1907-02-26 Richmond, Virginia, USA
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
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Maverick | Room Clerk | 1994-05-20 |
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Falling from Grace | Grandpa Parks | 1992-02-21 |
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Conagher | 1991-07-01 | |
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The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw | The Westerner's Friend | 1991-11-03 |
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My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys | Gimme Cap | 1991-03-01 |
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Back to the Future Part III | Saloon Old Timer | 1990-05-25 |
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Once Upon a Texas Train | Charlie Lee | 1988-10-12 |
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The Best of Times | Mac | 1986-01-31 |
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Cannonball Run II | Police Officer | 1984-06-29 |
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The Outlaws | L.D. Sloane | 1984-07-09 |
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Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. | Cottonmouth Gorch | 1981-10-09 |
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Used Cars | Tucker | 1980-07-11 |
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1941 | Mr. Malcomb | 1979-12-14 |
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Beartooth | 1978-01-02 | |
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They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way | Gunner | 1978-12-01 |
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Doc Hooker's Bunch | Dr. Isaiah Beauregard Hooker | 1978-07-11 |
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The Great Smokey Roadblock | Harley Davidson | 1978-06-21 |
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Moonshine County Express | Uncle Bill | 1977-06-01 |
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Great Day | Doc | 1977-05-23 |
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The Rescuers | Digger (voice) | 1977-06-22 |
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Kit Carson and the Mountain Men | Stableman | 1977-01-09 |
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Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | (archive footage) | 1976-05-01 |
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Pony Express Rider | Boomer Riley | 1976-11-01 |
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Treasure of Matecumbe | Sheriff Forbes | 1976-07-01 |
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The Winds of Autumn | Rattler S. Gravley | 1976-06-01 |
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Gator | Mayor T.L. Caffery | 1976-08-25 |
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Burnt Offerings | Walker | 1976-10-18 |
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Creature from Black Lake | Grandpaw Bridges | 1976-03-01 |
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The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return | Bitteroot | 1975-01-28 |
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Flash and the Firecat | Sheriff C.W. Thurston | 1975-05-31 |
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The Fortune | Rattlesnake Tom | 1975-05-20 |
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Poor Pretty Eddie | Justice of the Peace Floyd | 1975-06-01 |
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Hearts of the West | Nevada Ticket Agent | 1975-10-08 |
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | Station Attendant | 1974-05-23 |
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Honky Tonk | 1974-04-01 | |
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Shootout in a One-Dog Town | Halsey | 1974-01-09 |
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Brock's Last Case | Judge Robbins | 1973-03-05 |
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This Is a Hijack | Sheriff Gordon | 1973-06-01 |
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Tom Sawyer | Clayton | 1973-03-15 |
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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | Josh | 1973-05-23 |
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Country Blue | J.J. 'Jumpy' Belk | 1973-01-01 |
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Junior Bonner | Del | 1972-07-21 |
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The Getaway | Laughlin | 1972-12-13 |
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The Delphi Bureau | Old Timer | 1972-03-06 |
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Wild in the Sky | Officer Roddenberry | 1972-03-01 |
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Man and Boy | Atkins | 1971-06-23 |
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Support Your Local Gunfighter | Doc Schultz | 1971-05-26 |
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Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? | Reed, the Lawyer | 1971-02-01 |
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Evel Knievel | Turquoise Smith | 1971-09-10 |
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The Wild Country | Phil | 1970-12-16 |
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The Liberation of L.B. Jones | Mayor | 1970-03-18 |
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A Man Called Horse | Joe | 1970-05-01 |
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… tick… tick… tick… | Junior | 1970-01-09 |
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Menace on the Mountain | Cicero Everhart | 1970-03-01 |
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The Wild Bunch | Reverend Wainscoat | 1969-06-19 |
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The Learning Tree | Spikey | 1969-08-06 |
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Ride a Northbound Horse | Purse | 1969-03-16 |
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The Undefeated | McCartney | 1969-10-04 |
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Death of a Gunfighter | Doc Adams | 1969-05-08 |
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The Reivers | Dr. Peabody | 1969-12-20 |
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Something for a Lonely Man | Sheriff | 1968-11-26 |
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Bandolero! | Attendant | 1968-06-01 |
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The Shakiest Gun in the West | Pop Cushings | 1968-07-10 |
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Bonnie and Clyde | Ivan Moss | 1967-08-13 |
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The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin | Timekeeper | 1967-03-08 |
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Johnny Banco | 1967-08-10 | |
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The Money Jungle | Pete Jensen | 1967-12-15 |
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Don't Make Waves | Electrician | 1967-06-20 |
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The Cincinnati Kid | Dealer | 1965-10-15 |
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The Hallelujah Trail | Clayton Howell | 1965-06-23 |
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Major Dundee | Priam | 1965-03-15 |
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The Decorator | Taxi Driver | 1965-06-09 |
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The Losers | Gregory | 1963-01-15 |
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Spencer's Mountain | Percy Cook | 1963-05-16 |
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Sweet Bird of Youth | Dan Hatcher | 1962-03-21 |
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Mooncussers | Fire Tender | 1962-12-02 |
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Black Gold | Doc | 1962-07-21 |
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Period of Adjustment | Drunk (uncredited) | 1962-10-31 |
