Walter Clarence "Dub" Taylor Jr. (February 26, 1907 – October 3, 1994),Dub Taylor, 87, Actor in Westerns, The New York Times, October 5, 1994, Section B, Page 12 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 is the father of actor and painter Buck Taylor.

Early life

Taylor was born February 26, 1907, in

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, the middle child of five children of Minnie and Walter C. Taylor, Sr."The Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920"
enumeration date January 15, 1920, Augusta City, Richmond County, Georgia. Digital copy of original census page,

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. Retrieved August 4, 2017. According to the federal census of 1920, he had two older sisters, Minnie Marg retand Maud, a younger brother named George, and a little sister, Edna Fay. The family moved to

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, around 1912, when Walter was five years old, and lived there until he was 13. Taylor's mother was a Pennsylvania native; and his father, who worked in Augusta at that time as a cotton broker, was from North Carolina. While in Georgia as a boy, Walter, Jr. got his lifelong nickname when his friends began calling him "W", then shortened it further to "Dub".

Film work

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performer, Taylor made his film debut in 1938 as the cheerful ex-football captain Ed Carmichael in

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's '' You Can't Take It with You''. He secured the part because the role required an actor who could play tuned percussion. During the 1950s and early 1960s, he used his xylophone skills on several television shows, including the syndicated series '' Ranch Party''. In 1939, he appeared in the film ''Taming of the West'', where he originated the character of Cannonball, a role he played for the next 10 years in over 50 films. Cannonball was a comedic sidekick to

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in 13 features. He played the character in other westerns starring Charles Starrett,

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and Jimmy Wakely. Taylor later dropped the Cannonball name because he felt it held him back from roles in films with larger budgets. He had bit parts in a number of classic motion pictures, including '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939), '' A Star Is Born'' (1954) and '' Them!'' (1954). The 1954 film '' Dragnet'' had Taylor in an uncredited role, that of gangster Miller Starkie, who is killed in the opening scene. He had a small role in the 1958

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film '' Tonka'' as a rustler of stray horses for sale. The same year, he performed in '' No Time for Sergeants'' as the representative of the draft board who summoned Will Stockdale ( Andy Griffith) from his rural home in Georgia to the

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. He later joined

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's stock company in 1965's '' Major Dundee'', playing a professional horse thief. He also appeared in ''

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'' (1969) as a minister who gets his flock shot in the film's opening scene; in '' Junior Bonner'' (1972), '' The Getaway'' (1972), and '' Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'' (1973) as an aging, eccentric outlaw friend of Billy's; and in Michael Cimino's crime film '' Thunderbolt and Lightfoot'' (1974), He also played Ivan Moss, father of

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's character C. W. Moss, in ''

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'' (1967)''.'' He portrayed an ill-tempered chuckwagon cook in the 1969 film '' The Undefeated'', starring

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and

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, and appeared in ''

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'' (1971) as the drunken Doc Shultz."Dub Taylor: Complete Filmography"
including identifications of Taylor's characters in his films,

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(TCM), Turner Broadcasting System, a division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, New York. Retrieved August 6, 2017. He appeared in ''

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'' (1990) with veteran Western actors Pat Buttram and

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Taylor's last film role was in ''

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'' (1994), and although he had only a fleeting appearance as an unnamed "Room Clerk", his name appears in the film's opening credits.

Television work

In the 1950s, he guest-starred three times on the syndicated series '' The Range Rider'', starring

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and Dick Jones. He appeared in the 1955 episode "The Outlander" of ''

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'', and on the syndicated series ''

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'' playing the Colorado silver miner "Chicken Bill" Lovell. In 1957, Taylor was cast alongside

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, in the syndicated ''

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'' TV series. He played in the 1961 '' Perry Mason'' episode "The Case of the Grumbling Grandfather". Taylor was on '' The Lloyd Bridges Show'' (1962–1963), in the episodes "My Child Is Yet a Stranger" and "The Tyrees of Capital Hill". He was in ''

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'', first as the preacher who marries Charlene Darling to Dud Wash, then as postmaster Talbert, and next as the brother-in-law of town handyman Emmett Clark. Taylor performed on other sitcoms, including ''

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'' with

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. His character, Mitch Brady, was owner of a local cab company and a frequent boyfriend of Hazel's. He was cast in an episode of '' I Love Lucy'', and on '' The Brian Keith Show'', and in a fourth-season episode of ''

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''. He was on NBC's series '' Laredo'' and ''

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''. Taylor played Houston Lamb in four episodes of ''

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'' in seasons six and seven (1979 to 1981). He appeared on ''

