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Vaughn Taylor

Vaughn Taylor

Birthday: 1911-02-22 | Place of Birth: 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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vaughn Taylor (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1973
Brock's Last Case

as    Doc Walters

1969
My Dog the Thief

as    Dog Catcher

1965
Zebra in the Kitchen

as    Councilman Pew

1963
Diamond Head

as    Judge Blanding

1960
Psycho

as    George Lowery

1960
The Plunderers

as    Jess Walters

1960
The Gallant Hours

as    Mike Pulaski

1958
Gunsmoke in Tucson

as    Ben Bodeen

1958
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

as    Deacon Davis

1958
Cowboy

as    Mr. Fowler, Chicago Hotel Manager

1958
The Lineup

as    The Man

1957
Jailhouse Rock

as    Mr. Shores (narrator)

1954
It Should Happen to You

as    Entrikin

1952
Meet Danny Wilson

as    T.W. Hatcher

1951
Francis Goes to the Races

as    Chief Inspector Carrington