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Robert Taylor

Acting Born Aug 5, 1911 Died Jun 8, 1969 Filley, Nebraska, USA 132 credits

Biography

Robert Taylor was an American film and television actor. He began his career in films in 1934 when he signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Taylor's popularity increased during the late 1930s and 1940s with appearances in films such as A Yank at Oxford, Waterloo Bridge, and Bataan. During World War II, he served in the United States Naval Air Corps, where he worked as a flight instructor and appeared in instructional films. Taylor also starred in the ABC series The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor from 1959 to 1962. He was born on August 5, 1911, and died on June 8, 1969.

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Career

Career overview

Robert Taylor began his film career in 1934 when he signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He secured his first leading role the following year in the film Magnificent Obsession. Taylor's popularity increased during the late 1930s and 1940s with appearances in notable films such as A Yank at Oxford and Waterloo Bridge. He also appeared in Bataan in 1943.

During World War II, Taylor served in the United States Naval Air Corps, where he worked as a flight instructor and appeared in instructional films. After the war, Taylor transitioned to television, starring in the ABC series The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor from 1959 to 1962. This marked a significant shift in his career, as he began to focus on television work.

Taylor's acting career spanned several decades, with a notable body of work in both film and television. He secured leading roles in various productions, including the aforementioned films and television series. Taylor's career trajectory reflects the changing landscape of the entertainment industry during the mid-20th century, with a transition from film to television.

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Known for

Film

Birdy

as Det. Peter Marenta
Film

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

Hondo

1967
Film

Return of the Gunfighter

as Ben Wyatt
Film

The Night Walker

as Barry Moreland
Film

Cattle King

as Sam Brassfield

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
Film

The Italian Job

as Self - Co-Host

The Detectives

as Captain Matt Holbrook
Film

The Hangman

as Mackenzie Bovard
Film

Party Girl

as Tommy Farrell
Film

The Law and Jake Wade

as Jake Wade

Frequent co-stars

Felix Aylmer 3 shared titles
Henry Wills 3 shared titles
Marilyn Erskine 3 shared titles
Ava Gardner 3 shared titles
Dabbs Greer 2 shared titles
George Murphy 2 shared titles
John Nesbitt 2 shared titles
Cyd Charisse 2 shared titles
Lionel Barrymore 2 shared titles
Michael Pate 2 shared titles

Career timeline

The Real Charlie Chaplin
Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Yellowthread Street
That's Entertainment, Part II
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
The Extraordinary SeamanGarbo, by Joan Crawford
The Day the Hot Line Got HotWhere Angels Go, Trouble Follows
HondoHondo and the ApachesReturn of the GunfighterThe Glass Sphinx
Savage PampasJohnny Tiger
The Night WalkerThe Big Parade of ComedyA House Is Not a Home
Cattle KingMiracle of the White StallionsRecoil
The Merv Griffin Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The DetectivesThe HangmanThe House of the Seven HawksKillers of Kilimanjaro
Party GirlThe Law and Jake WadeSaddle the Wind
The Thin ManTip on a Dead Jockey
D-Day the Sixth of JuneThe Last HuntThe Power and the Prize
MGM ParadeMGM ParadeMGM ParadeMany Rivers to CrossQuentin Durward
Valley of the KingsRogue Cop
Knights of the Round TableAbove and BeyondAll the Brothers Were ValiantRide, Vaquero!I Love Melvin
Death Valley DaysDeath Valley DaysIvanhoeThe Hoaxters
Quo VadisWestward the WomenRome, the Eternal City
What's My Line?Devil's DoorwayAmbushScreen ActorsThe Fighting Lady's Family
ConspiratorThe Bribe
The Ed Sullivan ShowThe Secret Land
High WallPerformers Arrive in Hampshire
Undercurrent
Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2 · DirectorPrimary Flight Training: Before You FlyPrimary Flight Training: Before You Fly · DirectorPrimary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1

