Jack Taylor obit

Actor Jack Taylor, icon of 70s vampire cinema and with a role in 'Conan the Barbarian', dies

Taylor played an important role in Spanish exploitation cinema of the 1970s, in addition to having worked with Roman Polanski on 'The Ninth Gate'.

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The Film Academy has just announced the death of actor Jack Taylor at the age of 99. Born in Oregon in 1936, Taylor had lived in Spain since the 1960s, where he starred in a considerable number of vampire films in collaboration with director Jesús Franco.

Jack Taylor (born George Brown Randall; October 21, 1936) is an American actor known best for featuring in many European low-budget exploitation movies of the 1970s, particularly several directed by Spanish moviemaker Jesús Franco. Born in Oregon City, a suburb of Portland, Oregon, Taylor began acting onstage as a child. During the 1950s, he began appearing in small roles for Los Angeles-based television series before relocating to Mexico and featuring in several movies directed by Federico Curiel.

Taylor had several minor roles in movies during the early 1960s, including Cleopatra (1963) and Custer of the West (1966) before having a major role in Jesús Franco's Succubus (1968). Taylor relocated subsequently to Spain, and appeared in numerous exploitation and horror movies there, including Count Dracula (1970), Eugenie… The Story of Her Journey into Perversion (also 1970), Female Vampire (1973), and Pieces (1982).

Taylor's later roles include 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), Roman Polanski's The Ninth Gate (1999), Daryush Shokof's A2Z (filmed 2004), and Miloš Forman's Goya's Ghosts (2006).

Taylor was born George Brown Randall on October 21, 1936 in Oregon City, Oregon, a suburb of Portland. He began acting as a child, first appearing in a stage production of Macbeth.

He adopted the stage name Jack Taylor and began his acting career in small roles on 1950s American television shows such as The Jack Benny Program and Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. He relocated to Mexico during the late 1950s and featured in a number of movies for director Federico Curiel, often featuring the Mexican characters Nostradamus the Vampire and the superhero Neutron. Reportedly, he relocated to Europe to appear in the movie Cleopatra (1963), but his small part was uncredited.

Taylor had a minor role in the international co-production of Robert Siodmak's Custer of the West (1966).

In 1967, Taylor began his prolific collaboration with Jesús Franco for the movie Succubus (1968, his first onscreen lead role) and Eugenie… The Story of Her Journey into Perversion (1970). He went on to play Quincey Morris in the 1970 Franco opus Count Dracula alongside Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom, Soledad Miranda and Klaus Kinski, before appearing in many of Franco's softcore pornography movies, most famously Female Vampire (1973) with Lina Romay.

During this period, Taylor also featured with Spanish horror actor Paul Naschy in Dr. Jekyll vs. The Werewolf (1971) and The Mummy's Revenge (1975) and worked for director Amando de Ossorio on three occasions, for The Ghost Galleon (1974), Night of the Sorcerers (1974) and The Sea Serpent (1985). He appeared in León Klimovsky's The Vampires Night Orgy (1972) and the Italian giallo movie Red Rings of Fear (1978). Juan Piquer Simón directed him in two movies, a Jules Verne adventure movie named Where Time Began (1978) and the gory cult movie Pieces (1982). Taylor next appeared as a priest in John Milius' Conan the Barbarian (1982).

José Ramón Larraz directed Taylor in two other Spanish slasher movies: Rest in Pieces (1987) and Edge of the Axe (1988). He also had a supporting role in Ridley Scott's 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), and later featured with Johnny Depp in Roman Polanski's horror movie The Ninth Gate (1999).

He next appeared in André Téchiné's Loin (2001), and Miloš Forman's Goya's Ghosts (2006). Taylor had a supporting role in Son of Cain (2013), followed by Grand Piano (also 2013), featuring Elijah Wood and John Cusack.

