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Rod Taylor – 1930-2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aussie-born Hollywood actor Rod Taylor, star of Hitchcock’s The Birds<\/em>, and The Time Machine<\/em>, has passed away.<\/p>\n

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Born in 1930 in Lidcome, a suburb in souther Sydney, Rodney Taylor began his career in radio and stage productions, before finding a small role in the feature film King of The Coral Sea<\/em> (1954), before the Hollywood-produced film, Long John Silver<\/em> (1954) gave him a taste of the big leagues.<\/p>\n

Moving to Hollywood, Taylor appeared on television and in films, landing small roles in productions such as Giant<\/em> (1956), and Hell On Frisco Bay<\/em>. His first leading role came in 1960’s The Time Machine<\/em>, based on the HG Wells novel of the same name. He gave voice to a Disney character, Pongo, in 101 Dalmatians<\/em>, and a number of television shows, before landing the lead male role in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds<\/em> (1963).<\/p>\n

During his career he appeared in some 50 films, including Fate Is The Hunter, Hotel<\/em> (1967), Darker Than Amber, The Deadly Trackers, The Treasure Seekers, A Time To Die, Welcome To Woop Woop<\/em>, and his last movie, Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Rod Taylor passed away on January 7th, from a heart attack. He was 84.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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