Hollywood Faces Dossier
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Forrest Taylor
1883 – 1965
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Forrest Taylor (December 29, 1883 - February 19, 1965) was an American character actor whose artistic career spanned six different decades, from silents through talkies to the advent of color. Description above from the Wikipedia article Forrest Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Mike Jones's Video Boneyard archive currently preserves 39 physical recordings spanning 7 productions featuring Forrest Taylor.
Archival Holdings in The Video Boneyard
The following 7 canonical motion pictures and broadcast master recordings featuring Forrest Taylor are preserved in the studio archives:
| Year | Production Title | Character / Role | Director / Studio | The Video Boneyard | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Riders of Destiny | Featured Cast | Robert N. Bradbury / Lone Star Productions | Vault Archive Master | Unrenewed PD |
| 1940 | The Green Archer 15 Copies | Supporting Cast | James W. Horne / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1942 | The Rangers Take Over | Featured Cast | Albert Herman / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1943 | Dead Men Walk | Supporting Cast | Sam Newfield / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1948 | Superman 18 Copies | Supporting Cast | Thomas Carr / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1950 | Winchester '73 2 Copies | Featured Cast | Anthony Mann / Universal Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1957 | Man of a Thousand Faces | Featured Cast | Joseph Pevney / Universal Pictures | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
Complete Career & Landmark Filmography
Major theatrical features, landmark television appearances, and key credited roles across Forrest Taylor's historic screen career:
| Year | Production Title | Character / Role | Department / Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | The Mender | The Man | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1916 | The Abandonment | Dr. Edmund B. Stewart | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1916 | The Fighting Heiress | Terry | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1916 | The Girl from Frisco | Terry | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1916 | The White Rosette | Sir Errol / Thomas Eric | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1926 | A Poor Girl's Romance | Tramp | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1926 | No Man's Gold | Wat Lyman | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1932 | The Death Kiss | Actor | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1933 | Broadway to Hollywood | Conway - Film Director | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1933 | Neighbors' Wives | (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1933 | Riders of Destiny | James Kincaid | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1935 | Between Men | Lawyer Wyndham | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1935 | Big Calibre | Banker Bentley | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1935 | Honeymoon Limited | Harry (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1935 | Mississippi | Man at Bar Who Orders Sarsaparilla (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1935 | Shadow of Doubt | Reporter | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1935 | The Courageous Avenger | Marshal Taggart | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1935 | The Gilded Lily | Train Conductor (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1935 | The Rider of the Law | Gambler | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1935 | The Widow from Monte Carlo | Surprised Costume Ball Guest (uncredited) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1935 | Trail of Terror | Blake | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | A Face in the Fog | Bruce Cromwell | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Headin' for the Rio Grande | Sheriff Ed Saunders (Tex's brother) | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) | Actor | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Kelly of the Secret Service | Dr. G. Marston | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Men of the Plains | James Travis | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Pilot X | Survivor | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Prison Shadows | George Miller | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Rip Roarin' Buckaroo | Lew Slater | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Shadow of Chinatown | Actor | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Song of the Gringo | Prosecuting Attorney | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | The Phantom of the Range | Brandon | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Too Much Beef | Hugh Stanford alias Rocky Brown | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | Two Minutes to Play | Coach Rodney | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1936 | West of Nevada | Steven Cutting | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1937 | Amateur Crook | Jerry Cummings | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1937 | Arizona Days | Harry Price | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1937 | Courage of the West | Government Man | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1937 | Island Captives | C.B. Hudson | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1937 | Lost Ranch | Bart Carson | Actor (Feature Film) |
⚖️ Archival Preservation & Scholarship:
All film excerpts, technical specifications, and character credits cataloged in this dossier are curated for film scholarship, legal public domain verification, and historical media education under 17 U.S.C. § 107.