 

Actor

Buffet Libre (2025)

Buffet Libre

8.0

2025

 

Print the legend (2023)

Print the legend

Short

2023

 

Jimmy Shaw and Jack Taylor in Wax (2014)

Wax

3.8

Dr. Knox

2014

 

Gonzalo de Castro and Belén Rueda in B&b, de boca en boca (2014)

B&b, de boca en boca

5.8

TV Series

2014

1 episode

 

The Ravine of the British (2014)

The Ravine of the British

7.4

Short

Andersen (voice)

2014

 

Eduardo Noriega and Marta Etura in Presentimientos (2013)

Presentimientos

5.7

Abel

2013

 

John Cusack and Elijah Wood in Grand Piano (2013)

Grand Piano

5.9

Patrick Godureaux

2013

 

Jose Coronado and David Solans in Son of Cain (2013)

Son of Cain

6.0

Andrew

2013

 

María Valverde and Aitor Luna in La fuga (2012)

La fuga

6.4

TV Series

Emilio Lanzman, Nº 1

2012

7 episodes

 

Ursula's Victory (2011)

Ursula's Victory

5.0

Short

El Empleado

2011

 

Agnosia (2010)

Agnosia

5.4

Meissner

2010

 

Vigilancia

7.4

Short

Amo

2009

 

Golgota

Short

2008

 

Guante blanco (2008)

Guante blanco

7.2

TV Series

Gustavo

2008

1 episode

 

Victoria Abril, Joaquim de Almeida, and Emma Suárez in Óscar. Una pasión surrealista (2008)

Óscar. Una pasión surrealista

6.0

2008

 

A2Z (2007)

A2Z

7.2

2007

 

Goya's Ghosts (2006)

Goya's Ghosts

6.9

Chamberlain

2006

 

McGuffin (2005)

McGuffin

7.9

Short

Señor Alcázar

2005

 

El último deseo (2005)

El último deseo

6.0

Short

The Father

2005

 

Corey Feldman in The Birthday (2004)

The Birthday

5.4

Ron Fulton

2004

 

El refugio del mal (2002)

El refugio del mal

4.3

Don Alberto

2002

 

Policías, en el corazón de la calle (2000)

Policías, en el corazón de la calle

6.7

TV Series

Alto cargoJosé Antonio de Ory

2002

2 episodes

 

102

Short

2001

 

Stéphane Rideau in Loin (2001)

Loin

6.7

James

2001

 

Antivicio (2000)

Antivicio

5.9

TV Series

2000

1 episode

 

Harvey Keitel and Sadie Frost in Presence of Mind (1999)

Presence of Mind

5.3

Father

1999

 

Johnny Depp in The Ninth Gate (1999)

The Ninth Gate

6.7

Victor Fargas

1999

 

Things I Forgot to Remember (1999)

Things I Forgot to Remember

5.3

Mr. Bradford

1999

 

Stacatto

Short

El violinista

1996

 

Aquel lugar de La Mancha (1996)

Aquel lugar de La Mancha

Video

1996

 

Juntas pero no revueltas (1995)

Juntas pero no revueltas

3.8

TV Series

James

1996

1 episode

 

Isabel Aboy, Emilio Aragón, Marieta Bielsa, Lydia Bosch, Luisa Martín, Antonio Molero, Iván Santos, Pedro Peña, and Aarón Guerrero in Médico de familia (1995)

Médico de familia

5.3

TV Series

Patrick Bernardeau

1995

1 episode

 

Sons of Trinity (1995)

Sons of Trinity

4.9

Theopolis

1995

 

The Milky Life (1993)

The Milky Life

4.6

Cardenal Logan

1993

 

Gérard Depardieu in 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)

1492: Conquest of Paradise

6.4

Vicuna

1992

 

Carmen Balagué, Jesús Castejón, Carlos Hipólito, Chema Muñoz, Helio Pedregal, and Arantxa Rentería in Hasta luego cocodrilo (1992)

Hasta luego cocodrilo

6.4

TV Series

1992

1 episode

 

Sevilla Connection (1992)

