BUCK TAYLOR BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:

Buck Taylor was born on May 13th, 1938 in Hollywood, California with the birth name Walter Clarence Taylor III.  His father was a character actor who went by the name of Dub Taylor.  Born into a family involved in acting it was not a surprise that he chose to follow in his fathers footsteps.
 
After graduating from North Hollywood High School, Taylor went to study drama at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.  He also excelled in gymnastics and at one point tried out for the Olympic team. 
 
Before pursuing a career in acting he joined the united States Navy and served his country for two years.  After he completed his military service he began working as a television actor appearing on such series as, "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" (1963), "My Favorite Martian" (1964), "The Fugitive" (1963-1964) and "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1963-1964).
 
Along with establishing himself as a television actor he was also appearing on the big screen in a number of films such as, Ensign Pulver" (1964) and "The Wild Angels" (1966).  Throughout his career he would appear in over fifty films.
 
Other television credits he added to his resume were roles in, "Wagon Train", "Alfred Hitchcock Hour", "The Virginian", "Have Gun - Will Travel", "The Legend of Jesse James" and his most well known role on the series, "Gunsmoke" (1967-1975) for his role as gunsmith Newly O'Brien.  In total he appeared for all eight seasons and in 113 episodes.
 
Following the series ending, he did not choose to retire from the industry but instead continued to appear in a variety of westerns such as, "Cattle Annie and Little Britches" (1980), "The Triumphs of a Man Called Horse" (1983), "Tombstone" (1993), "Rough Riders" (1997), "Hard Ride", "The Last Horseman" and "Legend of Hell's Gate" (all 2008).  
 
Throughout his career he appeared in a so many westerns that he earned numerous awards such as, 'The Wrangler' award in 1972 and "The National Festival of the West Award" in 1998.  He was also inducted into the National Cowboy Western Heritage Museum as a trustee.  He has also been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was memorialized in, 'The Trail of Fame' in Dodge City in Kansas where the series, "Gunsmoke" was set to take place.
 
Along with being a highly successful actor he was also a very talented artist.  He would sell and continues to sell his paintings at galleries, festivals and on his own personal website. 
 
Throughout his lifetime he married twice, first to Judy Nugent in 1961 and they had three sons,  before the marriage ended in 1983.  He is currently married to his second wife, Goldie Taylor and they reside on a ranch in Texas. 
 
Buck Taylor remains working in the industry with his latest role to be released in 2013 in, "The Hard Ride". Along with acting and working as a painter, he is also involved in a variety of organizations such as the John Wayne Cancer Foundation, "The Walt Garrison Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, "The Ben Johnson Children's Hospital and the Screen Actors Guild Retirement Home.

 
Filmography

2013 The Hard Rid
2012 Palominas
2011 The Big Valley
2011 Cowboys & Aliens 
2011 The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy 
2008 Comanche Moon
2007 The Mist 
2006 Flicka 
2005 Miracle at Sage Creek 
2005 Hell to Pay 
2005 Truce
2005 The Wendell Baker Story 
2004 The Trail to Hope Rose
2004 Frontier Texas! 
2004 The Alamo
2003 Screen Door Jesus
2003 Gods and Generals 
2002 Grand Champion
2000 Jericho
2000 Comanche 
1999 The Soul Collector 
1999 Wild Wild West 
1998 Hard Time 
1997 Rough Riders 
1996 Dallas: J.R. Returns 
1995-1996 Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 Tombstone 
1993 Gettysburg 
1991 The Young Riders 
1991 Knots Landing
1991 Conagher
1990-1991 Dallas
1991 Payback
1989-1991 Guns of Paradise
1990 Big Bad John 
1989 Desperado: The Outlaw Wars 
1988 Dark Before Dawn
1987 Proud Men
1987 Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
1987 Starman
1987 Timestalkers 
1984-1987 Simon & Simon 
1987 The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
1986 Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
1984-1986 T.J. Hooker 
1986 Dream West
1985 Wild Horses 
1985 General Hospital
1985 Wildside 
1985 All American Cowboy
1984 Lottery!
1984 No Man's Land 
1983 Matt Houston 
1983 Triumphs of a Man Called Horse 
1982 The Fall Guy
1982 CBS Afternoon Playhouse
1981 The Cherokee Trail
1963-1981 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1981 The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981 East of Eden
1981 Cattle Annie and Little Britches
1980 Wild Times
1979 The Sacketts 
1978 The Busters
1978 Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978 Standing Tall 
1978 Beartooth 
1977 Barnaby Jones
1976 Pony Express Rider
1976 Doc Hooker's Bunch 
1967-1975 Gunsmoke 
1969 Death Valley Days
1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre 
1967 Devil's Angels
1966-1967 The Monroes 
1965-1966 Combat!
1966 Daniel Boone 
1966 The F.B.I. 
1966 The Wild Angels
1966 And Now Miguel
1966 Branded 
1964-1966 The Virginian 
1965 The Big Valley 
1965 The Legend of Jesse James
1965 My Three Sons
1964-1965 Mr. Novak
1962-1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 
1965 Wagon Train
1964 12 O'Clock High 
1964 Karen 
1964 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet 
1964 Bonanza 
1964 Ben Casey 
1964 Ensign Pulver 
1964 My Favorite Martian 
1963-1964 The Greatest Show on Earth
1964 The Outer Limits 
1963 The Fugitive
1962-1963 Stoney Burke
1963 Going My Way
1962 Have Gun - Will Travel 
1961 The Rebel
1961 Zane Grey Theater