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Hal Taliaferro

Hal Taliaferro

Actor · Died February 10, 1980, aged 84 · Sheridan, Wyoming, USA

American actor who starred in silent Westerns under one name, then moved into character roles and bit parts under another. Born Floyd Taliaferro Alderson in Sheridan, Wyoming, and raised on a ranch in Rosebud County, Montana, he became an expert horseman. He served in World War I, then traveled to California. After getting work as a wrangler for Universal Pictures, he entered films as an extra in 1915. By the 1920s he was starring in silent Westerns under the stage name Wally Wales. His career declined, and in the mid-1930s, he changed to a new stage name, Hal Taliaferro, and worked in supporting roles and even bit parts for the rest of his career, primarily in Westerns. In the 1950s, he retired to his family's property in Montana (then and now known as the Bones Brothers Ranch). He devoted himself to landscape painting until a series of strokes debilitated him. He died in a nursing home in his birthplace, Sheridan, Wyoming, in 1980. His papers are archived at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.

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Born
November 13, 1895
Died
February 10, 1980 (aged 84)
From
Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 158 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 4% in 30 days

What are Hal Taliaferro's films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama30 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Western2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Western 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
60%
Bonds
15%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Self
5%
Survival
2%
Justice28 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 30 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 23 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 14 · Charged 18 · Intense 1

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

Steady 26 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 20 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 20 · 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 29 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 5
Ally
2 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
17
Tense
16
Hopeful
18
Warm
10
Joyful
7
Other
16

How their films linger

Feel-good26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy30
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1

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 Hal Taliaferro's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (32).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hal Taliaferro'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

158 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Sea Hornet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Bone

  • California Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Buck Hanley (uncredited)

  • The Savage Horde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Sgt. Gowdy

  • Red River(1948)

    as Old Leather

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

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

    as Billy Smith

  • Miss Susie Slagle's(1946)

    as Doctor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Nugget

  • Fallen Angel(1945)

    as Officer Gus Johnson (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Federal Operator 99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Matt Farrell

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

    as Henchman Red Higgins

  • Utah(1945)

    as Steve Lacey

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Zorro's Black Whip(1944)

    as Baxter

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Vigilantes of Dodge City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Walter Bishop

  • Haunted Harbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Lawson [Ch. 1, 6-7]

  • The Yellow Rose of Texas(1944)

    as Ferguson

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Cowboy and the Senorita(1944)

    as Matt Ferguson

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Lumberjack(1944)

    as Taggart

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Fighting Seabees(1944)

    as Lt. Cmdr. Hood (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Woman of the Town(1943)

    as Wagner

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

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

    as Haldey

  • Man from Music Mountain(1943)

    as Henchman Slade

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Silver Spurs(1943)

    as Steve Corlan

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Colt Comrades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Murdered Station Agent

  • Song of Texas(1943)

    as Henchman

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Frontier Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Frank Rodgers

  • Leather Burners(1943)

    as Telegrapher Lafe

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Hoppy Serves a Writ(1943)

    as Greg Jordan

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Idaho(1943)

    as Bud

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Ridin' Down the Canyon(1942)

    as Henchman Pete

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • American Empire(1942)

    as Malone

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Heart of the Golden West(1942)

    as Drake

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Little Joe, the Wrangler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Ben Travis

  • Sons of the Pioneers(1942)

    as Matt - Henchman

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Romance on the Range(1942)

    as Sheriff Wilson

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Bullets for Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Red River Valley(1941)

    as Murdock

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Jesse James at Bay(1941)

    as Paul Sloan, Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Roaring Frontiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Link Twiddle

  • Riders of the Timberline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Ed Petrie

  • Bad Man of Deadwood(1941)

    as Ripper

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Under Fiesta Stars(1941)

    as Announcer Smoky

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Law of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Tim O'Brien

  • Sheriff of Tombstone(1941)

    as A.J. Slade

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Border Vigilantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Ed Stone

  • In Old Cheyenne(1941)

    as Henchman Pete

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Great Train Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Pierce

  • Along the Rio Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Sweetwater Sheriff

  • The Border Legion(1940)

    as Amos Link

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Young Bill Hickok(1940)

    as Morrell

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Colorado(1940)

    as Weaver

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • American Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Calvin

  • The Carson City Kid(1940)

    as Henchman Rick Harmon

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Adventures of Red Ryder(1940)

    as Cherokee Sims

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Man with Nine Lives(1940)

    as Sheriff Stanton

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Dark Command(1940)

    as Angry Townsman in Bank

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Hi-Yo Silver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bob Stuart

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

    as Jed Clark

  • Bullets for Rustlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Eb Smith

  • Two-Fisted Rangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Sheriff Jim Hanley

  • The Stranger from Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Clay Billings

  • Outpost of the Mounties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Evans

  • Daughter of the Tong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as FBI Agent Lawson

  • Riders of the Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Henchman Buck

  • Overland with Kit Carson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Jim Stewart

  • Western Caravans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Joel Winters

