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Ferris Taylor was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1933 and 1958. He also made guest appearances on The Cisco Kid starring Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carillo in the early 1950s. He was born in Henrietta, Texas, and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.
Birth Name
Robert Ferris Taylor
Born
Sunday, 25 March 1888
Died
Tuesday, 07 March 1961
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Twilight Zone | Passenger | 1959 |
| Gunsmoke in Tucson | Farmer | 1958 |
| Buckskin | Mr. Hagedorn | 1958 |
| M Squad | Arthur Quinn | 1957 |
| The Iron Sheriff | Dr. Amos Leyland / Dr. Amos Leland | 1957 |
| The Harder They Fall | House Doctor - Chicago | 1956 |
| The Millionaire | Jim | 1955 |
| Rails Into Laramie | Station Agent | 1954 |
| The Siege at Red River | Anderson Smith | 1954 |
| Sweethearts on Parade | Father | 1953 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Twilight Zone | Passenger | 1959 |
| Gunsmoke in Tucson | Farmer | 1958 |
| Buckskin | Mr. Hagedorn | 1958 |
| M Squad | Arthur Quinn | 1957 |
| The Iron Sheriff | Dr. Amos Leyland / Dr. Amos Leland | 1957 |
| The Harder They Fall | House Doctor - Chicago | 1956 |
| The Millionaire | Jim | 1955 |
| Rails Into Laramie | Station Agent | 1954 |
| The Siege at Red River | Anderson Smith | 1954 |
| Sweethearts on Parade | Father | 1953 |
| Hannah Lee: An American Primitive | Station Master / Stationmaster | 1953 |
| Tricky Dicks | Chief of Detectives B.A. Copper | 1953 |
| I Led 3 Lives | Comrade Allard | 1953 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Mr. Miggs | 1952 |
| Footlights Theater | Miggs | 1952 |
| My Little Margie | Justice of the Peace | 1952 |
| About Face | Doctor | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Judge Baldwin / Amos - Businessman | 1952 |
| The Roy Rogers Show | Doc Stevens / Doc / Wilber | 1951 |
| Golden Girl | Townsman | 1951 |
| The Adventures of Kit Carson | Marshal Whitaker / Phony Stanton | 1951 |
| Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell | Curtis | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Professor | 1951 |
| Cavalry Scout | Store Clerk | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Frank Williams / Sellers / Dave Gorman | 1951 |
| Fingerprints Don't Lie | Mayor Wendell Palmer | 1951 |
| My Country 'Tis of Thee | John Adams | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Fred McGonagall | 1950 |
| Two Flags West | Dr. Magowan | 1950 |
| The Gene Autry Show | Mayor | 1950 |
| The Gunfighter | George the Grocer | 1950 |
| Curtain Call at Cactus Creek | Banker Maxwell | 1950 |
| The Good Humor Man | Man in Elevator | 1950 |
| The Cisco Kid | Stamp Mill Owner / Vincent C. Emerson / Sheriff / Mayor Carson / Lem Carson / (credit only) | 1950 |
| Woman in Hiding | Fred - North Carolina Cannoneer / Fred | 1950 |
| The Lone Ranger | Mayor Hudkins | 1949 |
| The Lawton Story | Uncle Jonathan Wallock | 1949 |
| Kidnapped | Man on Road with Wagon | 1948 |
| The Gallant Legion | Telegrapher | 1948 |
| My Dog Rusty | Bill Worden | 1948 |
| Docks of New Orleans | Police Medical Examiner / Dr. Doobie - Medical Examiner | 1948 |
| The Bride Goes Wild | Floor Manager | 1948 |
| The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival | Justice of the Peace | 1947 |
| Curley | Justice of the Peace | 1947 |
| Magnificent Doll | Jonathan Phillips | 1946 |
| Bringing Up Father | F. Newton Kermishaw | 1946 |
| Decoy | Benny - Fat Morgue Attendant | 1946 |
| Centennial Summer | Governor | 1946 |
| Don't Gamble with Strangers | Michael Larson | 1946 |
| Man from Rainbow Valley | Colonel Winthrop | 1946 |
| The Runaround | Steve Fisher | 1946 |
| Rendezvous 24 | Senator Bradley | 1946 |
| Renegades | Stagecoach Passenger | 1946 |
| Riverboat Rhythm | Mr. Porter | 1946 |
| Idea Girl | Police Sergeant | 1946 |
| Colonel Effingham's Raid | Wishum | 1946 |
| Roughly Speaking | Tub Customer | 1945 |
| Together Again | Townsman | 1944 |
| The Town Went Wild | Mr. Walker | 1944 |
| End of the Road | Drake | 1944 |