Sevilla Connection

2.9

El rubio

1992

 

The Naked Target (1992)

The Naked Target

4.9

William

1992

 

Caroline Cellier and Fernando Rey in Fantômes en héritage (1990)

Fantômes en héritage

6.8

TV Mini Series

Robert Serra

1990

 

El mejor de los tiempos (1989)

El mejor de los tiempos

5.5

1989

 

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1989)

The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway

6.9

TV Movie

1989

 

Lluvia de otoño (1989)

Lluvia de otoño

6.2

1989

 

Tia Carrere and Andrew Stevens in Fine Gold (1989)

Fine Gold

5.5

Banquero 2

1989

 

Kim Cattrall, Richard Chamberlain, C. Thomas Howell, Oliver Reed, Michael York, and Frank Finlay in The Return of the Musketeers (1989)

The Return of the Musketeers

5.9

Gentleman on Horseback

1989

 

Tushka Bergen in Blaues Blut (1988)

Blaues Blut

4.9

TV Mini Series

Richter Wilby Claxton

1989

1 episode

 

Al Andalus (1989)

Al Andalus

6.8

1989

 

Stephanie Zimbalist, Rue McClanahan, Nickolas Grace, Tony Randall, and Edward Woodward in The Man in the Brown Suit (1989)

The Man in the Brown Suit

5.7

TV Movie

Police inspector

1989

 

Tú y yo

4.5

Video

Jack Ferguson

1988

 

Edge of the Axe (1988)

Edge of the Axe

5.3

Christopher Caplin

1988

 

Iguana (1988)

Iguana

6.1

Captain 'Old Lady II'

1988

 

Antonio Ferrandis in Jarrapellejos (1988)

Jarrapellejos

6.2

1988

 

Rest in Pieces (1987)

Rest in Pieces

4.6

David Hume

1987

 

Richard Chamberlain in Casanova (1987)

Casanova

5.7

TV Movie

(uncredited)

1987

 

Emilio Aragón and Ana Obregón in Policía (1987)

Policía

3.6

Inspector Ferrara

1987

 

El vivo retrato (1986)

El vivo retrato

6.2

Profesor Roger Springer

1986

 

Sybil Danning in The Panther Squad (1986)

The Panther Squad

3.3

Frank Bramble

1986

 

Tawny Kitaen and Lee Curreri in Crystal Heart (1986)

Crystal Heart

5.1

Journalist

1986

 

Howard Vernon in Angel of Death (1985)

Angel of Death

3.8

Aaron Horner

1985

 

Página de sucesos (1985)

Página de sucesos

6.9

TV Series

Axel

1985

1 episode

 

Rafael Alonso, Héctor Alterio, Luis Escobar, Fiorella Faltoyano, Esperanza Roy, and José Sacristán in A la pálida luz de la luna (1985)

A la pálida luz de la luna

5.3

1985

 

Enric Majó in Goya (1985)

Goya

7.3

TV Mini Series

1985

1 episode

 

The Sea Serpent (1985)

The Sea Serpent

3.6

Asesino

1985

 

Andrés Pajares in La hoz y el Martínez (1985)

La hoz y el Martínez

4.6

Comisario ruso

1985

 

Un été d'enfer (1984)

Un été d'enfer

4.4

Fabiani

1984

 

Leon Liberman, Elmer Modlin, Nelson Modlin, Jack Taylor, and Alexa Bates in Gulliver's Travels (1983)

Gulliver's Travels

5.1

Prince Flinap (voice)

1983

 

El mayorazgo de Labraz (1983)

El mayorazgo de Labraz

TV Mini Series

Mr. Bothwell (El Inglés)

1983

4 episodes

 

Instrucciones para John Howell

TV Movie

1983

 

El cepo (1982)

El cepo

3.4

Dr. BeneauMichele

1982

 

Pieces (1982)

Pieces

6.0

Professor Arthur Brown

1982

 