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'' for six seasons, from 1985 to 1991, where he was mostly seen as a regular in the Lulu's Truck Stop skit featuring Lulu Roman and Gailard Sartain. Taylor was in several episodes of ''

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'' as a rustic enamored with the women from Sugarbaker's during a camping expedition. Starting in the late 1970s, Taylor appeared in a series of Western-style commercials for

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bubble gum. In the radio versions of the commercials, his character was named "The Geezer". In 1994, he appeared in a commercial for

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, performing as one of four participants in a fair's "Dip-Off" contest, where two other competitors and he use their "secret ingredient" of Pace Picante Sauce in their dips. When the fourth participant holds up a jar of "Mexican sauce" as a "secret ingredient", Taylor's character proclaims that it was "made in New York City!"

Death

Taylor died of a heart attack on October 3, 1994, in Los Angeles. He was cremated, and his ashes were scattered near Westlake Village, California.

Selected filmography

Film

*'' You Can't Take It with You'' (1938) as Ed Carmichael *'' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939) as Reporter (uncredited) *'' The Taming of the West'' (1939) * The Return of Wild Bill (1940) as Cannonball *''

Prairie Schooners ''Prairie Schooners'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson, which stars Wild Bill Elliott, Evelyn Young, and Dub Taylor. Cast list * Bill Elliott as Wild Bill Hickok * Evelyn Young as Virginia Benton * Dub Taylor as Canno ...

'' (1940) as Cannonball *''

The Wildcat of Tucson The Wildcat of Tucson is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Bill Elliott as "Wild Bill" Hickok and Evelyn Young as Vivian Barlow. The film was produced and released by Columbia Pictures. A feature film A ...

'' (1940) as Cannonball *''

The Return of Daniel Boone ''The Return of Daniel Boone'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Paul Franklin and Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Betty Miles, Dub Taylor, Ray Bennett, Walter Soderling and Carl Stock ...

'' (1941) as Cannonball *'' Hands Across the Rockies'' (1941) as Cannonball Taylor *''

The Son of Davy Crockett ''The Son of Davy Crockett'' is a 1941 American Western film written and directed by Lambert Hillyer. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, Dub Taylor, Kenneth MacDonald, Richard Fiske and Eddy Waller. The film was released on Jul ...

'' (1941) as Cannonball *'' Tanks a Million'' (1941) as Malloy (uncredited) *''

The Lone Prairie ''The Lone Prairie'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Berke. It is one of a series of Westerns that Berke directed with the trio of Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, and Bob Wills. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictu ...

'' (1942) as Cannonball * Riders of the Northwest Mounted (1943) as Cannonball *'' Saddles and Sagebrush'' (1943) as Cannonball *'' What's Buzzin', Cousin?'' (1943) as Jed (uncredited) *''

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'' (1943) as Seaman Stubby Gordon (uncredited) *''

Cowboy in the Clouds ''Cowboy in the Clouds'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Benjamin H. Kline and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Julie Duncan, Jimmy Wakely, Davison Clark and Wally Wales. The film was rele ...

'' (1943) as Cannonball *''

Saddle Leather Law ''Saddle Leather Law'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Benjamin H. Kline and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Vi Athens, Lloyd Bridges, Jimmy Wakely and Salty Holmes. The film was release ...

'' (1944) as Cannonball *''

Cowboy Canteen ''Cowboy Canteen'' is a 1944 American musical western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Charles Starrett. Plot Entertainers perform on a dude ranch for soldiers. Cast * Charles Starrett as Steve Bradley * Jane Frazee as Connie Gray * ...

'' (1944) as Cannonball *'' The Last Horseman'' (1944) as Cannonball *'' Cyclone Prairie Rangers'' (1944) as Cannonball *''

Both Barrels Blazing ''Both Barrels Blazing'' is a 1945 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and starring Charles Starrett. Plot The outlaw gangs are robbing the railroads and the Rangers cannot follow them when they move to New Mexic ...

'' (1945) as Cannonball *'' Rustlers of the Badlands'' (1945) as Cannonball *''

Courtin' Trouble ''Courtin' Trouble'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Ford Beebe and written by Ronald Davidson. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Virginia Belmont, Leonard Penn, Marshall Reed and Steve Clark. The film was released on Nov ...

'' (1948) as Cannonball *''

Cowboy Cavalier ''Cowboy Cavalier'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Ronald Davidson and J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Jan Bryant, Douglas Evans, Claire Whitney and William Ruhl. The fil ...

'' (1948) as Cannonball *'' Song of the Drifter'' (1948) as Cannonball *''

Silver Trails ''Silver Trails'' is a 1948 American Western film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, and Christine Larson, and was released on August 28, 1948. The film starred ''Whip Wilson'' (uncredited as the sheriff), who lat ...

