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Inglourious Basterds (2009) -- Jail cell clip
Separate Tables (1958) -- Trailer for this film based on the stage play
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) -- A way-out world of space and spies in this trailer
Giant (1956) -- Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.
The Birds (1963) -- A wealthy San Francisco playgirl pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people there in increasing numbers and with increasing viciousness

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Mini Biography:

Suave and handsome Australian actor who came to Hollywood in the 1950s... more

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Played Tarzan in an Australian children's radio serial in the early 1950s. more

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3 nominations more

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"Mister Ed" And Beyond:an Interview With Alan Young
 (From CinemaRetro. 14 November 2009, 7:44 AM, PST)

Updated: Inglourious Basterds Blu-ray Details Revealed
 (From TheHDRoom. 28 October 2009, 7:44 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Rodney Taylor

Filmography

Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Inglourious Basterds (2009) Winston Churchill 2009 $304M 8.6 (84,575)
- 2. Kaw (2007) Doc 2007 - 4.5 (1,001)
- 3. "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993)   Gordon Cahill (4 episodes, 1996-2000) 2000 - 5.2 (3,143)
- 4. The Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy (1998) (TV)   General Sorenson 1998 - 5.0 (80)
AKAs:
  • The Osiris Chronicles
- 5. Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) Daddy-O 1997 - 5.1 (1,014)
- 6. "Murder, She Wrote" (1984)   Inspector Rory Lanahan / Tom Dempsey (3 episodes, 1995) 1995 - 7.1 (2,303)
3 TV episodes:
- 7. Open Season (1995) Billy Patrick 1995 - 5.7 (118)
- 8. Point of Betrayal (1995) Ted Kitteridge 1995 - 4.3 (33)
- 9. Grass Roots (1992) (TV) Gen. Willoughby 1992 - 5.5 (38)
- 10. Palomino (1991) (TV)   Bill King 1991 - 5.0 (146)
AKAs:
  • Danielle Steel's Palomino (UK: complete title)
- 11. "Falcon Crest" (1981)   Frank Agretti (30 episodes, 1988-1990) 1990 - 5.8 (486)
30 TV episodes: 25 episodes not shown.
- 12. "Outlaws" (1986)   Sheriff Jonathan Grail (11 episodes, 1986-1987) 1987 - 6.8 (25)
- 13. Marbella, un golpe de cinco estrellas (1985)   Commander 1985 - 3.9 (27)
AKAs:
  • Hot Spot
  • Marbella
- 14. Mask of Murder (1985)   Supt. Bob McLaine 1985 - 4.4 (62)
AKAs:
  • The Investigator
- 15. On the Run (1983) Mr. Payatta 1983 - 4.7 (15)
- 16. "Masquerade" (1983)   Lavender (2 episodes, 1983) 1983 - 6.2 (22)
2 TV episodes:
- 17. Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982) (TV) Edward Adeane 1982 - 5.4 (49)
- 18. A Time to Die (1982)   Jack Bailey 1982 - 4.8 (59)
AKAs:
  • Seven Graves for Rogan
- 19. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1981) (TV) 'Black Jack' Bouvier 1981 - 5.9 (70)
- 20. Hellinger's Law (1981) (TV) Clint Tolliver 1981 - 6.1 (33)
- 21. Cry of the Innocent (1980) (TV) Steve Donegin 1980 - 5.8 (81)
- 22. "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979)   Paul Duveen (1 episode, 1980) 1980 - 7.7 (240)
AKAs:
  • Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
1 TV episode:
- 23. The Treasure Seekers (1979)   Marian Casey 1979 - 4.8 (47)
AKAs:
  • Contraband
  • Forty Million Bucks (UK: alternative title)
  • Jamaican Gold (USA)
  • On a Dead Man's Chest
- 24. "The Oregon Trail" (1977)   Evan Thorpe (12 episodes, 1977) 1977 - 6.8 (5)
- 25. The Picture Show Man (1977) Palmer 1977 - 6.3 (70)
- 26. Gulliver's Travels (1977) (voice) (uncredited) Reldresal/King of Blefuscu 1977 - 4.9 (162)
- 27. A Matter of Wife... and Death (1976) (TV) Shamus 1976 - 5.8 (13)
- 28. Blondy (1976)   Christopher Tauling 1976 - 3.0 (10)
AKAs:
  • Germicide
  • Vortex (USA)
- 29. The Oregon Trail (1976) (TV) Evan Thorpe 1976 - 7.4 (11)
- 30. Partizani (1974)   Marko 1974 - 6.0 (50)
AKAs:
  • Партизани (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
  • Hell River (USA: video title)
  • Partisan Captain
  • Tactical Guerilla (USA)
- 31. "Partizani" (1974) Marko 1974 - -
- 32. The Deadly Trackers (1973) Frank Brand 1973 - 5.5 (193)
