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Kent Taylor

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 11, 1907 (Died at 80)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthNashua, Iowa, USA
Career Span1931 – 1987
Known Credits129 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.1

Kent Taylor

Also known as:Louis William Weiss
Total Works

129

109 movies • 20 shows

Avg Rating

5.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Zorro
7.6
Zorro
1957•series
Blonde Venus
6.8
Blonde Venus
1932•movie
as Hiker (uncredited)
The Scarlet Empress
6.9
One Hour with You
6.4
One Hour with You
1932•movie
as Party Guest Greeted by Colette (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 129 titles featuring Kent Taylor

Zorro
7.6
2 eps
Zorro
1957•series
Blonde Venus
6.8
Blonde Venus
1932•movie

as Hiker (uncredited)

The Scarlet Empress
6.9
One Hour with You
6.4
One Hour with You
1932•movie

as Party Guest Greeted by Colette (uncredited)

I'm No Angel
6.4
I'm No Angel
1933•movie

as Kirk Lawrence

The Rifleman
7.1
2 eps
The Rifleman
1958•series
Death Takes a Holiday
6.3

as Corrado

If I Had a Million
6.5
If I Had a Million
1932•movie

as Bank Teller (uncredited)

Land of the Giants
6.8
1 eps
Land of the Giants
1968•series

as Doc Jelko

Merrily We Go to Hell
6.4

as Greg Boleslavsky

The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
4.2

as Dr. Ted Stevens, alias Ted Baxter

The Story of Temple Drake
6.5

as First Jellybean (uncredited)

Five Came Back
6.3
Five Came Back
1939•movie

as Joe

Satan's Sadists
4.8
Satan's Sadists
1969•movie

as Lew

Slightly Scarlet
6.2
Slightly Scarlet
1956•movie

as Frank Jansen

The Crawling Hand
3.2
The Crawling Hand
1963•movie

as Dr. Max Weitzberg

Brain of Blood
2.9
Brain of Blood
1971•movie

as Dr. Trenton

Brides of Blood
4.8
Brides of Blood
1968•movie

as Dr. Paul Henderson

Girls for Rent
4.8
Girls for Rent
1974•movie

as Moreno

Payment on Demand
6.2
Payment on Demand
1951•movie

as Robert Townsend

77 Sunset Strip
7.2
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
1958•series
Peter Gunn
6.6
1 eps
Peter Gunn
1958•series
The Day Mars Invaded Earth
4.3

as Dr. David Fielding

Blood of Ghastly Horror
3.2

as Elton Corey

Angels' Wild Women
4.8
Angels' Wild Women
1972•movie

as Parker

Laramie
6.7
1 eps
Laramie
1959•series
Double Door
6.9
Double Door
1934•movie

as Rip Van Brett

Devil and the Deep
5.1
Devil and the Deep
1932•movie

as A Friend at Party (uncredited)

Bat Masterson
6.4
1 eps
Bat Masterson
1958•series

as John Martin / Gabilan

Hell's Bloody Devils
4.2

as Count von Delberg

Smooth as Silk
5.0
Smooth as Silk
1946•movie

as Mark Fenton (Defense Attorney)

Ladies' Man
4.6
Ladies' Man
1931•movie

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Playgirl
4.3
Playgirl
1954•movie

as Ted Andrews

The Mighty Gorga
3.7
The Mighty Gorga
1969•movie

as Tonga Jack Adams

White Woman
5.8
White Woman
1933•movie

as David von Elst

Young Widow
4.8
Young Widow
1946•movie

as Peter Waring

Law of the Lawless
6.5
Law of the Lawless
1964•movie

as Attorney Rand McDonald

Fort Bowie
5.9
Fort Bowie
1958•movie

as Col. James Garrett

Tangier
6.5
Tangier
1946•movie

as Ramon

The Broken Land
6.0
The Broken Land
1962•movie

as Marshal Jim Cogan

The Phantom of Hollywood
5.5

as Wickes

I Take This Woman
5.8
I Take This Woman
1940•movie

as Phil Mayberry

Hawaiian Eye
5.6
1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
1959•series

as Adam Kendricks

Girl in 313
5.6
Girl in 313
1940•movie

as Gregg Dunn

Gang War
6.3
Gang War
1958•movie

as Bryce Barker, Meadows' Attonery

Limehouse Blues
4.4
Limehouse Blues
1934•movie

as Eric Benton

Track the Man Down
6.1
Track the Man Down
1955•movie

as John Ford

Army Surgeon
6.0
Army Surgeon
1942•movie

as Lt. Philip Harvey

Bronco
6.0
1 eps
Bronco
1958•series
Sugarfoot
5.1
1 eps
Sugarfoot
1957•series

as Hank Farragut

The Gracie Allen Murder Case
6.3

as Bill Brown

Men Against the Sky
4.6

as Martin Ames

The Iron Sheriff
6.6
The Iron Sheriff
1957•movie

as Phil Quincy

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
6.1

as Doc Holliday

Two Girls on Broadway
7.0

as 'Chat' Chatsworth

Western Pacific Agent
6.2

as Rod Kendall

Ramona
5.8
Ramona
1936•movie

as Felipe Moreno

The Crimson Key
4.5
The Crimson Key
1947•movie

as Lawrence 'Larry' Morgan

Born to Love
5.3
Born to Love
1931•movie

as Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)

