Kent Taylor
Known for Acting · 133 credits
- Born
- 1907-05-11
- Died
- 1987-04-11
- Place of birth
- Nashua, Iowa, USA
- Also known as
- Louis William Weiss
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (21)
The Rifleman
1958
Zorro
1957
as Carlos Murrietta / Carlos Murietta
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Adam Kendricks / Justin Crane
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
as John Martin / Gabilan
Land of the Giants
1968
as Doc Jelko
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Frank Carson
Sugarfoot
1957
as Hank Farragut
Laramie
1959
Riverboat
1959
as Morrell
Bronco
1958
Tightrope
1959
Mr. Lucky
1959
Boston Blackie
1951
as Boston Blackie
Panic!
1957
My Little Margie
1952
Rango
1967
On Trial
1956
as Phillip Brady
The Rough Riders
1958
The Bigelow Theatre
1950
Movies (112)
White Woman
1933
as David von Elst
Dangerous Millions
1946
as Jack Clark
Gang Busters
1942
as Det. Lt. Bannister
One Hour with You
1932
as Party Guest Greeted by Colette (uncredited)
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
as First Jellybean (uncredited)
Tangier
1946
as Ramon
Secret Venture
1955
as Ted O'Hara
Five Came Back
1939
as Joe
Smart Girl
1935
as Nick Graham
The Scarlet Empress
1934
If I Had a Million
1932
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
Alaska
1944
as Gary Corbett
Roger Touhy, Gangster
1944
as Steve Warren
Washington Melodrama
1941
as Hal Thorne
I'm No Angel
1933
as Kirk Lawrence
Ramona
1936
as Felipe Moreno
Girls for Rent
1974
as Moreno
Payment on Demand
1951
as Robert Townsend
Wings Over Honolulu
1937
as Greg Chandler
Playgirl
1954
as Ted Andrews
The Jury's Secret
1938
as Walter Russell
David Harum
1934
as John
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942
as Doc Holliday
Death Takes a Holiday
1934
as Corrado
Double Door
1934
as Rip Van Brett
College Scandal
1935
as Seth Dunlap
Girl in 313
1940
as Gregg Dunn
Blonde Venus
1932
as Hiker (uncredited)
Escape to Paradise
1939
as Richard Fleming
Frisco Lil
1942
Devil and the Deep
1932
as A Friend at Party (uncredited)
Angels' Wild Women
1972
as Parker
Sunset Pass
1933
as Clink Peeples
The Sickle or the Cross
1949
as Rev. John Burnside
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
as Bill Brown
Army Surgeon
1942
as Lt. Philip Harvey
The Phantom of Hollywood
1974
as Wickes
The Broken Land
1962
as Marshal Jim Cogan
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
1955
as Dr. Ted Stevens, alias Ted Baxter
The Accusing Finger
1936
as Jerry Welch
When Love Is Young
1937
as Andy Russell
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
as 'Chat' Chatsworth
Repent at Leisure
1941
as Richard Hughes
The County Chairman
1935
as Ben Harvey
Blood of Ghastly Horror
1967
as Elton Corey
Half Way to Shanghai
1942
as Frederick Barton, [Screen Credit / Ads Name: Alexander Barton ]
Law of the Lawless
1964
as Attorney Rand McDonald
I Take This Woman
1940
as Phil Mayberry
The Crawling Hand
1991
as Dr. Max Weitberg
Ladies' Man
1931
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ghost Town
1956
as Anse Conroy
Hell's Bloody Devils
1970
as Count von Delberg
Brides of Blood
1968
as Dr. Paul Henderson
Harbor Lights
1963
as Dan Crown
The Lady Fights Back
1937
as Owen Merrill
Young Widow
1946
as Peter Waring
Mississippi Gambler
1942
as John J. 'Johnny' Forbes
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
as Greg Boleslavsky
Born to Love
1931
as Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Slightly Scarlet
1956
as Frank Jansen
The Iron Sheriff
1957
as Phil Quincy
The Road to Reno
1931
as Jackie's Admirer
Four Girls in White
1939
as Robert 'Bob' Maitland
The Mighty Gorga
1969
as Tonga Jack Adams
Satan's Sadists
1969
as Lew
Sued for Libel
1939
as Steve Lonegan
The Crawling Hand
1963
as Dr. Max Weitzberg
Fort Bowie
1958
as Col. James Garrett
The Night of June 13
1932
as Reporter (uncredited)
Western Pacific Agent
1950
as Rod Kendall
Three Sons
1939
as Gene Pardway
Pirates of the Skies
1939
My Marriage
1936
as John DeWitt Tyler III
Second Chance
1947
as Kendal Wolf
Federal Agent at Large
1950
as Mark Reed, aka Nick Ravel
Smooth as Silk
1946
as Mark Fenton (Defense Attorney)
The Sky Parade
1936
as Tommy Wade
Under-Cover Man
1932
as Russ
Men Against the Sky
1940
as Martin Ames
Walk Tall
1960
as Frank Carter
Brain of Blood
1971
as Dr. Trenton
The Last Express
1938
as Duncan MacLain, Private Detective
Track the Man Down
1955
as John Ford
Florida Special
1936
as Wally Nelson
Bomber's Moon
1943
as Capt. Paul von Block
The Purple Hills
1961
as Johnny Barnes
Prescription for Romance
1937
as Steve Macy
The Day Mars Invaded Earth
1963
as Dr. David Fielding
Cradle Song
1933
as Antonio
Forgotten Commandments
1932
as Gregor
Many Happy Returns
1934
as Movie Actor (uncredited)
The Firebrand
1962
as Maj. Tim Bancroft
The Mysterious Rider
1933
as Wade Benton
The Crimson Key
1947
as Lawrence 'Larry' Morgan
The Girl from Avenue A
1940
as MacMillan Forrester
Without Regret
1935
as Steve Paradin
Trial Without Jury
1950
as Jed Kilgore
Gang War
1958
as Bryce Barker, Meadows' Attonery
Half Past Midnight
1948
as Wade Hamilton
Limehouse Blues
1934
as Eric Benton
Deadline for Murder
1946
as Steve Millard
The Man from Yesterday
1932
as Military Policeman
Frontier Gambler
1956
as Roger Chadwick
Dancers in the Dark
1932
as Saxophonist
The Daltons Ride Again
1945
as Bob Dalton
Two-Fisted
1935
as Clint Blackburn
I'm Still Alive
1940
as Steve Bennett
The False Madonna
1931
as Footman
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934
as Bob Redding
A Girl with Ideas
1937
as Frank Barnes
A Lady's Profession
1933
as Dick Garfield
Love in a Bungalow
1937
as Jeff Langan
About Kent Taylor
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 episod… With 133 credits spanning from 1931 to 1991, Kent Taylor has appeared in 112 films and 21 TV shows.
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- White Woman (1933) — as David von Elst
- Dangerous Millions (1946) — as Jack Clark
- Gang Busters (1942) — as Det. Lt. Bannister
- One Hour with You (1932) — as Party Guest Greeted by Colette (uncredited)
- The Story of Temple Drake (1933) — as First Jellybean (uncredited)
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