La sua carriera iniziò all'epoca del muto per proseguire all'avvento del sonoro e a quello del colore, con un curriculum di oltre 350 interpretazioni cinematografiche e più di 50 partecipazioni a serie televisive, qualcuna in più di un episodio.
Biografia Nato a Bloomington, Illinois, era figlio del gestore di un cinema a Kewanee. Tra i suoi primi ruoli da protagonista al cinema si ricordano quelli in The Terror of Twin Mountains (1915), Sunset Country (1915), April (1916), True Nobility (1916) e The Abandonment (1916). La sua carriera si interruppe a seguito della sua partecipazione con le truppe americane alla prima guerra mondiale.
Riprese a recitare nella prima metà degli anni venti, inanellando varie centinaia di interpretazioni in teatro e al cinema, in particolare in film western durante gli anni 1930 e 1940. In seguito si dedicò all'interpretazione di ruoli da caratterista in televisione durante tutti gli anni 50. Si ritirò nel 1963 dopo aver preso parte a un episodio della serie televisiva Ripcord.
Morì di cause naturali il 19 febbraio 1965 a Garden Grove, in California , all'età di 81 anni. Taylor fu sposato con l'attrice Ada Daniels, con cui apparve in alcune produzioni teatrali e dalla quale ebbe due figli.
Filmografia Cinema The Terror of Twin Mountains (1915) Man-Afraid-of-His-Wardrobe (1915) Let There Be Light, regia di William Bertram – cortometraggio (1915) Two Spot Joe (1915) The Sheriff of Willow Creek, regia di Frank Cooley – cortometraggio (1915) The Idol (1915) The Trail of the Serpent, regia di Frank Cooley – cortometraggio (1915) The Warning, regia di Frank Cooley – cortometraggio (1915) The Valley Feud, regia di Fred Cooley – cortometraggio (1915) Broadcloth and Buckskin, regia di Frank Cooley – cortometraggio (1915) There's Good in the Worst of Us, regia di Frank Cooley – cortometraggio (1915) In the Sunset Country, regia di Frank Cooley – cortometraggio (1915) The Mender (1915) The Hills of Glory, regia di William Bertram – cortometraggio (1916) The Thunderbolt (1916) Wild Jim, Reformer, regia di Frank Cooley – cortometraggio (1916) The White Rosette (1916) True Nobility (1916) The Social Pirates (1916) April, regia di Donald MacDonald (1916) The Disappearance of Helen Mintern (1916) The Abandonment (1916) In the Service of the State (1916) The Music Swindlers (1916) Black Magic (1916) The Madonna of the Night (1916) The Girl from Frisco (1916) The Fighting Heiress (1916) A Poor Girl's Romance (1926) No Man's Gold (1926) Reno (1930) Bacio mortale (The Death Kiss) (1932) Turn Back the Clock (1933) One Man's Journey (1933) Broadway to Hollywood (1933) Neighbors' Wives (1933) Il cavaliere del destino (Riders of Destiny) (1933) The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1934) Il Giglio d'oro (The Gilded Lily) (1935) L'ombra del dubbio (Shadow of Doubt) (1935) Big Calibre (1935) Mississippi (1935) The Miracle Rider (1935) Great God Gold (1935) Honeymoon Limited (1935) Death from a Distance (1935) No Man's Range (1935) The Rider of the Law (1935) Between Men (1935) Alias John Law (1935) The Courageous Avenger (1935) The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935) Trail of Terror (1935) Tell Your Children, regia di Louis J. Gasnier (1936) Valley of the Lawless (1936) A Face in the Fog (1936) Taming the Wild (1936) Desert Phantom (1936) Rogue of the Range (1936) Rio Grande Romance (1936) Too Much Beef (1936) Put on the Spot (1936) Prison Shadows (1936) West of Nevada (1936) Kelly of the Secret Service (1936) It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) (1936) La freccia avvelenata (Charlie Chan at the Race Track) (1936) Men of the Plains (1936) Shadow of Chinatown (1936) Rip Roarin' Buckaroo (1936) Two Minutes to Play (1936) Ellis Island (1936) Song of the Gringo (1936) The Phantom of the Range (1936) Death in the Air (1936) La grande avventura (Headin' for the Rio Grande) (1936) The Roaming Cowboy (1937) Arizona Days (1937) Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States (1937) Orphan of the Pecos (1937) Island Captives (1937) Lost Ranch (1937) Riders of the Dawn (1937) The Red Rope (1937) The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937) Stars Over Arizona (1937) I falsari (Renfrew of the Royal Mounted) (1937) Moonlight on the Range (1937) L'espresso delle Montagne Rocciose (Where Trails Divide) (1937) Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts (1937) Courage of the West (1937) Amateur Crook (1937) Headin' East (1937) The Spy Ring (1938) Frontier Town (1938) The Last Stand (1938) The Feud Maker (1938) The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938) Western Trails (1938) Songs and Saddles (1938) Desert Patrol (1938) Outlaw Express (1938) The Story of Doctor Carver (1938) Man's Country (1938) Prison Break (1938) Heroes of the Hills (1938) La resa dei conti (Dick Tracy Returns) (1938) Durango Valley Raiders (1938) Phantom Gold (1938) Black Bandit (1938) Nostradamus (1938) Non uccidere (Crime Takes a Holiday) (1938) Lightning Carson Rides Again (1938) Guilty Trails (1938) Law of the Texan (1938) Prairie Justice (1938) Gun Packer (1938) Rio Grande (1938) California Frontier (1938) Ghost Town Riders (1938) Sfida a Baltimora (Stand Up and Fight) (1939) Honor of the West (1939) The Phantom Stage (1939) Code of the Cactus (1939) The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939) Trigger Smith (1939) Texas Wildcats (1939) The Law Comes to Texas (1939) Outlaws' Paradise (1939) Street of Missing Men (1939) S.O.S. Tidal Wave (1939) Stunt Pilot (1939) The Oregon Trail (1939) The Fighting Gringo (1939) Straight Shooter (1939) Riders of Black River (1939) The Fighting Renegade (1939) (recut version) In corsa contro il tempo (Dick Tracy's G-Men) (1939) The Phantom Creeps (1939) Danger Flight (1939) Trigger Fingers (1939) Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939) Meet Dr. Christian (1939) Chip of the Flying U (1939) My Son Is Guilty (1939) The Sagebrush Family Trails West (1940) Tom Edison giovane (Young Tom Edison) (1940) The Cheyenne Kid (1940) Rhythm of the Rio Grande (1940) Terry and the Pirates (1940) The Kid from Santa Fe (1940) Passport to Alcatraz (1940) Frontier Crusader (1940) Wild Horse Range (1940) The Golden Trail (1940) Pony Express Days (1940) Boys of the City (1940) Deadwood Dick (1940) La vendetta dei Dalton (When the Daltons Rode) (1940) The Durango Kid (1940) Arizona Gang Busters (1940) That Gang of Mine (1940) Under Texas Skies (1940) Trailing Double Trouble (1940) West of Abilene (1940) The Green Archer (1940) The Trail Blazers (1940) The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940) Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940) The Wildcat of Tucson (1940) The Lone Rider Rides On (1941) Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941) Ridin' the Cherokee Trail (1941) Flying Wild (1941) Pals of the Pecos (1941) Billy the Kid's Fighting Pals (1941) The Singing Hill (1941) The Spider Returns (1941) Wrangler's Roost (1941) Kansas Cyclone (1941) They Meet Again (1941) The Iron Claw (1941) King of the Texas Rangers (1941) Sea Raiders (1941) Underground Rustlers (1941) Riot Squad (1941) Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941) The Lone Star Vigilantes (1942) Nostradamus and the Queen (1942) Texas Man Hunt (1942) Code of the Outlaw (1942) Cowboy Serenade (1942) Il cavaliere della vendetta (Wild Bill Hickok Rides) (1942) Bullets for Bandits (1942) Lawless Plainsmen (1942) Vento selvaggio (Reap the Wild Wind) (1942) Sunset on the Desert (1942) Down Rio Grande Way (1942) Home in Wyomin' (1942) I cacciatori dell'oro (The Spoilers) (1942) Perils of the Royal Mounted (1942) Juke Girl (1942) I dominatori (In Old California) (1942) Perils of Nyoka (1942) Sons of the Pioneers (1942) Arizona Stage Coach (1942) King of the Stallions (1942) Overland Mail (1942) King of the Mounties (1942) Outlaws of Pine Ridge (1942) The Yanks Are Coming (1942) Danaro e sangue (The Pay Off) (1942) The Living Ghost (1942) Trail Riders (1942) The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942) The Rangers Take Over (1942) Ridin' Down the Canyon (1942) Man of Courage (1943) Thundering Trails (1943) A Night for Crime (1943) The Fighting Buckaroo (1943) Il vampiro (Dead Men Walk) (1943) Idaho (1943) Land of Hunted Men (1943) Anche i boia muoiono (Hangmen Also Die!) (1943) Corregidor (1943) Il nemico ci ascolta (Air Raid Wardens) (1943) King of the Cowboys (1943) Wild Horse Stampede (1943) Song of Texas (1943) Spy Train (1943) Silver Spurs (1943) Danger! Women at Work (1943) Sleepy Lagoon (1943) La città rubata (The Kansan) (1943) Bullets and Saddles (1943) Death Valley Rangers (1943) Gun to Gun (1944) Beneath Western Skies (1944) Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944) La casa della morte (Lady in the Death House) (1944) Mojave Firebrand (1944) Sundown Valley (1944) Outlaws of Santa Fe (1944) Shake Hands with Murder (1944) Boss of Boomtown (1944) Caccia al fantasma (Ghost Catchers) (1944) Mystery Man (1944) Sonora Stagecoach (1944) The Last Horseman (1944) The Desert Hawk (1944) Three Little Sisters (1944) Wilson (1944) Song of Nevada (1944) Trail to Gunsight (1944) Haunted Harbor (1944) Cheyenne Wildcat (1944) Black Arrow (1944) Cyclone Prairie Rangers (1944) La frusta nera di Zorro (Zorro's Black Whip) (1944) California (Can't Help Singing) (1944) Mom and Dad (1945) Sagebrush Heroes (1945) Sing Me a Song of Texas (1945) High Powered (1945) Rough Ridin' Justice (1945) Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945) Identity Unknown (1945) Rockin' in the Rockies (1945) L'asso di picche (The Power of the Whistler) (1945) The Master Key, regia di Lewis D. Collins e Ray Taylor - serial (1945) Beyond the Pecos (1945) Demone bianco (Bewitched) (1945) Federal Operator 99 (1945) Mr. Muggs Rides Again (1945) Dangerous Intruder (1945) Bandits of the Badlands (1945) Lawless Empire (1945) Texas Panhandle (1945) Girl on the Spot (1946) Strange Impersonation (1946) Romance of the West (1946) The Caravan Trail (1946) Galloping Thunder (1946) The Glass Alibi (1946) That Texas Jamboree (1946) Colorado Serenade (1946) Strange Voyage (1946) Driftin' River (1946) The Crimson Ghost (1946) La fortuna è femmina (Lady Luck) (1946) Santa Fe Uprising (1946) Stagecoach to Denver (1946) Rinnegata (Renegade Girl) (1946) Vacation Days (1947) Frontiere selvagge (Trail Street) (1947) I predoni della montagna (Code of the West) (1947) Il mare d'erba (The Sea of Grass) (1947) Yankee Fakir (1947) Rustlers of Devil's Canyon (1947) The Stranger from Ponca City (1947) The Pretender (1947) Along the Oregon Trail (1947) Gli invincibili (Unconquered) (1947) Buckaroo from Powder River (1947) The Black Widow (1947) Shadow Valley (1947) Mystery Range (1947) Big Town After Dark (1947) Il solitario del Texas (Albuquerque) (1948) Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains (1948) Il pugnale del bianco (Coroner Creek) (1948) Gli avvoltoi (Return of the Bad Men) (1948) Superman (1948) Le quattro facce del West (Four Faces West) (1948) L'occhio d'oro (The Golden Eye), regia di William Beaudine (1948) I rapinatori (The Plunderers) (1948) Life of St. Paul Series (1949) Bruce Gentry (1949) Il ranch delle tre campane (South of St. Louis) (1949) Death Valley Gunfighter (1949) The Lawton Story (1949) Stallion Canyon (1949) The Great Dan Patch (1949) La mano deforme (Scene of the Crime) (1949) La bella preda (The Gal Who Took the West) (1949) The Fighting Redhead (1949) Navajo Trail Raiders (1949) The Pecos Pistol (1949) Il capitano Gary (Deputy Marshal) (1949) Cowboy and the Prizefighter (1949) Più forte dell'odio (Montana) (1950) The Fargo Phantom (1950) Forbidden Jungle (1950) The Fighting Stallion (1950) Code of the Silver Sage (1950) The Arizona Cowboy (1950) Johnny One-Eye (1950) Winchester '73 (1950) L'agguato degli apaches (I Killed Geronimo) (1950) Cherokee Uprising (1950) Rustlers on Horseback (1950) Prairie Roundup (1951) Don Daredevil Rides Again (1951) Blazing Bullets (1951) Wells Fargo Gunmaster (1951) Utah Wagon Train (1951) Figlio di ignoti (Close to My Heart) (1951) Lawless Cowboys (1951) Smoky Canyon (1952) Stella solitaria (Lone Star) (1952) Night Raiders, regia di Howard Bretherton (1952) La cavalcata dei diavoli rossi (Flaming Feather) (1952)