Roderick Taylor is an artist with notable accomplishments in literature, music, film and television. He holds an MA from Stanford University where he was a Stegner Fellow in poetry and later taught creative writing there. Taylor is also a Woodrow Wilson fellow and widely published award winning poet (American Academy of Poets Prize) whose first collection, Florida East Coast Champion, was published by Rolling Stone Press to wide critical acclaim. Renowned English poet and critic Thom Gunn of Berkeley wrote, "Rod Taylor is simply the best poet to turn up in the last fifteen years...." Publisher's Weekly proclaimed, "This is a man who writes like an angel." And National Book Award winning poet, novelist and critic James Dickey (Deliverance) enthusiastically endorsed Rod's work commenting that "Taylor is going to be the salvation of all of us in American Poetry. I will read anything he writes with that growing excitement one is privileged to feel only in the presence of genuine talent." Taylor has given readings of his work at many universities and colleges including Berkeley, Stanford, UCLA, San Francisco State, Harvard, NYU, University of Florida, University of Mo., University of Texas and many others. While still at Stanford Taylor moonlighted as a singer in a rock band, becoming a prolific songwriter as well, and writing material for several well known Bay Area rock bands. As his music gained recognition Rod became the object of a bidding war between Columbia's Clive Davis and the legendary David Geffen, with whom he signed his first record contract, thus beginning a music career that produced seven albums, principally under the name Roderick Falconer, as he was first known in the U.K. Collaborating with some of the top talent in the world of rock, Rod's peak musical output spanned more than two decades, continuing well into the period of his immersion in the motion picture and television industry. Many of Taylor's songs have been covered by other artists such as Tricia Yearwood, Jose Feliciano, Linda Ronstadt and other well known artists in the U.S. and Europe. In recent years much of Rod's musical contribution has been in the area of film and television as both a composer and recording artist. Most recently Rod performed his music on the soundtrack of the Warner Brothers television series, Witchblade. His recordings are currently available on iTunes and most other leading internet music sites. In television and film Taylor has written and produced in a wide array of genres, creating network series and writing both independent and studio feature films and television movies. He has developed series pilots and movies for Fox, Universal, Warner Brothers, Spelling Entertainment, Viacom, CBS, NBC, ABC, UPN, HBO, Showtime, MTV, and VH 1.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Writer, producer, director and actor
- 13 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Roderick Taylor's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 5
Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0
Casual 9 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous3
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Roderick Taylor's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- Wild Horses (1985) · writer · free
- Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987) · writer · free
- American Outlaws (2001) · writer · free
- Gator (1976) · writer · free
- Ice (1998) · writer, producer · free
- Solarbabies (1986) · writer · free
- Instant Karma (1990) · director · free
- Open Graves (2009) · writer, producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Roderick Taylor's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
23 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Breed of Greed(2025)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Open Graves(2009)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
The Brave One(2007)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
American Outlaws(2001)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Witchblade(2001)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
At Any Cost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Hell Swarm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Sky's on Fire(1999)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Ice(1998)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Dead at 21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
NYPD Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Super Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Instant Karma(1990)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Florida Straits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Annihilator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Solarbabies(1986)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Wild Horses(1985)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Otherworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Time Bomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
The Star Chamber(1983)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Gator(1976)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles from 1983 to 2025.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Roderick Taylor's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the dialogue 38/100 and the plot and story 34/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Roderick Taylor's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Roderick Taylor work with?
People who share at least 2 of Roderick Taylor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Bruce A. Taylor shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Dick LowryShared titles: Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987), Wild Horses (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Dick Lowry
Writers
- Bruce A. TaylorShared titles: Open Graves (2009), The Brave One (2007), The Sky's on Fire (1999), Ice (1998), Instant Karma (1990)See all 5 shared titles with Bruce A. Taylor
Actors
- Kenny RogersShared titles: Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987), Wild Horses (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Kenny Rogers
Producers
- Dale RosenbloomShared titles: Open Graves (2009), Instant Karma (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Dale Rosenbloom
- Jonathan A. ZimbertShared titles: American Outlaws (2001), The Star Chamber (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan A. Zimbert
- Dick LowryShared titles: Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987), Wild Horses (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Dick Lowry
- Ken KragenShared titles: Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987), Wild Horses (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Ken Kragen
