Buck Taylor (born Walter Clarence Taylor III,Yoggy, Gary A. (1995). Riding the Video Range: The Rise and Fall of the Western on Television. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 123. .Aaker, Everett (2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 408. . May 13, 1938) 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 Taylor is the son of character actor Dub Taylor,Dub Taylor, 87, Actor in Westerns, The New York Times, October 5, 1994, Section B, Page 12 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." 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.Artist and Actor Finds Inspiration for Art from Work on Western Films, American Cowboy, September - October, 1995, Pages 23 and 30 He served two years in the United States Navy.At Home with Walter Clarence "Buck" Taylor III at americancowboy.com. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
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.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
Gunsmoke From 1967 to 1975, Taylor played Newly O'Brien in the television series Gunsmoke. He replaced deputy marshal Clayton Thaddeus Greenwood, played by Roger Ewing, after Ewing left the show. 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,Maltin, Leonard, Leonard Maltin's TV Movies and Video Guide, 1991 Edition, Plume, 1990 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.Meetings, The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol. 100, No. 1, July, 1996, Page 94
Artwork Taylor attended the Chouinard Art Institute, and has been selling his watercolor and acrylic paintings of cowboys, Native Americans, and horses since 1993. 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.Artist and Actor Finds Inspiration for Art from Work on Western Films, American Cowboy, September - October 1995, Pages 23 and 30 He is the official artist for many rodeos and state fairs, and creates their promotional posters.Bell, Kathy, The Life of Buck Taylor, Daily Globe, December 2, 2019
Filmography Film
1964 - Ensign Pulver as Mannion (uncredited) 1966 - ...And Now Miguel as Gabriel 1966 - The Wild Angels as Dear John 1967 - Devil's Angels as Gage 1967 - The St. Valentine's Day Massacre as Poolside Interviewer #2 (uncredited) 1976 - Pony Express Rider as Bovey Kingman 1978 - Doc Hooker's Bunch as Mike Lassiter 1978 - Beartooth 1981 - Cattle Annie and Little Britches as Dynamite Dick 1981 - The Legend of the Lone Ranger as Robert Edward Gattlin 1983 - Triumphs of a Man Called Horse as Sgt. Bridges 1988 - Dark Before Dawn as Charlie 1990 - Big Bad John as Bob Simmons 1990 - Payback as Nick 1993 - Gettysburg as Colonel William Gamble 1993 - Tombstone as John "Turkey Creek Jack" Johnson 1999 - Wild Wild West as Eye-Crossed Reb 2000 - Jericho as Pap Doolin 2003 - Gods and Generals as General Maxcy Gregg 2003 - Screen Door Jesus as Old Man Nickles 2004 - The Alamo as Settler 2004 - Grand Champion as Big Texas Show Judge 2005 - The Wendell Baker Story as Bob Draper 2005 - Truce as Harry Dodds 2005 - Hell to Pay as Dr. Adam Galen 2005 - Miracle at Sage Creek as Buckskin Charlie 2006 - Flicka as Wagner 2007 - The Mist as Ambrose Cornell 2009 - Just Another Day as Bodyguard 2010 - Cactus Creek as Marshal Trevor Cooper 2011 - The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy as Pete Snyder 2011 - Cowboys & Aliens as Wes Claibourne 2013 - The Road to Valhalla as Self, and also as Union Veteran (documentary) 2015 - Rodeo & Juliet as Judge Brandon Lawrence 2015 - Canyon Trail as Marshal Trevor Cooper 2016 - Indiscretion as Abe 2016 - Hell or High Water as Old Man 2016 - Bender as Sheriff J.E. Stone 2017 - Color Me You as Richard Donnegan 2019 - Trading Paint as Ben 2022 - The Contested Plains as Rufus Brown 2023 - Two Sinners and a Mule as Sheriff Cleetus 2024 - Carry You Home as Retired Texas Ranger 2025 - Sod & Stubble as John C. Haag
Television
