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William Desmond Taylor - Biography & Filmography | The Couch Critic
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William Desmond Taylor
Born
Apr 26, 1872
Died: Feb 1, 1922
Lived 49 years
Place of Birth
Carlow, Ireland
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
10
Movies
1
TV Shows
42
Directed
Also Known As
Frank Marlo
William Cunningham Deane-Tanner
IMDb Profile
William Desmond Taylor
Directing
Biography
Irish-American film director. His 1922 murder remains unsolved.
Movies
10
TV Shows
1
Director
42
Murders of Hollywood
as
Self (archive footage)
2003
Death Scenes
as
Self (archive footage)
1989
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Cast
1988
The Last Chapter
Cast
1914
Captain Alvarez
as
Robert W. Wainwright AKA Captain Alvarez
1914
A Little Madonna
as
Paul Langrois
1914
The Kiss
as
George Dale - a Society Man
1914
Anne of the Golden Heart
as
George Blake
1914
The Quakeress
as
Reverend Cole
1913
Granddad
as
The Southern Colonel
1913
