Vaughn Taylor
- Acting
- February 22, 1911 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- April 26, 1983
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration · Mr. Carsville (archive footage)
- The Gumball Rally · Andy McAllister - Mercedes Team
- The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return · Land Agent
- Winter Kill · Frank
- Brock's Last Case · Doc Walters
- Set This Town on Fire · Stabler
- Scarecrow · Reverend Rand
- They Call It Murder · Harry Marshall
- The Day They Hanged Kid Curry · Willis
- The Million Dollar Duck · Bank President (uncredited)
- Arnie
- The Ballad of Cable Hogue · Powell
- Marcus Welby, M.D. · Dean Worthington
- My Dog, the Thief · Dog Catcher
- Lancer
- The Shakiest Gun in the West · Rev. Longbaugh
- Fever Heat · Toad Taplinger
- The Power · Mr. Hallson
- In Cold Blood · Good Samaritan
- Mannix
- The High Chaparral · Asa Simmons
- The Guns of Will Sonnett
- The Last Challenge · Jim Haskell (uncredited)
- Ironside
- The Invaders · Kemper
- The Professionals · Banker
- Occasional Wife
- Run, Buddy, Run
- The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! · Mr. Bell
- The Further Adventures of Gallegher · Mr. Bildad
- The F.B.I. · Sarrew
- Get Smart · Herb Gaffer, Agent Four
- Laredo
- Run for Your Life · Henry Sloan
- The Legend of Jesse James · Prosecutor Clayton
- Dark Intruder · Dr. Burdett
- Zebra in the Kitchen · Councilman Pew
- Kilroy · bank president
- Branded
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
- Daniel Boone · Justice Homer Godwin, Judge Qualey
- The Cara Williams Show
- Bewitched
- The Unsinkable Molly Brown · Mr. Cartwright
- The Carpetbaggers · Doctor
- The Wheeler Dealers · Thaddeus Whipple
- Petticoat Junction · Mr. Foley, Bill Clayton
- Burke's Law · Ben Schneider, Mr. Moody
- The Fugitive · Arvin Keel, Mayor Otis Penfield
- The Outer Limits · Randall Latimer, Dean Flint
- Grindl
- Diamond Head · Judge Blanding
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · Dr. Babcock
- The New Breed · Felix Wainwright
- Target: The Corruptors!
- Cain's Hundred · Harry Marstow
- The Wizard of Baghdad · Norodeen
- Gunslinger · Matt Calvin
- The Plunderers · Jess Walters
- Route 66
- The Andy Griffith Show · Frank Chase
- Thriller · Uncle Philip Landers, Pontifex Tundifer
- Coronado 9
- Psycho · George Lowery
- The Gallant Hours · Mike Pulaski
- Tate
- Adventures in Paradise · Lamb
- The Twilight Zone · Teague, Mr. Judson
- The DuPont Show with June Allyson · Artie Quint
- Tightrope
- Blue Denim · Professor Willard
- Warlock · Henry Richardson
- Black Saddle · Eli Banks
- Rawhide · Judge Brady, Clay Heath
- Andy Hardy Comes Home · Thomas Chandler
- Gunsmoke in Tucson · Ben Bodeen
- Party Girl · Dr. Caderman (uncredited)
- 77 Sunset Strip
- Naked City · J. Milton Turpin
- The Texan