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name: "Wally Taylor"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/wally-taylor"
roles: []
born: "14 July 1930"
died: "7 October 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T15:43:45.633065+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Wally Taylor

Actor. Born 14 July 1930 in Maywood, Illinois, USA. Died 7 October 2012.

## Details

- **Born:** 14 July 1930, Maywood, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 7 October 2012
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Taylor_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25898366, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853321/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6771

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Rocky III*](https://film.one/film/rocky-iii.md) (70)

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## Biography

Wally Taylor (1930–2012) was an American actor. Born in Maywood, Illinois, he worked in film and television from the late 1960s until the mid-1990s.

His film roles include the Controller in *Escape from New York* (1981), Clubber Lang's manager in *Rocky III* (1982), Detective Boggs in *The Golden Child* (1986), Detective Landis in *Night of the Creeps* (1986), and O.Z. in *Crossroads* (1986). Television appearances include a security guard in *Knight Rider* (1982), a bartender in *Moonlighting* (1985), and a chaplain in *Tour of Duty* (1987).

Taylor also performed in theatre, including a production of *Before It Hits Home* at Arena Stage.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Rocky III* (1982), Fi1m 70, as Clubber Lang's Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iii.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Hidden Fears* (1993), as Bittie
- *Roc* (1991), series, as Curtis Vincent
- *Peacemaker* (1990), as Moses
- *Tour of Duty* (1987), series, as Chaplain
- *The Golden Child* (1986), as Detective Boggs
- *A Fight for Jenny* (1986), as Max
- *Night of the Creeps* (1986), as Detective Landis
- *Crossroads* (1986), as O.Z.
- *Seduced* (1985), as Judge Warfield
- *Moonlighting* (1985), series, as Bartender — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md)
- *The Killing Floor* (1984), as Robert Bedford
- *Brainwash* (1983), as Charlie Carter
- *The New Odd Couple* (1982), series, as Barney
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Al Harris — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Knight Rider* (1982), series, as Security Guard
- *Rocky III* (1982), as Clubber Lang's Manager — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iii.md)
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as Burns
- *The Sophisticated Gents* (1981), series, as Wally Griggs
- *Escape from New York* (1981), as Controller
- *When a Stranger Calls* (1979), as Cheater
- *Roots* (1977), series, as Reverend — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/roots.md)
- *The Gumball Rally* (1976), as Avila - Dodge Team
- *Lord Shango* (1975), as Memphis
- *Hangup* (1974), as Sgt. Becker
- *The Alpha Caper* (1973), as Sergeant
- *Shaft's Big Score!* (1972), as Johnny Kelly
- *Cool Breeze* (1972), as John Battle
- *In Broad Daylight* (1971), as Cab Driver #2
- *The Odd Couple* (1970), series, as Repairman
- *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1970), series, as Walter Ellis — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mary-tyler-moore-show.md)
- *Cotton Comes to Harlem* (1970), as Black Beret

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