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Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor

Actor · Died October 3, 1994, aged 87 · Richmond, Virginia, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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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Born
February 26, 1907
Died
October 3, 1994 (aged 87)
From
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
103 on MovieCove · 217 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 34% in 30 days

What are Dub Taylor's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
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Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
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Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
23%
Morality
19%
Survival
12%
Society
10%
Power
8%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 22 · Serious 6 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 16 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 19 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 25 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 11 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 11
Trickster
3 of 11
Threshold guardian
2 of 11
Herald
1 of 11
Shadow
1 of 11
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Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Joyful
11
Warm
8
Absurd
9
Thrilling
7
Other
31

How their films linger

Fun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4
  • 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 Dub Taylor's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 53 of their 103 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (32).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dub 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

217 credits, 103 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Maverick(1994)

    as Room Clerk

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Falling from Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Grandpa Parks

  • The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw(1991)

    as The Westerner's Friend

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Conagher(1991)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys(1991)

    as Gimme Cap

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Back to the Future Part III(1990)

    as Saloon Old Timer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Texas Train(1988)

    as Charlie Lee

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Designing Women(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Best of Times(1986)

    as Mac

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Cosby Show(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Slim Claxton

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as L.D. Sloane

  • Cannonball Run II(1984)

    as Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Bret Maverick(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Toothless Tim Teal

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Darkroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Dixie Weeks

  • Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.(1981)

    as Cottonmouth Gorch

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Used Cars(1980)

    as Tucker

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • 1941(1979)

    as Mr. Malcomb

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way(1978)

    as Gunner

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Doc Hooker's Bunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Dr. Isaiah Beauregard Hooker

  • The Great Smokey Roadblock(1977)

    as Harley Davidson

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Beartooth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • The Rescuers(1977)

    as Digger (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Moonshine County Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Uncle Bill

  • Great Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Doc

  • How the West Was Won(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Moss

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Kit Carson and the Mountain Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Stableman

  • Pony Express Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Boomer Riley

  • Burnt Offerings(1976)

    as Walker

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Gator(1976)

    as Mayor T.L. Caffery

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Treasure of Matecumbe(1976)

    as Sheriff Forbes

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Winds of Autumn(1976)

    as Rattler S. Gravley

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as (archive footage)

  • Creature from Black Lake(1976)

    as Grandpaw Bridges

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Hearts of the West(1975)

    as Nevada Ticket Agent

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Poor Pretty Eddie(1975)

    as Justice of the Peace Floyd

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Flash and the Firecat(1975)

    as Sheriff C.W. Thurston

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Fortune(1975)

    as Rattlesnake Tom

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return(1975)

    as Bitteroot

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Movin' On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 4 episodes · as Houston Lamb

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Run, Joe, Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Thunderbolt and Lightfoot(1974)

    as Station Attendant

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Honky Tonk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Chopper One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Rudy

  • Shootout in a One Dog Town(1974)

    as Halsey

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • This Is a Hijack(1973)

    as Sheriff Gordon

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid(1973)

    as Josh

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Tom Sawyer(1973)

    as Clayton

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Brock's Last Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Judge Robbins

  • Country Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as J.J. 'Jumpy' Belk

  • The Getaway(1972)

    as Laughlin

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Brian Keith Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Junior Bonner(1972)

    as Del

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Old Timer

  • Black Jack(1972)

    as Officer Roddenberry

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Emergency!(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as George · as Old Man

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Evel Knievel(1971)

    as Turquoise Smith

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Man and Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Atkins

  • Support Your Local Gunfighter(1971)

    as Doc Schultz

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?(1971)

    as Reed, the Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Alias Smith and Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Wild Country(1970)

    as Phil

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Partridge Family(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Flicker

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Odd Couple(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Slim

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • A Man Called Horse(1970)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Liberation of L.B. Jones(1970)

    as Mayor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Menace on the Mountain(1970)

    as Cicero Everhart

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Tick, Tick, Tick(1970)

    as Junior

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Reivers(1969)

    as Dr. Peabody

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Undefeated(1969)

    as McCartney

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Grover · as Pa

  • The Learning Tree(1969)

    as Spikey

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Wild Bunch(1969)

    as Reverend Wainscoat

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Ray Tobias

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Death of a Gunfighter(1969)

    as Doc Adams

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ride a Northbound Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Purse

  • Something for a Lonely Man(1968)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Shakiest Gun in the West(1968)

    as Pop Cushings

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Bandolero!(1968)

    as Attendant

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Money Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Pete Jensen

  • The High Chaparral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Fargo Smith · as Oscar Hipple

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Charley McQuade · as Henry Jackson

  • Cimarron Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Owley

  • Custer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bonnie and Clyde(1967)

    as Ivan Moss

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Banco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Don't Make Waves(1967)

    as Electrician

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin(1967)

    as Timekeeper

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Terrific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Preacher

  • The Monkees(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Paw

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Monroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Cincinnati Kid(1965)

    as Dealer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Loner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim

  • The Wild Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Guard

  • Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Big Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Doc Tully

  • Please Don't Eat the Daisies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 58 episodes · as Ed Hewley

  • The Hallelujah Trail(1965)

    as Clayton Howell

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Decorator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Taxi Driver

  • Major Dundee(1965)

    as Priam

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Preacher

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Garnet

  • Temple Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Cliff Willard

  • Spencer's Mountain(1963)

    as Percy Cook

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Losers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Gregory

  • Mooncussers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Fire Tender

  • How the West Was Won(1962)

    as Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Period of Adjustment(1962)

    as Drunk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ensign O'Toole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Clerk

