Dub Taylor
Biography
Dub Taylor was an American character actor who worked in films and television from the 1940s into the 1990s, often in Westerns and comedies. Born in Richmond, Virginia, and raised in Augusta, Georgia, he started as a vaudeville performer, making his film debut in Frank Capra's You Can't Take It with You (1938) as a cheerful ex-football captain who could play tuned percussion. Columbia kept him under contract, and in Taming of the West he began playing comic sidekick Cannonball, a role he continued for ten years in more than 50 films. He later joined Sam Peckinpah's stock company, appearing in Major Dundee (1965) and The Wild Bunch (1969), and he played Ivan Moss in Bonnie and Clyde (1967). He also worked in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) and Back to the Future Part III (1990). On television, he was in the syndicated Casey Jones series and spent six seasons on Hee Haw. His last film role was in Maverick (1994).
87years old at death
- Born Richmond
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 43
- Career span
- 56 years1938 to 1994
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First role
Dub Taylor got his first film role in Frank Capra's You Can't Take It with You because the part of Ed Carmichael called for an actor who could play tuned percussion.
A first
Taylor created the comic sidekick Cannonball in the 1939 western Taming of the West and played the character for a decade in more than 50 films.
A role that slipped away
Columbia replaced Taylor as Charles Starrett's sidekick in 1945 with Smiley Burnette, who had just left Republic Pictures, because executives thought Burnette's name value would help the series.
A change of course
Taylor later stopped using the Cannonball name. He felt that the name was holding him back from getting parts in films that had larger budgets.
Own stunts
In the 1950s and early 1960s, Taylor put his xylophone skills to work on several television shows, among them the syndicated series Ranch Party.
A first
Taylor's final film role was a fleeting unnamed Room Clerk in Maverick, yet his name still appears in the film's opening credits.
Dub Taylor movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Back to the Future Part III1990 Comedy, Sci-Fi, Westernas Levi, Saloon Old-Timer #1
IMDb rating 7.5527K votes
Most often with
Sam Peckinpah directed four of these films, Robert Zemeckis two and Frank Capra two. Ben Johnson appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ben Johnson's page
Harry Carey Jr.'s page
Jack Elam's page
Steve McQueen's page
Anthony James's page
Burton Gilliam's page
All films by Sam Peckinpah
All films by Robert Zemeckis
All films by Frank Capra
Box office
What Dub Taylor's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$796 million
17 of the 43 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 43 films: 17 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 16 figure not found.
- 17Worldwide figure
- 6US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 16Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$245M30.8% of the total
- 2$183M23.0% of the total
- 3$169M21.2% of the total
- 4$70M8.8% of the total
- 5$37M4.6% of the total
- 6$25M3.1% of the total
- 7$15M1.9% of the total
- 8$12M1.5% of the total
$39.7 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total
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Official profiles and reference pages.