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Walter Clarence "Dub" Taylor Jr. (February 26, 1907 – October 3, 1994), [1] 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 is the father of actor and painter Buck Taylor.
Dub Taylor was born on 26 February 1907 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Getaway (1972), The Wild Bunch (1969) and You Can't Take It with You (1938). He was married to Florence Gertrude Heffernan. He died on 3 October 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Dub Taylor was an American character actor. With a characteristic grizzled appearance and a trademark bowler hat, he worked in around 500 films, mostly Western and comedies, in his career spanning nearly 6 decades. Born in Virginia, he was raised in Georgia and started his acting career with Vaudeville.
Dub Taylor was born on February 26, 1907 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Getaway (1972), The Wild Bunch (1969) and You Can't Take It with You (1938). He was married to Florence Gertrude Heffernan. He died on October 3, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- February 26, 1907
- October 3, 1994
Oct 3, 1994 · 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.
Oct 6, 1994 · Former Oklahoma City resident Dub Taylor, a character actor who last starred in "Maverick" with Mel Gibson this summer, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 87. Taylor died of congestive heart failure at Westlake Medical Center in Westlake Village, Calif., said hospital spokeswoman Jane Kelly.
Oct 5, 1994 · Oct. 5, 1994 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Dub Taylor, the grizzled character actor who appeared in about 500 Westerns and other films over six decades, including this summer’s “Maverick,”...