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Kent Taylor

Kent Taylor

Department: Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kent Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Slightly Scarlet

Slightly Scarlet

1956

I'm No Angel

I'm No Angel

1933

The Mighty Gorga

The Mighty Gorga

1969

The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues

The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues

1955

Girls for Rent

Girls for Rent

1974

Hell's Bloody Devils

Hell's Bloody Devils

1970

Brain of Blood

Brain of Blood

1971

Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

1934

Girl in 313

Girl in 313

1940

Five Came Back

Five Came Back

1939

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939

One Hour with You

One Hour with You

1932

Second Chance

Second Chance

1947

The Crawling Hand

The Crawling Hand

1963

Payment on Demand

Payment on Demand

1951

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1934

A Lady's Profession

A Lady's Profession

1933

Two Girls on Broadway

Two Girls on Broadway

1940

Gang War

Gang War

1958

Brides of Blood

Brides of Blood

1968

Angels' Wild Women

Angels' Wild Women

1972

Men Against the Sky

Men Against the Sky

1940

Blood of Ghastly Horror

Blood of Ghastly Horror

1967

Four Girls in White

Four Girls in White

1939

Western Pacific Agent

Western Pacific Agent

1950

The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger

1936

Deadline for Murder

Deadline for Murder

1946

Trial Without Jury

Trial Without Jury

1950

Federal Agent at Large

Federal Agent at Large

1950

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

Secret Venture

Secret Venture

1955

Smooth as Silk

Smooth as Silk

1946

Ramona

Ramona

1936

Roger Touhy, Gangster

Roger Touhy, Gangster

1944

The Day Mars Invaded Earth

The Day Mars Invaded Earth

1963

Half Way to Shanghai

Half Way to Shanghai

1942

Half Past Midnight

Half Past Midnight

1948

Three Sons

Three Sons

1939

Limehouse Blues

Limehouse Blues

1934

Frontier Gambler

Frontier Gambler

1956

Cradle Song

Cradle Song

1933

White Woman

White Woman

1933

Alaska

Alaska

1944

Young Widow

Young Widow

1946

Track the Man Down

Track the Man Down

1955

Law of the Lawless

Law of the Lawless

1964

Sued for Libel

Sued for Libel

1939

Double Door

Double Door

1934

Fort Bowie

Fort Bowie

1958

Tangier

Tangier

1946

Two-Fisted

Two-Fisted

1935

The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress

1934

The Broken Land

The Broken Land

1962

The Sickle or the Cross

The Sickle or the Cross

1949

The Iron Sheriff

The Iron Sheriff

1957

College Scandal

College Scandal

1935

David Harum

David Harum

1934

Without Regret

Without Regret

1935

Playgirl

Playgirl

1954

The Crimson Key

The Crimson Key

1947

Sunset Pass

Sunset Pass

1933

Love in a Bungalow

Love in a Bungalow

1937

I'm Still Alive

I'm Still Alive

1940

Washington Melodrama

Washington Melodrama

1941

Frisco Lil

Frisco Lil

1942

The Sky Parade

The Sky Parade

1936

The Lady Fights Back

The Lady Fights Back

1937

The False Madonna

The False Madonna

1931

The Story of Temple Drake

The Story of Temple Drake

1933

Army Surgeon

Army Surgeon

1942

Satan's Sadists

Satan's Sadists

1969

Forgotten Commandments

Forgotten Commandments

1932

Florida Special

Florida Special

1936

Pirates of the Skies

Pirates of the Skies

1939

Born to Love

Born to Love

1931

Repent at Leisure

Repent at Leisure

1941

Escape to Paradise

Escape to Paradise

1939

Wings Over Honolulu

Wings Over Honolulu

1937

The Phantom of Hollywood

The Phantom of Hollywood

1974

Bomber's Moon

Bomber's Moon

1943

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

1942

Walk Tall

Walk Tall

1960

I Take This Woman

I Take This Woman

1940

Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

Smart Girl

Smart Girl

1935

When Love Is Young

When Love Is Young

1937

Prescription for Romance

Prescription for Romance

1937

The Last Express

The Last Express

1938

Ghost Town

Ghost Town

1956

A Girl with Ideas

A Girl with Ideas

1937

Harbor Lights

Harbor Lights

1963

Dancers in the Dark

Dancers in the Dark

1932

The Man from Yesterday

The Man from Yesterday

1932

The Crawling Hand

The Crawling Hand

1991

Gang Busters

Gang Busters

1942

Under-Cover Man

Under-Cover Man

1932

The Daltons Ride Again

The Daltons Ride Again

1945

The Road to Reno

The Road to Reno

1931

The Purple Hills

The Purple Hills

1961

The Night of June 13

The Night of June 13

1932

Mississippi Gambler

Mississippi Gambler

1942

The Firebrand

The Firebrand

1962

My Marriage

My Marriage

1936

The County Chairman

The County Chairman

1935

The Jury's Secret

The Jury's Secret

1938

The Girl from Avenue A

The Girl from Avenue A

1940

Dangerous Millions

Dangerous Millions

1946

Many Happy Returns

Many Happy Returns

1934

Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

1932

The Mysterious Rider

The Mysterious Rider

1933

Ladies' Man

Ladies' Man

1931

Devil and the Deep

Devil and the Deep

1932

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

1959

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants

1968

Zorro

Zorro

1957

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

1958

Bronco

Bronco

1958

My Little Margie

My Little Margie

1952

The Rough Riders

The Rough Riders

1958

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

1957

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

1958

Laramie

Laramie

1959

Riverboat

Riverboat

1959

Rango

Rango

1967

Tightrope

Tightrope

1959

Panic!

Panic!

1957

Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie

1951

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

Zorro

Zorro

1957

Zorro

Zorro

1957

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

1959

The Bigelow Theatre

The Bigelow Theatre

1950

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye

1959