Walter Clarence 'Buck' Taylor III (May 13, 1938) is an American actor and artist best known for Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Hell or High Water (2016), and Gettysburg (1993).
He was married to Judy Nugent and is currently married to Goldie Ann Taylor, and has four children with Nugent. His father is Dub Taylor.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1963: Johnny Shiloh as Josh
- 1964: Ensign Pulver as Mannion (Uncredited Role)
- 1966: And Now Miguel as Gabriel
- 1966: The Wild Angels as Dear John
- 1967: Devils Angels as Gage
- 1967: The St Valentines Day Massacre as Poolside Interviewer #2 (uncredited)
- 1976: Pony Express Rider as Bovey Kingman
- 1976: Doc Hookers Bunch as Mike Lassiter
- 1978: Standing Tall as George Fewster
- 1978: Kate Bliss And The Ticker Tape Kid as Joe
- 1978: The Busters as Billy Burnett
- 1980: Cattle Annie And Little Britches as Dynamite Dick
- 1981: The Legend of the Lone Ranger as Robert Edward Gattlin
- 1982: Dangerous Company as Petrie
- 1983: Triumphs Of A Man Called Horse as Sgt. Bridges
- 1984: No Man's Land as Feeny
- 1985: Wild Horses as Cowboy
- 1986: Louis L Amours Down The Long Hills as Grey
- 1987: The Alamo Thirteen Days To Glory as Buck Smith
- 1987: Timestalkers as Shaving Cowboy
- 1987: Gunsmoke Return To Dodge as Newly
- 1987: Proud Men as Homer
- 1988: Dark Before Dawn as Charlie
- 1989: Desperado The Outlaw Wars as Wes Porter
- 1990: Big Bad John as Bob Simmons
- 1990: Payback as Nick
- 1991: Conagher as Tile Coker
- 1993: Gettysburg as Col. William Gamble
- 1993: Tombstone as Turkey Creek Jack Johnson
- 1996: Dallas JR Returns as Steve Grisham
- 1998: Hard Time as Capt. Adam Gunther
- 1999: Wild Wild West as Eye-Crossed Reb
- 1999: The Soul Collector as Charlie
- 2000: Jericho as Pap Doolin
- 2002: Grand Champion as Big Texas Show Judge
- 2003: Gods and Generals as Gen. Maxcy Gregg
- 2003: Screen Door Jesus as Old Man Nickles
- 2004: The Alamo as Settler
- 2004: Frontier Texas as Trail Guide/Narrator
- 2004: The Trail To Hope Rose as Parson Brown
- 2005: The Wendell Baker Story as Bob Draper
- 2005: Truce as Harry Dodds
- 2005: Hell To Pay as Dr. Adam Galen
- 2005: Miracle At Sage Creek as Buckskin Charlie
- 2006: Flicka as Wagner
- 2007: The Mist as Ambrose Cornell
- 2009: Just Another Day as Bodyguard
- 2010: Cactus Creek as Marshal Trevor Cooper
- 2011: The Legend Of Hells Gate An American Conspiracy as Pete Snyder
- 2011: Cowboys & Aliens as Wes Claiborne
- 2015: Rodeo And Juliet as Judge Brandon Lawrence
- 2015: Canyon Trail as Marshal Trevor Cooper
- 2016: Indiscretion as Abe
- 2016: Hell or High Water as Old Man
- 2016: Bender as Sheriff J.E. Stone
- 2016: Home on the Range as Trube Reese
- 2017: Color Me You as Richard Donnegan
- 2019: Trading Paint as Ben
- 2022: The Contested Plains as Rufus Brown
Television Roles
- 1961: Zane Grey Theatre as Trooper Shattuck
- 1961: The Rebel as Gunman
- 1962: Have Gun – Will Travel as Eddie
- 1962-1963: Stoney Burke as Mule/Joey Kilgore/Young Racer (3 episodes)
- 1962-1965: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Dancer Smith/Officer Frazier (2 episodes)
- 1963: Going My Way as Mickey Vecchione
- 1963: The Eleventh Hour as Willie
- 1963: The Fugitive as Jamie
- 1963-1964: The Greatest Show On Earth as Tony/Joe (2 episodes)
- 1963-1981: The Wonderful World of Disney as Josh/Laird (3 episodes)
- 1964: The Outer Limits as Gard Hayden
- 1964: My Favorite Martian as Bruce Baker
- 1964: Ben Casey as Eddie Boyd
- 1964: Bonanza as Billy
- 1964: The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as Pete/Carlisle (2 episodes)
- 1964: Karen as Jim Fraser
- 1964: Twelve O Clock High as Cpl. Dennis Moody
- 1964-1965: Mr Novak as Don/Scott Lawson/Nick Bradley (3 episodes)
- 1964-1965: My Three Sons as Howard Sears (2 episodes)
- 1964-1966: The Virginian as Lem Bliss/Scott Briscoe/Deputy Plumb (3 episodes)
- 1965: Wagon Train as Skeeter Ames
- 1965: The Legend Of Jesse James as John Bedford
- 1965: The Big Valley as Turk
- 1965-1966: Combat as Jeetleman/Tobin (2 episodes)
- 1966: Branded as US Cavalry Corporal
- 1966: The F.B.I. as Ed Rule
- 1966: Daniel Boone as Jonathan Warren
- 1966-1967: The Monroes as John Bradford (4 episodes)
- 1967-1975: Gunsmoke as Newly O'Brian/Leonard Parker (173 episodes)
- 1968-1969: Death Valley Days as Will Zane/Billy Stiles (2 episodes)
- 1977: Barnaby Jones as Foster
- 1979: The Sacketts as Reed Carney
- 1980: Wild Times as Joe McBride
- 1982: The Fall Guy as Clyde
- 1984-1986: T.J. Hooker as Officer Phillips/Sam Rand (2 episodes)
- 1984-1987: Simon & Simon as Jackson Fischer/Buddy (2 episodes)
- 1985: Crazy Like a Fox as Blake
- 1985: Wildside as Capt. Angus Flint
- 1985: General Hospital as Ralph Russell
- 1986: Dream West as Egloffstein
- 1987: Starman as Stan/Driver (2 episodes)
- 1989-1991: Paradise as Slatter/Frank (2 episodes)
- 1990-1991: Dallas as Det. Bussey (6 episodes)
- 1991: Knots Landing as Fred Morgan
- 1991: The Young Riders as Mr. Metcalf
- 1995-1996: Walker, Texas Ranger as Sheriff/Logan Reno (2 episodes)
- 1997: Rough Riders as George Neville
- 2008: Comanche Moon as Ben Lily
- 2016: Rectify as Zeke
- 2018-2022: Yellowstone as Emmett Walsh (recurring)
Shorts
- 2000: Comanche as Capt. Myles Keogh