Year Title Role Notes 1961 Zane Grey Theatre Trooper Shattuck S5:E29 "Image of a Drawn Sword" 1961 The Rebel Gunman S2:E35 "Mission: Varina" 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Officer Frazier S1:E10 "Day of Reckoning" 1962 Have Gun - Will Travel Eddie Season 6: Episode 16 "The Treasure" 1962-1963 Stoney Burke Young Racer / Joey Kilgore / Mule 3 episodes 1963 Going My Way Mickey S1:E15 "My Son the Social Worker" 1963 The Eleventh Hour Willie S1:E23 "The Wings of the Morning" 1963 The Fugitive Jamie S1:E13 "Terror at High Point" 1963 Johnny Shiloh Josh TV movie 1963-1964 The Greatest Show on Earth Joe / Tony 2 episodes 1964 The Outer Limits Gard Hayde S1:E17 "Don't Open Till Doomsday" 1964 My Favorite Martian Bruce Baker S1:E34 "The Disastro-Nauts" 1964 Ben Casey Eddie Boyd S4:E2 "A Bird in the Solitude Singing" 1964 Bonanza Billy Season 6: Episode 2 "The Hostage" 1964 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Carlisle / Pete 2 episodes 1964 Karen Jim Fraser Season 1: Episode 4 "Home, James" 1964 12 O'Clock High Corporal Dennis Moody Season 1: Episode 7 "Decision" 1964-1965 Mr. Novak Nick Bradley / Scott Lawson / Don 3 episodes 1964-1965 My Three Sons Howard Sears 2 episodes 1964-1966 The Virginian Deputy Plumb / Scott Briscoe / Lem Bliss 3 episodes 1965 Wagon Train Skeeter Ames S8:E15 "The Chottsie Gubenheimer Story" 1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Dancer Smith S3:E20 "Death Scene" 1965 The Legend of Jesse James John Bedford S1:E2 "The Dead Man's Hand" 1965 The Big Valley Turk S1:E4 "The Young Marauders" 1965-1966 Combat! Tobin / Jeetleman 2 episodes 1966 Branded US Cavalry Corporal S2:E19 "A Destiny Which Made Us Brothers" 1966 The F.B.I. Ed Rule Season 2: Episode 4 "The Cave-In" 1966 Daniel Boone Jonathan Warren S3:E12 "The Lost Colony" 1966-1967 The Monroes John "Brad" Bradford 4 episodes 1967 Gunsmoke Leonard Parker S13:E4 “Vengeance!: Part 1” 1967-1975 Gunsmoke Newly O'Brien 172 episodesGreenland, David R., The Gunsmoke Chronicles (Ebook), BearManor Media, 2015 1968-1969 Death Valley Days Billy Stiles / Will Zane 2 episodes 1977 Barnaby Jones Foster S6:E10 "Shadow of Fear" 1978 Standing Tall George Fewster TV movie 1978 Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid Joe TV movie 1978 The Busters Billy Burnett TV movie 1979 The Sacketts Reed Carney miniseries 1980 Wild Times Joe McBride miniseries 1982 Dangerous Company Petrie TV movie 1982 The Fall Guy Clyde Season 1: Episode 18 "Child's Play" 1983 Matt Houston Renfield S2:E2 "The Woman in White" 1984 No Man's Land Feeny TV movie 1984-1986 T.J. Hooker Sam Rand / Officer Phillips 2 episodes 1984-1987 Simon & Simon Buddy / Jackson Fischer 2 episodes 1985 Crazy Like a Fox Blake S1:E13 "The Man Who Cried Fox" 1985 Wildside Captain Angus Flint Season 1: Episode 5 "Buffalo Who?" 1985 General Hospital Ralph Russell 1985 Wild Horses Cowboy TV movie 1986 Dream West Egloffstein miniseries 1986 Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills Grey TV movie 1987 The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory "Colorado" Smith TV movie 1987 Timestalkers Shaving Cowboy TV movie 1987 Starman Driver / Stan 2 episodes 1987 Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge Newly O'Brien TV movie 1987 Proud Men Homer TV movie 1988 High Mountain Rangers Joe Dawkins S1:E2 "Old Friends, New Friends" 1989 Desperado: The Outlaw Wars Wes Porter TV movie 1989-1991 Paradise Frank / Slatter 2 episodes 1990-1991 Dallas Detective Bussey 6 episodes 1991 Conagher Tile Coker, Ladder Five Rider TV movie 1991 Knots Landing Fred Morgan 3 episodes 1991 The Young Riders Mr. Metcalf S3:E5 "The Presence of Mine Enemies" 1995-1996 Walker, Texas Ranger Logan Reno / Sheriff 2 episodes 1996 Dallas: J.R. Returns Steve Grisham TV movie 1997 Rough Riders George Neville miniseries 1998 Hard Time Captain Adam Gunther TV movie 1999 The Soul Collector Charlie TV movie 2004 The Trail to Hope Rose Parson Brown TV movie 2008 Comanche Moon Ben Lily miniseries 2016 Home on the Range Trube Reese TV movie 2016 Rectify Zeke 4 episodes 2018-2022 Yellowstone Emmett Walsh 8 episodes
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