Dancers in the Dark
5.7

as Saxophonist

Gang Busters
6.0
Gang Busters
1942•movie

as Det. Lt. Bannister

Mr. Lucky
6.7
1 eps
Mr. Lucky
1959•series
Riverboat
6.5
1 eps
Riverboat
1959•series

as Morrell

Three Sons
4.5
Three Sons
1939•movie

as Gene Pardway

Sued for Libel
6.3
Sued for Libel
1939•movie

as Steve Lonegan

Washington Melodrama
6.0

as Hal Thorne

Escape to Paradise
5.4
Escape to Paradise
1939•movie

as Richard Fleming

Wings Over Honolulu
6.4

as Greg Chandler

The Man from Yesterday
5.2

as Military Policeman

The Road to Reno
4.0
The Road to Reno
1931•movie

as Jackie's Admirer

Dangerous Millions
5.4
Dangerous Millions
1946•movie

as Jack Clark

Second Chance
6.5
Second Chance
1947•movie

as Kendal Wolf

Four Girls in White
7.2

as Robert 'Bob' Maitland

The Accusing Finger
5.8

as Jerry Welch

Roger Touhy, Gangster
7.0

as Steve Warren

The False Madonna
7.0
The False Madonna
1931•movie

as Footman

Repent at Leisure
6.2
Repent at Leisure
1941•movie

as Richard Hughes

Bomber's Moon
6.5
Bomber's Moon
1943•movie

as Capt. Paul von Block

The Last Express
4.0
The Last Express
1938•movie

as Duncan MacLain, Private Detective

Ghost Town
5.1
Ghost Town
1956•movie

as Anse Conroy

Under-Cover Man
6.2
Under-Cover Man
1932•movie

as Russ

The Night of June 13
7.5

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Jury's Secret
5.0
The Jury's Secret
1938•movie

as Walter Russell

Many Happy Returns
5.3
Many Happy Returns
1934•movie

as Movie Actor (uncredited)

The Rough Riders
6.5
39 eps
The Rough Riders
1958•series
Tightrope
6.8
1 eps
Tightrope
1959•series
The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
1 eps

as Frank Carson

Federal Agent at Large
5.8

as Mark Reed, aka Nick Ravel

Half Way to Shanghai
6.0

as Frederick Barton, [Screen Credit / Ads Name: Alexander Barton ]

College Scandal
6.8
College Scandal
1935•movie

as Seth Dunlap

Florida Special
7.0
Florida Special
1936•movie

as Wally Nelson

Walk Tall
5.7
Walk Tall
1960•movie

as Frank Carter

The Daltons Ride Again
5.0

as Bob Dalton

My Marriage
6.7
My Marriage
1936•movie

as John DeWitt Tyler III

The Bigelow Theatre
6.7
1 eps
The Bigelow Theatre
1950•series
Secret Venture
6.5
Secret Venture
1955•movie

as Ted O'Hara

Half Past Midnight
7.0
Half Past Midnight
1948•movie

as Wade Hamilton

Frontier Gambler
6.5
Frontier Gambler
1956•movie

as Roger Chadwick

Alaska
7.0
Alaska
1944•movie

as Gary Corbett

Two-Fisted
8.5
Two-Fisted
1935•movie

as Clint Blackburn

The Sickle or the Cross
7.0

as Rev. John Burnside

David Harum
7.5
David Harum
1934•movie

as John

Sunset Pass
8.0
Sunset Pass
1933•movie

as Clink Peeples

I'm Still Alive
7.0
I'm Still Alive
1940•movie

as Steve Bennett

Forgotten Commandments
7.5

as Gregor

Smart Girl
7.0
Smart Girl
1935•movie

as Nick Graham

Harbor Lights
6.0
Harbor Lights
1963•movie

as Dan Crown

The Purple Hills
7.0
The Purple Hills
1961•movie

as Johnny Barnes

Mississippi Gambler
6.5

as John J. 'Johnny' Forbes

The Firebrand
6.5
The Firebrand
1962•movie

as Maj. Tim Bancroft

The County Chairman
6.0

as Ben Harvey

The Girl from Avenue A
7.5

as MacMillan Forrester

The Mysterious Rider
8.0

as Wade Benton

My Little Margie
5.0
1 eps
My Little Margie
1952•series
Boston Blackie
4.0
58 eps
Boston Blackie
1951•series

as Boston Blackie

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
6.0

as Bob Redding

A Lady's Profession
7.0

as Dick Garfield

Deadline for Murder
9.0

as Steve Millard

Trial Without Jury
7.0
Trial Without Jury
1950•movie

as Jed Kilgore

Cradle Song
10.0
Cradle Song
1933•movie

as Antonio

Without Regret
10.0
Without Regret
1935•movie

as Steve Paradin

Love in a Bungalow
10.0
Love in a Bungalow
1937•movie

as Jeff Langan

The Sky Parade
8.0
The Sky Parade
1936•movie

as Tommy Wade

Pirates of the Skies
9.0
When Love Is Young
10.0
When Love Is Young
1937•movie

as Andy Russell

Prescription for Romance
9.0

as Steve Macy

A Girl with Ideas
9.0
A Girl with Ideas
1937•movie

as Frank Barnes

Panic!
8.0
1 eps
Panic!
1957•series
Rango
1 eps
Rango
1967•series