Portrait of Buck Taylor

Buck Taylor

Acting

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.

Born: May 13, 1938

Place of Birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Filmography

2023
Two Sinners and a Mule

as Sheriff Cleetus

2019
2018
Yellowstone

as Emmett Walsh

2016
Bender

as Sheriff J.E. Stone

2016
2016
2015
Canyon Trail

as Marshal Trevor Cooper

2015
Rodeo and Juliet

as Judge Lawrence

2013
Rectify

as Zeke

2011
Cowboys & Aliens

as Wes Claiborne

2008
Comanche Moon

as Ben Lily

2007
The Mist

as Ambrose Cornell

2006
2005
Miracle at Sage Creek

as Buckskin Charlie

2005
Hell to Pay

as Dr. Adam Galen

2005
2005
Truce

as Harry Dodds

2004
The Trail to Hope Rose

as Parson Brown

2003
Gods and Generals

as Gen. Maxcy Gregg

2000
Jericho

as Pap Doolin

2000
Comanche

as Capt. Myles Keogh

1999
1999
Wild Wild West

as Cross-Eyed Reb

1998
Hard Time

as Capt. Adam Gunther

1996
Dallas: J.R. Returns

as Steve Grisham

1993
Tombstone

as Turkey Creek Jack Johnson

1993
Gettysburg

as Col. William Gamble

1991
Payback

as Nick

1990
Big Bad John

as Bob Simmons

1987
Proud Men

as Homer

1987
Timestalkers

as Shaving Cowboy

1986
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport

as Off. Phillips

1985
Wild Horses

as Cowboy

1984
1982
T. J. Hooker

as Sam Rand

1982
1981
The Legend of the Lone Ranger

as Robert Edward Gattlin

1980
Wild Times

as McBride

1979
Knots Landing

as Fred Morgan

1979
The Sacketts

as Reed Carney

1978
Doc Hooker's Bunch

as Mike Lassiter

1978
Standing Tall

as George Fewster

1976
Pony Express Rider

as Bovey Kingman

1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

as Poolside Interviewer 2 (uncredited)

1967
1966
The Wild Angels

as Dear John

1966
And Now Miguel

as Gabriel

1965
1964
Ensign Pulver

as Mannion (uncredited)

1963
My Favorite Martian

as Bruce Baker

1963
The Fugitive

as Jamie

1963
The Outer Limits

as Gard Hayden

1962
1962
1962
The Virginian

as Lem Bliss

1960
My Three Sons

as Howard Sears

1959
The Rebel

as Gunman

1957
Wagon Train

as Skeeter Ames

1955
Gunsmoke

as Leonard Parker

1955
Gunsmoke

as Newly O'Brian

1955
Gunsmoke

as Newly

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The Contested Plains

as Rufus Brown