So much so that he cast Taylor as a Bronx boy in the film The Catered Affair, starring Bette Davis and Ernest Borgnine. He had finally landed a decent film role— but things were about to get …

Taylor was born on 11 January 1930 [1] in Lidcombe, a suburb of Sydney, the only child of William Sturt Taylor, a steel construction contractor and commercial artist, and Mona Taylor …

Jan 11, 2024 · To observe the birthday of Rod Taylor (Jan. 11, 1930-Jan. 7, 2015), let’s turn to someone who knew him since birth: his mother! Mona Taylor relates tales from Rod’s boyhood …

You really don’t need a reason to love birthday boy Rod Taylor because he is ROD TAYLOR and if you don’t love him, then … well, we don’t know what to tell you.

Rod Taylor was born on 11 January 1930, in Lidcombe, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. His father, William Sturt Taylor, was a steel construction contractor and a commercial artist. His mother, …

Rod Taylor. Actor: Inglourious Basterds. Suave and handsome Australian actor arrived in Hollywood in the 1950s, and built himself up from a supporting actor into taking the lead in …

Jan 11, 2015 · Sydney’s own Rodney Sturt Taylor — who went from beefcake hero to legendary boozer to, in his later years, wonderfully crusty character actor — died at age 84 in Los …

Mona Taylor relates tales from Rod’s boyhood and beyond in an article from the April 1965 edition of Australian Home Journal. Click here for a two-page PDF to read about young Rod’s antics, …

Rod Taylor played Francis Allen, one of three jurors referenced in the title of the episode, which was directed by the highly respected Buzz Kulik. It was one of those very English things about …

But the Brooklyn accent I put on so convinced Schary I was from New York that he cast me as a Bronx boy in "The Catered Affair." He didn't know I was just 18 months out of Australia until …