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Ferris Taylor

Ferris Taylor

Actor · Died March 7, 1961, aged 72 · Henrietta, Texas, USA

Ferris Taylor (born Robert Ferris Taylor) was an American screen and television actor, his career spanning the years 1933 to 1960.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 25, 1888
Died
March 7, 1961 (aged 72)
From
Henrietta, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 83 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 26% in 30 days

What are Ferris Taylor's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
37%
Society
26%
Bonds
18%
Power
8%
Self
6%
Survival
6%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Warm
4
Joyful
3
Hopeful
4
Triumphant
4
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet1

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 Ferris Taylor's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ferris 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

83 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Passenger

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • M Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Quinn

  • The Iron Sheriff(1957)

    as Dr. Amos Leyland

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Pardon My Nightshirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The Harder They Fall(1956)

    as House Doctor - Chicago (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Siege at Red River(1954)

    as Anderson Smith

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Rails Into Laramie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Station Master

  • Tricky Dicks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Chief of Detectives B.A. Copper

  • I Led Three Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dragnet(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Kit Carson(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell(1951)

    as Curtis

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Racket Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Fingerprints Don't Lie(1951)

    as Mayor Wendell Palmer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Two Flags West(1950)

    as Dr. Magowan (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Gunfighter(1950)

    as George the Grocer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Good Humor Man(1950)

    as Man in Elevator (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Woman in Hiding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Fred (uncredited)

  • The Lawton Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Uncle Jonathan Wallock

  • Kidnapped(1948)

    as Man on Road with Wagon (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Gallant Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Telegrapher

  • Docks of New Orleans(1948)

    as Police Medical Examiner

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Curley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

  • Magnificent Doll(1946)

    as Jonathan Phillips (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Don't Gamble with Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Michael Larson

  • Man from Rainbow Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Colonel Winthrop

  • The Town Went Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Mr. Walker

  • End of the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Drake

  • Lady in the Death House(1944)

    as Attorney

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Beautiful But Broke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Mayor

  • Happy Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mayor (uncredited)

  • Hoosier Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Governor Manning

  • A Man's World(1942)

    as Chief DeShon

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hello, Annapolis(1942)

    as Capt. Forbes

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mexican Spitfire at Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Capt. Nelson

  • Wild Bill Hickok Rides(1942)

    as Louis Gage

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • How to Hold Your Husband - BACK (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Boo-Boo's Boss (uncredited)

  • Miss Polly(1941)

    as Mayor Walsh

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Three Girls About Town(1941)

    as Magician

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Richest Man in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Hawkins the Grocer

  • A Man Betrayed(1941)

    as Mayor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Ridin' on a Rainbow(1941)

    as Captain 'Lijah Bartlett

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Saint In Palm Springs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mr. Smth

  • She Couldn't Say No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Judge Jenkins

  • Always a Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Paul Loomis

  • Mexican Spitfire Out West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Thorne

  • Diamond Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Paul Willem

  • Dr. Kildare Goes Home(1940)

    as Dr. Coldridge (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Foreign Correspondent(1940)

    as Jones' Father (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • One Crowded Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Lansing

  • Ladies Must Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Paul Halliday

  • Grand Ole Opry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Lt. Gov. Edgar G. Thompson

  • An Angel from Texas(1940)

    as Lone Star Mayor O'Dempsey

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Dark Command(1940)

    as Banker

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • All About Hash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Radio Announcer

  • The Domineering Male (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Gertrude's Father (uncredited)

  • Rancho Grande(1940)

    as Emery Benson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Chip of the Flying U (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Sheriff

  • Main Street Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Trial Judge

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939)

    as Senator Carlisle (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Flight at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as (uncredited)

  • Frontier Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Doctor

  • Mountain Rhythm(1939)

    as Judge Worthington

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • S.O.S. Tidal Wave(1939)

    as Clifford Farrow

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Zero Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Weber

  • Man of Conquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Jonas Lea

  • You Can't Cheat an Honest Man(1939)

    as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Declaration of Independence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as John Adams (uncredited)

  • Santa Fe Stampede(1938)

    as Judge Henry J. Hixon

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • He Couldn't Say No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Oxnard O. Parsons

  • Forbidden Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Sheriff Walcott

  • The Daredevil Drivers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Councilman Baker

  • The Jury's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Attorney Appleby

  • Luck of Roaring Camp(1937)

    as Judge Brandt

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Wrong Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Bidder (uncredited)

  • Behind the Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Mayor Applegate

  • Varsity Show(1937)

    as Mayor Jones

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Jiram P. Doremus

  • The Countess of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Ladies They Talk About(1933)

    as Reformer on Stage at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 30th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 83 titles from 1933 to 1959.

Most popular right now

Hello, Annapolis (1942)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting83 of 83: 83 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score45th

By decade

1930s23 · acting1940s39 · acting1950s21 · acting

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 Ferris Taylor's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 32; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

A Man's World (1942)

84th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 46. 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.

Who does Ferris Taylor work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ferris Taylor's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Murray Seldeen shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers