Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Walter C. Taylor Jr. was born in 1907 in Richmond, Virginia, the middle child of five children of Minnie and Walter C. Taylor, Sr. According to the federal census of 1920, young Walter had two older sisters, Minnie Marg[aret] and Maud, a younger brother named George, and a little sister, Edna Fay. The family moved to Augusta, Georgia around 1912 when Walter was five years old, and the Taylors lived in this city until he was 13. The census of 1920 also documents that Dub's mother was a native of Pennsylvania and his father was a native of North Carolina, who worked in Augusta at that time as a "Cotton Broker". While living in Georgia as a boy, Walter, Jr., got his lifelong nickname when his friends began calling him "W" (double-u) and then shortened his nickname even farther, to just "Dub". It was in Georgia, too, where Taylor befriended Ty Cobb, Jr., the son of the legendary professional baseball player. A vaudeville performer, Dub Taylor was a member of the 1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team that played in the 1938 Rose Bowl. He stayed behind to establish a career in films, making his film debut in 1938 as the cheerful ex-football captain Ed Carmichael in Frank Capra's You Can't Take It with You. Taylor secured the part because the role required an actor who could also play the xylophone. Later, during the 1950s and early 1960s, he demonstrated his considerable talent for playing the xylophone on several television shows, including an episode on the syndicated series Ranch Party hosted by Tex Ritter. In 1939, he appeared in the film Taming of the West, in which he originated the character of Cannonball, a role he continued to play for the next ten years, in over 50 films. Cannonball was a comic sidekick to Wild Bill Saunders (played by Bill Elliott), a pairing that continued through 13 features, during which Elliott’s character became Wild Bill Hickok. Despite his extensive career as a character actor in a wide range of roles, Dub Taylor continued to find his niche in Westerns, a genre in which he performed in literally dozens of more films and in episodes of many television series. Taylor often appeared in the guise of talkative hotel or postal clerks, court bailiffs, cooks, or dissolute doctors. He portrayed, for example, an ill-tempered chuckwagon cook in the 1969 film The Undefeated, starring John Wayne and Rock Hudson. He appeared as well in the 1971 movie Support Your Local Gunfighter as the drunken Doc Shultz. Taylor played Houston Lamb over the course of four episodes of Little House On The Prairie in seasons six and seven (1979 to 1981). Taylor made at least two film cameos in the early 1990s. In Back to the Future Part III, he appeared with veteran Western actors Pat Buttram and Harry Carey Jr.. His last appearance was in the film Maverick as a hotel room clerk. Dub Taylor died of a heart attack on October 3, 1994 in Los Angeles. In addition to being father to Buck Taylor, Dub had a daughter, Faydean Taylor Tharp. CLR

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TV Series

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

7.633
Movin' On

Movin' On

5.2
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

6.7
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

6
Cheyenne

Cheyenne

5.8
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

7.938
The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

7.774
Love, American Style

Love, American Style

6.056
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

7.13
The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

7.017
That Girl

That Girl

6.258
Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

6.9
Surfside 6

Surfside 6

5
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

6.208
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

7.719
Run, Joe, Run

Run, Joe, Run

6.3
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.5
Casey Jones

Casey Jones

5.5
Laredo

Laredo

6.3
The Monroes

The Monroes

5.7
The Monkees

The Monkees

6.52
The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

0
Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

6.5
Bret Maverick

Bret Maverick

4
The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

6.5
The Virginian

The Virginian

6.344
I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

7.866
Lancer

Lancer

4.7
The Big Valley

The Big Valley

6.074
Hazel

Hazel

6.8
The Loner

The Loner

5.7
Lawman

Lawman

5.6
The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett

6.2
The Brian Keith Show

The Brian Keith Show

5
Wichita Town

Wichita Town

4.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

5.5
Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

6.6
Custer

Custer

6
26 Men

26 Men

4.2
Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days

6.4
The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

6.2
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.512
Mr. Terrific

Mr. Terrific

7.1
Love, American Style

Love, American Style

6.056
Hazel

Hazel

6.8
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.185
The Virginian

The Virginian

6.344
Ensign O'Toole

Ensign O'Toole

6.5
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

7.633
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

7.633
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
Lawman

Lawman

5.6
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

5.5
The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

6.5
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.512
The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

7.5
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.512
Bonanza

Bonanza

7.512
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

6.75
Emergency!

Emergency!

7.815
The Lloyd Bridges Show

The Lloyd Bridges Show

5
Chopper One

Chopper One

5
Emergency!

Emergency!

7.815
The Westerner

The Westerner

6.8
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.459
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

6.7
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.8
Designing Women

Designing Women

6.742
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.8
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

6.911
The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett

6.2
Love, American Style

Love, American Style

6.056
Temple Houston

Temple Houston

5.7
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.8
Lawman

Lawman

5.6
Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

5

Movies

Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

7.49
The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid

7
Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde

7.488
The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

7.6
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

7.8
The Shakiest Gun in the West

The Shakiest Gun in the West

6.2
The Getaway

The Getaway

7.112
The Best of Times

The Best of Times

5.623
1941

1941

5.8
The Rescuers

The Rescuers

6.778
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

6.8
Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

5.4
Maverick

Maverick

6.9
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

7.487
Burnt Offerings

Burnt Offerings

6.526
Parrish

Parrish

5.4
The Outlaws

The Outlaws

0
A Man Called Horse

A Man Called Horse

6.5
Creature from Black Lake

Creature from Black Lake

5.2
Spencer's Mountain

Spencer's Mountain

6.679
Poor Pretty Eddie

Poor Pretty Eddie

5
Great Day

Great Day

0
Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

7.3
Shootout in a One-Dog Town

Shootout in a One-Dog Town

0
Support Your Local Gunfighter

Support Your Local Gunfighter

6.6
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

6.982
No Time for Sergeants

No Time for Sergeants

7.2
Crime Wave

Crime Wave

7.103
Falling from Grace

Falling from Grace

4.7
The Fortune

The Fortune

5.3
Country Blue

Country Blue

4.3
Death of a Gunfighter

Death of a Gunfighter

6.4
Tall Man Riding

Tall Man Riding

5.588
I Died a Thousand Times

I Died a Thousand Times

6.143
Moonshine County Express

Moonshine County Express

4.9
Hot Rod Gang

Hot Rod Gang

4.8
Major Dundee

Major Dundee

6.648
Riding High

Riding High

5.8
Man and Boy

Man and Boy

6
Once Upon a Texas Train

Once Upon a Texas Train

5.4
The Return of Daniel Boone

The Return of Daniel Boone

4.5
The Bounty Hunter

The Bounty Hunter

6.6
Evel Knievel

Evel Knievel

4.9
One Man's Law

One Man's Law

0
Gun Law Justice

Gun Law Justice

0
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

4
The Marshall of Trail City

The Marshall of Trail City

5
Across The Rio Grande

Across The Rio Grande

3.7
Kit Carson and the Mountain Men

Kit Carson and the Mountain Men

0
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

9
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return

5.5
Black Gold

Black Gold

1
A Hole in the Head

A Hole in the Head

6.1
Dragnet

Dragnet

6.125
The Losers

The Losers

0
Beartooth

Beartooth

3.2
The Man from Tumbleweeds

The Man from Tumbleweeds

3
Junior Bonner

Junior Bonner

6.1
The Decorator

The Decorator

6
Wild in the Sky

Wild in the Sky

0
Gun Runner

Gun Runner

0
Outlaw Brand

Outlaw Brand

0
Lawless Code

Lawless Code

0
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

4.5
Song of the Drifter

Song of the Drifter

0
Range Renegades

Range Renegades

0
Period of Adjustment

Period of Adjustment

5.7
Something for a Lonely Man

Something for a Lonely Man

7.4
Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

6.3
Gator

Gator

5.2
This Is a Hijack

This Is a Hijack

5.5
Tick... Tick... Tick...

Tick... Tick... Tick...

6.5
Ride a Northbound Horse

Ride a Northbound Horse

0
Hands Across the Rockies

Hands Across the Rockies

7.2
Them!

Them!

