Acting

Larry Taylor

Born July 13, 1918 · Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Died August 6, 2003 · aged 85

Larry Taylor was an English actor and stuntman. He spent twelve years in the British army before World War II. After demobilization he got a job in the film industry. He was the father of Rocky Taylor. Taylor mainly played villainous supporting roles in dozens of UK films and television episodes from the 1950s until the early 1970s, when he moved to South Africa in the mid-1970s, and from then on…

Known For

CleopatraCleopatra · 1963
Cleopatra
7.11963
MovieDramaHistory
Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.
Chitty Chitty Bang BangChitty Chitty Bang Bang · 1968
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
6.81968
MovieFamilyAdventure
A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.
ZuluZulu · 1964
Zulu
7.41964
MovieDramaHistory
In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.
ArabesqueArabesque · 1966
Arabesque
6.31966
MovieThrillerComedy
When a plot against a prominent Middle Eastern politician is uncovered, David Pollock, a professor of ancient hieroglyphics at Oxford University, is recruited to help expose the scheme. Pollock must find information believed to be in hieroglyphic code and must also contend with a mysterious man called Beshraavi. Meanwhile, Beshraavi's lover, Yasmin Azir, seems willing to aid Pollock -- but is she really on his side?
Alexander the GreatAlexander the Great · 1956
Alexander the Great
6.11956
MovieAdventureHistory
An engrossing spectacle set in the 4th-century BC, in which Alexander of Greece leads his troops forth, conquering all of the known world, in the belief that the Greek way of thinking will bring enlightenment to people. The son of the barbaric and ruthless King Philip of Macedonia, Alexander achieved glory in his short but remarkable life.
Swiss Family RobinsonSwiss Family Robinson · 1960
Swiss Family Robinson
6.81960
MovieAdventureFamily
After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife. In true pioneer spirit, they quickly make themselves at home but soon face a danger even greater than nature: dastardly pirates.
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. · 1951
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
7.01951
MovieAdventureWar
Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.
GorGor · 1987
Gor
3.81987
MovieActionAdventure
American professor Tarl Cabot is transported via a magical ring to planet Gor, where he must help an oppressed country overthrow its evil king and his barbarian henchmen.

Filmography

Sort