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Runty Bojohn · as Walt Cooper

  • The Lloyd Bridges Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Freddy

  • Black Gold(1962)

    as Doc

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Bird of Youth(1962)

    as Dan Hatcher

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Beachcomber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Pete Dibley

  • Pocketful of Miracles(1961)

    as Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hazel(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mitch Brady

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Parrish(1961)

    as Teet Howie

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Surfside 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Andy Griffith Show(1960)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ben Beecham · as Billy Ray Talbot · as Preacher

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Westerner(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Walt Smith

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as George B. Glines

  • Home from the Hill(1960)

    as Bob Skaggs (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Dennis the Menace(1959)

    Show 3 episodes · as Opie

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Peters

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Wichita Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Hole in the Head(1959)

    as Fred

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 3 episodes · as Barlow · as Luke Calhoun · as Otto · as Simon

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Auntie Mame(1958)

    as County Veterinarian (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • 77 Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Man Tourist

  • Lawman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Bartender · as Chef's Assistant (uncredited)

  • Hot Rod Gang(1958)

    as Landlord

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • No Time for Sergeants(1958)

    as Mr. McKinney

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Street of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Duffy Tyler

  • 26 Men(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Casey Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 32 episodes · as Wallie Sims

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Stroller

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • You Can't Run Away from It(1956)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Harper - Auctioneer · as Yancie

  • The Fastest Gun Alive(1956)

    as Nolan Brown (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • I Died a Thousand Times(1955)

    as Ed (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Hoyt

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bartender · as Cook · as Farnum · as Noah Riker · as Rev. Finney Cox · as Sonny Starr

  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Hogan

  • Tall Man Riding(1955)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cicero Everhart · as Fire Tender · as Purse

  • A Star Is Born(1954)

    as Norman's Driver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Bounty Hunter(1954)

    as Eli Danvers (as Dubb Taylor)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Dragnet(1954)

    as Miller Starkie

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Them!(1954)

    as Railroad Yard Watchman

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Riding Shotgun(1954)

    as Eddie (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Crime Wave(1953)

    as Gus Snider

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Death Valley Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Rupert

  • I Love Lucy(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Rattlesnake Jones

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Life with Buster Keaton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • The Marshall of Trail City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Cannonball

  • Riding High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Joe

  • Lawless Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Cannonball Taylor

  • Roaring Westward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Cannonball

  • Brand of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Cannonball

  • Across The Rio Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Cannonball Taylor

  • Gun Law Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Cannonball

  • Gun Runner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Cannonball Taylor (as 'Cannonball' Taylor)

  • Courtin' Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Cannonball

  • Outlaw Brand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Cannonball

  • Silver Trails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Cannonball

  • Cowboy Cavalier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Cannonball

  • Range Renegades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Cannonball

  • Partners of the Sunset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Cannonball

  • The Rangers Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Cannonball Taylor

  • Oklahoma Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Cannonball Taylor

  • Song of the Drifter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Cannonball

  • Ridin' Down the Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Cannonball

  • Frontier Gunlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Cannonball

  • Texas Panhandle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Cannonball Taylor

  • Lawless Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Cannonball

  • Outlaws of the Rockies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Cannonball

  • Blazing the Western Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Cannonball

  • Rustlers of the Badlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Cannonball

  • Both Barrels Blazing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Cannonball

  • Rough Ridin' Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Cannonball

  • Sagebrush Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Cannonball

  • Saddle Leather Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Cannonball

  • Cyclone Prairie Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Cannonball

  • Cowboy from Lonesome River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Cannonball

  • The Last Horseman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Cannonball

  • Wyoming Hurricane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Doc 'Canonball' Jones

  • Sundown Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Cannonball Boggs

  • Cowboy Canteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Cannonball

  • Cowboy in the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Cannonball

  • The Vigilantes Ride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Cannonball Taylor

  • Minesweeper(1943)

    as Seaman Stubby Gordon

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Silver City Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Cannonball

  • Saddles and Sagebrush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Cannonball

  • Riders of the Northwest Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Cannonball

  • A Tornado in the Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Cannonball

  • The Lone Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Cannonball

  • Tanks a Million(1941)

    as Malloy

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • King of Dodge City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Cannonball Taylor

  • The Son of Davy Crockett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Cannonball

  • Hands Across the Rockies(1941)

    as Cannonball Taylor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Cannonball

  • North from the Lone Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Cannonball

  • Across the Sierras(1941)

    as Cannonball

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Wildcat of Tucson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Cannonball

  • Beyond the Sacramento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Cannonball

  • Prairie Schooners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Cannonball

  • One Man's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Nevady

  • The Return of Wild Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Cannonball

  • The Man from Tumbleweeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Cannonball

  • Pioneers of the Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Cannonball Simms

  • Taming of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Cannonball

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939)

    as Reporter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Carefree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as (uncredited)

  • You Can't Take It with You(1938)

    as Ed Carmichael

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 217 titles from 1938 to 1994; peak year 1968.

Biggest box office

Maverick (1994)

$183M worldwide

Highest rated

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

19381994

Peak 1968 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting217 of 217: 217 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1930s4 · acting1940s54 · acting1950s34 · acting1960s57 · acting1970s52 · acting1980s10 · acting1990s6 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 44 roles
3858687378

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Dub Taylor's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 82; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 103 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up36
  • 50th to 74th37
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

57 of their 103 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser57
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971)

86th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Dub Taylor's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles26–53 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles25–42 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dub Taylor work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dub Taylor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack Elam shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles