Dub Taylor

[Deceasedeye]

I like Dub Taylor, but Dub Taylor never played anyone but Dub Taylor. It didn't really matter what his name was in a film - always the same character.

You mean like Clint Eastwood ?

 

[dsf]

I had the pleasure of working with Dub and Buck as a young lad back in the 70's. I was a Grip on an independent film co. I also worked with Struther Martin, Jack Elam, Slim Pickens and the legendary Ben Johnson. Though all the actors may have pilfered a favorite piece of wardrobe from time to time, most production companies had warehouses and trucks full of this stuff. Most of these guys would never be recognized if they weren't wearing this garb. Which is is what they wanted. When I wasn't making movies, I had to be a bodyguard for them. They all really coveted their privacy and personal lives.

I remember Jack Elam described his career, and probably that of quite a few character actors, as having three stages -

The first was "who's Jack Elam?" followed by "get me Jack Elam" and after a few years of that - "who's Jack Elam ....?"

I guess the time in between is what counts.