Cast & creator
Vaughn Taylor
Best known for Perry Mason, Perry Mason, Perry Mason
Vaughn Taylor (February 22, 1910 – April 26, 1983) was an American film and television actor. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His film credits include Jailhouse Rock, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Psycho and In Cold Blood. In his many television appearances, Taylor appeared in several episodes of the Twilight Zone, including the role of the salesman in the episode" I Sing the Body Electric". He also appeared in "Time Enough at Last", "Still Valley", an episode of "The Outer Limits" called "The Guests" as the character Mr. Latimer, "The Incredible World of Horace Ford" and "The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross". In 1958, he appeared as a doctor shot to death in the back by the brother, played by Nick Adams of an outlaw, portrayed by Michael Landon, whom he had treated in the Steve McQueen CBS western Wanted: Dead or Alive. Taylor appeared three times in the 1960–1961 season in the syndicated series COronado 9 starring Rod Cameron. He guest starred in 1961 as a veterinarian in the ABC sitcom The Hathaways, starring Peggy Cass, Jack Weston, and the Marquis Chimps. Taylor also appeared in 1961 in James Franciscus's short-lived CBS drama series, The Investigators. He was also a frequent guest on the Perry Mason series, appearing a total of eight times (including the first episode). He died in 1983, aged 73, two months before the release of Psycho II, which was the sequel to the original Psycho.
Also known as: Vaughn Everett Taylor
55
film credits
114
television credits
169
1946–2019 · acting roles
6.7
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (169)
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Perry Mason
Mr. Boles
1957Perry Mason
Bishop Arthur Mallory
1957Perry Mason
Harry Folsom
1957Perry Mason
Ralph Duncan
1957Perry Mason
Prof. Sneider
1957Perry Mason
Martin Weston
1957Perry Mason
Sanford Harper
1957Perry Mason
Montrose Foster
1957
The Andy Griffith Show
Frank Chase
1960
The Fugitive
Arvin Keel
1963The Fugitive
Mayor Otis Penfield
1963The Fugitive
Pharmacist Feeney
1963The Fugitive
Sheriff Crowley
1963
Mannix
1967
Ironside
1967
Get Smart
Herb Gaffer, Agent Four
1965
Bewitched
1964
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Dr. Babcock
1962
Robert Montgomery Presents
Pa Kettle
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
Retz
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
Bill Stapp
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
Quincy Berry
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
Edward
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
Harry Knighton
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
Dabe
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
William Deveraux
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
Gramps
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
Captain Crocker
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
Barnes
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
Lester
1950
The Twilight Zone
Teague
1959The Twilight Zone
Mr. Judson
1959The Twilight Zone
Salesman
1959The Twilight Zone
Mr. Maitland
1959
Naked City
J. Milton Turpin
1958
Petticoat Junction
Mr. Foley
1963Petticoat Junction
Bill Clayton
1963
Studio One
Casca
1948Studio One
Admiral Luetjens
1948Studio One
Mr. Racknall
1948Studio One
Carlton Delafield
1948Studio One
Billy
1948Studio One
1948Studio One
Prof. Henry Lempkin
1948Studio One
Doc
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
Mr. Mergenthwirker
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
Alfred Stubbs
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
Pa Blanchard
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The F.B.I.
