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Buck Taylor
Taylor at the 2011 Dallas International Film Festival
Born
Walter Clarence Taylor III

(1938-05-13) May 13, 1938 (age 88)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationsActor, artist
Years active1961–present
Spouses
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(m. 1961; div. 1981)​
Goldie Ann Taylor
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(m. 1995)​
ParentDub Taylor (father)
Websitewww.bucktaylor.com

Buck Taylor (born Walter Clarence Taylor III,[1][2] May 13, 1938)[3] is an American actor and artist, best known for his roles as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brien in the CBS television series Gunsmoke, and as Emmett Walsh on Yellowstone.

Early life and career

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Taylor is the son of character actor Dub Taylor,[4] from whom Buck reportedly acquired his nickname simply because, having clocked in at a hefty nine pounds at birth, he "looked like a big buck."[1] Taylor graduated from North Hollywood High School, where he became a talented gymnast. Actor Guinn "Big Boy" Williams sponsored him to go to the U.S. Olympic Trials as a gymnast, but he failed to qualify for the 1960 Summer Olympics.[5] He served two years in the United States Navy.[6]

His first important acting role was as Trooper Shattuck in the 1961 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre episode "Image of a Drawn Sword". His other early roles were in a 1964 episode of The Outer Limits entitled "Don't Open Till Doomsday", and as John Bradford (Brad) in four episodes of the 1966 ABC Western series The Monroes.[7]

Gunsmoke

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From 1967 to 1975, Taylor played Newly O'Brien in the television series Gunsmoke.[8]: 413–414  He replaced deputy marshal Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood, played by Roger Ewing, after Ewing left the show.[8] The character came to Dodge City as a gunsmith, and later became a deputy marshal. He reprised his role in the 1987 television movie Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge,[9] where he played the city's marshal.

In 1981, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum inducted Taylor into the Cowboy Hall of Fame, and awarded him the Trustee Award for his performance on Gunsmoke.[10]

Artwork

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Taylor attended the Chouinard Art Institute, and has been selling his watercolor and acrylic paintings of cowboys, Native Americans, and horses since 1993.[10] Many of his paintings are of characters and scenes from movies and television series in which he has appeared. These images are made into prints, which are sold in various sizes.[11] He is the official artist for many rodeos and state fairs, and creates their promotional posters.[12]

