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Buck Taylor

Born: 1938

Biography

Walter Clarence "Buck" Taylor, III (born May 13, 1938) is an American actor and water color artist best known for his role as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brien in 113 episodes during the last eight seasons of CBS's Gunsmoke television series (1967–1975). In recent years, he has painted the portrait of his friend and Gunsmoke costar James Arness. Taylor's painting specialty is the American West, and each year, he creates the posters for several Texas rodeos. Taylor lives with his second wife on a ranch near Fort Worth, Texas. Description above from the Wikipedia article Buck Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Resources

Movies

Flicka

in Flicka

The Wendell Baker Story

Bob Draper in The Wendell Baker Story

Dangerous Company

Petrie in Dangerous Company

The Wild Angels

Dear John in The Wild Angels

Two Sinners and a Mule

Sheriff Cleetus in Two Sinners and a Mule

Miracle at Sage Creek

Buckskin Charlie in Miracle at Sage Creek

Dallas: J.R. Returns

Steve Grisham in Dallas: J.R. Returns

Ensign Pulver

Mannion (uncredited) in Ensign Pulver

Screen Door Jesus

Old Man Nickles in Screen Door Jesus

The Contested Plains

Rufus Brown in The Contested Plains

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

Newly in Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

Jericho

Pap Doolin in Jericho

Triumphs of a Man Called Horse

Sgt. Bridges in Triumphs of a Man Called Horse

Hard Time

Capt. Adam Gunther in Hard Time

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

Dynamite Dick in Cattle Annie and Little Britches

Beartooth

in Beartooth

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills

Grey in Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills

The Soul Collector

Charlie in The Soul Collector

Gettysburg

Col. William Gamble in Gettysburg

Payback

Nick in Payback

Big Bad John

Bob Simmons in Big Bad John

Hell to Pay

Dr. Adam Galen in Hell to Pay

Standing Tall

George Fewster in Standing Tall

Gods and Generals

Gen. Maxcy Gregg in Gods and Generals

Pony Express Rider

Bovey Kingman in Pony Express Rider

Truce

Harry Dodds in Truce

Canyon Trail

Marshal Trevor Cooper in Canyon Trail

Rodeo and Juliet

Judge Lawrence in Rodeo and Juliet

Tombstone

Turkey Creek Jack Johnson in Tombstone

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

Joe in Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid

The Mist

Ambrose Cornell in The Mist

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

Wes Porter in Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

Wild Wild West

Cross-Eyed Reb in Wild Wild West

Hell or High Water

Old Man in Hell or High Water

Conagher

in Conagher

Comanche

Capt. Myles Keogh in Comanche

Indiscretion

Abe in Indiscretion

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Poolside Interviewer 2 (uncredited) in The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The Trail to Hope Rose

Parson Brown in The Trail to Hope Rose

Johnny Shiloh

Josh in Johnny Shiloh

Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail

Laird in Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail

The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy

Pete Snyder in The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy

Cowboys & Aliens

Wes Claiborne in Cowboys & Aliens

Bender

Sheriff J.E. Stone in Bender

Trading Paint

Ben in Trading Paint

And Now Miguel

Gabriel in And Now Miguel

Devil's Angels

Gage in Devil's Angels

Wild Horses

Cowboy in Wild Horses

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'

Self in When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

Robert Edward Gattlin in The Legend of the Lone Ranger

Timestalkers

Shaving Cowboy in Timestalkers

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

Buck Smith in The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

TV Shows