Sarrew
1965
Daniel Boone
Justice Homer Godwin
1964Daniel Boone
Judge Qualey
1964
Rawhide
Judge Brady
1959Rawhide
Clay Heath
1959Rawhide
Perce Morgan
1959
Cheyenne
1955
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Dr. Glen Leach
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
Curtis Paine
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
Doc Adams
1958
Route 66
1960
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dean Worthington
1969
Burke's Law
Ben Schneider
1963Burke's Law
Mr. Moody
1963
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Gunsmoke
Olie Ridgers
1955Gunsmoke
Parson
1955Gunsmoke
Judge Fletcher Anderson
1955
Run for Your Life
Henry Sloan
1965
Omnibus
1952
The High Chaparral
Asa Simmons
1967
Thriller
Uncle Philip Landers
1960Thriller
Pontifex Tundifer
1960
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Outer Limits
Randall Latimer
1963The Outer Limits
Dean Flint
1963
The Invaders
Kemper
1967
Adventures in Paradise
Lamb
1959
The Texan
1958
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Bronco
1958
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Julian Tyler
1957
The Millionaire
Lucas
1955
Psycho
George Lowery
1960
Laredo
1965
Branded
1965
Trackdown
1957
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Artie Quint
1959
Lancer
1968Lux Video Theatre
Count Clerk
1950
Black Saddle
Eli Banks
1959
Tales of Tomorrow
Crazy John
1951
The New Breed
Felix Wainwright
1961
Tightrope
1959
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Cain's Hundred
Harry Marstow
1961
Inner Sanctum
1954
The Legend of Jesse James
Prosecutor Clayton
1965
Letter to Loretta
Boris Atherton
1953Letter to Loretta
Steve Winters
1953Letter to Loretta
Mr. Ashley
1953Letter to Loretta
John Douglas
1953
Coronado 9
1960
Wire Service
Hugh Saxton
1956
Occasional Wife
1966
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
Judge Shinn
1958
The Cara Williams Show
1964
Gunslinger
Matt Calvin
1961
Arnie
1970
Tate
1960
The Professionals
Banker
1966
Run, Buddy, Run
1966
Grindl
1963
General Electric Theater
Marlowe
1953
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Deacon Davis
1958
Diamond Head
Judge Blanding
1962
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Powell
1970
The Young Lions
John Plowman (uncredited)
1958
In Cold Blood
Good Samaritan
1967
Jailhouse Rock
Mr. Shores (narrator)
1957
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Mr. Bell
1966
Warlock
Henry Richardson
1959
Party Girl
Dr. Caderman (uncredited)
1958
The Million Dollar Duck
Bank President (uncredited)
1971
Decision at Sundown
Mr. Baldwin
1957
The Last Challenge
Jim Haskell (uncredited)
1967
It Should Happen to You
Entrikin
1954
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Mr. Cartwright
1964
The Power
Mr. Hallson
1968
The Gumball Rally
Andy McAllister - Mercedes Team
1976
The Wheeler Dealers
Thaddeus Whipple
1963
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
Land Agent
1975
Cowboy
Mr. Fowler, Chicago Hotel Manager
1958
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Mr. Carsville (archive footage)
2019Fever Heat
Toad Taplinger
1968
My Dog, the Thief
Dog Catcher
1969
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Rev. Longbaugh
1968
The Wizard of Baghdad
Norodeen
1961
The Carpetbaggers
Doctor
1964
They Call It Murder
Harry Marshall
1971
Kilroy
bank president
1965
This Could Be the Night
Ziggy Dawit
1957
Brock's Last Case
Doc Walters
1973
Andy Hardy Comes Home
Thomas Chandler
1958
The Gallant Hours
Mike Pulaski
1960
The Lineup
The Man
1958
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
Willis
1971
Francis Goes to the Races
Chief Inspector Carrington
1951
Set This Town on Fire
Stabler
1973
The Further Adventures of Gallegher
Mr. Bildad
1965
Zebra in the Kitchen
Councilman Pew
1965
Back at the Front
Maj. Lester Ormsby
1952
Gunsmoke in Tucson
Ben Bodeen
1958
Winter Kill
Frank
1974
The Plunderers
Jess Walters
1960
10,000 Horses Singing
Mr. Racknall
1952
Harvest
Gramps
1953
Meet Danny Wilson
T.W. Hatcher
1952
Screaming Mimi
Raoul Reynarde
1958Radio, Take It Away
1947
Scarecrow
Reverend Rand
1972
Blue Denim
Professor Willard
1959
Dark Intruder
Dr. Burdett
1965
Beauty and the Bride
Narrator
1953
The Bells of Cockaigne
Jonesy
1953
Up Front
Maj. Lester
1951