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name: "Vaughn Taylor"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/vaughn-taylor"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 February 1911"
died: "26 April 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:00.007209+00:00"
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# Vaughn Taylor

Actor. Born 22 February 1911 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Died 26 April 1983.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 February 1911, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- **Died:** 26 April 1983
- **Also known as:** Vaughn Everett Taylor

## Biography

Vaughn Everett Taylor was an American actor. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and trained at Northeastern University and the Leland Powers School of Elocution. He began his career in stock theatre and radio before serving in the US Army during the Second World War and later moving into television anthology series.

Taylor appeared in numerous films, including *Jailhouse Rock* (1957), *Cat on a Hot Tin Roof* (1958) as Deacon Davis, *Psycho* (1960) as George Lowery, *The Professionals* (1966), *In Cold Blood* (1967) and *The Ballad of Cable Hogue* (1970). On television he had recurring guest roles in series such as *The Twilight Zone*, *Perry Mason* (eight appearances) and *Bewitched*. He received Emmy Award nominations for Best Actor in 1952 and 1953.

Taylor was married to actress and radio personality Ruth Moss from 1945. He retired from acting in 1976 and died in Los Angeles on 26 April 1983.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Psycho* (1960), Fi1m 90, as George Lowery — [page](https://film.one/film/psycho.md)

## Also known for

- *Cat on a Hot Tin Roof* (1958), Deacon Davis
- *Bewitched* (1964)
- *In Cold Blood* (1967), Good Samaritan
- *Get Smart* (1965), Herb Gaffer, Agent Four
- *The Professionals* (1966), Banker
- *The Ballad of Cable Hogue* (1970), Powell
- *Jailhouse Rock* (1957), Mr. Shores (narrator)
- *Warlock* (1959), Henry Richardson

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