| Babes on Swing Street | Man with Toupee | 1944 |
| Black Arrow | Marshal Hays | 1944 |
| That's My Gal | Portly Man | 1944 |
| Barbary Coast Gent | Stage Passenger | 1944 |
| Wilson | Missouri Speaker at Convention | 1944 |
| Roger Touhy, Gangster | Businessman | 1944 |
| Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid | Mayor | 1944 |
| Lady in the Death House | Attorney | 1944 |
| Beautiful But Broke | Mayor | 1944 |
| What a Woman! | Chris | 1943 |
| Happy Land | Mayor | 1943 |
| Henry Aldrich Haunts a House | The Mayor | 1943 |
| Hoosier Holiday | Governor Manning | 1943 |
| The Sky's the Limit | Cook | 1943 |
| A Man's World | 'Chief' DeShon / Chief DeShon | 1942 |
| Hello, Annapolis | Capt. Forbes | 1942 |
| Mexican Spitfire at Sea | Capt. Nelson / Captain Nelson | 1942 |
| The Adventures of Martin Eden | Mr. End, Publisher | 1942 |
| Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Louis Gage - Chicago Businessman / Louis Gage | 1942 |
| Miss Polly | Mayor Walsh | 1941 |
| Three Girls About Town | Magician | 1941 |
| Blossoms in the Dust | First Businessman | 1941 |
| The Richest Man in Town | Hawkins the Grocer | 1941 |
| San Antonio Rose | Keller | 1941 |
| Adventure in Washington | Col. Sweetwater | 1941 |
| Country Fair | Cornelius Simpson | 1941 |
| A Man Betrayed | Mayor | 1941 |
| Mr. Dynamite | Tourist | 1941 |
| Back Street | Mike Wardley | 1941 |
| The Saint in Palm Springs | Mr. Evans / Mr. Smth | 1941 |
| Ridin' on a Rainbow | Captain 'Lijah Bartlett | 1941 |
| She Couldn't Say No | Judge Jenkins | 1940 |
| Mexican Spitfire Out West | Thorne / Thorne - a Lawyer | 1940 |
| Always a Bride | Paul Loomis / Mayor Loomis | 1940 |
| Diamond Frontier | Paul Willem | 1940 |
| Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Dr. Coldridge | 1940 |
| Foreign Correspondent | Jones' Father | 1940 |
| One Crowded Night | Lansing | 1940 |
| Screw Drivers of 1940 | Mr. Anderson | 1940 |
| Ladies Must Live | Paul Halliday | 1940 |
| Grand Ole Opry | Lt. Governor Edgar G. Thompson / Lt. Gov. Edgar G. Thompson | 1940 |
| Prairie Law | Defense Attorney | 1940 |
| Flight Angels | Mr. Kimball | 1940 |
| Alias the Deacon | Carnival Manager | 1940 |
| An Angel from Texas | Lone Star Mayor O'Dempsey | 1940 |
| Dark Command | Banker | 1940 |
| Rancho Grande | Emery Benson | 1940 |
| Chip of the Flying U | Sheriff | 1940 |
| Main Street Lawyer | Trial Judge | 1939 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Senator Carlisle | 1939 |
| Frontier Marshal | Doctor | 1939 |
| Mountain Rhythm | Judge Worthington | 1939 |
| S.O.S. Tidal Wave | Clifford Farrow | 1939 |
| The Zero Hour | Weber | 1939 |
| They Asked for It | Wickens | 1939 |
| Man of Conquest | Jonas Lea | 1939 |
| First Offenders | Mr. Curtis | 1939 |
| Society Lawyer | Newspaper Printing Foreman | 1939 |
| You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Deputy Sheriff | 1939 |
| Federal Man-Hunt | Druggist | 1938 |
| Santa Fe Stampede | Judge Henry J. Hixon | 1938 |
| The Declaration of Independence | John Adams | 1938 |
| The Storm | Kelly - Bartender | 1938 |
| Campus Cinderella | Trustee | 1938 |
| Flaming Frontiers | Webster [Ch. 5] | 1938 |
| Young Fugitives | Seth | 1938 |
| He Couldn't Say No | Oxnard O. Parsons | 1938 |
| King of the Newsboys | John Sampson | 1938 |
| Reckless Living | Pawnbroker | 1938 |
| Forbidden Valley | Sheriff Walcott | 1938 |
| The Daredevil Drivers | Councilman Baker | 1938 |
| The Jury's Secret | Attorney Appleby | 1938 |
| Candid Cameramaniacs | Bride's Father | 1937 |
| Luck of Roaring Camp | Judge Brandt | 1937 |
| Merry-Go-Round of 1938 | House Manager | 1937 |
| The Wrong Road | Bidder | 1937 |
| Behind the Mike | Mayor Applegate | 1937 |
| Give Till It Hurts | Kelly | 1937 |
| Varsity Show | Mayor Jones | 1937 |
| Mr. Dodd Takes the Air | Hiram P. Doremus / Jiram P. Doremus | 1937 |
| A Family Affair | Minor Role | 1937 |
| I Give My Love | Roue | 1934 |
| The Countess of Monte Cristo | Policeman | 1934 |
| Tillie and Gus | Juror | 1933 |
| Son of the Border | Bit | 1933 |
| Ladies They Talk About | Reformer on Stage at Radio Broadcast | 1933 |
