Rod Taylor, star of The Time Machine, dies at 84 - CBS News Actor Rod Taylor, the ruggedly handsome Australian who appeared in films spanning nearly six decades, has died, Best known for starring in such classics as George Pals The Time Machine (1960) and Alfred Hitchcocks The Birds (1963), Taylor stayed active until recently. His last role was as Winston Churchill in Quentin Tarantinos Inglourious Basterds (2009). Though he never became a huge box office draw, Taylor worked steadily throughout the 60s and 70s, most notably in Young Cassidy, The VIPS, A Gathering of Eagles, Fate Is the Hunter, Do Not Disturb and The Glass Bottom Boat (the latter two both with Doris Day). He starred as the romantic lead in Sunday in New York (opposite Jane Fonda) and in Hotel, and as the title western gunfighter Chuka (1967). Other credits include 36 Hours, Zabriskie Point, and The Picture Show Man. He also provided the voice for Pongo in the Walt Disney animated feature, 101 Dalmations....
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 09:28:07 +0000
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