Taylor was born and raised in Sydney, but spent the bulk of his career in Hollywood. His first major role was that of the inventor in George Pal's 1960 adaptation of H.G. Wells's famous novel. That same year, he voiced the character of Pongo, the lead
Though he never became a huge box office draw, Taylor worked steadily throughout the '60s and '70s, most notably in "Young Cassidy," "The VIPS," "A Gathering of Eagles," "Fate Is the Hunter," "Do Not Disturb" and "The Glass Bottom Boat" (the latter two
Rod Taylor, the ruggedly handsome Australian-born actor who fended off attacks from above in Alfred Hitchcock's revered horror film “The Birds” and helped an 8,000th-century people escape a monster race in the film version of the science-fiction
Rod Taylor, star of The Birds and The Time Machine, has passed away.
Though he never became a huge box office draw, Taylor worked steadily throughout the '60s and '70s, most notably in "Young Cassidy," "The VIPS," "A Gathering of Eagles," "Fate Is the Hunter," "Do Not Disturb" and "The Glass Bottom Boat" (the latter two