Rod Taylor

DVDs: Zabriskie Point and Revolution Revisited 06/25/2009

DVDs: Two Views of One Time 06/06/2009

Birthday: January 11, 1930

Just as British-born James Stewart found it necessary to change his name to Stewart Granger upon embarking on an acting career, so too was Australian Robert Taylor compelled to choose another cognomen upon entering show business. He tried Rodney Taylor at first, then shortened it to the more "macho" Rod Taylor. A trained painter, Taylor switched to acting in his early twenties, toting up ...more