Ferris Taylor

Born: 1888-03-25

Ferris Taylor (born Robert Ferris Taylor) was an American screen and television actor, his career spanning the years 1933 to 1960.


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The Gunfighter

as George the Grocer (uncredited)
Released: 1950-06-23

The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.

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Foreign Correspondent

as Jones' Father (uncredited)
Released: 1940-08-16

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover...

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Senator Carlisle (uncredited)
Released: 1939-10-19

Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United...

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Dark Command

as Banker
Released: 1940-04-15

When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the...

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The Harder They Fall

as House Doctor - Chicago (uncredited)
Released: 1956-05-09

Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his...

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Frontier Marshal

as Doctor
Released: 1939-07-28

Wyatt Earp agrees to become marshal and establish order in Tombstone in this very romanticized...

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Happy Land

as Mayor (uncredited)
Released: 1943-11-10

An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist...

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Two Flags West

as Dr. Magowan (uncredited)
Released: 1950-10-12

A group of confedarate prisoners is sent to a unionist fort in the west to help the local...

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Magnificent Doll

as Jonathan Phillips
Released: 1946-12-08

While packing her belongings in preparation of evacuating the White House because of the...

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Rails Into Laramie

as uncredited
Released: 1954-04-14

A federal agent arrives in Laramie to try to find out who is behind the efforts to stop the...

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Woman in Hiding

as Fred (uncredited)
Released: 1950-01-06

As far as the rest of the world is concerned, mill heiress Deborah Chandler Clark is dead,...

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The Declaration of Independence

as John Adams (uncredited)
Released: 1938-11-26

This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware who in the summer of 1776 cast...

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Lady in the Death House

as Attorney
Released: 1944-03-15

As a woman walks the "last mile" to her execution she remembers back to the incidents that got...

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Forbidden Valley

as Sheriff Walcott
Released: 1938-02-13

In this youth-oriented western, a young man's father is wrongfully accused of murder....

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Tricky Dicks

as Chief of Detectives B.A. Copper
Released: 1953-05-07

The stooges are policemen on the trail of a murderer. They unsuccessfully interrogate an Italian...

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Wild Bill Hickok Rides

as Louis Gage
Released: 1942-01-31

The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.

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A Man Betrayed

as Mayor
Released: 1941-03-07

Bucolic lawyer John Wayne takes on big-city corruption in A Man Betrayed. He sets out to prove...

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The Iron Sheriff

as Dr. Amos Leyland
Released: 1957-04-01

Frontier peacekeeper Sheriff Galt faces a crisis of conscience in The Iron Sheriff. In the...

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Hello, Annapolis

as Capt. Forbes
Released: 1942-04-23

Rivals Bill Arden and Paul Herbert enter the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in order to impress...

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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Released: 1939-02-17

Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run...

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Docks of New Orleans

as Police Medical Examiner
Released: 1948-03-21

Detective Charlie Chan springs into action when top officials of a New Orleans chemical company...

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S.O.S Tidal Wave

as Clifford Farrow
Released: 1939-06-02

A news reporter-commentator at a combined radio-television broadcasting station gives up his...

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Kidnapped

as Man on Road with Wagon (uncredited)
Released: 1948-11-28

In Scotland in 1752, seventeen-year-old David Balfour is cheated out of his birthright by his...

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Ladies Must Live

as Paul Halliday
Released: 1940-07-27

A small town farmer, who happens to be very wealthy, meets and falls for an actress, but his...

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The Saint In Palm Springs

as Mr. Smth
Released: 1941-01-24

George Sanders makes his final appearance as crook-turned-detective Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The...

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Miss Polly

as Mayor Walsh
Released: 1941-11-14

A small-town spinster, who's a born romantic, takes on the strict members of the local "Purity...

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Main Street Lawyer

as Trial Judge
Released: 1939-11-02

Story of a lawyer, gangster and a floozy.

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Santa Fe Stampede

as Judge Henry J. Hixon
Released: 1938-11-18

The Mesquiteers capture a horse thief who escapes justice through a crooked judge. They gather...

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Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

as Jiram P. Doremus
Released: 1937-08-11

A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.

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Beautiful But Broke

as Mayor
Released: 1944-01-28

Theatrical agent Waldo Main is inducted into the army, and turns his now clientless agency over...

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He Couldn't Say No

as Oxnard O. Parsons
Released: 1938-03-19

A lowly office clerk angers his fiancee and future mother-in-law by spending money intended for...

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Rancho Grande

as Emery Benson
Released: 1940-03-22

A ranch foreman (Gene Autry) helps three youngsters protect their inheritance from foreclosure.

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One Crowded Night

as Lansing
Released: 1940-08-09

The future of a group of strangely connected lives is determined on one crucial night at a dinky...

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The Town Went Wild

as Mr. Walker
Released: 1944-12-15

Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were...

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Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell

as Curtis
Released: 1951-08-01

Posing as a man over 70, a lecturer (Clifton Webb) enters an old-folks home to prove age is a...

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The Good Humor Man

as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Released: 1950-03-24

Biff Jones is a driver/salesman for the Good Humor ice-cream company. He hopes to marry his girl...

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Three Girls About Town

as Magician
Released: 1941-10-23

Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next...