- 33. Gli eroi (1973)   Bob Robson 1973 - 4.4 (27)
AKAs:
  • Les enfants de choeur (France)
  • Les héros (France)
  • Los héroes millonarios (Spain)
  • The Heroes
- 34. Trader Horn (1973) Trader Horn 1973 - 4.1 (32)
- 35. The Train Robbers (1973) Grady 1973 - 6.1 (1,210)
- 36. Family Flight (1972) (TV) Jason Carlyle 1972 - 5.8 (33)
- 37. "Bearcats!" (1971)   Hank Brackett (13 episodes, 1971) 1971 - 7.5 (32)
- 38. Powderkeg (1971) (TV) Hank Bracket 1971 - 6.8 (71)
- 39. The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970) Peter Reaney 1970 - 6.5 (29)
- 40. Darker Than Amber (1970) Travis McGee 1970 - 6.2 (126)
- 41. Zabriskie Point (1970) Lee Allen 1970 - 6.9 (4,280)
- 42. The Hell with Heroes (1968) Brynie MacKay 1968 - 5.9 (97)
- 43. Nobody Runs Forever (1968)   Scobie Malone 1968 - 5.9 (141)
AKAs:
  • The High Commissioner (USA)
- 44. The Mercenaries (1968)   Curry 1968 - 6.7 (675)
AKAs:
  • Dark of the Sun (USA)
- 45. Chuka (1967)   Chuka 1967 - 6.2 (190)
AKAs:
  • Chuka: The Gunfighter
- 46. Hotel (1967) Peter McDermott 1967 - 6.4 (321)
- 47. The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)   Bruce Templeton 1966 - 6.2 (1,447)
AKAs:
  • The Spy in Lace Panties
- 48. Do Not Disturb (1965) Mike Harper 1965 - 5.7 (310)
- 49. The Liquidator (1965) Boysie Oakes 1965 - 5.3 (288)
- 50. Young Cassidy (1965) John Cassidy 1965 - 6.5 (310)
- 51. 36 Hours (1965) Major Walter Gerber 1965 - 7.3 (1,152)
- 52. Fate Is the Hunter (1964) Capt. Jack Savage 1964 - 7.1 (464)
- 53. Sunday in New York (1963) Mike Mitchell/Adam Tyler 1963 - 6.6 (827)
- 54. The V.I.P.s (1963)   Les Mangrum 1963 - 6.3 (1,114)
AKAs:
  • International Hotel
- 55. A Gathering of Eagles (1963) Col. Hollis Farr 1963 - 6.2 (341)
- 56. The Birds (1963)   Mitch Brenner 1963 - 7.9 (48,015)
AKAs:
  • Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (UK: complete title)
- 57. "ITV Television Playhouse" (1955)   Robert Shannon (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 4.5 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 58. Il dominatore dei sette mari (1962)   Sir Francis Drake 1962 - 5.5 (101)
AKAs:
  • I re dei sette mari (Italy: alternative title)
  • Seven Seas to Calais (USA)
- 59. "The DuPont Show of the Week" (1961)   Robert Shannon (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 8.2 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 60. "Bus Stop" (1961)   Johnny Jones (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.0 (21)
1 TV episode:
- 61. "Hong Kong" (1960)   Glenn Evans (26 episodes, 1960-1961) 1961 - 8.5 (27)
- 62. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)   (voice) Pongo 1961 $224M 7.2 (16,203)
AKAs:
  • Walt Disney's 101 Dalmatians (USA: alternative title)
- 63. La regina delle Amazzoni (1960)   Pirro 1960 - 3.6 (140)
AKAs:
  • Colossus and the Amazon Queen (USA)
  • Colossus and the Amazons (International: English title)
- 64. The Time Machine (1960)   H. George Wells 1960 - 7.6 (10,163)
AKAs:
  • H.G. Wells' The Time Machine (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 65. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1958)   Bob Carter (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.4 (26)
AKAs:
  • Desilu Playhouse
1 TV episode:
- 66. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   Sam Tipton (2 episodes, 1957-1960) 1960 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 67. "Goodyear Theatre" (1957)   Alan Ballister (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.2 (10)
AKAs:
  • Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
  • Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
1 TV episode:
- 68. "Zane Grey Theater" (1956)   Jed Harper (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 6.8 (54)
AKAs:
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
  • The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 69. "The Twilight Zone" (1959)   Colonel Clegg Forbes (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 9.6 (5,908)
AKAs:
  • The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
  • Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 70. "Playhouse 90" (1956)   Bob Castillo / 5 characters not shown (5 episodes, 1958-1959) 1959 - 8.5 (67)
