Charles Elmer "Rip" Taylor Jr. (January 13, 1931 – October 6, 2019) was an American comedian and actor, best known for The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1977), DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), and Wayne's World 2 (1993).
He was bisexual and was married to Rusty Rowe and partners with Robert Fortney.
Taylor died in 2019 from heart failure at the age of 88.
Filmography
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Film roles
- 1964: Id Rather Be Rich as Airline Ticket Agent
- 1977: Chatterbox as Mr. Jo
- 1977: The Happy Hooker Goes To Washington as Photographer
- 1979: Scooby Goes Hollywood as C.J. (voice)
- 1980: The Gong Show Movie as Restaurant Maitre D'
- 1990: DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp as Genie (voice)
- 1992: Tom and Jerry: The Movie as Capt. Kiddie (voice)
- 1992: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Celeb #1
- 1993: Indecent Proposal as Mr. Langford
- 1993: Wayne's World 2 as Rip Taylor
- 1994: The Silence of the Hams as Mr. Laurel
- 1994: A Flintstones Christmas Carol as Venus Flytrap/Various (voice)
- 1995: Private Obsession as Mr. 'T'
- 1995: Virtual Combat as Pitchman
- 2003: Alex & Emma as Polina's Father
- 2003: Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico as Mr. Smiley/Ghost of Senor Otero (voice)
- 2005: The Dukes of Hazzard as Rip Taylor
- 2012: Silent But Deadly as Norman
Television roles
- 1967–68: The Monkees as Glick/Manager (2 episodes)
- 1969–70: Here Comes the Grump as The Grump (voice)
- 1973: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In as Guest Performer (2 episodes)
- 1973–74: Sigmund and the Sea Monsters as Sheldon the Sea Genie
- 1977: The Brady Bunch Variety Hour as Jack Merrill (8 episodes)
- 1984: Down To Earth as Stanley McCloud
- 1984: Pryor's Place as Man in Street (1 episode)
- 1986: Kids Incorporated as Samuel P. Nicolis (1 episode)
- 1987–88: Snorks as Various (2 episodes)
- 1989: Santa Barbara as Sydney Larkin (2 episodes)
- 1992–93: The Addams Family as Uncle Fester (voice)
- 1993: Johnny Bago as Mayor Jack Welch (voice, 1 episode)
- 1993: Bonkers as Wacky Weasel (voice, 1 episode)
- 1995: The Naked Truth as Papa Jack Judkins (1 episode)
- 1997: Brotherly Love as Hank/Himself (1 episode)
- 1998: Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Elmo P. Middleton
- 2002: What's New, Scooby-Doo? as Mr. Wackypants (voice, 1 episode)
- 2002–03: Life With Bonnie as Rappin' Rip (4 episodes)
- 2002–03: Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? as Mr. McMcMc (voice, 7 episodes)
- 2005: Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! as King (voice, 1 episode)
- 2005: The Life and Times of Juniper Lee as Horrifying Monster (voice, 1 episode)
- 2006: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Leo (1 episode)
- 2006–08: The Emperor's New School as The Royal Record Keeper/The Royal Judge (voice, 17 episodes)
- 2007: The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy as Larry (voice, 1 episode)
- 2012: The Aquabats! Super Show! as Magic Genie (1 episode)
Video game roles
- 1997: Zork: Grand Inquisitor as Chief Undersecretary Wartle
Self
- 1961–64: The Ed Sullivan Show
- 1963–64: The Jackie Gleason American Scene Magazine
- 1968: The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
- 1969: The Joey Bishop Show
- 1971: The Dean Martin Show
- 1974, 1990: Match Game
- 1976, 2003–04: The Hollywood Squares
- 1976: Break the Bank
- 1980: The Gossip Columnist
- 1982: Things Are Tough All Over
- 1984: Helix: Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' (music video)
- 1987: Amazon Women on the Moon
- 1987: The Charmings
- 1987: Late Night with David Letterman (1 episode)
- 1988: Super Password
- 1992: The Ben Stiller Show
- 1993: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 episode)
- 1993: The Kids in the Hall (1 episode)
- 1993: Wayne's World 2
- 1994: WWE Raw
- 1994–2002: Saturday Night Live (2 episodes)
- 1996: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 episode)
- 1996: MADtv (1 episode)
- 2000: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1 episode)
- 2002: Jackass: The Movie
- 2006: Jackass Number Two
- 2010: Jackass 3D
- 2004: Will & Grace (1 episode)
- 2005: The George Lopez Show (1 episode)
- 2005: The Aristocrats
- 2005: The Dukes of Hazzard
- 2015: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (1 episode)
- 2016: Rip Rip Hooray (also producer)
