Acting
Forrest Taylor
Born 1883-12-29
Bloomington, Illinois, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Forrest Taylor (December 29, 1883 - February 19, 1965) was an American character actor whose artistic career spanned six different decades, from silents through talkies to the advent of color. Description above from the Wikipedia article Forrest Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Maverick
1957
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Winchester '73
1950
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Matinee Theater
1955
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Four Star Playhouse
1952
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Highway Patrol
1955
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
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Rancho Notorious
1952
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Tell Your Children
1938
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The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (263 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ripcord | Martin Seims | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The FBI Story | Wedding Minister (uncredited) | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Dennis O'Keefe Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Man Without a Gun | Doc Brannon | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Maverick | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Footsteps in the Night | Shaw (Uncredited) | Movie | 1957 |
| The Book of Acts Series | Ananias | Movie | 1957 | |
 | Official Detective | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The Christmas Spirit | Homer Link | Movie | 1956 |
 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Dr. Caslin | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Matinee Theater | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Highway Patrol | Frank Wilkins | TV Series | 1955 |
 | My Friend Flicka | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1955 |
 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1955 |
 | The Matchmaking Marshal | Ira Beecher | Movie | 1955 |
 | Dawn at Socorro | Jebb Hayes | Movie | 1954 |
 | Rails Into Laramie | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Bitter Creek | Harley Pruett | Movie | 1954 |
| Giving Thanks Always | Grandpa | Movie | 1953 | |
 | Nostradamus and the Queen | Peasant (uncredited) | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Lost Planet | Prof. Edmund Dorn | Movie | 1953 |
 | Iron Mountain Trail | Sam Sawyer | Movie | 1953 |
 | South Pacific Trail | Train Conductor | Movie | 1952 |
 | Cavalcade of America | Mark Hopkins | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Four Star Playhouse | Dr. Washburn | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Hopalong Cassidy | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1952 |
| This Is the Life | Grandpa | TV Series | 1952 | |
 | Park Row | Charles A. Leach | Movie | 1952 |
 | Border Saddlemates | Mel Richards | Movie | 1952 |
 | Rancho Notorious | Posse Member (uncredited) | Movie | 1952 |
| The Story of Christopher Columbus: Proving the Earth Is Round | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 | |
 | Flaming Feather | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
 | Smoky Canyon | Mr. Wyler | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Living Bible | Nicodemus | Movie | 1952 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Dr. Holmes | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Utah Wagon Train | Cyrus Bonner | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Racket Squad | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Wells Fargo Gunmaster | Doctor | Movie | 1951 |
 | Blazing Bullets | John Roberts | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Rustlers on Horseback | Josh Taylor | Movie | 1950 |
 | Cherokee Uprising | Indian Agent William Welch | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Cisco Kid | Sheriff | TV Series | 1950 |
| The Cisco Kid | Rev. William Smiley | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Winchester '73 | Target Clerk (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | Code of the Silver Sage | Rancher Sandy | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Fighting Stallion | Martin Evans | Movie | 1950 |
| Forbidden Jungle | Trader Kirk | Movie | 1950 | |
 | The Fargo Phantom | Hartley | Movie | 1950 |
