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Buck Taylor | Biography

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  • Full Name Buck Taylor
  • Occupation Actor
  • Nationality American
  • Birthplace California, USA
  • Birth Date May 13, 1938
  • Age 86 Years, 5 Months
Cast of CBS TV series 'Gunsmoke'

Buck Taylor | Biography

Buck Taylor is also recognized as the son of Dub Taylor, a famous Hollywood actor, and director

Since his father, Dub Taylor was a famous actor, Buck got exposed to acting from an early age. He grew up playing around his father’s movie sets.


Buck Taylor is a TV artist and film actor best known for playing Newly O’Brien in the CBS drama series ‘Gunsmoke.’

Who is Buck Taylor?

Buck Taylor is an American actor, painter, and rancher. He is mainly known for his character, Newly O’Brien, from the 1967 American drama TV series Gunsmoke. In the show, he plays a gunsmith of Dodge City, who later becomes a deputy marshal. 

Moreover, he received a Trustee Award from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum for this role.

Buck started his acting career with the 1963 TV movie Johnny Shiloh and has been active in the entertainment industry since then. His most notable works include The Wild Angels (1966), Pony Express Rider (1976), The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981), Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987), Conagher (1991), The Soul Collector (1999), Indiscretion (2016), and many more.

Buck has also starred in several TV series over the years. Some of them are The Monroes (1966), General Hospital (1985), Yellowstone (2018 to 2020), among many others. 

How old is Buck Taylor?

Buck Taylor was born on 13 May 1938 in Los Angeles, California, to celebrity father, Dub Taylor, and mother, Florence Gertrude. As his father was a famous actor, he got exposed to acting from an early age. He grew up playing around his father’s movie sets.

He is a high school graduate from Hollywood High School. Taylor also studied arts at the USC School of Dramatic Arts and graduated from the University of Southern California.

Is Buck Taylor still alive?

As of October 2021, Buck is 83 years old and is still alive. He currently lives with his wife Goldies Ann on a ranch in Texas, USA.

Wife and Children

To date, Buck has been married twice in his life. He first married the famous actress Judy Nugent in 1961 and has four children with her - one daughter and three sons. After over two decades of marriage, the couple divorced in 1983.

Following the divorce, Buck Taylor remained single until 1995, when he met his current wife, Goldie Ann Taylor. Buck married her the same year.

Net Worth

The actor has accumulated massive wealth through his decades-long acting career. As of 2021, he has a net worth amounting to $5 million.

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