ROD TAYLOR

Rod Taylor was an Australian movie star who had a great career in Hollywood. Although he didn’t reach the status of Hollywood legend during his time, he starred in films that people still talk about to this day. His most known work is when he starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s horror-thriller film The Birds in 1963. Mitch Brenner, his character in the film, is a man who lives in a town under attack by menacing birds. In the same year, he starred in the romantic-comedy film Sunday in New York with Jane Fonda.

The actor had many more films under his resume but decided to retire from acting in 1987. His long-time friend Quentin Tarantino, a famous film director, gave him a cameo as Winston Churchill in Inglourious Basterds even though he was retired. Taylor passed away at the age of 84, surrounded by his loving family. He might not be in the ranks of the other actors during his time, but let’s give credit where it’s due: Taylor created terrific films that are still watched in this day and age.