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Curley

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Released: 1947-08-23

The students of Lakeview Elementary devise comedic ways to torment their new teacher.

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Ridin' on a Rainbow

as Captain 'Lijah Bartlett
Released: 1941-01-24

When the showboat hits town, two men use the parade as a distraction to rob the bank. Their...

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The Jury's Secret

as Attorney Appleby
Released: 1938-01-16

A reporter covering a murder trial guesses that the murderer of a ruthless businessman is her...

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Diamond Frontier

as Paul Willem
Released: 1940-09-30

Story of the early days of the diamond-mining era in South Africa.

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Varsity Show

as Mayor Jones
Released: 1937-09-04

Winfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be...

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Grand Ole Opry

as Lt. Gov. Edgar G. Thompson
Released: 1940-06-25

Aided by musicians at the Grand Ole Opry, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks takes on a group of...

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The Siege at Red River

as Anderson Smith
Released: 1954-05-01

Cavalry Captain Farraday attempts to prevent the delivery of Gatling Guns into the hands of...

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She Couldn't Say No

as Judge Jenkins
Released: 1940-12-07

Two big city lawyers are handed an important case but then find it requires them to deal with...

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Mountain Rhythm

as Judge Worthington
Released: 1939-06-08

Cavanaugh and McCauley are after the ranchers land. When the Government announces the land will...

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The Wrong Road

as Bidder (uncredited)
Released: 1937-10-11

A young married couple whose plans for their life together haven't turned out as expected decide...

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Chip of the Flying U

as Sheriff
Released: 1939-11-29

Chip of the Flying U was Johnny Mack Brown's first western entry for 1940. Brown essays the...

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Dr. Kildare Goes Home

as Dr. Coldridge (uncredited)
Released: 1940-09-06

A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.

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Always a Bride

as Paul Loomis
Released: 1940-11-02

A young man wants to marry his sweetheart, but her parents will agree to their wedding only on...

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End of the Road

as Drake
Released: 1944-11-10

A crime writer believes that a man imprisoned for committing the notorious "Flower Shop Murder"...

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Flight at Midnight

as (uncredited)
Released: 1939-08-28

Spinner McGee, devil-may-care mail pilot volunteers his courage and skill for the task of...

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An Angel from Texas

as Lone Star Mayor O'Dempsey
Released: 1940-04-27

A pair of slick Broadway producers con a wealthy cowboy into backing their show.

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Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

as Station Master
Released: 1953-07-13

Professional killer Bus Crow is hired by cattlemen to eliminate squatters. When Marshal Sam...

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Mexican Spitfire at Sea

as Capt. Nelson
Released: 1942-03-13

An advertising executive and his temperamental wife sail to Hawaii in search of business. The...

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Mexican Spitfire Out West

as Thorne
Released: 1940-10-29

Dennis heads west to work on an important business deal minus the Mexican Spitfire, Carmelita....

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The Daredevil Drivers

as Councilman Baker
Released: 1938-02-12

To spite his girlfriend, the owner of a successful bus company, an auto racer goes to work for...

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The Gallant Legion

as Telegrapher
Released: 1948-05-24

When power-hungry Faulkner and Leroux want to divide Texas into smaller sections, instead of...

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Man of Conquest

as Jonas Lea
Released: 1939-05-15

The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the...

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The Zero Hour

as Weber
Released: 1939-05-26

A celebrated Broadway actress and a wealthy widowed businessman are brought together through...

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Behind the Mike

as Mayor Applegate
Released: 1937-09-26

Complications ensue after a radio producer insults a sponsor.

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The Luck of Roaring Camp

as Judge Brandt
Released: 1937-11-17

When the miners of Roaring Camp become Godfathers to a motherless baby, they name the boy Luck...

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The Richest Man in Town

as Hawkins the Grocer
Released: 1941-08-02

The conflicting views of two leading citizens in a small town are reconciled when they come...

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How to Hold Your Husband - BACK

as Boo-Boo's Boss (uncredited)
Released: 1941-12-30

In this Pete Smith Specialty comedic short, we see various ways a wife may unintentionally hold...

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Man from Rainbow Valley

as Colonel Winthrop
Released: 1946-06-15

When unscrupulous rodeo promoter Colonel Winthrop gets the idea of capturing "Outlaw" and making...

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A Man's World

as Chief DeShon
Released: 1942-09-17

Somewhere beyond the shores of the United States on a small island, where men ask no questions,...

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The Twilight Zone

as Passenger
First aired: 1959-10-02

A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...

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The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-04-15

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is an American Western television series which ran for eight...

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Dragnet

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-12-16

Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his...

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I Led Three Lives

as uncredited
First aired: 1953-01-01

I Led Three Lives is an American drama series which was syndicated by Ziv Television Programs...

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Cavalcade of America

as uncredited
First aired: 1952-10-01

Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company,...

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M Squad

as Arthur Quinn
First aired: 1957-09-20

Lt. Frank Ballinger is a no-nonsense plain clothes cop in the elite M Squad Division. The...

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The Adventures of Kit Carson

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-08-11

The Adventures of Kit Carson is an American Western series that aired in syndication from August...

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Racket Squad

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-06-07

Racket Squad is an American TV crime drama series starring Reed Hadley as Captain John Braddock,...

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