Buck Taylor Net Worth

Buck Taylor's Quotes

• [on how he was brought into the cast after a guest appearance in the 13th season of Gunsmoke (1955)] They liked me [from that guest appearance] so much they decided to test me as Newly O'Brien, who was a gunsmith and U.S. Deputy Marshal. Six months later, I was on the show.
• I was at the Fort Worth stockyards in 1948 or '47, I was on tour with my dad, and Wild Bill was in the stockyards with some horses. I got to see Wild Bill there, never knowing that in years to come I'd be creating a poster of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
• [describing his mentors] Milburn Stone [Doc] and Ken Curtis [Festus] of Gunsmoke (1955) told me early on, "When you go in public, you're going to meet people that let you into the privacy of their homes, into their bedrooms. They'll think of you as part of their family, so they'll feel like they know you. Some will want to hug you. When they do that, don't disappoint them". That's my advice to any actor--respect those that got you there. Enjoy those that you've made happy. My dad was like that also. That's old school, I guess.
• [asked about himself being recognized as Newly O'Brien] I don't know how they recognize me now. Even little kids, although their parents usually have to tell them who I am.
• I thought, "God, was their mother a buffalo?"

Interesting Facts about Buck Taylor

1. Father of Adam C. Taylor, Matthew Taylor, and Cooper Taylor
2. Son of Dub Taylor.
3. Father-in-law of actress/producer Anne Lockhart.
4. He and current wife Goldie live on a ranch north of Fort Worth, Texas. They met in 1995 at a world quarter-horse show, where his paintings were being exhibited, and married after a three-month courtship.
5. He thought so highly of Gunsmoke (1955) star James Arness, who played Marshal Matt Dillon, that he named his second son Matthew. He also named his third son Cooper Glenn after Glenn Strange.
6. Western character actor who is best remembered for his eight seasons (1967-1975) as gunsmith Newly O'Brien on the classic series Gunsmoke (1955).
7. Has earned several Western awards over the years. Received "The Wrangler" award in 1972 and was inducted into the National Cowboy Western Heritage Musuem as a trustee. He later received the National Festival of the West award "Cowboy Spirit Award" in 1998, which actor Dennis Weaver also received several years later, and received a plaque on the "Walk of Western Stars" in Santa Clarita, CA, that includes past recipients Weaver and Amanda Blake.
8. He studied art on a scholarship while in college and later was seen sketching during film and TV breaks. An accomplished western artist who enjoys exploring America's "Old West" and delving into typical everyday cowboy scenes of hitching horses or setting up camp, he specializes in watercolor.
9. His grizzled, roly-poly character actor/father Dub Taylor was best known as Michael J. Pollard's turncoat father who leads Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway to their memorably stylized deaths in Bonnie and Clyde (1967). On TV he appeared in many western settings and will be remembered for his role on I Love Lucy (1951) as "Rattlesnake Jones," the gruff cowboy entertainer who tries to help Lucy prepare for Ricky's rodeo show by nasaling out a version of "Home on the Range."
10. Grandfather of Zane Taylor and Carlyle Taylor.
11. Ex-son-in-law of Carl Nugent.
12. Uncle of Allyson Adams and Jeb Stuart Adams.
13. Ex-brother-in-law of Nick Adams and Carol Nugent.
14. Both his father Dub Taylor and his son Adam C. Taylor died in 1994.
15. Inducted into The National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum Hall of Fame in 2011.
16. As of 2003 was living in Fort Worth, TX.
17. Is a well-known western artist.
18. He worked with his late son Adam C. Taylor in Tombstone (1993).
19. Has a portrait of his mentor and best friend James Arness.
20. His acting mentor and best friend James Arness, died on June 3, 2011, at age 88. Taylor attended his funeral and read the eulogy.