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Vaughn Taylor
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Vaughn Taylor (February 22, 1910 – April 26, 1983) was an American film and television actor. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His film credits include Jailhouse Rock, Cat o…
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Vaughn Taylor (February 22, 1910 – April 26, 1983) was an American film and television actor. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His film credits include Jailhouse Rock, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Psycho and In Cold Blood. In his many television appearances, Taylor appeared in several episodes of the Twilight Zone, including the role of the salesman in the episode" I Sing the Body Electric". He also appeared in "Time Enough at Last", "Still Valley", an episode of "The Outer Limits" called "The Guests" as the character Mr. Latimer, "The Incredible World of Horace Ford" and "The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross". In 1958, he appeared as a doctor shot to death in the back by the brother, played by Nick Adams of an outlaw, portrayed by Michael Landon, whom he had treated in the Steve McQueen CBS western Wanted: Dead or Alive. Taylor appeared three times in the 1960–1961 season in the syndicated series COronado 9 starring Rod Cameron. He guest starred in 1961 as a veterinarian in the ABC sitcom The Hathaways, starring Peggy Cass, Jack Weston, and the Marquis Chimps. Taylor also appeared in 1961 in James Franciscus's short-lived CBS drama series, The Investigators. He was also a frequent guest on the Perry Mason series, appearing a total of eight times (including the first episode). He died in 1983, aged 73, two months before the release of Psycho II, which was the sequel to the original Psycho.
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2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Movie Mr. Carsville (archive footage)
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1976
The Gumball Rally
Movie Andy McAllister - Mercedes Team
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1975
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
Movie Land Agent
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1974
Winter Kill
Movie Frank
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1973
Brock's Last Case
Movie Doc Walters
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1973
Set This Town on Fire
Movie Stabler
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1972
Scarecrow
Movie Reverend Rand
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1971
They Call It Murder
Movie Harry Marshall
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1971
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
Movie Willis
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1971
The Million Dollar Duck
Movie Bank President (uncredited)
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1970
Arnie
TV show
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1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Movie Powell
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1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV show Dean Worthington
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1969
My Dog, the Thief
Movie Dog Catcher
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1968
Lancer
TV show
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1968
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Movie Rev. Longbaugh
More credits
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1968
Fever Heat
Movie Toad Taplinger
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1968
The Power
Movie Mr. Hallson
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1967
In Cold Blood
Movie Good Samaritan
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1967
Mannix
TV show
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1967
The High Chaparral
TV show Asa Simmons
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1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
TV show
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1967
The Last Challenge
Movie Jim Haskell (uncredited)
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1967
Ironside
TV show
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1967
The Invaders
TV show Kemper
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1966
The Professionals
Movie Banker
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1966
Occasional Wife
TV show
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1966
Run, Buddy, Run
TV show
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1966
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Movie Mr. Bell
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1965
The Further Adventures of Gallegher
Movie Mr. Bildad
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1965
The F.B.I.
TV show Sarrew
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1965
Get Smart
TV show Herb Gaffer, Agent Four
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1965
Laredo
TV show
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1965
Run for Your Life
TV show Henry Sloan
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1965
The Legend of Jesse James
TV show Prosecutor Clayton
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1965
Dark Intruder
Movie Dr. Burdett
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1965
Zebra in the Kitchen
Movie Councilman Pew
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1965
Kilroy
Movie bank president
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1965
Branded
TV show
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1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TV show
