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Wally Taylor(1930-2012)

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In 1959, a college couple see an object plummet to Earth. The boy accidentally swallows a space-slug that shoots out. In 1986, two freshmen roam the campus and stumble across the corpse of the boy who swallowed the space-slug. Once thawed out, the corpse comes to life.
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Night of the Creeps (1986)
Wally Taylor was born on 14 July 1930 in Maywood, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Rocky III (1982), Night of the Creeps (1986) and Escape from New York (1981). He died on 7 October 2012 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
BornJuly 14, 1930
DiedOctober 7, 2012(82)
BornJuly 14, 1930
DiedOctober 7, 2012(82)
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Known for

Sylvester Stallone in Rocky III (1982)
Rocky III
6.9
  • Clubber's Manager
  • 1982
Jason Lively and Jill Whitlow in Night of the Creeps (1986)
Night of the Creeps
6.7
  • Detective Landis
  • 1986
Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasence, and Kurt Russell in Escape from New York (1981)
Escape from New York
7.1
  • Controller
  • 1981
Eddie Murphy in The Golden Child (1986)
The Golden Child
6.0
  • Detective Boggs
  • 1986

Credits

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Actor

  • The George Carlin Show (1994)
    The George Carlin Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Willy
    • 1994
  • Meg Foster in Hidden Fears (1993)
    Hidden Fears
    4.3
    • Bittie
    • 1993
  • Charles S. Dutton in Roc (1991)
    Roc
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Curtis Vincent
    • 1992
  • Robert Forster and Lance Edwards in Peacemaker (1990)
    Peacemaker
    5.2
    • Moses
    • 1990
  • Tony Becker, Eric Bruskotter, Stephen Caffrey, Stan Foster, Ramón Franco, Terence Knox, and Miguel A. Núñez Jr. in Tour of Duty (1987)
    Tour of Duty
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Chaplain
    • 1989
  • Susan Clark, Alex Karras, and Emmanuel Lewis in Webster (1983)
    Webster
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Tom
    • 1989
  • Robin Wright, Judith Anderson, Valorie Armstrong, Melissa Reeves, Robert Alan Browne, Paul Burke, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Margarita Cordova, Nicolas Coster, Lane Davies, Richard Eden, Gina Gallego, Linda Gibboney, Andrea Howard, Ava Lazar, A Martinez, Todd McKee, John Allen Nelson, Rupert Ravens, Julie Ronnie, Kerry Sherman, Louise Sorel, Jonna Leigh Stack, Marcy Walker, and Dane Witherspoon in Santa Barbara (1984)
    Santa Barbara
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Merrick
    • 1988
  • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Al Harris
    • 1987
  • Marla Gibbs, Regina King, Curtis Baldwin, Kia Goodwin, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry, Helen Martin, and Hal Williams in 227 (1985)
    227
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Charlie
    • Charile
    • Building Inspector
    • 1985–1987
  • Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (1985)
    Moonlighting
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Bartender
    • 1986
  • Cagney & Lacey (1981)
    Cagney & Lacey
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mr. Simpson
    • 1986
  • Eddie Murphy in The Golden Child (1986)
    The Golden Child
    6.0
    • Detective Boggs
    • 1986
  • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
    Hill Street Blues
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Uninsured Driver
    • 1986
  • A Fight for Jenny (1986)
    A Fight for Jenny
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Max
    • 1986
  • Jason Lively and Jill Whitlow in Night of the Creeps (1986)
    Night of the Creeps
    6.7
    • Detective Landis
    • 1986

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  • Born
    • July 14, 1930
    • Maywood, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • October 7, 2012
    • San Antonio, Texas, USA(heart disease)
  • Other works
    Played the lead in Charles Gordone's "No Place to Be Somebody", in downtown Chicago in 1971.
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    • 1 Interview

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