Buck Taylor

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Known For

Acting

Born

1938-05-13

Place of Birth

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Buck Taylor

Biography

Walter Clarence "Buck" Taylor, III (born May 13, 1938) is an American actor and water color artist best known for his role as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brien in 113 episodes during the last eight seasons of CBS's Gunsmoke television series (1967–1975). In recent years, he has painted the portrait of his friend and Gunsmoke costar James Arness. Taylor's painting specialty is the American West, and each year, he creates the posters for several Texas rodeos. Taylor lives with his second wife on a ranch near Fort Worth, Texas. Description above from the Wikipedia article Buck Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Acting History

2025
Sod and Stubble
2023
Two Sinners and a Mule as Sheriff Cleetus
2019
Trading Paint as Ben
2018
Yellowstone as Emmett Walsh
2016
Bender as Sheriff J.E. Stone
2016
Hell or High Water as Old Man
2016
Indiscretion as Abe
2015
Canyon Trail as Marshal Trevor Cooper
2015
Rodeo and Juliet as Judge Lawrence
2013
Rectify as Zeke
2011
Cowboys & Aliens as Wes Claiborne
2011
The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy as Pete Snyder
2008
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' as Self
2008
Comanche Moon as Ben Lily
2007
The Mist as Ambrose Cornell
2006
Flicka
2005
Miracle at Sage Creek as Buckskin Charlie
2005
Hell to Pay as Dr. Adam Galen
2005
The Wendell Baker Story as Bob Draper
2005
Truce as Harry Dodds
2004
The Trail to Hope Rose as Parson Brown
2003
Gods and Generals as Gen. Maxcy Gregg
2000
Jericho as Pap Doolin
2000
The Making of Comanche as Self
2000
Comanche as Capt. Myles Keogh
1999
The Soul Collector as Charlie
1999
Wild Wild West as Cross-Eyed Reb
1998
Hard Time as Capt. Adam Gunther
1996
Dallas: J.R. Returns as Steve Grisham
1993
Tombstone as Turkey Creek Jack Johnson
1993
Gettysburg as Col. William Gamble
1991
Payback as Nick
1991
Conagher
1990
Big Bad John as Bob Simmons
1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars as Wes Porter
1987
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory as Buck Smith
1987
Proud Men as Homer
1987
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge as Newly
1987
Timestalkers as Shaving Cowboy
1986
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills as Grey
1986
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport as Off. Phillips
1985
Wild Horses as Cowboy
1984
Crazy like a Fox as Blake
1983
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse as Sgt. Bridges
1982
T. J. Hooker as Sam Rand
1982
Dangerous Company as Petrie
1981
The Legend of the Lone Ranger as Robert Edward Gattlin
1981
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail as Laird
1981
Cattle Annie and Little Britches as Dynamite Dick
1980
Wild Times as McBride
1979
Knots Landing as Fred Morgan
1979
The Sacketts as Reed Carney
1978
Doc Hooker's Bunch as Mike Lassiter
1978
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid as Joe
1978
Standing Tall as George Fewster
1978
Beartooth
1976
Pony Express Rider as Bovey Kingman
1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre as Poolside Interviewer 2 (uncredited)
1967
Devil's Angels as Gage
1966
The Wild Angels as Dear John
1966
And Now Miguel as Gabriel
1965
Johnny Shiloh as Josh
1964
Ensign Pulver as Mannion (uncredited)
1963
My Favorite Martian as Bruce Baker
1963
The Fugitive as Jamie
1963
The Outer Limits as Gard Hayden
1962
Stoney Burke as Mule
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Dancer Smith
1962
The Virginian as Lem Bliss
1960
My Three Sons as Howard Sears
1959
The Rebel as Gunman
1957
Wagon Train as Skeeter Ames
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel as Eddie
1955
Gunsmoke as Leonard Parker
1955
Gunsmoke as Newly O'Brian
1955
Gunsmoke as Newly
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Josh
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The Contested Plains as Rufus Brown
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Buffalo Daze