Vaughn Taylor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 22, 1911
- Died
- April 26, 1983
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration 2019
as Mr. Carsville (archive footage)
The Gumball Rally 1976
as Andy McAllister - Mercedes Team
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return 1975
as Land Agent
Winter Kill 1974
as Frank
Brock's Last Case 1973
as Doc Walters
Set This Town on Fire 1973
as Stabler
Scarecrow 1972
as Reverend Rand
They Call It Murder 1971
as Harry Marshall
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry 1971
as Willis
The Million Dollar Duck 1971
as Bank President (uncredited)
The Ballad of Cable Hogue 1970
as Powell
My Dog, the Thief 1969
as Dog Catcher
The Shakiest Gun in the West 1968
as Rev. Longbaugh
- Fever Heat
Fever Heat 1968
as Toad Taplinger
The Power 1968
as Mr. Hallson
In Cold Blood 1967
as Good Samaritan
The Last Challenge 1967
as Jim Haskell (uncredited)
The Professionals 1966
as Banker
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! 1966
as Mr. Bell
The Further Adventures of Gallegher 1965
as Mr. Bildad
Dark Intruder 1965
as Dr. Burdett
Zebra in the Kitchen 1965
as Councilman Pew
Kilroy 1965
as bank president
The Unsinkable Molly Brown 1964
as Mr. Cartwright
The Carpetbaggers 1964
as Doctor
The Wheeler Dealers 1963
as Thaddeus Whipple
Diamond Head 1962
as Judge Blanding
The Wizard of Baghdad 1961
as Norodeen
The Plunderers 1960
as Jess Walters
Psycho 1960
as George Lowery
The Gallant Hours 1960
as Mike Pulaski
Blue Denim 1959
as Professor Willard
Warlock 1959
as Henry Richardson
Andy Hardy Comes Home 1958
as Thomas Chandler
Gunsmoke in Tucson 1958
as Ben Bodeen
Party Girl 1958
as Dr. Caderman (uncredited)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958
as Deacon Davis
Screaming Mimi 1958
as Raoul Reynarde
The Lineup 1958
as The Man
The Young Lions 1958
as John Plowman (uncredited)
Cowboy 1958
as Mr. Fowler, Chicago Hotel Manager
Decision at Sundown 1957
as Mr. Baldwin
This Could Be the Night 1957
as Ziggy Dawit
Jailhouse Rock 1957
as Mr. Shores (narrator)
It Should Happen to You 1954
as Entrikin
Harvest 1953
as Gramps
The Bells of Cockaigne 1953
as Jonesy
Beauty and the Bride 1953
as Narrator
Back at the Front 1952
as Maj. Lester Ormsby
10,000 Horses Singing 1952
as Mr. Racknall
Meet Danny Wilson 1952
as T.W. Hatcher
Francis Goes to the Races 1951
as Chief Inspector Carrington
Up Front 1951
as Maj. Lester
- Radio, Take It Away
Radio, Take It Away 1947
Actor
- Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate 1946
Actor
Credits from TMDB.