Rod Taylor
Rod Taylor
Rodney Sturt "Rod" Taylorwas an Australian actor of film and television. He appeared in over 50 films, including roles in The Time Machine, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Seven Seas to Calais, The Birds, Sunday in New York, Young Cassidy, Dark of the Sun, The Liquidator, Darker Than Amber, The Train Robbers, and Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film Inglourious Basterds as Winston Churchill, which was his final film appearance...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth11 January 1930
CountryAustralia
In the beginning I had a real work problem. Every time I had job I had to convince the immigration authorities I was the only man for that job and get a special work permit until I went under contract to MGM.
To put what you see on paper is the same as funneling what you feel through yourself as a performer.
To a large degree, those early lean days were self-imposed.
So I went and did an audition and became the biggest radio actor in Sydney, and that's how it all started.
I'd much rather turn down a starring role in a bad picture and do a small role in a very good picture.
I am proud to be an actor.
The fact that I'm going to be unsuccessful at times is pretty well-balanced by the fact that I'm going to be successful at others.
I married at a tender age during my early stage and radio struggles.
Dore Schary was then head of the studio and he wanted to change my name.
I pray and try every day to be a better actor.
I did well as an actor in Australia, and then Paramount invited me over... to have a look at me.
Art doesn't feed me or fill the void when I am not working. If I haven't worked for six months, I can't paint.