Dub Taylor

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Walter Clarence Taylor Jr. (February 26, 1907 – October 3, 1994), known as Dub Taylor, was an American character actor who from the 1940s into the 1990s worked extensively in films and on television, often in Westerns but also in comedies. He was the father of actor Buck Taylor, who played the character Newly O'Brien on Gunsmoke.

Walter C. Taylor Jr. was born in 1907 in Richmond, Virginia, the middle child of five children of Minnie and Walter C. Taylor, Sr. According to the federal census of 1920, young Walter had two older sisters, Minnie Marg[aret] and Maud, a younger brother named George, and a little sister, Edna Fay. The family moved to Augusta, Georgia around 1912 when Walter was five years old, and the Taylors lived in this city until he was 13. The census of 1920 also documents that Dub's mother was a native of Pennsylvania and his father was a native of North Carolina, who worked in Augusta at that time as a "Cotton Broker". While living in Georgia as a boy, Walter, Jr., got his lifelong nickname when his friends began calling him "W" (double-u) and then shortened his nickname even farther, to just "Dub". It was in Georgia, too, where Taylor befriended Ty Cobb, Jr., the son of the legendary professional baseball player.

A vaudeville performer, Dub Taylor was a member of the 1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team that played in the 1938 Rose Bowl. He stayed behind to establish a career in films, making his film debut in 1938 as the cheerful ex-football captain Ed Carmichael in Frank Capra's You Can't Take It with You. Taylor secured the part because the role required an actor who could also play the xylophone. Later, during the 1950s and early 1960s, he demonstrated his considerable talent for playing the xylophone on several television shows, including an episode on the syndicated series Ranch Party hosted by Tex Ritter.

In 1939, he appeared in the film Taming of the West, in which he originated the character of Cannonball, a role he continued to play for the next ten years, in over 50 films. Cannonball was a comic sidekick to Wild Bill Saunders (played by Bill Elliott), a pairing that continued through 13 features, during which Elliott’s character became Wild Bill Hickok.

Despite his extensive career as a character actor in a wide range of roles, Dub Taylor continued to find his niche in Westerns, a genre in which he performed in literally dozens of more films and in episodes of many television series. Taylor often appeared in the guise of talkative hotel or postal clerks, court bailiffs, cooks, or dissolute doctors. He portrayed, for example, an ill-tempered chuckwagon cook in the 1969 film The Undefeated, starring John Wayne and Rock Hudson. He appeared as well in the 1971 movie Support Your Local Gunfighter as the drunken Doc Shultz. Taylor played Houston Lamb over the course of four episodes of Little House On The Prairie in seasons six and seven (1979 to 1981). Taylor made at least two film cameos in the early 1990s. In Back to the Future Part III, he appeared with veteran Western actors Pat Buttram and Harry Carey Jr.. His last appearance was in the film Maverick as a hotel room clerk.

Dub Taylor died of a heart attack on October 3, 1994 in Los Angeles. In addition to being father to Buck Taylor, Dub had a daughter, Faydean Taylor Tharp. CLR

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Maverick

1994

as Room Clerk

Falling from Grace

1992

as Grandpa Parks

The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw

1991

as The Westerner's Friend

Conagher

1991

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

1991

as Gimme Cap

Back to the Future Part III

1990

as Saloon Old Timer

Once Upon a Texas Train

1988

as Charlie Lee

Designing Women

1986

The Best of Times

1986

as Mac

The Cosby Show

1984

as Slim Claxton

The Outlaws

1984

as L.D. Sloane

Cannonball Run II

1984

as Police Officer

Bret Maverick

1981

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

1981

as Cottonmouth Gorch

Used Cars

1980

as Tucker

1941

1979

as Mr. Malcomb

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

1978

as Gunner

Doc Hooker's Bunch

1978

as Dr. Isaiah Beauregard Hooker

The Great Smokey Roadblock

1978

as Harley Davidson

Beartooth

1978

The Rescuers

1977

as Digger (voice)

Moonshine County Express

1977

as Uncle Bill

Great Day

1977

as Doc

How the West Was Won

1977

as Moss

Kit Carson and the Mountain Men

1977

as Stableman

Pony Express Rider

1976

as Boomer Riley

Burnt Offerings

1976

as Walker

Gator

1976

as Mayor T.L. Caffery

Treasure of Matecumbe

1976

as Sheriff Forbes

The Winds of Autumn

1976

as Rattler S. Gravley

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976

as (archive footage)

Creature from Black Lake

1976

as Grandpaw Bridges

Hearts of the West

1975

as Nevada Ticket Agent

Poor Pretty Eddie

1975

as Justice of the Peace Floyd

Flash and the Firecat

1975

as Sheriff C.W. Thurston

The Fortune

1975

as Rattlesnake Tom

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return

1975

as Bitteroot

Movin' On

1974

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Run, Joe, Run

1974

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974

as Station Attendant

Honky Tonk

1974

Chopper One

1974

as Rudy

Shootout in a One-Dog Town

1974

as Halsey

This Is a Hijack

1973

as Sheriff Gordon

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

as Josh

Tom Sawyer

1973

as Clayton

Brock's Last Case

1973

as Judge Robbins

Country Blue

1973

as J.J. 'Jumpy' Belk

The Getaway

1972

as Laughlin

The Brian Keith Show

1972

Junior Bonner

1972

as Del

The Delphi Bureau

1972

as Old Timer

Wild in the Sky

1972

as Officer Roddenberry

Emergency!