'' (1948) as Cannonball *'' Across the Rio Grande'' (1949) as Cannonball Taylor *'' Brand of Fear'' (1949) as Cannonball *'' Riding High'' (1950) as Joe *''

Lure of the Wilderness ''Lure of the Wilderness'' is a 1952 romantic adventure Technicolor film directed by Jean Negulesco and based on the 1941 novel ''Swamp Water'' by Vereen Bell. The film is a remake of Jean Renoir's 1941 adaption of the novel. Walter Brennan ...

'' (1952) as Sheriff Jepson (uncredited) *''

The Story of Will Rogers ''The Story of Will Rogers'' (titled onscreen as ''The Story of Will Rogers as told by His Wife'')is a 1952 American Comedy Western film biography of humorist and movie star Will Rogers, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Will Rogers Jr. a ...

'' (1952) as Actor (scenes deleted) *''

Woman of the North Country ''Woman of the North Country'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Ruth Hussey, Rod Cameron, John Agar and Gale Storm. The film was released on September 5, 1952, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast * Ruth Hu ...

'' (1952) as Bob (uncredited) *'' The Charge at Feather River'' (1953) as Danowicz *'' Those Redheads from Seattle'' (1953) as Townsman (uncredited) *'' Crime Wave'' (1953) as Gus Snider *'' Riding Shotgun'' (1954) as Eddie (uncredited) *'' Them!'' (1954) as Railroad Yard Watchman (uncredited) *'' Dragnet'' (1954) as Miller Starkie (uncredited) *'' The Bounty Hunter'' (1954) as Eli Danvers *'' A Star Is Born'' (1954) as Norman's Driver (voice, uncredited) *'' Tall Man Riding'' (1955) as Townsman (uncredited) *''

The McConnell Story ''The McConnell Story'' is a 1955 dramatization of the life and career of United States Air Force (USAF) pilot Joseph C. McConnell (1922–1954) directed by Gordon Douglas. McConnell served as a navigator in World War II before becoming the ...

'' (1955) as Angry Technical Sergeant (uncredited) *''

I Died a Thousand Times ''I Died a Thousand Times'' is a 1955 American CinemaScope Warnercolor film noir directed by Stuart Heisler. The drama features Jack Palance as paroled bank robber Roy Earle, with Shelley Winters, Lee Marvin, Earl Holliman, Perry Lopez, Pedro Gonz ...

'' (1955) as Ed (uncredited) *''

The Fastest Gun Alive ''The Fastest Gun Alive'' is a 1956 MGM Western film starring Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, and Broderick Crawford directed by Russell Rouse. Plot Son of a notorious fast-drawing sheriff, George Kelby Jr. (Ford) and his wife Dora (Jeanne Crain) s ...

'' (1956) as Nolan Brown (uncredited) *''

Tension at Table Rock ''Tension at Table Rock'' is a 1956 American Western drama film directed by Charles Marquis Warren and starring Richard Egan and Dorothy Malone. Wes Tancred ( Richard Egan) is publicly vilified after killing a famous gunslinger who was a publ ...

'' (1956) as Ruffian (uncredited) *''

You Can't Run Away from It ''You Can't Run Away from It'' is a 1956 musical comedy directed and produced by Dick Powell and starring June Allyson and Jack Lemmon. The film is a remake of the 1934 Academy Award-winning film ''It Happened One Night''. The supporting cast fea ...

'' (1956) as Joe *'' No Time for Sergeants'' (1958) as McKinney *''

Hot Rod Gang ''Hot Rod Gang'' is a 1958 drama film directed by Lew Landers and starring John Ashley. The working title was ''Hot Rod Rock'' with the film also released under the title ''Fury Unleashed''. American International Pictures released the film as a ...

'' (1958) as Al Berrywhiff *'' Street of Darkness'' (1958) as Duffy Tyler *''

Auntie Mame ''Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade'' is a 1955 novel by American author Patrick Dennis chronicling the madcap adventures of a boy, Patrick, growing up as the ward of his Aunt Mame Dennis, the sister of his dead father. The book is often desc ...

'' (1958) as County Veterinarian (uncredited) *''

A Hole in the Head ''A Hole in the Head'' (1959) is a DeLuxe Color comedy film, shown in CinemaScope, directed by Frank Capra, featuring Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Keenan Wynn, Carolyn Jones, Thelma Ritter, Dub Taylor, Ruby Dandridge, ...

