Ferris Taylor
Acting
Biography
Ferris Taylor (born Robert Ferris Taylor) was an American screen and television actor, his career spanning the years 1933 to 1960.
Born: March 25, 1888
Place of Birth: Henrietta, Texas, USA
Known For
Hello, Annapolis
Rivals Bill Arden and Paul Herbert enter the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in order to impress a girl.
The Twilight Zone
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
The Gunfighter
The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
The Harder They Fall
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.
Grand Ole Opry
Aided by musicians at the Grand Ole Opry, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks takes on a group of crooked politicians.
The Gallant Legion
When power-hungry Faulkner and Leroux want to divide Texas into smaller sections, instead of allowing it to enter the Union as a single state, Gary Conway and the Texas Rangers must step in to thwart their chicanery.
How to Hold Your Husband - BACK
In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold her husband back.
Foreign Correspondent
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Posing as a man over 70, a lecturer (Clifton Webb) enters an old-folks home to prove age is a state of mind.
Filmography
as Passenger
as Arthur Quinn
as Dr. Amos Leyland
as House Doctor - Chicago (uncredited)
as Anderson Smith
as Station Master
as Chief of Detectives B.A. Copper
as Curtis
as Mayor Wendell Palmer (uncredited)
as Dr. Magowan (uncredited)
as George the Grocer (uncredited)
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
as Fred (uncredited)
as Uncle Jonathan Wallock
as Man on Road with Wagon (uncredited)
as Telegrapher
as Police Medical Examiner
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
as Jonathan Phillips (uncredited)
as Colonel Winthrop
as Mr. Walker
as Drake
as Attorney
as Mayor
as Mayor (uncredited)
as Governor Manning
as Chief DeShon
as Capt. Forbes
as Capt. Nelson
as Louis Gage
as Boo-Boo's Boss (uncredited)
as Mayor Walsh
as Magician
as Hawkins the Grocer
as Mayor
as Mr. Smth
as Captain 'Lijah Bartlett
as Judge Jenkins
as Paul Loomis
as Thorne
as Paul Willem
as Dr. Coldridge (uncredited)
as Jones' Father (uncredited)
as Lansing
as Paul Halliday
as Lt. Gov. Edgar G. Thompson
as Lone Star Mayor O'Dempsey
as Banker
as Gertrude's Father (uncredited)
as Radio Announcer
as Emery Benson
as Sheriff
as Trial Judge
as Senator Carlisle (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Doctor
as Judge Worthington
as Clifford Farrow
as Weber
as Jonas Lea
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
as John Adams (uncredited)
as Judge Henry J. Hixon
as Oxnard O. Parsons
as Sheriff Walcott
as Councilman Baker
as Attorney Appleby
as Judge Brandt
as Bidder (uncredited)
as Mayor Applegate
as Mayor Jones
as Jiram P. Doremus
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Reformer on Stage at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)