1972

as Old Man

Emergency!

1972

as George

Evel Knievel

1971

as Turquoise Smith

Man and Boy

1971

as Atkins

Support Your Local Gunfighter

1971

as Doc Schultz

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

1971

as Reed, the Lawyer

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

The Wild Country

1970

as Phil

The Odd Couple

1970

as Slim

A Man Called Horse

1970

as Joe

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

1970

as Mayor

Menace on the Mountain

1970

as Cicero Everhart

Tick... Tick... Tick...

1970

as Junior

The Reivers

1969

as Dr. Peabody

The Undefeated

1969

as McCartney

Love, American Style

1969

Love, American Style

1969

as Pa

Love, American Style

1969

as Grover

The Learning Tree

1969

as Spikey

The Wild Bunch

1969

as Reverend Wainscoat

Death of a Gunfighter

1969

as Doc Adams

Ride a Northbound Horse

1969

as Purse

Something for a Lonely Man

1968

as Sheriff

The Mod Squad

1968

Lancer

1968

Hawaii Five-O

1968

as Ray Tobias

The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968

as Pop Cushings

Bandolero!

1968

as Attendant

The Money Jungle

1967

as Pete Jensen

The High Chaparral

1967

as Oscar Hipple

The High Chaparral

1967

as Fargo Smith

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

as Henry Jackson

Cimarron Strip

1967

Custer

1967

Bonnie and Clyde

1967

as Ivan Moss

Johnny Banco

1967

Don't Make Waves

1967

as Electrician

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

1967

as Timekeeper

Mr. Terrific

1967

as Preacher

The Monkees

1966

That Girl

1966

The Monroes

1966

The Cincinnati Kid

1965

as Dealer

The Loner

1965

as Jim

The Wild Wild West

1965

as Guard

Laredo

1965

The Big Valley

1965

as Doc Tully

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1965

as Ed Hewley

The Hallelujah Trail

1965

as Clayton Howell

The Decorator

1965

as Taxi Driver

Major Dundee

1965

as Priam

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

as Preacher

Burke's Law

1963

as Garnet

Temple Houston

1963

as Cliff Willard

Spencer's Mountain

1963

as Percy Cook

The Losers

1963

as Gregory

Mooncussers

1962

as Fire Tender

How the West Was Won

1962

as Man (uncredited)

Period of Adjustment

1962

as Drunk (uncredited)

Ensign O'Toole

1962

as Clerk

The Virginian

1962

as Walt Cooper

The Virginian

1962

as Runty Bojohn

The Lloyd Bridges Show

1962

as Freddy

Black Gold

1962

as Doc

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962

as Dan Hatcher

The Beachcomber

1962

as Pete Dibley

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

as Man (uncredited)

Hazel

1961

Hazel

1961

as Mitch Brady

Parrish

1961

as Teet Howie

Surfside 6

1960

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

as Billy Ray Talbot

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

as Preacher

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

as Ben Beecham

The Westerner

1960

as Walt Smith

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960

as George B. Glines

Home from the Hill

1960

as Bob Skaggs (uncredited)

Dennis the Menace

1959

as Opie

The Twilight Zone

1959

as Peters

Wichita Town

1959

A Hole in the Head

1959

as Fred

Bonanza

1959

as Simon

Bonanza

1959

as Otto

Bonanza

1959

as Luke Calhoun

Bonanza

1959

as Barlow

Auntie Mame

1958

as County Veterinarian (uncredited)

77 Sunset Strip

1958

77 Sunset Strip

1958

as Man Tourist

Lawman

1958

Lawman

1958

as Chef's Assistant (uncredited)

Hot Rod Gang

1958

as Landlord

No Time for Sergeants

1958

as Mr. McKinney

26 Men

1957

Casey Jones

1957

as Wallie Sims

Perry Mason

1957

as Stroller

You Can't Run Away from It

1956

as Joe

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Yancie

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Harper - Auctioneer

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956

as Nolan Brown (uncredited)

I Died a Thousand Times

1955

as Ed (uncredited)

Cheyenne

1955

as Hoyt

Gunsmoke

1955

as Sonny Starr

Gunsmoke

1955

as Cook

Gunsmoke

1955

as Bartender

Gunsmoke

1955

as Farnum

Gunsmoke

1955

as Noah Riker

Gunsmoke

1955

as Rev. Finney Cox

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955

as Hogan

Tall Man Riding

1955

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Purse

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Fire Tender

A Star Is Born

1954

as Norman's Driver (uncredited)

The Bounty Hunter

1954

as Eli Danvers

Dragnet

1954

as Miller Starkie

Them!

