-04

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

5.063

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981-10-09

Song of the Drifter

7

Song of the Drifter
1948-01-17

Range Renegades

9

Range Renegades
1948-06-06

Period of Adjustment

6

Period of Adjustment
1962-10-31

Something for a Lonely Man

7.611

Something for a Lonely Man
1968-11-26

6.4

Tom Sawyer
1973-03-15

5.172

Gator
1976-08-25

This Is a Hijack

5.429

This Is a Hijack
1973-06-01

… tick… tick… tick…

6.707

… tick… tick… tick…
1970-01-09

Ride a Northbound Horse

10

Ride a Northbound Horse
1969-03-16

Hands Across the Rockies

7.2

Hands Across the Rockies
1941-06-19

6.838

Them!
1954-06-16

7.1

A Star Is Born
1954-10-01

The Money Jungle

5.6

The Money Jungle
1967-12-15

The Great Smokey Roadblock

5.733

The Great Smokey Roadblock
1978-06-21

The Son of Davy Crockett

10

The Son of Davy Crockett
1941-07-15

Courtin' Trouble

10

Courtin' Trouble
1948-11-21

The Rangers Ride

10

The Rangers Ride
1948-04-25

Treasure of Matecumbe

6.5

Treasure of Matecumbe
1976-07-01

Pony Express Rider

6

Pony Express Rider
1976-11-01

Roaring Westward

8

Roaring Westward
1949-09-14

10

Sundown Valley
1944-03-23

Saddle Leather Law

7

Saddle Leather Law
1944-12-21

Partners of the Sunset

10

Partners of the Sunset
1948-05-05

Saddles and Sagebrush

5

Saddles and Sagebrush
1943-04-26

9

Silver Trails
1948-08-21

Rough Ridin' Justice

10

Rough Ridin' Justice
1945-03-14

Both Barrels Blazing

5.5

Both Barrels Blazing
1945-05-16

6.591

Bandolero!
1968-06-01

9

Oklahoma Blues
1948-03-28

Cowboy Cavalier

10

Cowboy Cavalier
1948-07-11

Riders of the Northwest Mounted

7.5

Riders of the Northwest Mounted
1943-02-15

The Wildcat of Tucson

10

The Wildcat of Tucson
1940-12-31

Home from the Hill

6.9

Home from the Hill
1960-03-03

6.3

The Undefeated
1969-10-04

Life with Buster Keaton

8.5

Life with Buster Keaton
1951-02-10

The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment

9

The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
1972-03-06

Prairie Schooners

8

Prairie Schooners
1940-09-29

Brock's Last Case

5

Brock's Last Case
1973-03-05

The Learning Tree

6.72

The Learning Tree
1969-08-06

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

6.6

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967-03-08

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

5.981

The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970-03-18

8

Cowboy Canteen
1944-02-09

The Fastest Gun Alive

6.9

The Fastest Gun Alive
1956-07-12

Blazing the Western Trail

6.3

Blazing the Western Trail
1945-09-08

10

Lawless Empire
1945-11-15

Texas Panhandle

7

Texas Panhandle
1945-12-20

Silver City Raiders

8

Silver City Raiders
1943-11-04

5.182

Minesweeper
1943-11-10

6.667

Conagher
1991-07-01

Beyond the Sacramento

9

Beyond the Sacramento
1940-11-11

Flash and the Firecat

8.5

Flash and the Firecat
1975-05-31

Menace on the Mountain

5.25

Menace on the Mountain
1970-03-01

Across the Sierras

4.5

Across the Sierras
1941-02-13

Frontier Gunlaw

7

Frontier Gunlaw
1946-01-31

Outlaws of the Rockies

7.5

Outlaws of the Rockies
1945-09-18

Rustlers of the Badlands

8

Rustlers of the Badlands
1945-08-16

Cowboy in the Clouds

7

Cowboy in the Clouds
1943-12-23

The Vigilantes Ride

9

The Vigilantes Ride
1943-12-23

North from the Lone Star

8

North from the Lone Star
1941-03-30

The Return of Wild Bill

7

The Return of Wild Bill
1940-06-26

The Hallelujah Trail

6.091

The Hallelujah Trail
1965-06-23

Pioneers of the Frontier

9

Pioneers of the Frontier
1940-02-14

A Tornado in the Saddle

3

A Tornado in the Saddle
1942-12-15

King of Dodge City

9

King of Dodge City
1941-08-14

The Lone Prairie

8.5

The Lone Prairie
1942-10-15

Cyclone Prairie Rangers

9

Cyclone Prairie Rangers
1944-11-09

Wyoming Hurricane

7

Wyoming Hurricane
1944-04-20

Cowboy from Lonesome River

7

Cowboy from Lonesome River
1944-09-21

The Last Horseman

8

The Last Horseman
1944-06-22

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

7.204

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973-05-23

Sagebrush Heroes

9

Sagebrush Heroes
1945-02-01

Ridin' Down the Trail

9

Ridin' Down the Trail
1947-10-03

Sweet Bird of Youth

6.732

Sweet Bird of Youth
1962-03-21

6.5

Brand of Fear
1949-07-10

Don't Make Waves

5.2

Don't Make Waves
1967-06-20

7

Auntie Mame
1958-12-04

Hearts of the West

5.636

Hearts of the West
1975-10-08

The Wild Country

6.111

The Wild Country
1970-12-16

6

Johnny Banco
1967-08-10

6.431

Used Cars
1980-07-11

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

9

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971-02-01