'' (1959) as Fred *'' Home from the Hill'' (1960) as Bob Skaggs (uncredited) *'' Parrish'' (1961) as Teet Howie *'' Sweet Bird of Youth'' (1962) as Dan Hatcher *'' Black Gold'' (1962) as Doc *'' Spencer's Mountain'' (1963) as Percy Cook *'' Major Dundee'' (1965) as Priam *'' The Hallelujah Trail'' (1965) as Clayton Howell *'' The Cincinnati Kid'' (1965) as First Dealer *'' The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin'' (1967) as Timekeeper *'' Don't Make Waves'' (1967) as Electrician *''

'' (1967) as Ivan Moss *'' Johnny Banco'' (1967) *''

The Money Jungle ''The Money Jungle'' is a 1968 American drama film directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Charles A. Wallace. The film stars John Ericson, Lola Albright, Leslie Parrish, Nehemiah Persoff, Charles Drake, Kent Smith and Don Rickles. The film ...

'' (1967) as Pete Jensen *'' Bandolero!'' (1968) as Attendant *'' The Shakiest Gun in the West'' (1968) as Pop McGovern *'' Death of a Gunfighter'' (1969) as Doc Adams *''

'' (1969) as Wainscoat *''

The Learning Tree ''The Learning Tree'' is a 1969 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Gordon Parks. It depicts the life of Newt Winger, a teenager growing up in Cherokee Flats, Kansas, in the 1920s, and chronicles his journey into manhood ...

'' (1969) as Spikey *'' The Undefeated'' (1969) as McCartney *''

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'' (1969) as Dr. B.F. Peabody *'' ...tick...tick...tick...'' (1970) as Junior *''

The Liberation of L.B. Jones ''The Liberation of L.B. Jones'' is a 1970 American neo noir film directed by William Wyler, his final project in a career that spanned 45 years. The screenplay by Jesse Hill Ford and Stirling Silliphant is based on Ford's 1965 novel ''The Lib ...

'' (1970) as Mayor *'' A Man Called Horse'' (1970) as Joe *''

The Wild Country ''The Wild Country'' is a 1970 American adventure western film directed by Robert Totten and starring Steve Forrest and Vera Miles. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions. The screenplay is based on the Ralph Moody book '' Little Britches''. ...

'' (1970) as Phil *''

'' (1971) as Doc Schultz *'' Man and Boy'' (1971) as Atkins *''

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'' (1971) as Turquoise Smith *'' Wild in the Sky'' (1972) as Officer Roddenberry *'' Junior Bonner'' (1972) as Del *'' The Getaway'' (1972) as Laughlin *''Country Blue'' (1973) as Jumpy Belk *''

Tom Sawyer Thomas Sawyer () is the titular character of the Mark Twain novel ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876). He appears in three other novels by Twain: ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884), ''Tom Sawyer Abroad'' (1894), and ''Tom Sawyer, Dete ...

'' (1973) as Clayton *'' Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'' (1973) as Josh *'' Thunderbolt and Lightfoot'' (1974) as Station Attendant *'' The Fortune'' (1975) as Rattlesnake Tom *''

Poor Pretty Eddie ''Poor Pretty Eddie'' is a 1975 American film starring Leslie Uggams, Shelley Winters and Michael Christian. Made on a relatively small budget, it is known for having an atypical narrative and directorial style, which combines elements of horr ...

'' (1975) as Justice of the Peace Floyd *'' Hearts of the West'' (1975) as Nevada Ticket Agent *''

Creature from Black Lake ''Creature from Black Lake'' is a 1976 American horror film written and directed by Joy N. Houck Jr. and starring Jack Elam, Dub Taylor, Dennis Fimple, John David Carson, and Bill Thurman. It follows two anthropology students from the Universit ...

'' (1976) as Grandpaw Bridges *'' Burnt Offerings'' (1976) as Walker *''

Treasure of Matecumbe ''Treasure of Matecumbe'' is a 1976 American adventure western film directed by Vincent McEveety and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was based on the novel ''A Journey to Matecumbe'' by Robert Lewis Taylor. The filming locations were in D ...

'' (1976) as Sheriff Forbes *''

Pony Express Rider ''Pony Express Rider'' is a 1976 American Western film directed by Robert Totten and starring Henry Wilcoxon, Maureen McCormick and Joan Caulfield. In 1860 young Jimmie Richardson joins the Pony Express to help find the man he believes kille ...

'' (1976) as Boomer Riley *''

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'' (1976) as Mayor Caffey *'' The Winds of Autumn'' (1976) as Rattler S. Gravley *'' The Great Smokey Roadblock'' (1977) as Harley Davidson *''

Moonshine County Express ''Moonshine County Express'' is a 1977 action film from New World Pictures. Producer Roger Corman always thought one of the reasons the film was so popular was because it did not put down Southern people.Ed. J. Philip di Franco, ''The Movie Worl ...