Asesinato en el Comité Central (1982)

Asesinato en el Comité Central

5.0

Un agente

1982

 

La máscara negra (1982)

La máscara negra

7.1

TV Series

1982

1 episode

 

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sandahl Bergman in Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Conan the Barbarian

6.9

Priest

1982

 

Cervantes (1981)

Cervantes

7.3

TV Series

Pedro de Isuza

1981

9 episodes

 

Eva Lyberten and Adriana Vega in Vicious and Nude (1980)

Vicious and Nude

4.4

Juan

1980

 

Escrito en América

TV Series

1979

1 episode

 

Louis Velle in L'étrange monsieur Duvallier (1979)

L'étrange monsieur Duvallier

6.4

TV Series

Honey

1979

1 episode

 

Rings of Fear (1978)

Rings of Fear

5.6

Michael Parravicini

1978

 

Nathalie: Escape from Hell (1978)

Nathalie: Escape from Hell

4.4

Lt. Erik Muller

1978

 

Voodoo Passion (1977)

Voodoo Passion

4.4

Mr. Jack House the Consul

1977

 

Karine Gambier and Pamela Stanford in Sexy Sisters (1977)

Sexy Sisters

4.4

Dr. Charles (as Jack Tylor)

1977

 

Curro Jiménez (1976)

Curro Jiménez

7.3

TV Series

Anselmo García

1977

1 episode

 

Las desarraigadas (1977)

Las desarraigadas

4.7

Eric Lerner

1977

 

Where Time Began (1977)

Where Time Began

4.8

Olsen

1977

 

Inma de Santis in Devil's Exorcist (1975)

Devil's Exorcist

5.3

Dr. Jack Morris

1975

 

El quinto jinete (1975)

El quinto jinete

6.6

TV Series

Mac Farlane

1975

1 episode

 

Cuentos y leyendas (1968)

Cuentos y leyendas

7.1

TV Series

JavierPróspero MeriméCaballero

1974–1975

3 episodes

 

The Adolescents (1975)

The Adolescents

4.7

Mr. Hanson

1975

 

Paul Naschy in Exorcism (1975)

Exorcism

4.9

Father Adrian Dunning (voice: English version, uncredited)

1975

 

The Mummy's Revenge (1975)

The Mummy's Revenge

5.4

Prof. Nathan Stern

1975

 

The Night of the Sorcerers (1974)

The Night of the Sorcerers

5.1

Prof Jonathan Grant

1974

 

The Ghost Galleon (1974)

The Ghost Galleon

4.6

Howard Tucker

1974

 

Los libros (1974)

Los libros

5.4

TV Series

Hermann Melville

1974

2 episodes

 

Tender and Perverse Emanuelle (1973)

Tender and Perverse Emanuelle

4.2

Michel Dreville

1973

 

Autopsia (1973)

Autopsia

5.0

Dr. Azcona

1973

 

The Killer Is One of 13 (1973)

The Killer Is One of 13

5.1

Arlen

1973

 

Helga Liné in The Vampires Night Orgy (1973)

The Vampires Night Orgy

4.9

Luis

1973

 

Lina Romay in Female Vampire (1973)

Female Vampire

4.6

Baron Von Rathony

1973

 

La llamaban La Madrina (1973)

La llamaban La Madrina

4.7

Espía

1973

 

The Vengeance of Doctor Mabuse (1972)

The Vengeance of Doctor Mabuse

4.2

FarkasMabuse

1972

 

Sex Charade (1972)

Sex Charade

5.5

1972

 

Paul Naschy in Dr. Jekyll vs. The Werewolf (1972)

Dr. Jekyll vs. The Werewolf

5.5

Dr. Henry Jekyll

1972

 

Soledad Miranda in Nightmares Come at Night (1970)

Nightmares Come at Night

4.9

Cynthia's Lover

1970

 

Count Dracula (1970)

Count Dracula

5.6

Quincey Morris (as Jack Tailor)

1970

 

