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Forrest Taylor

Forrest Taylor

16 movies on Netflix

Biography

Forrest Taylor was an American character actor whose screen career stretched over six decades, from silent films to talkies and into color. Born in Bloomington, Illinois, he was a stage veteran before he began appearing as a silent leading man in shorts and features. He took prime roles in films such as The Terror of Twin Mountains (1915) and Sunset Country (1915), then returned to the screen in 1926 with A Poor Girl's Romance. During the 1930s he became a supporting player in B-westerns and serials, often cast as an action or brains heavy, and later moved into kindly parts, including heroines' fathers, lawmen, and scientists. His Broadway work included We, the People (1932) and Open House (1947). On television he costarred as Grandpa Fisher on This Is the Life from 1952 to 1954, appeared on Cheyenne in 1960, and stopped acting in 1963 after an episode of Ripcord. Bitter Creek (1954) was his final film.

81years old at death

  • Born Bloomington
  • Died Garden Grove
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Also credited as Edwin Forrest Taylor

Movie Career

Films
16
Career span
18 years1934 to 1952

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  1. A change of course

    Taylor was a veteran of the stage before he began appearing as a silent film lead, and his talents went beyond acting to include management of a theater company.

  2. A change of course

    Taylor left films to join the army during World War I and did not return to the screen until 1926, when he appeared in A Poor Girl's Romance.

  3. A first

    According to the Internet Movie Database, Taylor appeared in roughly 400 films. Of those, 325 were sound era films, and among them 201 were westerns and 36 were chapterplays.

Forrest Taylor movies on Netflix

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

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  1. Park Row1952 Drama, History, Thrilleras Charles A. Leach

    IMDb rating 7.22.2K votes

  2. Forbidden Jungle1950 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Trader Kirk

    IMDb rating 3.5156 votes

  3. The Spoilers1942as Bennett

    IMDb rating 6.73.7K votes

  4. Superman1948as Leeds

    IMDb rating 6.71.4K votes

  5. Lady in the Death House1944as Warden

    IMDb rating 5.3464 votes

  6. Coroner Creek1948as McCune

    IMDb rating 6.71.3K votes

  7. Four Faces West1948as Conductor No.2

    IMDb rating 7.01.2K votes

  8. Song of Nevada1944as Colonel Jack Thompson

    IMDb rating 6.0143 votes

Most often with

Ray Enright directed two of these films, Sam Newfield two and R.G. Springsteen two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Sam Flint, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Sam FlintEmmett Lynn, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Emmett LynnTed Adams, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ted AdamsRandolph Scott, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Randolph ScottDouglas Fowley, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Douglas FowleyWallace Ford, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Wallace FordRay EnrightDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Ray EnrightSam NewfieldDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Sam NewfieldR.G. SpringsteenDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by R.G. Springsteen

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