'' (1977) as Uncle Bill *'' The Rescuers'' (1977) as Digger (voice) *'' Beartooth'' (1978) *''

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way ''They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way'' is a 1978 slapstick comedy film co-directed by Stuart E. McGowan and Edward Montagne and written by and starring Tim Conway. Premise Dewey and Wallace are small-town lawmen who are ordered by the governor t ...

'' (1978) as Gunner *''

1941 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar E ...

'' (1979) as Mr. Malcomb *'' Used Cars'' (1980) as Tucker *''

Cannonball Run II ''Cannonball Run II'' is a 1984 action comedy film starring Burt Reynolds and an all-star cast, released by Warner Bros. and Golden Harvest. Like the original '' Cannonball Run'', it is set around an illegal cross-country race. This was the l ...

'' (1984) as Sheriff *'' The Best of Times'' (1986) as Mac *'' Once Upon a Texas Train'' (1988, TV Movie) as Charlie Lee *''

'' (1990) as Levi, Saloon Old-Timer #1 *'' Conagher'' (1991, TV Movie) as Station Agent *'' My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys'' (1991) as Gimme Cap *'' Falling from Grace'' (1992) as Grandpa Parks *''

'' (1994) as Room Clerk (final film role)

Television

*'' I Love Lucy'' (1955), season 5, episode 8, titled "Lucy Goes to the Rodeo", as Rattlesnake Jones *''

'' (1957-1958) as Wallie Sims, 32 episodes *'' Twilight Zone'' (1962) season 3, episode 23 titled "The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank" as Mr. Peters *'' Dennis the Menace'' (1960), season 1, episode 22, titled "Dennis and the TV Set" as Opie *''

'' (1962-1963), as Mitch Brady, 4 episodes *''

'' (1963), season 3, episode 31 titled "Mountain Wedding" as The Preacher *''

My Favorite Martian ''My Favorite Martian'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1963, to May 1, 1966, for 107 episodes. The show stars Ray Walston as "Uncle Martin" (the Martian) and Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara. The first two seasons, totalin ...

'' (1964), season 1, episode 15, titled "Poor Litter Rich Cat", *''

Please Don't Eat the Daisies ''Please Don't Eat the Daisies'' (New York: Doubleday, 1957) is a best-selling collection of humorous essays by American humorist and playwright Jean Kerr about suburban living and raising four boys. The essays do not have a plot or through-sto ...

'' (1965), as Ed Hewley, 5 episodes *''

The Wild Wild West ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels ...

'' (1965), season 1, episode 5, "The Night of the Casual Killer", as Guard *'' The Monroes'' (1966-1967) as Cyrus, 2 episodes *''

'' (1967), season 3, episode 15, "The Night of the Running Death", as Pete *''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on ...

'' (1967-1971), 6 episodes as Barlow / Simon / Otto / Luke Calhoun *''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central chara ...

'' (1967-1970) as Farnum / Rev. Finney Cox / Noah Riker / Bartender / Cook / Sonny Starr *'' Partridge Family'' (1971), season 2, episode 6, “Whatever Happened To Moby Dick” as Flicker *''

Emergency! ''Emergency!'' is an American action-adventure medical drama television series jointly produced by Mark VII Limited and Universal Television. Debuting on NBC as a midseason replacement on January 15, 1972, replacing the two short-lived situa ...

'' (1973) season 2, episode 16, "Syndrome" as an old man *''

Little House on the Prairie The ''Little House on the Prairie'' books is a series of American children's novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder (b. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls). The stories are based on her childhood and adolescence in the American Midwest (Wisconsin, Kansas, ...

'' (1980), 4 episodes as Houston Lamb *''

Darkroom A darkroom is used to process photographic film, to make prints and to carry out other associated tasks. It is a room that can be made completely dark to allow the processing of the light-sensitive photographic materials, including film and ph ...

'' (1981), season 1, episode 2, titled "Uncle George" *''

'' (1988), season 4, episode 16 *''

'' (1989), episode 'The Nightmare From HeeHaw', season 4, episode 4Andy Griffith

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Press Release for "That Guy: The Legacy of Dub Taylor"
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by Bobby J. Copeland
Parker Brothers Gun Company
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Dub 1907 births 1994 deaths American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Augusta, Georgia Vaudeville performers Male Western (genre) film actors Male actors from Richmond, Virginia Male actors from Los Angeles 20th-century American male actors