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Buck Taylor

Buck Taylor

14 movies on Netflix

Biography

Buck Taylor is an American actor and artist. Born in Hollywood, he is the son of actor Dub Taylor. He graduated from North Hollywood High School, where he was a gymnast, and did not qualify for the 1960 Summer Olympics. After two years in the Navy, he began acting. His first major part came in a 1961 episode of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, and he later appeared in The Outer Limits and The Monroes. From 1967 to 1975 he played Newly O'Brien, a gunsmith who becomes a deputy, on Gunsmoke. He returned to the role in the 1987 TV movie Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge. In 1981 the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum put him in the Cowboy Hall of Fame and gave him a Trustee Award for Gunsmoke. He also played Emmett Walsh on Yellowstone. Taylor studied at the Chouinard Art Institute and has sold watercolor and acrylic paintings since 1993.

88years old

Turns 89 on May 13in 224 days

  • Born Hollywood
  • Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20

Movie Career

Films
14
Career span
53 years1966 to 2019

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  1. First role

    Buck Taylor played Trooper Shattuck in the Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre episode called "Image of a Drawn Sword," which aired in 1961. It was his first important acting role.

  2. A change of course

    Taylor studied at the Chouinard Art Institute. Since 1993 he has sold his watercolor and acrylic paintings, which show cowboys, Native Americans, and horses.

  3. Behind the award

    The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum named Taylor to its Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1981. That same year, the museum also honored him with the Trustee Award for his work on Gunsmoke.

  4. Own stunts

    At North Hollywood High School, Buck Taylor developed into a skilled gymnast. Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, an actor, backed his trip to the U.S. Olympic Trials, though Taylor did not make the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Buck Taylor movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Hell or High Water2016 Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Westernas Old Man

    IMDb rating 7.6282K votes

  2. Cowboys & Aliens2011 Action, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Wes Claiborne

    IMDb rating 6.0244K votes

  3. The Mist2007as Ambrose Cornell

    IMDb rating 7.1380K votes

  4. Wild Wild West1999as Cross-Eyed Reb

    IMDb rating 5.0175K votes

  5. The Wild Angels1966as Dear John

    IMDb rating 5.63.9K votes

  6. Flicka2006as Wagner

    IMDb rating 6.09.0K votes

  7. Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge1987as Newly

    IMDb rating 6.9784 votes

  8. Rodeo and Juliet2015as Judge Brandon Lawrence

    IMDb rating 4.71.2K votes

Worked with

Buck Taylor shares two films with Barry Corbin, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Barry Corbin, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Barry CorbinMatthew Taylor, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Matthew TaylorBruce Dern, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Bruce DernMichael Madsen, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Michael MadsenClancy Brown, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Clancy BrownM. Emmet Walsh, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with M. Emmet WalshFrank DarabontDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Frank DarabontDavid MackenzieDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by David MackenzieJon FavreauDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Jon Favreau

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