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Kent Taylor

Kent Taylor

Acting

Born: May 11, 1907Nashua, Iowa, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography

The Crawling Hand

Dr. Max Weitberg

1991
Girls for Rent

Girls for Rent

Moreno

1974
The Phantom of Hollywood

The Phantom of Hollywood

Wickes

1974
Angels' Wild Women

Angels' Wild Women

Parker

1972
Brain of Blood

Brain of Blood

Dr. Trenton

1971
Hell's Bloody Devils

Hell's Bloody Devils

Count von Delberg

1970
The Mighty Gorga

The Mighty Gorga

Tonga Jack Adams

1969
Satan's Sadists

Satan's Sadists

Lew

1969
Brides of Blood

Brides of Blood

Dr. Paul Henderson

1968
Blood of Ghastly Horror

Blood of Ghastly Horror

Elton Corey

1967
Law of the Lawless

Law of the Lawless

Attorney Rand McDonald

1964
The Crawling Hand

The Crawling Hand

Dr. Max Weitzberg

1963
Harbor Lights

Harbor Lights

Dan Crown

1963
The Day Mars Invaded Earth

The Day Mars Invaded Earth

Dr. David Fielding

1963
The Firebrand

The Firebrand

Maj. Tim Bancroft

1962
The Broken Land

The Broken Land

Marshal Jim Cogan

1962
The Purple Hills

The Purple Hills

Johnny Barnes

1961
Walk Tall

Walk Tall

Frank Carter

1960
Gang War

Gang War

Bryce Barker, Meadows' Attonery

1958
Fort Bowie

Fort Bowie

Col. James Garrett

1958
The Iron Sheriff

The Iron Sheriff

Phil Quincy

1957
Frontier Gambler

Frontier Gambler

Roger Chadwick

1956
Ghost Town

Ghost Town

Anse Conroy

1956
Slightly Scarlet

Slightly Scarlet

Frank Jansen

1956
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues

The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues

Dr. Ted Stevens, alias Ted Baxter

1955
Secret Venture

Secret Venture

Ted O'Hara

1955
Track the Man Down

Track the Man Down

John Ford

1955
Playgirl

Playgirl

Ted Andrews

1954
Payment on Demand

Payment on Demand

Robert Townsend

1951
Trial Without Jury

Trial Without Jury

Jed Kilgore

1950
Western Pacific Agent

Western Pacific Agent

Rod Kendall

1950
Federal Agent at Large

Federal Agent at Large

Mark Reed, aka Nick Ravel

1950
The Sickle or the Cross

The Sickle or the Cross

Rev. John Burnside

1949
Half Past Midnight

Half Past Midnight

Wade Hamilton

1948
Second Chance

Second Chance

Kendal Wolf

1947
The Crimson Key

The Crimson Key

Lawrence 'Larry' Morgan

1947
Dangerous Millions

Dangerous Millions

Jack Clark

1946
Deadline for Murder

Deadline for Murder

Steve Millard

1946
Tangier

Tangier

Ramon

1946
Young Widow

Young Widow

Peter Waring

1946
Smooth as Silk

Smooth as Silk

Mark Fenton (Defense Attorney)

1946
The Daltons Ride Again

The Daltons Ride Again

Bob Dalton

1945
Alaska

Alaska

Gary Corbett

1944
Roger Touhy, Gangster

Roger Touhy, Gangster

Steve Warren

1944
Bomber's Moon

Bomber's Moon

Capt. Paul von Block

1943
Army Surgeon

Army Surgeon

Lt. Philip Harvey

1942
Half Way to Shanghai

Half Way to Shanghai

Frederick Barton, [Screen Credit / Ads Name: Alexander Barton ]

