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

Lawrence of ArabiaLawrence of Arabia · 1962
Lawrence of Arabia
★ 8.01962
MovieAdventureHistory
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
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.
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.
The Creeping FleshThe Creeping Flesh · 1973
The Creeping Flesh
★ 5.91973
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A Victorian scientist returns to London with his paleontological bag-of-bones discovery from Papua New Guinea. Unfortunately, when exposed to water, flesh returns to the bones, unleashing a malevolent entity on the scientist's family and friends.
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.
Zulu DawnZulu Dawn · 1979
Zulu Dawn
★ 6.11979
MovieAdventureDrama
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
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.

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