  • Frontiers of '49 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Kit

  • Prairie Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Alfalfa

  • Guilty Trails(1938)

    as Sundown

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Black Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Weepy

  • Phantom Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Dan

  • Pioneer Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Henchman Smokey

  • Stagecoach Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Milt Dodds

  • The Lone Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Bob Stuart

  • Wells Fargo(1937)

    as Minor Role

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Trigger Trio(1937)

    as Henchman Luke

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Trapped by G-Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Federal Agent

  • Heart of the Rockies(1937)

    as Captain Brady

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Rangers Step In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Breck Warren

  • One Man Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Neal King

  • The Painted Stallion(1937)

    as Jim Bowie

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm(1937)

    as Buffalo Brady

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Law of the Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Wally Hood

  • Rio Grande Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Ranger Hal Garrick

  • Law and Lead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Steve Bradley, posing as The Juarez Kid

  • Ambush Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Joel

  • The Unknown Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Chuckler

  • The Phantom Rider(1936)

    as Lew

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Crime Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Henchman Driving Getaway Car (uncredited)

  • Avenging Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Slivers

  • Hair-Trigger Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Dave Casey

  • Lucky Terror(1936)

    as Henchman Shake

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Heir to Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Cowhand Spurs

  • Trigger Tom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Sam Slater (as Wally Wales)

  • Swifty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Price McNiel (as Wally Wales)

  • Lawless Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Carl Walton (as Wally Wales)

  • Gun Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as George Holt

  • Powdersmoke Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Aloysius 'Bud' Taggart (as Wally Wales)

  • Danger Trails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Desolation Wilson

  • Men of Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Henchman Wally

  • The Vanishing Riders(1935)

    as Wolf Lawson

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Stranded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Peterson (uncredited)

  • The Silver Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Deputy Dick (as Walt Williams)

  • Fighting Caballero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Henchman Wildcat

  • Silent Valley(1935)

    as Fred Jones

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Call of the Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Lancer Officer-in-Charge

  • The Pecos Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Eric Grayson

  • The Cowboy and the Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Chuck

  • Six Gun Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Nevada Joe

  • The Lone Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Sheriff Jim Mace

  • The Cactus Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Cowhand Andy

  • Rustlers of Red Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Henchman (as Wally Wales) [Chs. 1, 6-9, 11-12]

  • Range Warfare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Tommy

  • The Oil Raider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Oil Well Driller (uncredited)

  • West of the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Wally Williams

  • The Way of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Wally Gordon (as Wally Wales)

  • The Lone Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Wally - aka Jeff Smith

  • Pals of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Capt. Wally Wallace

  • Carrying the Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Wally Reed

  • Smoking Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Henchman

  • Sundown Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Wally Barton

  • The Fighting Rookie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Gambler

  • Arizona Cyclone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Jim Blaine

  • Western Racketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Sheriff Rawlings

  • The Lost Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Sandy

  • Adventures of Texas Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Texas Jack

  • West of the Divide(1934)

    as Henchman

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Border Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Sheriff Tom

  • Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Deputy

  • Sagebrush Trail(1933)

    as Deputy Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Fighting Texans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Bill

  • King of the Arena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Bronc Riding Spectator

  • Deadwood Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Pete Sorrenson

  • Law and Lawless(1932)

    as Buck Daggett

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • So This Is Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Bob Ransome

  • Flying Lariats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Wally Dunbar (as Wally Wales)

  • Hell's Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Wally, Texas Rangers Captain

  • Red Fork Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Wally Hamilton

  • Breed of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Wally Weldon (as Wally Wales)

  • Trails of Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Bob Bartlett

  • Canyon Hawks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Dick Carson

  • Bar-L Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Frank Kellogg

  • The Voice from the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Jack Deering

  • Overland Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Buck Hawkins

  • The Flyin' Buckaroo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Bill Mathews

  • The Desert of the Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Jim Drake

  • The Soda Water Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Wally

  • Skedaddle Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Kent Blake

  • The Meddlin' Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Wally Fraser (as Wally Wales)

  • Tearin' Into Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Wally Tilland (as Wally Wales)

  • Ace of Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Wally Rand

  • Twisted Triggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Wally Weston (as Wally Wales)

  • Double Daring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Wally Meeker (as Wally Wales)

  • Ridin' Rivals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Bud Grant (as Wally Wales)

  • The Fighting Cheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Wally Kenyon (as Wally Wales)

  • The Roaring Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as (uncredited)

  • The Hurricane Horseman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Wally Marden (as Wally Wales)

  • Tearin' Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Wally Blake (as Wally Wales)

  • Crossing Trails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Peter Marcus (as Wally Wales)

Career shape

Star power in the 70th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 158 titles from 1921 to 1951.

Highest rated

The Man with Nine Lives (1940)

Midcredits 57th

Most popular right now

Guilty Trails (1938)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting158 of 158: 158 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44th

By decade

1920s17 · acting1930s83 · acting1940s55 · acting1950s3 · 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 Hal Taliaferro's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 47; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 47 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · actor

The Phantom Rider (1936)

73rd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Red River (1948)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 42. 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 Hal Taliaferro work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hal Taliaferro's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph Kane shares the most, 16.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers