Rod Taylor, 84, Target in 'The Birds,' Dies

Tippi Hedren joins the rest of Hollywood in mourning the passing of legendary actor Rod Taylor. Rod Taylor suffered a heart attack and passed away on Wednesday evening after a dinner party. He was 84. Tippi Hedren 

But the oeuvre remains eclectic and delightful. He started out as an assistant to Luchiano Visconti with Zeffirelli and retained the director's sense of grandeur throughout his career. Francesco Rosi was 92. We also just lost Rod Taylor at the age of

Rod Taylor vertical 1950s Taylor appeared in more than 50 films and dozens of TV shows over the course a decades-long career. In the '50s, he appeared in such television shows as Studio 57 and western Cheyenne, and guest-starred in an episode of The 

ROD TAYLOR, the Australian actor who starred in Alfred Hitchcock's classic film The Birds, has died at the age of 84.

ROD TAYLOR, the Australian actor who starred in Alfred Hitchcock's classic film The Birds, has died at the age of 84.