Rod Taylor, 'The Birds' and 'Inglourious Basterds' star, dies at 84 ...

[Tetsuwan Atom]

Australian-born actor Rod Taylor, who had a decades-long career that included roles in such films as The Time Machine and Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds, died on Wednesday at age 84.

His daughter Felicia, a former CNN anchor, confirmed the news in a statement to People on Thursday.

Taylor’s career spanned more than six decades, including memorable roles in television and film. Taylor came to Hollywood in the 1950s, and his first big break came in 1960, when he starred as Herbert George Wells in the George Pal’s adaptation of The Time Machine.

As for my reason posting this the 1960 Time Machine movie is one of my favourite movies and the reason i got into old American series and films and started my love for author H.G Wells.
And at least some more people seem to have an interested in older shows here so i thought i would post this here he also played in one episode of the twilight zone really sad to see him go ...

[CommanderEVE]

R.I.P

[cybotron]

http://youtu.be/kR7OlpVJWjE

Liquidator trailer. one of favs. RIP

[jeffbert]

I also enjoyed at least those films of his that I have seen, though I have seen very few of them. I think Pal's version of THE TIME MACHINE is just about the closest to the novel as any film could be. Perhaps Tezuka based #78, World in Five Hundred Thousand Years {World in Fifty Thousand Years — Fred Schodt’s title} (69, Funnel to The Future) on that film, rather than on the novel.

RIP, Rod Taylor.