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Vaughn Taylor (I) (1911–1983)
Reedy, balding, often bespectacled American character actor with pencil-thin moustache, once described as the man with TV's 'most deceptive face'. He looked like - and was - a certified public accountant, graduate from Northeastern University. A struggling actor in his youth, he worked in stock, tent shows and on radio. After army service in World...
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Born:in Boston, Massachusetts, USADied:(age 72) in Los Angeles, California, USA |
The "American Gods" star credits amazing co-stars and killer special effects for his mind-bending performance.
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Actor (188 credits)
Actor (188 credits)
1976
Eleanor and Franklin
(TV Series)
Farmer
Farmer
- Episode #1.2
(1976)
... Farmer
- Episode #1.1
(1976)
... Farmer
1972-1974
Mannix
(TV Series)
Minister / Dealer
Minister / Dealer
- The Girl from Nowhere
(1974)
... Minister (uncredited)
- The Upside-Down Penny
(1972)
... Dealer
1973
The Streets of San Francisco
(TV Series)
Harry Gates
Harry Gates
- Legion of the Lost
(1973)
... Harry Gates
1972
Arnie
(TV Series)
Judge Wilkins
Judge Wilkins
- The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth
(1972)
... Judge Wilkins
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
(TV Series)
Willis / 1st Desk Clerk
Willis / 1st Desk Clerk
- The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
(1971)
... Willis
- Return to Devil's Hole
(1971)
... 1st Desk Clerk
1961-1970
Bonanza
(TV Series)
Bert Taylor / Eggers / C.R. Lively / ...
Bert Taylor / Eggers / C.R. Lively / ...
- Is There Any Man Here?
(1970)
... Bert Taylor
- Judgment at Olympus
(1967)
... Eggers
- A Real Nice, Friendly Little Town
(1966)
... C.R. Lively
- The Infernal Machine
(1961)
... Horace Ogleby
1966-1969
Daniel Boone
(TV Series)
Judge Qualey / Justice Homer Godwin
Judge Qualey / Justice Homer Godwin
- The Cache
(1969)
... Judge Qualey
- The Accused
(1966)
... Justice Homer Godwin
1968-1969
Lancer
(TV Series)
Trask / Dan Spencer
Trask / Dan Spencer
- Zee
(1969)
... Trask
- Chase a Wild Horse
(1968)
... Dan Spencer
1965-1969
The Magical World of Disney
(TV Series)
Dog Catcher / Mr. Bildad / Bank President
Dog Catcher / Mr. Bildad / Bank President
- My Dog, the Thief: Part 2
(1969)
... Dog Catcher
- My Dog, the Thief: Part 1
(1969)
... Dog Catcher
- The Further Adventures of Gallegher: The Daily Press vs. City Hall
(1965)
... Mr. Bildad
- Kilroy: Part 2
(1965)
... Bank President
1958-1968
Gunsmoke
(TV Series)
Judge Fletcher Anderson / Parson / Olie Ridgers
Judge Fletcher Anderson / Parson / Olie Ridgers
- O'Quillian
(1968)
... Judge Fletcher Anderson
- Box O' Rocks
(1959)
... Parson
- Claustrophobia
(1958)
... Olie Ridgers
1966-1968
Petticoat Junction
(TV Series)
Mr. Bill Clayton / Mr. Foley
Mr. Bill Clayton / Mr. Foley
- Uncle Joe Runs the Hotel
(1968)
... Mr. Bill Clayton
- Better Never Than Late
(1966)
... Mr. Foley
1963-1967
The Virginian
(TV Series)
Doc Kane / Judge Shelly
Doc Kane / Judge Shelly
- A Small Taste of Justice
(1967)
... Doc Kane
- No Tears for Savannah
(1963)
... Judge Shelly
1963-1966
The Fugitive
(TV Series)
Pharmacist Feeney / Arvin Keel / Mayor Penfield / ...
Pharmacist Feeney / Arvin Keel / Mayor Penfield / ...
- Joshua's Kingdom
(1966)
... Pharmacist Feeney
- Three Cheers for Little Boy Blue
(1965)
... Arvin Keel
- Runner in the Dark
(1965)
... Mayor Penfield
- Fatso
(1963)
... Sheriff Crowley
1966
The Legend of Jesse James
(TV Series)
Prosecutor Clayton
Prosecutor Clayton
- Things Don't Just Happen
(1966)
... Prosecutor Clayton
1966
Branded
(TV Series)
Timothy Galvin
Timothy Galvin
- Call to Glory: Part 2
(1966)
... Timothy Galvin
- Call to Glory: Part 1
(1966)
... Timothy Galvin
1965
Burke's Law
(TV Series)
Mr. Moody / Ben Schneider
Mr. Moody / Ben Schneider
- The Man's Men
(1965)
... Mr. Moody
- Who Killed the Rabbit's Husband?
(1965)
... Ben Schneider
1965
The Wild Wild West
(TV Series)
Benjamin Adamson
Benjamin Adamson
- The Night of the Double-Edged Knife
(1965)
... Benjamin Adamson
1963-1965
Hazel
(TV Series)
Marshall Timmons / Professor Webster
Marshall Timmons / Professor Webster
- A-Haunting We Will Go
(1965)
... Marshall Timmons
- The Fire's Never Dead, While the Ashes Are Red
(1963)
... Professor Webster
1960-1965
Rawhide
(TV Series)
Clay Heath / Judge Brady / Perce Morgan
Clay Heath / Judge Brady / Perce Morgan
- Six Weeks to Bent Fork
(1965)
... Clay Heath
- Incident of the Phantom Bugler
(1961)
... Judge Brady
- Incident of the 100 Amulets
(1960)
... Perce Morgan
1965
Death Valley Days
(TV Series)
Asbury Harpending
Asbury Harpending
- Raid on the San Francisco Mint
(1965)
... Asbury Harpending
1965
My Favorite Martian
(TV Series)
Professor Clemmens
Professor Clemmens
- Uncle Martin and the Identified Flying Object
(1965)
... Professor Clemmens
1957-1964
Perry Mason
(TV Series)
Montrose Foster / Sanford Harper / Martin Weston / ...
Montrose Foster / Sanford Harper / Martin Weston / ...
- The Case of the Blonde Bonanza
(1964)
... Montrose Foster
- The Case of the Drifting Dropout
(1964)
... Sanford Harper
- The Case of the Witless Witness
(1963)
... Martin Weston
- The Case of the Travelling Treasure
(1961)
... Prof. Sneider
- The Case of the Fickle Fortune
(1961)
... Ralph Duncan
1964
The Cara Williams Show
(TV Series)
Fisher
Fisher
- Who Threw the Monkey Wrench in Cara Wilton's Chowder
(1964)
... Fisher
1964
Harris Against the World
(TV Series)
Uncle Arthur
Uncle Arthur
- Harris Against Aunt Cora
(1964)
... Uncle Arthur
1964
The Outer Limits
(TV Series)
Dean Flint / Randall Latimer
Dean Flint / Randall Latimer
- Expanding Human
(1964)
... Dean Flint
- The Guests
(1964)
... Randall Latimer
1959-1964
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series)
Mr. Maitland / Mr. Judson / Salesman / ...
Mr. Maitland / Mr. Judson / Salesman / ...
- The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross
(1964)
... Mr. Maitland
- The Incredible World of Horace Ford
(1963)
... Mr. Judson
- I Sing the Body Electric
(1962)
... Salesman
- Still Valley
(1961)
... Teague
- Time Enough at Last
(1959)
... Mr. Carsville
1964
The Great Adventure
(TV Series)
Horace Wellman
Horace Wellman
- Wild Bill Hickok - the Legend and the Man
(1964)
... Horace Wellman
1961-1963
Dennis the Menace
(TV Series)
Mr. Fielding / Alfred T. Hubbard / Jim
Mr. Fielding / Alfred T. Hubbard / Jim
- The Creature with Big Feet
(1963)
... Mr. Fielding
- Mr. Wilson's Paradise
(1961)
... Alfred T. Hubbard
- Dennis' Birthday
(1961)
... Jim
1962
The Eleventh Hour
(TV Series)
Tobias
Tobias
- Hooray, Hooray the Circus Is Coming to Town
(1962)
... Tobias
1958-1962
Cheyenne
(TV Series)
Judge Kinkaid / Doc Johnson / Drew Chambers
Judge Kinkaid / Doc Johnson / Drew Chambers
- The Vanishing Breed
(1962)
... Judge Kinkaid
- Ghost of the Cimarron
(1958)
... Doc Johnson / Drew Chambers
1962
The New Breed
(TV Series)
Felix Wainwright
Felix Wainwright
- Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo?