 | Cowboy and the Prizefighter | Miles Stevenson | Movie | 1949 |
 | Deputy Marshal | Sheriff Jeff Lance | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Pecos Pistol | Capt. McCormick | Movie | 1949 |
 | Navajo Trail Raiders | Sam Brynes | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Fighting Redhead | Dan O'Connor | Movie | 1949 |
 | Stallion Canyon | Tom Lawson | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Lawton Story | Uncle Mark Wallock | Movie | 1949 |
 | Death Valley Gunfighter | Lester Clark | Movie | 1949 |
 | South of St. Louis | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1949 |
 | Bruce Gentry | Dr. Alexander Benson | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Golden Eye | Mr. Manning | Movie | 1948 |
 | Four Faces West | Conductor No.2 | Movie | 1948 |
 | Superman | Leeds | Movie | 1948 |
 | Coroner Creek | McCune | Movie | 1948 |
 | Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains | Rancher (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Albuquerque | Stage Depot Agent (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Big Town After Dark | Dealer (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Shadow Valley | Dad Jarvis | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Black Widow | Bradley | Movie | 1947 |
 | Buckaroo from Powder River | Pop Ryland | Movie | 1947 |
 | Along the Oregon Trail | Kit Carson | Movie | 1947 |
 | Rustlers of Devil's Canyon | Dr. Glover | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Sea of Grass | Homesteader (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Yankee Fakir | Mr. Mason | Movie | 1947 |
 | Code of the West | Ira Meeker (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Trail Street | Dave (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Stagecoach to Denver | Matt Disher | Movie | 1946 |
 | Santa Fe Uprising | Moore | Movie | 1946 |
| The Calling of Matthew | Alpheus | Movie | 1946 | |
 | The Crimson Ghost | Prof. Van Wyck | Movie | 1946 |
 | Strange Voyage | Skipper | Movie | 1946 |
 | Colorado Serenade | Judge Roy Hilton | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Caravan Trail | Judge Silas Black | Movie | 1946 |
 | Romance of the West | Father Sullivan | Movie | 1946 |
 | Strange Impersonation | Nora's Doctor (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | Girl on the Spot | Inky (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
| The Blind Beggar of Jerusalem | Laban | Movie | 1945 | |
 | Bandits of the Badlands | Pop Wayne | Movie | 1945 |
 | Dangerous Intruder | Dr. Bascom | Movie | 1945 |
 | Mr. Muggs Rides Again | Mike | Movie | 1945 |
 | Federal Operator 99 | Otto Wolfe | Movie | 1945 |
 | Bewitched | Prosecutor (uncredited) | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Power of the Whistler | Stage Door Guard | Movie | 1945 |
 | Identity Unknown | Mr. Anderson | Movie | 1945 |
 | Manhunt of Mystery Island | Prof. William Forrest | Movie | 1945 |
 | Sagebrush Heroes | Tom Goodwin | Movie | 1945 |
 | Mom and Dad | Dr. John D. Ashley | Movie | 1945 |
 | Haunted Harbor | Dr. Oliver Harding [Chs. 1-4] | Movie | 1944 |
 | Song of Nevada | Colonel Jack Thompson | Movie | 1944 |
 | The Last Horseman | Bert Saunders | Movie | 1944 |
 | Sonora Stagecoach | Judge Crandall | Movie | 1944 |
 | Mystery Man | Sam Newhall | Movie | 1944 |
 | Shake Hands with Murder | Kennedy | Movie | 1944 |
 | Mojave Firebrand | Sheriff Barker | Movie | 1944 |
 | Lady in the Death House | Warden | Movie | 1944 |
 | Sweethearts of the U.S.A. | Deacon - 2nd Robber | Movie | 1944 |
 | Gun to Gun | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1944 |
| Who Is My Neighbor | Grandfather | Movie | 1943 | |
 | Death Valley Rangers | Captain Ainsley | Movie | 1943 |
 | Bullets and Saddles | Marshal Claiburn | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Kansan | Doctor | Movie | 1943 |
 | Sleepy Lagoon | Samuel | Movie | 1943 |
 | Silver Spurs | Judge Pebble | Movie | 1943 |
 | Spy Train | Anderson #2 | Movie | 1943 |
 | Song of Texas | Race Official | Movie | 1943 |
 | Wild Horse Stampede | Marshal Cliff Tyler | Movie | 1943 |
 | Dead Men Walk | The Fireplace Face | Movie | 1943 |
 | King of the Cowboys | Man Tied Up in Car Backseat | Movie | 1943 |
 | Corregidor | Doctor | Movie | 1943 |
 | Land of Hunted Men | Dad Oliver | Movie | 1943 |
 | Idaho | Clem | Movie | 1943 |
