Rod Taylor

Birth Name:

Rodney Sturt Taylor

Birth Place:

Libcombe, New South Wales, Australia

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Writer, Producer, Stunts, Music department

Studied at the East Sydney Technical and Fine Arts College
Father of financial reporter and anchor Felicia Taylor
Discovered a passion for acting after seeing stage legend Laurence Olivier perform
Quote: "The action stars of today are making some wonderful films․ There are no 'I could do it better' feelings in me․ The younger they come, the better they get․"
Best known for playing H․ George Wells in 1960's "The Time Machine" and Mitch Brenner in "The Birds․"
Was the voice of Pongo in the 1961 Disney classic "101 Dalmatians․"
Came out of retirement to appear as Winston Churchill in the 2009 film "Inglorious Basterds," which would be his final role
Was considered for the lead role in the 1968 film "Planet of the Apes," which ultimately went to actor Charlton Heston

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