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[[File:Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux in Dark of the Sun.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Rod Taylor with a [[Sterling SMG]] as Capt. Bruce Curry and Yvette Mimieux as Claire in ''[[Dark of the Sun]]'' (1968). Production still.]]
[[File:Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux in Dark of the Sun.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Rod Taylor with a [[Sterling SMG]] as Capt. Bruce Curry and Yvette Mimieux as Claire in ''[[Dark of the Sun]]'' (1968). Production still.]]


'''Rodney Sturt "Rod" Taylor''' (January 11, 1930 - January 7, 2015) was an Australian actor. He is most notable for his roles in ''The Time Machine'' (1960) and in the Alfred Hitchcock horror movie ''The Birds'' (1963). His movie career started in 1954 in the ''King of the Coral Sea'' movie. Later Rod Taylor appeard in many movies and TV series including ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'' in which he portrayed Winston Churchill (aged nearly 80).He passed away from a heart attack at his Los Angeles home at the age of 84.
Rodney Sturt "Rod" Taylor (January 11, 1930 - January 7, 2015) was an Australian actor who is well known to movie audiences for his roles in ''The Time Machine'' (1960) and in [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''The Birds'' (1963). Taylor also had several roles on television, appearing in such classic series as ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', ''Studio One'' and ''Playhouse 90''. He appeared sporadically in small film roles in his later years and his final role was appearing as Winston Churchill in 2009's ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]''. He passed away from a heart attack at his Los Angeles home at the age of 84.


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Revision as of 09:20, 9 January 2015

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Rod Taylor (1930-2015) (at the right) with an M1911A1 as Jake Janiero in King of the Coral Sea (1954).
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Rod Taylor with a Sterling SMG as Capt. Bruce Curry and Yvette Mimieux as Claire in Dark of the Sun (1968). Production still.

Rodney Sturt "Rod" Taylor (January 11, 1930 - January 7, 2015) was an Australian actor who is well known to movie audiences for his roles in The Time Machine (1960) and in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963). Taylor also had several roles on television, appearing in such classic series as The Twilight Zone, Studio One and Playhouse 90. He appeared sporadically in small film roles in his later years and his final role was appearing as Winston Churchill in 2009's Inglourious Basterds. He passed away from a heart attack at his Los Angeles home at the age of 84.

Rod Taylor can be seen using the following weapons in the following films:

Film

Gun Character Title Note Date
M1911A1 Jake Janiero King of the Coral Sea 1954
Browning Hi-Power Capt. Bruce Curry Dark of the Sun 1968
Sterling SMG Capt. Bruce Curry Dark of the Sun Mk. IV 1968
Browning M2 Capt. Bruce Curry Dark of the Sun 1968
Hand grenade Capt. Bruce Curry Dark of the Sun 1968