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How the West Was Won | Man (uncredited) | 1962-11-02 |
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Pocketful of Miracles | Man (uncredited) | 1961-12-18 |
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Parrish | Teet Howie | 1961-05-04 |
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Home from the Hill | Bob Skaggs (uncredited) | 1960-03-03 |
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A Hole in the Head | Fred | 1959-09-15 |
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No Time for Sergeants | Mr. McKinney | 1958-07-05 |
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Hot Rod Gang | Landlord | 1958-08-01 |
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Auntie Mame | County Veterinarian (uncredited) | 1958-12-04 |
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You Can't Run Away from It | Joe | 1956-10-30 |
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The Fastest Gun Alive | Nolan Brown (uncredited) | 1956-07-12 |
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I Died a Thousand Times | Ed (uncredited) | 1955-11-09 |
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Tall Man Riding | Townsman (uncredited) | 1955-06-18 |
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Riding Shotgun | Eddie (uncredited) | 1954-04-01 |
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The Bounty Hunter | Eli Danvers | 1954-09-25 |
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Them! | Railroad Yard Watchman | 1954-06-16 |
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Dragnet | Miller Starkie | 1954-09-04 |
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A Star Is Born | Norman's Driver (uncredited) | 1954-10-01 |
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Crime Wave | Gus Snider | 1953-10-22 |
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The Buster Keaton Show | 1951-02-10 | |
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Riding High | Joe | 1950-04-12 |
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The Marshall of Trail City | Cannonball | 1950-05-10 |
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Gun Runner | Cannonball Taylor (as 'Cannonball' Taylor) | 1949-01-30 |
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Lawless Code | Cannonball Taylor | 1949-12-04 |
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Roaring Westward | Cannonball | 1949-09-14 |
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Brand of Fear | Cannonball | 1949-07-10 |
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Across The Rio Grande | Cannonball Taylor | 1949-05-14 |
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Gun Law Justice | Cannonball | 1949-03-13 |
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Oklahoma Blues | Cannonball Taylor | 1948-03-28 |
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Courtin' Trouble | Cannonball | 1948-11-21 |
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Range Renegades | Cannonball | 1948-06-06 |
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Outlaw Brand | Cannonball | 1948-10-24 |
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Song of the Drifter | Cannonball | 1948-01-17 |
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The Rangers Ride | Cannonball Taylor | 1948-04-25 |
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Cowboy Cavalier | Cannonball | 1948-07-11 |
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Silver Trails | Cannonball | 1948-08-21 |
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Partners of the Sunset | Cannonball | 1948-05-05 |
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Ridin' Down the Trail | Cannonball | 1947-10-03 |
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Frontier Gunlaw | Cannonball | 1946-01-31 |
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Both Barrels Blazing | Cannonball | 1945-05-16 |
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Sagebrush Heroes | Cannonball | 1945-02-01 |
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Rough Ridin' Justice | Cannonball | 1945-03-14 |
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Blazing the Western Trail | Cannonball | 1945-09-08 |
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Texas Panhandle | Cannonball Taylor | 1945-12-20 |
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Rustlers of the Badlands | Cannonball | 1945-08-16 |
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Lawless Empire | Cannonball | 1945-11-15 |
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Outlaws of the Rockies | Cannonball | 1945-09-18 |
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Cyclone Prairie Rangers | Cannonball | 1944-11-09 |
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Wyoming Hurricane | Doc 'Canonball' Jones | 1944-04-20 |
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Sundown Valley | Cannonball Boggs | 1944-03-23 |
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Saddle Leather Law | Cannonball | 1944-12-21 |
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The Last Horseman | Cannonball | 1944-06-22 |
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Cowboy from Lonesome River | Cannonball | 1944-09-21 |
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Cowboy Canteen | Cannonball | 1944-02-09 |
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Riders of the Northwest Mounted | Cannonball | 1943-02-15 |
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Minesweeper | Seaman Stubby Gordon | 1943-11-10 |
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Cowboy in the Clouds | Cannonball | 1943-12-23 |
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The Vigilantes Ride | Cannonball Taylor | 1943-12-23 |
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Silver City Raiders | Cannonball | 1943-11-04 |
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Saddles and Sagebrush | Cannonball | 1943-04-26 |
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A Tornado in the Saddle | Cannonball | 1942-12-15 |
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The Lone Prairie | Cannonball | 1942-10-15 |
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Tanks a Million | Malloy | 1941-09-12 |
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The Son of Davy Crockett | Cannonball | 1941-07-15 |
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Across the Sierras | Cannonball | 1941-02-13 |
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Hands Across the Rockies | Cannonball Taylor | 1941-06-19 |
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King of Dodge City | Cannonball Taylor | 1941-08-14 |
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North from the Lone Star | Cannonball | 1941-03-30 |
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The Return of Daniel Boone | Cannonball | 1941-05-07 |
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The Man from Tumbleweeds | Cannonball | 1940-05-02 |
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One Man's Law | Nevady | 1940-06-29 |
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The Wildcat of Tucson | Cannonball | 1940-12-31 |
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Prairie Schooners | Cannonball | 1940-09-29 |
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Pioneers of the Frontier | Cannonball Simms | 1940-02-14 |
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Beyond the Sacramento | Cannonball | 1940-11-11 |
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The Return of Wild Bill | Cannonball | 1940-06-26 |
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The Taming of the West | Cannonball | 1939-12-07 |
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Reporter (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
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Carefree | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1938-09-02 |
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You Can't Take It with You | Ed Carmichael | 1938-09-01 |