1942
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

Doc Holliday

1942
Mississippi Gambler

Mississippi Gambler

John J. 'Johnny' Forbes

1942
Gang Busters

Gang Busters

Det. Lt. Bannister

1942

Frisco Lil

1942
Washington Melodrama

Washington Melodrama

Hal Thorne

1941
Repent at Leisure

Repent at Leisure

Richard Hughes

1941
I'm Still Alive

I'm Still Alive

Steve Bennett

1940
Men Against the Sky

Men Against the Sky

Martin Ames

1940
The Girl from Avenue A

The Girl from Avenue A

MacMillan Forrester

1940
Girl in 313

Girl in 313

Gregg Dunn

1940
Two Girls on Broadway

Two Girls on Broadway

'Chat' Chatsworth

1940
I Take This Woman

I Take This Woman

Phil Mayberry

1940
Escape to Paradise

Escape to Paradise

Richard Fleming

1939
Sued for Libel

Sued for Libel

Steve Lonegan

1939
Three Sons

Three Sons

Gene Pardway

1939
Five Came Back

Five Came Back

Joe

1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

Bill Brown

1939
Four Girls in White

Four Girls in White

Robert 'Bob' Maitland

1939
Pirates of the Skies

Pirates of the Skies

1939
The Last Express

The Last Express

Duncan MacLain, Private Detective

1938
The Jury's Secret

The Jury's Secret

Walter Russell

1938
Prescription for Romance

Prescription for Romance

Steve Macy

1937
A Girl with Ideas

A Girl with Ideas

Frank Barnes

1937

The Lady Fights Back

Owen Merrill

1937

Love in a Bungalow

Jeff Langan

1937
Wings Over Honolulu

Wings Over Honolulu

Greg Chandler

1937
When Love Is Young

When Love Is Young

Andy Russell

1937
The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger

Jerry Welch

1936
The Sky Parade

The Sky Parade

Tommy Wade

1936
Ramona

Ramona

Felipe Moreno

1936
Florida Special

Florida Special

Wally Nelson

1936
My Marriage

My Marriage

John DeWitt Tyler III

1936
Two-Fisted

Two-Fisted

Clint Blackburn

1935
Without Regret

Without Regret

Steve Paradin

1935
Smart Girl

Smart Girl

Nick Graham

1935
College Scandal

College Scandal

Seth Dunlap

1935
The County Chairman

The County Chairman

Ben Harvey

1935
Limehouse Blues

Limehouse Blues

Eric Benton

1934
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Bob Redding

1934
Many Happy Returns

Many Happy Returns

Movie Actor (uncredited)

1934
The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress

1934
Double Door

Double Door

Rip Van Brett

1934
Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

Corrado

1934
David Harum

David Harum

John

1934
Cradle Song

Cradle Song

Antonio

1933
White Woman

White Woman

David von Elst

1933
I'm No Angel

I'm No Angel

Kirk Lawrence

1933
Sunset Pass

Sunset Pass

Clink Peeples

1933
The Story of Temple Drake

The Story of Temple Drake

First Jellybean (uncredited)

1933
A Lady's Profession

A Lady's Profession

Dick Garfield

1933
The Mysterious Rider

The Mysterious Rider

Wade Benton

1933
Under-Cover Man

Under-Cover Man

Russ

1932
If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

Bank Teller (uncredited)

1932
Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

Hiker (uncredited)

1932
The Night of June 13

The Night of June 13

Reporter (uncredited)

1932
Devil and the Deep

Devil and the Deep

A Friend at Party (uncredited)

1932
The Man from Yesterday

The Man from Yesterday

Military Policeman

1932
Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

Greg Boleslavsky

1932
Forgotten Commandments

Forgotten Commandments

Gregor

1932
One Hour with You

One Hour with You

Party Guest Greeted by Colette (uncredited)

1932
Dancers in the Dark

Dancers in the Dark

Saxophonist

1932
The False Madonna

The False Madonna

Footman

1931
The Road to Reno

The Road to Reno

Jackie's Admirer

1931
Born to Love

Born to Love

Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)

1931
Ladies' Man

Ladies' Man

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1931
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