5 TV episodes:
- 71. Ask Any Girl (1959) Ross Tayford 1959 - 6.6 (359)
- 72. Separate Tables (1958) Charles 1958 - 7.7 (2,032)
- 73. "Lux Playhouse" (1958)   Lee (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 7.3 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 74. Step Down to Terror (1958)   Mike Randall 1958 - 6.5 (18)
AKAs:
  • The Silent Stranger
- 75. "Studio One" (1948)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.5 (51)
AKAs:
  • Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
  • Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
  • Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
1 TV episode:
- 76. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 7.3 (50)
AKAs:
  • Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
  • Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
  • The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 77. "Suspicion" (1957)   Jim (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 8.2 (102)
1 TV episode:
- 78. Raintree County (1957) Garwood B. Jones 1957 - 6.3 (1,270)
- 79. The Rack (1956) (uncredited) Al 1956 - 6.8 (378)
- 80. Giant (1956) (as Rodney Taylor) Sir David Karfrey 1956 - 7.7 (11,118)
- 81. The Catered Affair (1956)   Ralph Halloran 1956 - 7.3 (902)
AKAs:
  • Wedding Breakfast (UK)
- 82. World Without End (1956) Herbert Ellis 1956 - 5.9 (322)
- 83. Hell on Frisco Bay (1955) (as Rodney Taylor) John Brodie Evans 1955 - 6.2 (77)
- 84. Top Gun (1955) Lem Sutter 1955 - 6.0 (148)
- 85. "Cheyenne" (1955)   Clancy (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 8.4 (204)
1 TV episode:
- 86. The Virgin Queen (1955) (uncredited) Cpl. Gwilym 1955 - 6.8 (783)
- 87. "Lux Video Theatre" (1950)   (2 episodes, 1955) 1955 - 6.4 (31)
AKAs:
  • Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
2 TV episodes:
- 88. "Studio 57" (1954)   Dr. Don Dolby / Tommy Scarbrough (2 episodes, 1955) 1955 - 8.1 (24)
AKAs:
  • Heinz Studio 57 (USA: alternative title)
2 TV episodes:
- 89. Long John Silver (1954)   (as Rodney Taylor) Israel Hands 1954 - 5.6 (225)
AKAs:
  • Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island
- 90. King of the Coral Sea (1953) Jack Janiero 1953 - 6.6 (5)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Il barone" (1995)   (writer) 1995 - 6.0 (5)
AKAs:
  • The Baron (Europe: English title)
- 2. The Treasure Seekers (1979)   (writer) 1979 - 4.8 (47)
AKAs:
  • Contraband
  • Forty Million Bucks (UK: alternative title)
  • Jamaican Gold (USA)
  • On a Dead Man's Chest
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Chuka (1967)   (producer) 1967 - 6.2 (190)
AKAs:
  • Chuka: The Gunfighter
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. All About 'The Birds' (2000) (V) (special thanks) 2000 - 7.7 (141)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008) Himself 2008 - 7.8 (854)
- 2. "Biography" (1987)   (1 episode, 2004) 2004 - 8.0 (267)
- 3. All About 'The Birds' (2000) (V) Himself 2000 - 7.7 (141)
- 4. "Gottschalk Late Night" (1993)   Himself (1 episode, 1994) 1994 - 5.4 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 5. Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993) (V) Himself - Host / 2 characters not shown 1993 - 6.9 (84)
- 6. The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985) Himself 1985 - 7.4 (65)
- 7. The 24th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1982) (TV) Himself 1982 - -
- 8. The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock (1979) (TV) Himself 1979 - 7.2 (134)
- 9. US Against the World (1977) (TV) Himself 1977 - -
- 10. "This Is Your Life" (1975)   Himself (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - -
1 TV episode:
- 11. The Wayne Train (1973) (TV) Himself 1973 - 5.7 (5)
- 12. Every Girl's Dream (1966) Himself, wardrobe shot 1966 - 5.1 (36)
- 13. Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland (1965) Himself 1965 - 5.4 (22)
- 14. Operation Raintree (1957) (uncredited) Himself 1957 - 5.7 (26)
- 1. John Wayne: Working with a Western Legend (2005) (V) Himself
- 2. The Celluloid Heroes (1995) (TV) Himself
- 3. "Falcon Crest"  
1 TV episode:
- 4. Lionpower from MGM (1967) (uncredited) Curry

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