Portrait of Kent Taylor

Acting

Kent Taylor

Career

Active from 1932 to 1991, with a break from 1975 to 1990, busiest in 1937 and 1940 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
63
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kent Taylor Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Catharsis
    4.1, average 5.1
  • Pop Culture
    1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Showbiz 3
  • Classic Film 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • American West 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • 1930s Setting 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Technological Innovation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

130
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
The Crawling Hand
The Crawling Hand (1991)

as Dr. Max Weitberg

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 38
Girls for Rent
Girls for Rent (1974)
GoodWatch score 36

as Moreno

The Phantom of Hollywood
The Phantom of Hollywood (1974)
GoodWatch score 55

as Wickes

Angels' Wild Women
Angels' Wild Women (1972)
GoodWatch score 40

as Parker

Brain of Blood
Brain of Blood (1971)
GoodWatch score 28

as Dr. Trenton

Hell's Bloody Devils
Hell's Bloody Devils (1970)
GoodWatch score 32

as Count von Delberg

1960s

14 titles ยท average score 41
The Mighty Gorga
The Mighty Gorga (1969)
GoodWatch score 25

as Tonga Jack Adams

Satan's Sadists
Satan's Sadists (1969)
GoodWatch score 49

as Lew

Brides of Blood
Brides of Blood (1968)
GoodWatch score 46

as Dr. Paul Henderson

Land of the Giants
Land of the Giants (1968)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Doc Jelko

Blood of Ghastly Horror
Blood of Ghastly Horror (1967)
GoodWatch score 30

as Elton Corey

The Day Mars Invaded Earth
The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1963)
GoodWatch score 37

as Dr. David Fielding

Harbor Lights
Harbor Lights (1963)

as Dan Crown

The Crawling Hand
The Crawling Hand (1963)
GoodWatch score 32

as Dr. Max Weitzberg

The Broken Land
The Broken Land (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

as Marshal Jim Cogan

The Firebrand
The Firebrand (1962)

as Maj. Tim Bancroft

The Purple Hills
The Purple Hills (1961)

as Johnny Barnes

Walk Tall
Walk Tall (1960)

as Frank Carter

1950s

33 titles ยท average score 61
Fort Bowie
Fort Bowie (1958)
GoodWatch score 39

as Col. James Garrett

The Rough Riders
The Rough Riders (1958)

TV show

Gang War
Gang War (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bryce Barker, Meadows' Attonery

Ghost Town
Ghost Town (1956)
GoodWatch score 54

as Anse Conroy

Slightly Scarlet
Slightly Scarlet (1956)
GoodWatch score 51

as Frank Jansen

Frontier Gambler
Frontier Gambler (1956)

as Roger Chadwick

The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955)
GoodWatch score 31

as Dr. Ted Stevens, alias Ted Baxter

Track the Man Down
Track the Man Down (1955)

as John Ford

Boston Blackie
Boston Blackie (1951)

TV show ยท as Boston Blackie

Payment on Demand
Payment on Demand (1951)
GoodWatch score 62

as Robert Townsend

Federal Agent at Large
Federal Agent at Large (1950)

as Mark Reed, aka Nick Ravel

Western Pacific Agent
Western Pacific Agent (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as Rod Kendall

1940s

26 titles ยท average score 56
The Crimson Key
The Crimson Key (1947)

as Lawrence 'Larry' Morgan

Smooth as Silk
Smooth as Silk (1946)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mark Fenton (Defense Attorney)

The Daltons Ride Again
The Daltons Ride Again (1945)

as Bob Dalton

Alaska
Alaska (1944)

as Gary Corbett

Mississippi Gambler
Mississippi Gambler (1942)

as John J. 'Johnny' Forbes

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942)
GoodWatch score 46

as Doc Holliday

Gang Busters
Gang Busters (1942)

as Det. Lt. Bannister

Half Way to Shanghai
Half Way to Shanghai (1942)

as Frederick Barton, [Screen Credit / Ads Name: Alexander Barton ]

Washington Melodrama
Washington Melodrama (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hal Thorne

I'm Still Alive
I'm Still Alive (1940)

as Steve Bennett

Men Against the Sky
Men Against the Sky (1940)

as Martin Ames

Girl in 313
Girl in 313 (1940)

as Gregg Dunn

1930s

51 titles ยท average score 65
Sued for Libel
Sued for Libel (1939)
GoodWatch score 63

as Steve Lonegan

Three Sons
Three Sons (1939)

as Gene Pardway

Escape to Paradise
Escape to Paradise (1939)

as Richard Fleming

The Jury's Secret
The Jury's Secret (1938)

as Walter Russell

My Marriage
My Marriage (1936)

as John DeWitt Tyler III

Ramona
Ramona (1936)
GoodWatch score 58

as Felipe Moreno

The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger (1936)

as Jerry Welch

Florida Special
Florida Special (1936)

as Wally Nelson

The County Chairman
The County Chairman (1935)

as Ben Harvey

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bob Redding

Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
GoodWatch score 59

as Corrado

I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel (1933)
GoodWatch score 80

as Kirk Lawrence