(1962)
... Felix Wainwright
1962
The Gertrude Berg Show
(TV Series)
J. T. Ames
J. T. Ames
- One of Our Books Is Missing
(1962)
... J. T. Ames
1961-1962
Thriller
(TV Series)
Pontifex Tundifer / Uncle Philip Landers
Pontifex Tundifer / Uncle Philip Landers
- Cousin Tundifer
(1962)
... Pontifex Tundifer
- Choose a Victim
(1961)
... Uncle Philip Landers
1962
Target: The Corruptors
(TV Series)
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Wilson
- Viva Vegas
(1962)
- The Middle Man
(1962)
... Mr. Wilson
1959-1962
Bronco
(TV Series)
Miles Gillis / Judge Whittaker / Doc Moody
Miles Gillis / Judge Whittaker / Doc Moody
- Ride the Whirlwind
(1962)
... Miles Gillis
- End of a Rope
(1960)
... Judge Whittaker
- The Belles of Silver Flat
(1959)
... Doc Moody
1962
Cain's Hundred
(TV Series)
Harry Marstow
Harry Marstow
- The Plush Jungle: Benjamin Riker
(1962)
... Harry Marstow
1959-1961
The Untouchables
(TV Series)
District Attorney Wade / Dr. William Voyt / George 'Pa' Barker
District Attorney Wade / Dr. William Voyt / George 'Pa' Barker
- Loophole
(1961)
... District Attorney Wade
- Ring of Terror
(1961)
... Dr. William Voyt
- Ma Barker and Her Boys
(1959)
... George 'Pa' Barker
1958-1961
The Real McCoys
(TV Series)
Mr. Fancher / Professor
Mr. Fancher / Professor
- A Man of Influence
(1961)
... Mr. Fancher
- The New Hired Hand
(1958)
... Professor
1961
Laramie
(TV Series)
Pettis / Undertaker
Pettis / Undertaker
- The Debt
(1961)
... Pettis
- The Passing of Kuba Smith
(1961)
... Undertaker
1961
Coronado 9
(TV Series)
Dr. Henry Dakin / John Hammock / Voss
Dr. Henry Dakin / John Hammock / Voss
- Come with Thy Loot
(1961)
... Dr. Henry Dakin
- Sincerely Yours, Napoleon
(1961)
... John Hammock
- Film Flam
(1961)
... Voss
1956-1961
The Loretta Young Show
(TV Series)
John Douglas / Pete Whittaker / Mr. Ashley / ...
John Douglas / Pete Whittaker / Mr. Ashley / ...
- The Preliminaries
(1961)
... John Douglas
- Tension
(1957)
... Pete Whittaker
- Miss Ashley's Demon
(1957)
... Mr. Ashley
- Three and Two, Please
(1956)
... Boris Atherton
1958-1960
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(TV Series)
Doc Adams / Curtis Paine / Dr. Glen Leach
Doc Adams / Curtis Paine / Dr. Glen Leach
- Criss Cross
(1960)
... Doc Adams
- The Tyrant
(1959)
... Curtis Paine
- The Martin Poster
(1958)
... Dr. Glen Leach
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
(TV Series)
Fred Gurney / Artie Quint
Fred Gurney / Artie Quint
- The Test
(1960)
... Fred Gurney
- Trial by Fear
(1960)
... Artie Quint
1959-1960
Colt .45
(TV Series)
Dr. Bryan Craig / Oliver Pate
Dr. Bryan Craig / Oliver Pate
- Strange Encounter
(1960)
... Dr. Bryan Craig
- The Magic Box
(1959)
... Oliver Pate
1959
The Man from Blackhawk
(TV Series)
Jeremy Tolliver
Jeremy Tolliver
- The Trouble with Tolliver
(1959)
... Jeremy Tolliver
1957
The Court of Last Resort
(TV Series)
Conrad Murray
Conrad Murray
- The Conrad Murray Case
(1957)
... Conrad Murray
- The George Zaccho Case
(1957)
... (uncredited)
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
(TV Series)
Julian Tyler
Julian Tyler
- The Chess Player
(1957)
... Julian Tyler
1951-1957
Lux Video Theatre
(TV Series)
Patridge / Arthur / Count Clerk
Patridge / Arthur / Count Clerk
- Barren Harvest
(1957)
... Patridge
- The Latch Key
(1957)
... Arthur
- Not Guilty - Of Much
(1951)
... Count Clerk
1947-1957
Kraft Theatre
(TV Series)
Mr. Mergenthwirker / Rev. Obadiah Harkness / Jonathan Rockwood / ...