Marie Liljedahl in Eugenie (1970)

Eugenie

5.2

Mirvel

1970

 

S.O.S. invasión (1969)

S.O.S. invasión

5.4

Martin Zare

1969

 

Due occhi per uccidere (1968)

Due occhi per uccidere

4.4

Max (as Jak Taylor)

1968

 

Janine Reynaud in Succubus (1968)

Succubus

5.2

Sir William Francis Mulligan

1968

 

The Christmas Kid (1967)

The Christmas Kid

5.4

John Novak

1967

 

Jeffrey Hunter, Robert Shaw, Ty Hardin, Lawrence Tierney, and Mary Ure in Custer of the West (1967)

Custer of the West

5.8

1967

 

Agente Sigma 3 - Missione Goldwather (1967)

Agente Sigma 3 - Missione Goldwather

4.4

Charles ButlerAgent Sigma 3

1967

 

Fall of the Mohicans (1965)

Fall of the Mohicans

4.6

Major Heyward

1965

 

La tumba del pistolero (1964)

La tumba del pistolero

5.4

Herbert Brandon

1964

 

Fuera de la ley (1964)

Fuera de la ley

4.8

Black Jack

1964

 

Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rex Harrison in Cleopatra (1963)

Cleopatra

7.0

Caesar's Greek Slave (uncredited)

1963

 

Neutrón contra el Dr. Caronte (1963)

Neutrón contra el Dr. Caronte

5.7

Professor Thomas (as Grek Martin)

1963

 

Los guerrilleros (1963)

Los guerrilleros

5.3

Teniente Dubois (as Grek Martin)

1963

 

Genii of Darkness (1962)

Genii of Darkness

5.9

Igor (as Grek Martin)

1962

 

Los autómatas de la muerte (1962)

Los autómatas de la muerte

3.6

Profesor Thomas (as Grek Martin)

1962

 

Nostradamus y el destructor de monstruos (1962)

Nostradamus y el destructor de monstruos

4.5

Igor (as Grek Martin)

1962

 

Neutrón, el enmascarado negro (1960)

Neutrón, el enmascarado negro

5.1

Profesor Thomas (as Grek Martin)

1960

 

Captain David Grief (1957)

Captain David Grief

5.8

TV Series

Bertie (as Grek Martin)

1960

1 episode

 

Action Stations (1959)

Action Stations

3.2

(uncredited)

1959

 

Yo pecador (1959)

Yo pecador

7.4

Anunciador (uncredited)

1959

 

Guy Madison, Ilona Massey, Virginia Mayo, and George Raft in Jet Over the Atlantic (1959)

Jet Over the Atlantic

5.6

Man in Control Tower (uncredited)

1959

 

El fin de un imperio (1958)

El fin de un imperio

6.5

1958

 

The Last Rebel (1958)

The Last Rebel

5.8

(uncredited)

1958

 

La torre de marfil (1958)

La torre de marfil

1958

 

Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)

The Jack Benny Program

8.5

TV Series

Minor Role (uncredited)

1953

1 episode

 

Additional Crew

Sharon Stone in Blood and Sand (1989)

Blood and Sand

4.6

dialogue coach (uncredited)

1989

 

Paul Naschy in Exorcism (1975)

Exorcism

4.9

voice dubbing: Paul Naschy (english version, uncredited)

1975

 

Writer

Print the legend (2023)

Print the legend

Short

Writer

2023

 

A2Z (2007)

A2Z

7.2

Writer

2007

 

Art Director

Night of the Blood Monster (1970)

Night of the Blood Monster

5.2

Art Director (as George O. Brown)

1970

 

Set Decorator

Night of the Blood Monster (1970)

Night of the Blood Monster

5.2

Set Decorator (as George O'Brown)

1970

 

Art Department

Count Dracula (1970)

Count Dracula

5.6

sculptor (uncredited)

1970

 

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Count Dracula (1970)

Count Dracula

5.6

wardrobe (uncredited)

