Rod Taylor

Australian actor (1930-2015)
Person human Q308459
Rod Taylor
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Rod Taylor

Summary

Rod Taylor is a human[1]. He was born in Sydney[2]. He was born on January 11, 1930[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He died on January 7, 2015[5]. He worked as a stage actor[6], film actor[7], screenwriter[8], film producer[9], and television actor[10]. He ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,678 views/month, #5,623 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Rod Taylor was born in Sydney[2].
  • Rod Taylor died in Los Angeles[4].
  • Rod Taylor was born on January 11, 1930[3].
  • Rod Taylor died on January 7, 2015[5].
  • Rod Taylor is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park[12].
  • A child of Rod Taylor was Felicia Taylor[13].
  • Rod Taylor held citizenship in Australia[14].
  • Australian English was Rod Taylor's native language[15].
  • Rod Taylor's professions included stage actor[6].
  • Rod Taylor's professions included film actor[7].
  • Rod Taylor's professions included screenwriter[8].
  • Rod Taylor worked as a film producer[9].
  • Rod Taylor's professions included television actor[10].
  • Rod Taylor's professions included actor[16].
  • Rod Taylor was educated at Parramatta High School[17].
  • Rod Taylor was educated at East Sydney Technical and Fine Arts College[18].
  • Rod Taylor is recorded as male[19].
  • Rod Taylor's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Rod Taylor's genre is Western film[21].
  • Rod Taylor's genre is horror film[22].
  • Rod Taylor's genre is natural horror film[23].
  • Rod Taylor's genre is thriller film[24].
  • Rod Taylor's genre is suspense film[25].
  • Rod Taylor's Commons category is recorded as Rod Taylor[26].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: AU[29]

  • Began / founded: 1930-01-11[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2015-01-07[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d81a8e6b-6cfa-4ef6-833a-135b67b69dae[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Sydney[2], Rod Taylor… he was born on January 11, 1930[3]. Australian English was his native language[15].

Education

Educated at Parramatta High School[17], a high school[33], in Australia[34], founded in 1913[35] and East Sydney Technical and Fine Arts College[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include stage actor[6], film actor[7], screenwriter[8], film producer[9], television actor[10], and actor[16].

Personal Life

A child of Rod Taylor was Felicia Taylor[13].

Death and Burial

Rod Taylor died on January 7, 2015[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[27]. Burial took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park[12].

Why It Matters

Rod Taylor ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,678 views/month, #5,623 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Rod Taylor born?

Rod Taylor's place of birth was Sydney[2].

Where did Rod Taylor die?

Rod Taylor passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Rod Taylor do for work?

Rod Taylor worked as stage actor[6], film actor[7], screenwriter[8], film producer[9], and television actor[10].

Where did Rod Taylor go to school?

Rod Taylor was educated at Parramatta High School[17] and East Sydney Technical and Fine Arts College[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at Parramatta High School, East Sydney Technical and Fine Arts College
    Native language Australian English
    Child Felicia Taylor
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
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