Tuesday, June 1, 2010

REMINISCING … ROD TAYLOR

REMINISCING …

ROD TAYLOR

 

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Rod Taylor is the suave and handsome Australian actor who came to Hollywood in the 1950s. He built himself up from a supporting actor into taking the lead in several well remembered movies.

His most fondly remembered role was that as George the inventor in George Pal's spectacular The Time Machine (1960).

the-time-machine-movie-poster-1020461713 Taylor's virile, matinée idol looks also assisted him in scoring the lead of Mitch Brenner in Alfred Hitchcock creepy thriller The Birds (1963), the lead role of Mike Mitchell in the romantic tale of Sunday in New York (1963), and another romantic lead opposite Doris Day in The Glass Bottom Boat (1966).

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Taylor also appeared in many westerns and action movies during the 1960s; however, none of them were much better than "B pictures" and failed to push his star to the next level.

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Taylor was cast as the lead in several TV series including "Bearcats!" (1971), "Masquerade" (1983), and "Outlaws" (1986). None of them truly ignited viewer interest and they were cancelled after only one or two seasons.

Rod Taylor's last great role was in the wonderful Australian film The Picture Show Man (1977), about a travelling side show bringing "moving pictures" to remote towns in the Australian outback.

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