1970

 

Voice Actor - Dubbing

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena (1999)

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena

7.2

Kyoichi Saionji (English)

1999

 

Thanks

Herederos de la bestia (2016)

Herederos de la bestia

6.4

thanks

2016

 

Jack Taylor

6.9

Video

thanks

2007

 

Self

Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada 'S' (2024)

Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada 'S'

7.1

Self

2024

 

Iván Molina in Call me Paul (2024)

Call me Paul

7.2

Self

2024

 

The Land of All Demons

Self

2023

 

Colin Arthur, Jack Taylor, José Luis Sanz, Elena de Lara, and Dunia Rodríguez in Valley of Concavenator (2022)

Valley of Concavenator

6.7

Self - Museologist

2022

 

Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film (2022)

Marauders from the Mediterranean: The Macabre Magic of the Spanish Zombie Film

6.7

Self

2022

 

Jack Taylor, Testigo del Fantástico (2018)

Jack Taylor, Testigo del Fantástico

Short

Self

2018

 

Drácula Barcelona (2017)

Drácula Barcelona

7.2

Self

2017

 

A Conversation with Jack Taylor

Video

Self

2015

 

Juan Piquer Simón in The Simon's Jigsaw (2015)

The Simon's Jigsaw

5.7

Self

2015

 

Soledad Miranda, una flor en el desierto (2015)

Soledad Miranda, una flor en el desierto

6.1

Self - Actor

2015

 

Erinnerungen an Léon Klimovsky

Video

Self

2014

 

Queridos monstruos (2014)

Queridos monstruos

6.6

Self

2014

 

Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror (2013)

Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror

6.1

Self

2013

 

Le dernier film de Jess Franco (2013)

Le dernier film de Jess Franco

6.4

Self

2013

 

Cinema 3 (1984)

Cinema 3

5.9

TV Series

Self - Interviewee

2013

1 episode

 

Continuarà... (1996)

Continuarà...

3.3

TV Series

Self - Interviewee

2013

1 episode

 

Pieces of Jack: An Interview with Jack Taylor (2011)

Pieces of Jack: An Interview with Jack Taylor

Video

Self

2011

 

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry (2010)

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

6.9

Self

2010

 

23 premios Goya (2009)

23 premios Goya

3.2

TV Special

Self

2009

 

Jack Taylor

6.9

Video

Self

2007

 

Amando de Ossorio: el último templario (2001)

Amando de Ossorio: el último templario

6.8

Video

Self - Interviewee

2001

 

Once Upon a Time in Europe (2001)

Once Upon a Time in Europe

5.9

TV Series

Self

2001

 

Cuadecuc, vampir (1971)

Cuadecuc, vampir

6.5

SelfSelf - Quincey Morris

1971

 

Archive Footage

Doses of Horror (2018)

Doses of Horror

2.2

Video

(archive footage, uncredited)

2018

 

La galerie France 5 (2012)

La galerie France 5

7.3

TV Series

Self - Hunter of vampire (archive footage)

2018

1 episode

 

Handsome Harker

Video

Self - Quincey (archive footage)

2015

 

Rubén Trujillo Yranzo in De la B a la Z (2011)

De la B a la Z

5.4

TV Series

Martin Zare (archive footage)

2011

1 episode

 

Beloved Count (2007)

Beloved Count

7.4

Video

Self - Quincey (archive footage, uncredited)

2007

 

Llámale Jess (2000)

Llámale Jess

7.9

Self (archive footage)

2000

 

Fright Night (1985)

Fright Night

7.0

Ouincey (archive footage, uncredited)

1985

 

Police Destination Oasis (1981)

Police Destination Oasis

3.1

Sigma (archive footage)

1981

 

Convoi de filles (1979)

Convoi de filles

3.3

(archive footage)

1979

 

House of Cruel Dolls (1974)

House of Cruel Dolls

3.8

Marc Roberts (archive footage)

1974