Buck Taylor is an American actor and entertainer best remembered for his performance on the CBS television series Gunsmoke as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O’Brian. He is the son of character actor Dub Taylor and Florence Gertrude Heffernan. Taylor attended North Hollywood High School, where she excelled as a gymnast.
Fast Facts
| Real name | Buck Taylor |
| Nickname | Buck |
| Date of birth | May 13, 1938 |
| Age | 85 years old |
| birthplace | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| citizenship | America |
| Profession | Actor |
| Height | 5 feet 7 inches |
| Body weight | 60 kg |
| Hair colour | white |
| Eye color | chocolate |
| Net worth | $5 million |
Buck Taylor Age & Early Life
Buck Taylor was born on May 13, 1938, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. His father, often known as “Dub Taylor,” was a leading supporting actor in Hollywood. Taylor was born the same year her father got his first acting job in the movie ‘You Can’t Take It with You.’ After graduating from ‘North Hollywood High School,’ he went on to study theater arts at ‘The University of Southern California.’ He also tried out for the US gymnastics team in 1960, with the help of cowboy actor “Big Boy” Williams.
Buck Taylor Height & Weight
Buck Taylor is 5 feet 7 inches tall. He weighs about 60 kg. She has beautiful warm brown eyes and white locks. There is no information about his chest-waist-hip measurements, clothing size, shoe size, biceps, etc.
Buck Taylor Net Worth
What is Buck Taylor’s net worth? The ‘National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum’ in Oklahoma City honored him with the ‘Wrangler,’ or ‘Western Heritage Award,’ for his performance in ‘Gunsmoke.’ Buck Taylor‘s net worth trusted between $5 million in July 2023. His brilliant profession as an actor thrower is obviously the main source of his money.
Career
Taylor made his acting debut in 1961, as ‘Trooper Shattuck’ in an episode of the ‘CBS’ series ‘Dick Powell’s Zane Gray Theatre,’ titled ‘Image of a Drawn Sword.’ The following year, he starred in ‘The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet’ and ‘My Favorite Martian.’ In 1964, he had an uncredited appearance in ‘Ensign Pulver,’ and in an episode of ‘The Outer Limits’ titled ‘Don’t Open Till Doomsday,’ he portrayed disgruntled newlywed ‘Gard Hayden’. He appeared as ‘Tobin’ in the fourth episode of the WWII television series ‘Combat!,’ titled ‘The First Day.’
He made his film debut in 1966 as a member of a motorcycle gang in ‘The Wild Angels.’ ‘Have Gun-Will Travel’ (1962), ‘The Rebel’ (1961), ‘Stoney Burke’ (1962-1963), ‘The Fugitive’ (1963), ‘The Legend of Jesse James’ (1965), ‘The Virginian’ (1964-1966), and ‘The Big Valley’ (1965) are among his films. He also played ‘John “Brad” Bradford,’ alongside Michael Anderson Jr. and Barbara Hershey, in ABC’s ‘The Monroes’. The narrative centers on an orphaned family trying to survive in the Wyoming wilderness.
Since 1993, Taylor has started selling his paintings. His paintings can be purchased through his website, private art exhibitions, festivals and art galleries. He is the official artist for various rodeos and state fairs, including the ‘Pendleton Round-Up’ in Pendleton, Oregon. Taylor was cast as gunsmith-turned-deputy ‘Newly O’Brien’ in the highly successful CBS series ‘Gunsmoke’ in 1967.
Buck Taylor’s Wives & Marriages
Who is Buck Taylor’s wife? Taylor married Nick Adams’ sister-in-law, actress Judy Ann Nugent, in 1961. Before divorcing in 1983, the couple had three sons (Adam Carlyle Taylor, Matthew Taylor, and Cooper Glenn Taylor). Adam (who is no longer alive) worked as an assistant director. Both Matthew and Cooper work as stunt doubles. Taylor has two grandchildren, Carlyle and Zane Taylor, from Adam and his wife, Anne. Taylor met his current wife, Goldie, a flight attendant, in 1995 at a horse show where his paintings were on display.
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