Mr. Mergenthwirker / Rev. Obadiah Harkness / Jonathan Rockwood / ...
- The Singin' Idol
(1957)
- Citizen Miller
(1954)
- The Barn
(1954)
- Lobblies Never Lie
(1953)
... Mr. Mergenthwirker
- The Sixth Anniversary Show
(1953)
1950-1956
Armstrong Circle Theatre
(TV Series)
Mr. Etzl / Jonesy
Mr. Etzl / Jonesy
- H.R. 8438: The Story of a Lost Boy
(1956)
... Mr. Etzl
- The Bells of Cockaigne
(1953)
... Jonesy
- The Last Tour
(1953)
- Local Stop
(1950)
- The Chair
(1950)
1949-1956
Studio One in Hollywood
(TV Series)
Prof. Henry Lempkin / Doc / Billy / ...
Prof. Henry Lempkin / Doc / Billy / ...
- The Star-Spangled Soldier
(1956)
... Prof. Henry Lempkin
- Circle of Guilt
(1956)
... Doc
- The Talented Mr. Ripley
(1956)
- Like Father, Like Son
(1955)
... Billy
- A Favor for a Friend
(1954)
... Carlton Delafield
1954-1956
The United States Steel Hour
(TV Series)
Henry / Pa / Tod White
Henry / Pa / Tod White
- Honest in the Rain
(1956)
... Henry
- Shoot It Again
(1955)
... Pa
- Late Date
(1954)
... Tod White
1956
Omnibus
(TV Series)
(segment "With Liberty and Justice for All")
- With Liberty and Justice for All
(1956)
... (segment "With Liberty and Justice for All")
1955
You Are There
(TV Series)
Bishop Milton Wright
Bishop Milton Wright
- The First Flight of the Wright Brothers (December 17, 1903)
(1955)
... Bishop Milton Wright
1950-1954
Robert Montgomery Presents
(TV Series)
Lester / Harry Knighton / Dabe / ...
Lester / Harry Knighton / Dabe / ...
- Ten Minute Alibi
(1954)
... Lester
- The People You Meet
(1954)
... Harry Knighton
- A Matter of Luck
(1954)
... Dabe
- Personal Story
(1954)
- Invitation to Murder
(1954)
... Barnes
1953
Johnny Jupiter
(TV Series)
Ernest P. Duckweather
Ernest P. Duckweather
- Episode #1.13
(1953)
... Ernest P. Duckweather
- Episode #1.11
(1953)
... Ernest P. Duckweather
- Episode #1.10
(1953)
... Ernest P. Duckweather
- Episode #1.9
(1953)
... Ernest P. Duckweather
- Episode #1.8
(1953)
... Ernest P. Duckweather
1946-1951
Lights Out
(TV Series)
Mr. Hanson
Mr. Hanson
- The Angry Birds
(1951)
... Mr. Hanson
- First Person Singular
(1946)
1948-1951
Repertory Theatre
(TV Series)
Pa Blanchard / Mr. Mergenthwirker / Sir Andrew Aguecheek / ...
Pa Blanchard / Mr. Mergenthwirker / Sir Andrew Aguecheek / ...
- Incident at Golden's Creek
(1951)
- The Fast Dollar
(1951)
- The Great Escape
(1951)
- Nocturne
(1950)
... Pa Blanchard
- The Strange Christmas Dinner
(1949)
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
(TV Series)
Crazy John
Crazy John
- The Search for the Flying Saucer
(1951)
... Crazy John
1947
The Borden Show
(TV Series)
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- A French Dilemma
(1947)
- Twelfth Night
(1947)
... Sir Andrew Aguecheek
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