6.822
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

7.125
The Money Jungle

The Money Jungle

5
The Great Smokey Roadblock

The Great Smokey Roadblock

5.9
The Son of Davy Crockett

The Son of Davy Crockett

0
Courtin' Trouble

Courtin' Trouble

0
The Rangers Ride

The Rangers Ride

0
Treasure of Matecumbe

Treasure of Matecumbe

6.516
Pony Express Rider

Pony Express Rider

5
Roaring Westward

Roaring Westward

0
Saddle Leather Law

Saddle Leather Law

0
Sundown Valley

Sundown Valley

0
Partners of the Sunset

Partners of the Sunset

0
Saddles and Sagebrush

Saddles and Sagebrush

4.3
Silver Trails

Silver Trails

0
Rough Ridin' Justice

Rough Ridin' Justice

0
Both Barrels Blazing

Both Barrels Blazing

5.5
Bandolero!

Bandolero!

6.521
Oklahoma Blues

Oklahoma Blues

0
Cowboy Cavalier

Cowboy Cavalier

0
Riders of the Northwest Mounted

Riders of the Northwest Mounted

6.5
The Wildcat of Tucson

The Wildcat of Tucson

0
Home from the Hill

Home from the Hill

6.8
The Undefeated

The Undefeated

6.2
Life with Buster Keaton

Life with Buster Keaton

7
The Delphi Bureau

The Delphi Bureau

0
Prairie Schooners

Prairie Schooners

6
Brock's Last Case

Brock's Last Case

4
The Learning Tree

The Learning Tree

6.9
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

6.488
The Liberation of L.B. Jones

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

5.8
Cowboy Canteen

Cowboy Canteen

0
The Fastest Gun Alive

The Fastest Gun Alive

6.863
Blazing the Western Trail

Blazing the Western Trail

5.6
Texas Panhandle

Texas Panhandle

6
Lawless Empire

Lawless Empire

0
Silver City Raiders

Silver City Raiders

0
Minesweeper

Minesweeper

5
Conagher

Conagher

6.593
Beyond the Sacramento

Beyond the Sacramento

0
Flash and the Firecat

Flash and the Firecat

7
Menace on the Mountain

Menace on the Mountain

4
Across the Sierras

Across the Sierras

2.2
Outlaws of the Rockies

Outlaws of the Rockies

5
Rustlers of the Badlands

Rustlers of the Badlands

0
Frontier Gunlaw

Frontier Gunlaw

0
Cowboy in the Clouds

Cowboy in the Clouds

0
The Vigilantes Ride

The Vigilantes Ride

0
North from the Lone Star

North from the Lone Star

0
The Return of Wild Bill

The Return of Wild Bill

0
The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail

6.1
Pioneers of the Frontier

Pioneers of the Frontier

0
A Tornado in the Saddle

A Tornado in the Saddle

2.3
King of Dodge City

King of Dodge City

0
The Lone Prairie

The Lone Prairie

0
Cyclone Prairie Rangers

Cyclone Prairie Rangers

0
Wyoming Hurricane

Wyoming Hurricane

0
Cowboy from Lonesome River

Cowboy from Lonesome River

0
The Last Horseman

The Last Horseman

0
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

7.2
Sagebrush Heroes

Sagebrush Heroes

0
Ridin' Down the Trail

Ridin' Down the Trail

0
Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth

6.8
Brand of Fear

Brand of Fear

3
Don't Make Waves

Don't Make Waves

5.3
Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame

7
Hearts of the West

Hearts of the West

5.4
The Wild Country

The Wild Country

6
Johnny Banco

Johnny Banco

4.5
Used Cars

Used Cars

6.4
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

8
The Reivers

The Reivers

6.415
Tanks a Million

Tanks a Million

5.333
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

6.1
The Winds of Autumn

The Winds of Autumn

5.8
Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk

0
You Can't Run Away from It

You Can't Run Away from It

4.7
The Taming of the West

The Taming of the West

0
Carefree

Carefree

6.6
Mooncussers

Mooncussers

5
Doc Hooker's Bunch

Doc Hooker's Bunch

0
The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw

The Gambler: The Luck Of The Draw

5