
Buck Taylor
Known for Acting · 78 credits
- Born
- 1938-05-13 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Also known as
- Μπακ Τέιλορ · باک تیلور
Biography
Walter Clarence "Buck" Taylor, III (born May 13, 1938) is an American actor and water color artist best known for his role as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brien in 113 episodes during the last eight seasons of CBS's Gunsmoke television series (1967–1975). In recent years, he has painted the portrait of his friend and Gunsmoke costar James Arness. Taylor's painting specialty is the American West, and each year, he creates the posters for several Texas rodeos. Taylor lives with his second wife on a ranch near Fort Worth, Texas.
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Known For
TV Shows (21)

Yellowstone
2018
as Emmett Walsh

The Fugitive
1963
as Jamie

Knots Landing
1979
as Fred Morgan

Wagon Train
1957
as Skeeter Ames

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Dancer Smith

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Eddie

The Virginian
1962
as Lem Bliss

T. J. Hooker
1982
as Sam Rand

My Three Sons
1960
as Howard Sears

The Outer Limits
1963
as Gard Hayden

Gunsmoke
1955
as Leonard Parker / Newly O'Brian

Matt Houston
1982
as Renfield

The Rebel
1959
as Gunman

My Favorite Martian
1963
as Bruce Baker

Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Blake

Rectify
2013
as Zeke

Stoney Burke
1962
as Mule

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Josh

Comanche Moon
2008
as Ben Lily

The Sacketts
1979
as Reed Carney

Wild Times
1980
as McBride
Movies (57)

The Mist
2007
as Ambrose Cornell

Cowboys & Aliens
2011
as Wes Claiborne

Tombstone
1993
as Turkey Creek Jack Johnson

Hell or High Water
2016
as Old Man

Wild Wild West
1999
as Cross-Eyed Reb

Gettysburg
1993
as Col. William Gamble

Trading Paint
2019
as Ben

Indiscretion
2016
as Abe

Flicka
2006
as Wagner

Gods and Generals
2003
as Gen. Maxcy Gregg

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
as Poolside Interviewer 2 (uncredited)

The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy
2011
as Pete Snyder

Conagher
1991

Cattle Annie and Little Britches
1981
as Dynamite Dick

Standing Tall
1978
as George Fewster

Wild Horses
1985
as Cowboy

The Wendell Baker Story
2005
as Bob Draper

Buffalo Daze
2025

Hard Time
1998
as Capt. Adam Gunther

The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981
as Robert Edward Gattlin

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
1987
as Buck Smith

Timestalkers
1987
as Shaving Cowboy

Ensign Pulver
1964
as Mannion (uncredited)

The Wild Angels
1966
as Dear John

Hell to Pay
2005
as Dr. Adam Galen

Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
1983
as Sgt. Bridges

Two Sinners and a Mule
2023
as Sheriff Cleetus

Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as Joe

Bender
2016
as Sheriff J.E. Stone

Miracle at Sage Creek
2005
as Buckskin Charlie

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
1987
as Newly

Dangerous Company
1982
as Petrie

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
as Self

Proud Men
1987
as Homer

Payback
1991
as Nick

T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport
1986
as Off. Phillips

Jericho
2000
as Pap Doolin

Big Bad John
1990
as Bob Simmons

Rodeo and Juliet
2015
as Judge Lawrence

Comanche
2000
as Capt. Myles Keogh

The Trail to Hope Rose
2004
as Parson Brown

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
as Wes Porter

Johnny Shiloh
1965
as Josh

Devil's Angels
1967
as Gage

Sod and Stubble
2025

Pony Express Rider
1976
as Bovey Kingman

Truce
2005
as Harry Dodds

The Contested Plains
2022
as Rufus Brown

The Soul Collector
1999
as Charlie

Dallas: J.R. Returns
1996
as Steve Grisham

Beartooth
1978

Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
1981
as Laird

And Now Miguel
1966
as Gabriel

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
1986
as Grey
The Making of Comanche
2000
as Self

Doc Hooker's Bunch
1978
as Mike Lassiter

Canyon Trail
2015
as Marshal Trevor Cooper
About Buck Taylor
Walter Clarence "Buck" Taylor, III (born May 13, 1938) is an American actor and water color artist best known for his role as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brien in 113 episodes during the last eight seasons of CBS's Gunsmoke television series (1967–1975). In recent years, he has painted the portrait of his friend and Gunsmoke costar James Arness. Taylor's painting specialty is the American West, and each year, he creates the posters for several Texas rodeos. Taylor lives with his second wife on a ranch near Fort Worth, Texas. Description abo… With 78 credits spanning from 1954 to 2025, Buck Taylor has appeared in 57 films and 21 TV shows.
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- The Mist (2007) — as Ambrose Cornell
- Cowboys & Aliens (2011) — as Wes Claiborne
- Tombstone (1993) — as Turkey Creek Jack Johnson
- Hell or High Water (2016) — as Old Man
- Wild Wild West (1999) — as Cross-Eyed Reb
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