Al Taylor | |
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | August 29, 1887
Died | March 2, 1951 West Los Angeles, California, United States | (aged 63)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1926–48 |
Al Taylor (August 8, 1887 – March 2, 1951) was an American character actor during the silent and sound film eras.
Born in Boston in 1887, Taylor began in films with a small role in the 1926 silent film, The Fighting Cheat, starring Wally Wales and Jean Arthur.[1] During his career he appeared in over 200 films, mostly in small, uncredited roles. The vast majority of his roles were in Westerns, such as The Lawless Nineties (1936), starring John Wayne,[2] 1940's Heroes of the Saddle, a The Three Mesquiteers' film,[3] and the 1942 Roy Rogers film, Man from Cheyenne.[4]