RIP: Rod Taylor (1930-2015)
Rod Taylor, Star of 'The Birds' and 'The Time Machine,' Dies at 84
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rod-taylor-star-birds-time-762144
Rod Taylor, the suave Australian native who came to Hollywood and starred in such films as The Birds and The Time Machine, has died. He was two days shy of turning 85.
Taylor died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles, his daughter Felicia told CNN. People magazine also reported the news, quoting a rep for the actor.
Taylor’s big breakthrough came with his starring turn in The Time Machine, director George Pal’s 1960 adaptation of the H. George Wells 1895 sci-fi classic.
He also played the heroic Mitch Brenner in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 classic The Birds, coming to the aid of Tippi Hedren, and he starred opposite Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in another 1963 release, The V.I.Ps.
Most recently, he played Winston Churchill in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds (2009).
Rod Taylor, Star of 'The Birds' and 'The Time Machine,' Dies at 84
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rod-taylor-star-birds-time-762144
Rod Taylor, the suave Australian native who came to Hollywood and starred in such films as The Birds and The Time Machine, has died. He was two days shy of turning 85.
Taylor died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles, his daughter Felicia told CNN. People magazine also reported the news, quoting a rep for the actor.
Taylor’s big breakthrough came with his starring turn in The Time Machine, director George Pal’s 1960 adaptation of the H. George Wells 1895 sci-fi classic.
He also played the heroic Mitch Brenner in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 classic The Birds, coming to the aid of Tippi Hedren, and he starred opposite Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in another 1963 release, The V.I.Ps.
Most recently, he played Winston Churchill in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds (2009).