1954

as Railroad Yard Watchman

Crime Wave

1953

as Gus Snider

Death Valley Days

1952

as Rupert

I Love Lucy

1951

as Rattlesnake Jones

Life with Buster Keaton

1951

The Marshall of Trail City

1950

as Cannonball

Riding High

1950

as Joe

Lawless Code

1949

as Cannonball Taylor

Roaring Westward

1949

as Cannonball

Brand of Fear

1949

as Cannonball

Across The Rio Grande

1949

as Cannonball Taylor

Gun Law Justice

1949

as Cannonball

Gun Runner

1949

as Cannonball Taylor (as 'Cannonball' Taylor)

Courtin' Trouble

1948

as Cannonball

Outlaw Brand

1948

as Cannonball

Silver Trails

1948

as Cannonball

Cowboy Cavalier

1948

as Cannonball

Range Renegades

1948

as Cannonball

Partners of the Sunset

1948

as Cannonball

The Rangers Ride

1948

as Cannonball Taylor

Oklahoma Blues

1948

as Cannonball Taylor

Song of the Drifter

1948

as Cannonball

Ridin' Down the Trail

1947

as Cannonball

Frontier Gunlaw

1946

as Cannonball

Texas Panhandle

1945

as Cannonball Taylor

Lawless Empire

1945

as Cannonball

Outlaws of the Rockies

1945

as Cannonball

Blazing the Western Trail

1945

as Cannonball

Rustlers of the Badlands

1945

as Cannonball

Both Barrels Blazing

1945

as Cannonball

Rough Ridin' Justice

1945

as Cannonball

Sagebrush Heroes

1945

as Cannonball

Saddle Leather Law

1944

as Cannonball

Cyclone Prairie Rangers

1944

as Cannonball

Cowboy from Lonesome River

1944

as Cannonball

The Last Horseman

1944

as Cannonball

Wyoming Hurricane

1944

as Doc 'Canonball' Jones

Sundown Valley

1944

as Cannonball Boggs

Cowboy Canteen

1944

as Cannonball

Cowboy in the Clouds

1943

as Cannonball

The Vigilantes Ride

1943

as Cannonball Taylor

Minesweeper

1943

as Seaman Stubby Gordon

Silver City Raiders

1943

as Cannonball

Saddles and Sagebrush

1943

as Cannonball

Riders of the Northwest Mounted

1943

as Cannonball

A Tornado in the Saddle

1942

as Cannonball

The Lone Prairie

1942

as Cannonball

Tanks a Million

1941

as Malloy

King of Dodge City

1941

as Cannonball Taylor

The Son of Davy Crockett

1941

as Cannonball

Hands Across the Rockies

1941

as Cannonball Taylor

The Return of Daniel Boone

1941

as Cannonball

North from the Lone Star

1941

as Cannonball

Across the Sierras

1941

as Cannonball

The Wildcat of Tucson

1940

as Cannonball

Beyond the Sacramento

1940

as Cannonball

Prairie Schooners

1940

as Cannonball

One Man's Law

1940

as Nevady

The Return of Wild Bill

1940

as Cannonball

The Man from Tumbleweeds

1940

as Cannonball

Pioneers of the Frontier

1940

as Cannonball Simms

The Taming of the West

1939

as Cannonball

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

as Reporter (uncredited)

Carefree

1938

as Bit Part (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You

1938

as Ed Carmichael

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Dub Taylor

Acted in

Maverick

Falling from Grace

The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw

Conagher

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

Back to the Future Part III

Once Upon a Texas Train

Designing Women

The Best of Times

The Cosby Show

The Outlaws

Cannonball Run II

Bret Maverick

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

Used Cars

1941

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

Doc Hooker's Bunch

The Great Smokey Roadblock

Beartooth

The Rescuers

Moonshine County Express

Great Day

How the West Was Won

Kit Carson and the Mountain Men

Pony Express Rider

Burnt Offerings

Gator

Treasure of Matecumbe

The Winds of Autumn

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Creature from Black Lake

Hearts of the West

Poor Pretty Eddie

Flash and the Firecat

The Fortune

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return

Movin' On

Little House on the Prairie

Run, Joe, Run

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Honky Tonk

Chopper One

Shootout in a One-Dog Town

This Is a Hijack

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Tom Sawyer

Brock's Last Case

Country Blue

The Getaway

The Brian Keith Show

Junior Bonner

The Delphi Bureau

Wild in the Sky

Emergency!

Emergency!

Evel Knievel

Man and Boy

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

Alias Smith and Jones

The Wild Country

The Odd Couple

A Man Called Horse

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

Menace on the Mountain

Tick... Tick... Tick...

The Reivers

The Undefeated

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

The Learning Tree

The Wild Bunch

Death of a Gunfighter

Ride a Northbound Horse

Something for a Lonely Man

The Mod Squad