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1961Zane Grey TheatreTrooper ShattuckS5:E29 "Image of a Drawn Sword"
1961The RebelGunmanS2:E35 "Mission: Varina"
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourOfficer FrazierS1:E10 "Day of Reckoning"
1962Have Gun - Will TravelEddieSeason 6: Episode 16 "The Treasure"
1962-1963Stoney BurkeYoung Racer / Joey Kilgore / Mule3 episodes
1963Going My WayMickeyS1:E15 "My Son the Social Worker"
1963The Eleventh HourWillieS1:E23 "The Wings of the Morning"
1963The FugitiveJamieS1:E13 "Terror at High Point"
1963Johnny ShilohJoshTV movie
1963-1964The Greatest Show on EarthJoe / Tony2 episodes
1964The Outer LimitsGard HaydeS1:E17 "Don't Open Till Doomsday"
1964My Favorite MartianBruce BakerS1:E34 "The Disastro-Nauts"
1964Ben CaseyEddie BoydS4:E2 "A Bird in the Solitude Singing"
1964BonanzaBillySeason 6: Episode 2 "The Hostage"
1964The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietCarlisle / Pete2 episodes
1964KarenJim FraserSeason 1: Episode 4 "Home, James"
196412 O'Clock HighCorporal Dennis MoodySeason 1: Episode 7 "Decision"
1964-1965Mr. NovakNick Bradley / Scott Lawson / Don3 episodes
1964-1965My Three SonsHoward Sears2 episodes
1964-1966The VirginianDeputy Plumb / Scott Briscoe / Lem Bliss3 episodes
1965Wagon TrainSkeeter AmesS8:E15 "The Chottsie Gubenheimer Story"
1965The Alfred Hitchcock HourDancer SmithS3:E20 "Death Scene"
1965The Legend of Jesse JamesJohn BedfordS1:E2 "The Dead Man's Hand"
1965The Big ValleyTurkS1:E4 "The Young Marauders"
1965-1966Combat!Tobin / Jeetleman2 episodes
1966BrandedUS Cavalry CorporalS2:E19 "A Destiny Which Made Us Brothers"
1966The F.B.I.Ed RuleSeason 2: Episode 4 "The Cave-In"
1966Daniel BooneJonathan WarrenS3:E12 "The Lost Colony"
1966-1967The MonroesJohn "Brad" Bradford4 episodes
1967GunsmokeLeonard ParkerS13:E4 “Vengeance!: Part 1”
1967-1975GunsmokeNewly O'Brien172 episodes[13]
1968-1969Death Valley DaysBilly Stiles / Will Zane2 episodes
1977Barnaby JonesFosterS6:E10 "Shadow of Fear"
1978Standing TallGeorge FewsterTV movie
1978Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape KidJoeTV movie
1978The BustersBilly BurnettTV movie
1979The SackettsReed Carneyminiseries
1980Wild TimesJoe McBrideminiseries
1982Dangerous CompanyPetrieTV movie
1982The Fall GuyClydeSeason 1: Episode 18 "Child's Play"
1983Matt HoustonRenfieldS2:E2 "The Woman in White"
1984No Man's LandFeenyTV movie
1984-1986T.J. HookerSam Rand / Officer Phillips2 episodes
1984-1987Simon & SimonBuddy / Jackson Fischer2 episodes
1985Crazy Like a FoxBlakeS1:E13 "The Man Who Cried Fox"
1985WildsideCaptain Angus FlintSeason 1: Episode 5 "Buffalo Who?"
1985General HospitalRalph Russell
1985Wild HorsesCowboyTV movie
1986Dream WestEgloffsteinminiseries
1986Louis L'Amour's Down the Long HillsGreyTV movie
1987The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory"Colorado" SmithTV movie
1987TimestalkersShaving CowboyTV movie
1987StarmanDriver / Stan2 episodes
1987Gunsmoke: Return to DodgeNewly O'BrienTV movie
1987Proud MenHomerTV movie
1988High Mountain RangersJoe DawkinsS1:E2 "Old Friends, New Friends"
1989Desperado: The Outlaw WarsWes PorterTV movie
1989-1991ParadiseFrank / Slatter2 episodes
1990-1991DallasDetective Bussey6 episodes
1991ConagherTile Coker, Ladder Five RiderTV movie
1991Knots LandingFred Morgan3 episodes
1991The Young RidersMr. MetcalfS3:E5 "The Presence of Mine Enemies"
1995-1996Walker, Texas RangerLogan Reno / Sheriff2 episodes
1996Dallas: J.R. ReturnsSteve GrishamTV movie
1997Rough RidersGeorge Nevilleminiseries
1998Hard TimeCaptain Adam GuntherTV movie
1999The Soul CollectorCharlieTV movie
2004The Trail to Hope RoseParson BrownTV movie
2008Comanche MoonBen Lilyminiseries
2016Home on the RangeTrube ReeseTV movie
2016RectifyZeke4 episodes
2018-2022YellowstoneEmmett Walsh8 episodes

References

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  1. 1 2 Yoggy, Gary A. (1995). Riding the Video Range: The Rise and Fall of the Western on Television. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 123. ISBN 9780786400218.
  2. ↑ Aaker, Everett (2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 408. ISBN 978-1-4766-6250-3.
  3. ↑ Duffin, Allan; Matheis, Paul (2005). The 12 O'Clock High Logbook: The Unofficial History of the Novel, Motion Picture, and TV Series. BearManor Media. p. 185. ISBN 9781593930332 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Dub Taylor, 87, Actor in Westerns, The New York Times, October 5, 1994, Section B, Page 12
  5. ↑ Artist and Actor Finds Inspiration for Art from Work on Western Films, American Cowboy, September - October, 1995, Pages 23 and 30
  6. ↑ At Home with Walter Clarence "Buck" Taylor III at americancowboy.com. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  7. ↑ Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 - Present, pages 679 to 680, Ballantine Books, 1999
  8. 1 2 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. p. 570. ISBN 9780345429230 – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ Maltin, Leonard, Leonard Maltin's TV Movies and Video Guide, 1991 Edition, Plume, 1990
  10. 1 2 Meetings, The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol. 100, No. 1, July, 1996, Page 94
  11. ↑ Artist and Actor Finds Inspiration for Art from Work on Western Films, American Cowboy, September - October 1995, Pages 23 and 30
  12. ↑ Bell, Kathy, The Life of Buck Taylor, Daily Globe, December 2, 2019
  13. ↑ Greenland, David R., The Gunsmoke Chronicles (Ebook), BearManor Media, 2015
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