6.447

The Reivers
1969-12-20

Tanks a Million

5.75

Tanks a Million
1941-09-12

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

6.35

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991-03-01

The Winds of Autumn

6

The Winds of Autumn
1976-06-01

8

Honky Tonk
1974-04-01

You Can't Run Away from It

5.125

You Can't Run Away from It
1956-10-30

Taming of the West

10

Taming of the West
1939-12-07

6.7

Carefree
1938-09-02

6.667

Mooncussers
1962-12-02

Doc Hooker's Bunch

7

Doc Hooker's Bunch
1978-07-11

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

4.8

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
1991-11-03

5.983

Riding Shotgun
1954-04-01

The Andy Griffith Show

7.623

The Andy Griffith Show
1960-10-03

6.25

Movin' On
1974-09-12

77 Sunset Strip

7.2

77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10

6.25

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

6.1

Cheyenne
1955-09-20

Little House on the Prairie

8

Little House on the Prairie
1974-09-11

7.809

The Odd Couple
1970-09-24

Love, American Style

6.2

Love, American Style
1969-09-29

7.182

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

6.979

The Cosby Show
1984-09-20

6.171

That Girl
1966-09-08

Alias Smith and Jones

7

Alias Smith and Jones
1971-01-05

6.333

Surfside 6
1960-10-06

6.074

The Mod Squad
1968-09-24

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

7.71

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

6.714

Run, Joe, Run
1974-09-07

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

5.8

Casey Jones
1957-10-08

6.4

Laredo
1965-09-16

6.75

The Monroes
1966-09-07

6.5

The Monkees
1966-09-12

The Beachcomber

9

The Beachcomber
1962-02-20

Dennis the Menace

6.578

Dennis the Menace
1959-10-04

The High Chaparral

6.75

The High Chaparral
1967-09-10

6.5

The Virginian
1962-09-19

7.924

I Love Lucy
1951-10-15

5.583

Lancer
1968-09-24

6.172

The Big Valley
1965-09-15

6.8

Hazel
1961-09-28

6.25

The Loner
1965-09-18

5.833

Lawman
1958-10-05

The Guns of Will Sonnett

6.3

The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967-09-08

The Brian Keith Show

6.25

The Brian Keith Show
1972-09-15

4.875

Wichita Town
1959-09-30

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

6.8

Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1965-09-14

6.4

Custer
1967-09-06

5

26 Men
1957-10-15

Death Valley Days

6.6

Death Valley Days
1952-10-01

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

6.4

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960-09-19

7.54

Bonanza
1959-09-12

7.7

Mr. Terrific
1967-01-09

Love, American Style

6.2

Love, American Style
1969-09-29

6.8

Hazel
1961-09-28

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.149

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964-09-22

6.5

The Virginian
1962-09-19

6.8

Ensign O'Toole
1962-09-23

The Andy Griffith Show

7.623

The Andy Griffith Show
1960-10-03

The Andy Griffith Show

7.623

The Andy Griffith Show
1960-10-03

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

6.7

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

5.833

Lawman
1958-10-05

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

The High Chaparral

6.75

The High Chaparral
1967-09-10

7.54

Bonanza
1959-09-12

The Wild Wild West

7.6

The Wild Wild West
1965-09-17

7.54

Bonanza
1959-09-12

7.54

Bonanza
1959-09-12

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

6.762

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955-09-06

7.913

Emergency!
1972-01-22

The Lloyd Bridges Show

6

The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962-09-11

7.5

Chopper One
1974-01-17

7.913

Emergency!
1972-01-22

7

The Westerner
1960-09-30

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.538

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

77 Sunset Strip

7.2

77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.914

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

Designing Women

6.842

Designing Women
1986-09-29

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.914

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

How the West Was Won

7.044

How the West Was Won
1977-02-06

The Guns of Will Sonnett

6.3

The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967-09-08

Love, American Style

6.2

Love, American Style
1969-09-29

6

Temple Houston
1963-09-19

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.914

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954-10-27

5.833

Lawman
1958-10-05

5.654

Cimarron Strip
1967-09-07

6.2

Bret Maverick
1981-12-01

The Partridge Family

6.803

The Partridge Family
1970-09-25

7.182

Darkroom
1981-11-27