Full filmography

  • The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • Stars of the Silver Screen - Greta Garbo (2014) as Self (archive footage)
  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997) as Self (archive footage)
  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991) as Self (archive footage)
  • Yellowthread Street (1990) as Det. Peter Marenta
  • That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Garbo, by Joan Crawford (1969) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Day the Hot Line Got Hot (1968) as Anderson
  • Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968) as Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group
  • Hondo (1967)
  • Hondo and the Apaches (1967) as Gallagher
  • Return of the Gunfighter (1967) as Ben Wyatt
  • The Glass Sphinx (1967) as Prof. Karl Nichols
  • Savage Pampas (1966) as Captain Martín
  • Johnny Tiger (1966) as George Dean
  • The Night Walker (1964) as Barry Moreland
  • The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
  • A House Is Not a Home (1964) as Frank Costigan
  • Cattle King (1963) as Sam Brassfield
  • Miracle of the White Stallions (1963) as Col. Podhajsky
  • Recoil (1963) as Captain Matt Holbrook
  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Host
  • The Detectives (1959) as Captain Matt Holbrook
  • The Hangman (1959) as Mackenzie Bovard
  • The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) as John Nordley
  • Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959) as Robert Adamson
  • Party Girl (1958) as Tommy Farrell
  • The Law and Jake Wade (1958) as Jake Wade
  • Saddle the Wind (1958) as Steve Sinclair
  • The Thin Man (1957)
  • Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957) as Lloyd Tredman
  • D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) as Capt. Brad Parker
  • The Last Hunt (1956) as Charlie Gilson
  • The Power and the Prize (1956) as Cliff Barton
  • MGM Parade (1955)
  • MGM Parade (1955) as Self
  • MGM Parade (1955) as self
  • Many Rivers to Cross (1955) as Bushrod Gentry
  • Quentin Durward (1955) as Quentin Durward
  • Valley of the Kings (1954) as Mark Brandon
  • Rogue Cop (1954) as Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
  • Knights of the Round Table (1953) as Lancelot
  • Above and Beyond (1953) as Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets
  • All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) as Joel Shore
  • Ride, Vaquero! (1953) as Rio
  • I Love Melvin (1953) as Robert Taylor
  • Death Valley Days (1952) as Self - Host
  • Death Valley Days (1952) as Shanghai Kelly
  • Ivanhoe (1952) as Wilfred of Ivanhoe
  • The Hoaxters (1952) as Narrator (voice)
  • Quo Vadis (1951) as Marcus Vinicius
  • Westward the Women (1951) as Buck Wyatt
  • Rome, the Eternal City (1951) as Self
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self
  • Devil's Doorway (1950) as Lance Poole
  • Ambush (1950) as Ward Kinsman
  • Screen Actors (1950) as Self (uncredited)
  • The Fighting Lady's Family (1950) as Narrator (voice)
  • Conspirator (1949) as Major Michael Curragh
  • The Bribe (1949) as Rigby
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • The Secret Land (1948) as Narrator
  • High Wall (1947) as Steven Kenet
  • Performers Arrive in Hampshire (1947) as Self
  • Undercurrent (1946) as Alan Garroway
  • Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2 (1945) as Lt. Taylor
  • Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2 (1945) Director
  • Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly (1945) as Lt. Taylor
  • Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly (1945) Director
  • Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1 (1945) as Instructor
  • Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1 (1945) Director
  • Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs (1945) as Instructor
  • Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs (1945) Director
  • Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2 (1945) as Lt. Taylor
  • Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2 (1945) Director
  • Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1 (1945) as Lt. Taylor
  • Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1 (1945) Director
  • Primary Flight Training: Landings (1945) as Lt. Taylor
  • Primary Flight Training: Landings (1945) Director
  • Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1 (1945) as Lt. Taylor
  • Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1 (1945) Director
  • Song of Russia (1944) as John Meredith
  • The Fighting Lady (1944) as Narrator
  • Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense (1944) as Lt. Robert Taylor
  • Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense (1944) Director
  • The Youngest Profession (1943) as Robert Taylor
  • Bataan (1943) as Sgt. Bill Dane
  • Stand by for Action (1942) as Lieut. Gregg Masterman
  • Her Cardboard Lover (1942) as Terry Trindale
  • When Ladies Meet (1941) as Jimmy Lee
  • Billy the Kid (1941) as Billy Bonney
  • Johnny Eager (1941) as Johnny Eager
  • Waterloo Bridge (1940) as Roy Cronin
  • Flight Command (1940) as Ens. Alan Drake
  • Escape (1940) as Mark Preysing
  • Trifles of Importance (1940) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940) as Self
  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940) as Self
  • Lady of the Tropics (1939) as William 'Bill' Carey
  • Stand Up and Fight (1939) as Blake Cantrell
  • Lucky Night (1939) as Bill Overton
  • From the Ends of the Earth (1939) as Self
  • Remember? (1939) as Jeff Holland
  • A Yank at Oxford (1938) as Lee Sheridan
  • Three Comrades (1938) as Erich Lohkamp
  • Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) as Self
  • The Crowd Roars (1938) as 'Killer' McCoy
  • Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) as Steve Raleigh
  • This Is My Affair (1937) as Lt. Richard L. Perry
  • Lest We Forget (1937) as Himself
  • The Romance of Celluloid (1937) as Self (archive footage)
  • Personal Property (1937) as Raymond Dabney
  • Camille (1936) as Armand Duval
  • The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) as 'Bow' Timberlake
  • His Brother's Wife (1936) as Chris Claybourne
  • Small Town Girl (1936) as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
  • Private Number (1936) as Richard Winfield
  • Buried Loot (1935) as Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)
  • Society Doctor (1935) as Dr. Ellis
  • Times Square Lady (1935) as Steve Gordon
  • Magnificent Obsession (1935) as Dr. Robert Merrick
  • West Point of the Air (1935) as 'Jasky' Jaskarelli
  • La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935) as Self
  • Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) as Robert Gordon
  • Murder in the Fleet (1935) as Lieutenant Tom Randolph
  • A Wicked Woman (1934) as Bill Renton
  • There's Always Tomorrow (1934) as Arthur White
  • Handy Andy (1934) as Lloyd Burmeister
  • The Spectacle Maker (1934) as The Duchess's Paramour