 | A Night for Crime | Police Chief Williams | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Fighting Buckaroo | Mark Comstock (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | Thundering Trails | Ben Walker | Movie | 1943 |
 | Man of Courage | Mary Crandall | Movie | 1943 |
 | Ridin' Down the Canyon | Jim Fellowes | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Rangers Take Over | John Wyatt | Movie | 1942 |
 | Trail Riders | Mike Rand | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Payoff | Hugh Walker | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Yanks Are Coming | Capt. Brown | Movie | 1942 |
 | Outlaws of Pine Ridge | Sheriff Gibbons | Movie | 1942 |
 | Overland Mail | Taylor | Movie | 1942 |
 | Arizona Stage Coach | Larry Meadows | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Sons of the Pioneers | Jim Bixby | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Spoilers | Bennett | Movie | 1942 |
 | In Old California | Man in Saloon with Carlin | Movie | 1942 |
 | Perils of the Royal Mounted | Preacher Hinsdale | Movie | 1942 |
 | Home in Wyomin' | Pop Harrison | Movie | 1942 |
 | Down Rio Grande Way | Commissioner Harvey | Movie | 1942 |
 | Sunset on the Desert | George Belknap | Movie | 1942 |
 | Lawless Plainsmen | Kit Carson | Movie | 1942 |
 | Bullets for Bandits | Bert Brown | Movie | 1942 |
 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Grant | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Lone Star Vigilantes | Dr. Mark Banning | Movie | 1942 |
 | Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. | Netzikoff's Butler | Movie | 1941 |
 | Riot Squad | Ambulance Attendant | Movie | 1941 |
 | Underground Rustlers | Jim Bently | Movie | 1941 |
 | Sea Raiders | Fenwick the Inventor | Movie | 1941 |
 | King of the Texas Rangers | Plant Employee | Movie | 1941 |
 | The Iron Claw | Anton Benson | Movie | 1941 |
 | Kansas Cyclone | Ben Brown | Movie | 1941 |
 | Wrangler's Roost | Deacon Stewart, aka Black Bart | Movie | 1941 |
 | The Spider Returns | Voice of The Gargoyle | Movie | 1941 |
 | Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals | Hanson | Movie | 1941 |
 | Flying Wild | Mr. Forbes | Movie | 1941 |
 | Ridin' the Cherokee Trail | Brad Craven | Movie | 1941 |
 | Ridin' on a Rainbow | Rancher Jeff Billings | Movie | 1941 |
 | The Lone Rider Rides On | Sheriff | Movie | 1941 |
 | Billy the Kid's Gun Justice | Tom Roberts | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Snipe - Foranti Thug | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Green Archer | Parker Howett | Movie | 1940 |
 | West of Abilene | Sheriff | Movie | 1940 |
 | Trailing Double Trouble | Sheriff | Movie | 1940 |
 | Under Texas Skies | Harley Richards | Movie | 1940 |
 | That Gang of Mine | Morgan | Movie | 1940 |
 | Arizona Gang Busters | Ed Lambert | Movie | 1940 |
 | When the Daltons Rode | The Bailiff | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Durango Kid | Ben Winslow | Movie | 1940 |
 | Deadwood Dick | The Skull (masked) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Boys of the City | Judge Malcolm Parker | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Golden Trail | Bill Rawls | Movie | 1940 |
 | Wild Horse Range | Mitchell | Movie | 1940 |
 | Frontier Crusader | John Stoner | Movie | 1940 |
 | Terry and the Pirates | Allen Drake | Movie | 1940 |
 | Young Tom Edison | Train Passenger | Movie | 1940 |
 | Rhythm of the Rio Grande | Ranger Captain Edward Crane | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Cheyenne Kid | Sheriff | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Sagebrush Family Trails West | Len Gorman | Movie | 1940 |
 | Chip of the Flying U | J.G. Whitmore | Movie | 1939 |
 | Meet Dr. Christian | Gtant, City Council Member | Movie | 1939 |
 | Trigger Fingers | Crane, Cowhand-Henchman | Movie | 1939 |
 | Danger Flight | Police Radio Dispatcher | Movie | 1939 |
 | Riders of Black River | Sheriff Dave Patterson | Movie | 1939 |
 | Dick Tracy's G-Men | Mr. Stevens | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Fighting Renegade | Prof. Lucius Lloyd | Movie | 1939 |
 | Straight Shooter | Henchman Luke Green | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Oregon Trail | Daggett - Morgan Henchman | Movie | 1939 |
 | Stunt Pilot | Doctor | Movie | 1939 |
 | S.O.S Tidal Wave | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1939 |
 | Outlaws' Paradise | Henchman Eddie | Movie | 1939 |
 | Texas Wildcats | Jim Burrows | Movie | 1939 |
 | Trigger Smith | Mr. Carter | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Lone Ranger Rides Again | Judge Miller | Movie | 1939 |
 | Code of the Cactus | Blackton | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Phantom Stage | Gabe Lawson | Movie | 1939 |
 | Honor of the West | Lem Walker | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Phantom Creeps | Black | Movie | 1939 |
 | Stand Up and Fight | Townsman | Movie | 1939 |
| Ghost Town Riders | Gomer | Movie | 1938 | |
 | California Frontier | General Wyatt | Movie | 1938 |
 | Gun Packer | Hart - Express Manager | Movie | 1938 |
 | Law of the Texan | Captain Moore - Texas Rangers | Movie | 1938 |
 | Guilty Trail | Dan | Movie | 1938 |
 | Lightning Carson Rides Again | Gunfight Henchman | Movie | 1938 |
 | Black Bandit | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1938 |
 | Durango Valley Raiders | Sheriff Devlin | Movie | 1938 |
 | Heroes of the Hills | Sheriff | Movie | 1938 |
 | Man's Country | Col. Hay (as Forest Taylor) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Outlaw Express | John F. Ferguson | Movie | 1938 |
 | Tell Your Children | Blanche's Lawyer (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Desert Patrol | Martin Rand | Movie | 1938 |
 | Western Trails | Stagecoach Shotgun Guard | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Fighting Devil Dogs | Benson | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Feud Maker | Marshal John Kincaid | Movie | 1938 |
 | Frontier Town | Sheriff Lane of Frontier City | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Spy Ring | G-2 Sergeant (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Amateur Crook | Jerry Cummings | Movie | 1937 |
 | Courage of the West | Government Man | Movie | 1937 |
 | Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts | Dorman, Owner Black Hawk Mining | Movie | 1937 |
 | Where Trails Divide | Councilman Gray | Movie | 1937 |
 | Stars Over Arizona | Saunders | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen | Norton | Movie | 1937 |
 | Island Captives | C.B. Hudson | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Red Rope | Parson Pete | Movie | 1937 |
 | Riders of the Dawn | Brady | Movie | 1937 |
 | Lost Ranch | Bart Carson | Movie | 1937 |
 | Arizona Days | Harry Price | Movie | 1937 |
| The Roaming Cowboy | Evans | Movie | 1937 | |
 | Headin' for the Rio Grande | Sheriff Ed Saunders (Tex's brother) | Movie | 1936 |
 | Pilot X | Survivor | Movie | 1936 |
 | The Phantom of the Range | Brandon | Movie | 1936 |
 | Song of the Gringo | Prosecuting Attorney | Movie | 1936 |
 | Two Minutes to Play | Coach Rodney | Movie | 1936 |
 | Rip Roarin' Buckaroo | Lew Slater | Movie | 1936 |
 | Shadow of Chinatown | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1936 |
 | Men of the Plains | James Travis | Movie | 1936 |
 | It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) | Actor | Movie | 1936 |
 | Kelly of the Secret Service | Dr. G. Marston | Movie | 1936 |
 | West of Nevada | Steven Cutting | Movie | 1936 |
 | Prison Shadows | George Miller | Movie | 1936 |
 | Too Much Beef | Hugh Stanford alias Rocky Brown | Movie | 1936 |
 | A Face in the Fog | Bruce Cromwell | Movie | 1936 |
 | Trail of Terror | Blake | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Widow from Monte Carlo | Surprised Costume Ball Guest (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Courageous Avenger | Marshal Taggart | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Rider of the Law | Gambler | Movie | 1935 |
 | Between Men | Lawyer Wyndham | Movie | 1935 |
 | Honeymoon Limited | Harry (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | Mississippi | Man at Bar Who Orders Sarsaparilla (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | Big Calibre | Banker Bentley | Movie | 1935 |
 | Shadow of Doubt | Reporter | Movie | 1935 |
 | The Gilded Lily | Train Conductor (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | Riders of Destiny | James Kincaid | Movie | 1933 |
 | Neighbors' Wives | (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | Broadway to Hollywood | Conway - Film Director | Movie | 1933 |
 | The Death Kiss | Actor | Movie | 1932 |
 | No Man's Gold | Wat Lyman | Movie | 1926 |
 | A Poor Girl's Romance | Tramp | Movie | 1926 |
 | The Girl from Frisco | Terry | Movie | 1916 |
 | The Fighting Heiress | Terry | Movie | 1916 |
| The Abandonment | Dr. Edmund B. Stewart | Movie | 1916 | |
 | The White Rosette | Sir Errol / Thomas Eric | Movie | 1916 |
| The Mender | The Man | Movie | 1915 |