Robert Taylor was discovered by a talent scout from MGM Films and immediately signed a seventeen-year contract. However, his (MGM) career was not smooth sailing. He was lent to FOX, and Universal films.
The 1930s
In 1934, Robert Taylor played the role of Lloyd Burmeister in Will Rogers' comedy film "Handy Andy"; Robert collaborated with Mady Christians, Starred in the film "Bad Girls" directed by Charles Brabin, playing the role of Bill Renton. In 1935, he starred in the Hollywood film "The Lady of Times Square", playing the role of Steven J. 'Steve' Gordon; in the same year, he starred in the Hollywood film "Broadway Melody 1936" starring Jack Benny, playing the role of Robert Gordon; He played himself in the film "La Fiesta de Santa Barbara" directed by Louis Lewyn; he collaborated with Irene Dunne and played the role of Dr. Robert Merrick in the film "The End of the World" directed by John M. Stahl. In 1936, Robert collaborated with Greta Garbo and starred in the Hollywood film "La Traviata", playing the role of Armand Duval. In the same year, he collaborated with Joan Crawford and starred in the Hollywood film "The Gorgeous Hussy", playing the role of ' Bow' Timberlake; co-starred with Loretta Young as Richard Winfield in Roy Del Russ's Private Number.
In 1937, Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck co-starred in the Hollywood film "This Is My Affair", playing the role of Lieutenant Richard Perry (two years later) Later, the heroine became Robert's first wife); in the same year, Robert collaborated with Eleanor Powell and starred in the Hollywood film "Broadway Melody of 1938", playing the role of Stephen; later he and Jane Harlow Cooperation, *** co-starred in the Hollywood film "Personal Property", playing the role of Ferguson. In 1938, Robert collaborated with Edward Arnold and starred in the Hollywood film "The Crowd Roars", playing the role of McCoy; Robert collaborated with Lionel Barrymore and starred in the Hollywood film "Oxford", in which Played the role of Lee Sheridan; co-starred with Margaret Sullivan in the Hollywood film "Three Comrades", playing the role of Erich. In 1939, Robert co-starred with Hedy Lamarr in the film "Lady of the Tropics" directed by Jack Conway, playing the role of William Beale.
The 1940s
In 1940, Robert Taylor met the famous screenwriter Robert E. Sherwood, director Melvin LeRoy and Hollywood star Felipe. Cooperating with Wen Li, he starred in the Hollywood classic film "The Blue Bridge", one of the three most poignant and immortal love films in film history. In the film, Robert played the protagonist, British Army Colonel Loy Crownin. In November of the same year, the film landed in China. Although the film was not as popular as "Gone with the Wind" in the United States, it won warm applause in China. The response was extremely enthusiastic, far exceeding the popularity it received in the country. Robert and Vivien This is not the first time that Li has collaborated. Mara and Roy in the film have also become a typical combination of beauty and talent in the minds of Chinese audiences. After the war, the film was re-screened many times and still attracted full audiences. So much so that it arouses the wonder and curiosity of foreigners, who call it a unique "Chinese phenomenon".
In the same year, Robert Taylor collaborated with Ruth Hershey to star in the Hollywood war film "Flight Commander" directed by Frank Bosage, playing the role of Ensign Alan Drake; he collaborated with Norma Shearer in Melvin ·Played the role of Mark Preysing in the film "Escape" directed by Leroy.
In 1941, Robert Taylor collaborated with Joan Crawford and starred in the Hollywood film "When Ladies Meet", playing the role of Jimmy Lee; he collaborated with Brian Donlevy and starred in the Hollywood film "When Ladies Meet" He played the role of Billy Bonney in "Billy the Kid"; in November of the same year, he and Barbara Stanwyck left signatures and cement footprints and handprints in the front yard of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. In 1942, Robert Taylor teamed up with Lana Turner to star in the Hollywood film "Two Heroes", playing the role of John 'Johnny' Eager. In the same year, he collaborated with Charles Laughton and starred in the Hollywood film "Corridor", playing the role of Lieut. In 1943, Robert Taylor played the role of Sergeant Bill Dane in Ty Garnett's "The Battle of Patan" with George Murphy. In 1944, Robert Taylor collaborated with Susan Peters and starred in the Russian-themed war film "Russian Song" directed by Gregory Latuff, playing the role of John Meredith. Robert Taylor was not interested in this film. , because the film praises communism from a certain perspective. In the same year, he was seconded to 20th Century Fox Film Company to participate in the dubbing of the World War II documentary "The Female Fighter" directed by William Wyler. (For Captain Robert Taylor, U.S. Naval Reserve) In 1946, Robert Taylor collaborated with American actress Katharine Hepburn and starred in the Hollywood film "Newlyweds" as Alan Garroway. In 1948, Robert Taylor collaborated with Robert Montgomery in the MGM film "The Mysterious Island", playing the role of Narrator. In 1949, Robert Taylor collaborated with Ava Gardner to play the role of Rigby in the film "The Bribery" directed by Robert Z. Leonard.
The 1950s
In 1950, Robert Taylor collaborated with Louis Calhern to play the role of Lance Poole in the film "The Devil's Porch" directed by Anthony Mann. In 1951, Robert Taylor collaborated with Deborah Kerr and starred in the Hollywood film "The Tyrant", playing the role of Marcus Vinicius. In the same year, he collaborated with Denise Darcy and played the role of Buck Wyatt in the film "The Women's March to the West" directed by William A. Wellman.
In 1952, Robert Taylor collaborated with Elizabeth Taylor, one of the four beauties in Hollywood, and starred in the Hollywood film "Heroes", playing the role of Ivanhoe; in the same year, he and Eleanor Cooperated with Parker and starred in the Hollywood classic film "Hiroshima", playing the role of Colonel Paul Tibbetts; and starred in the film "The Hoaxters" starring Marilyn Erskine and Howard Keele.
In 1953, Robert Taylor collaborated with Ava Gardner to star in the Hollywood film "Knights of the Round Table", playing the role of Lancelot. At the same time, the two collaborated in a film directed by John Farrow. He played the role of Rio in "The Three Heroes"; in the same year, he co-starred with Stuart Granger in "Heroes of the World" and played the role of Joel Shore in the film.
In 1954, Robert Taylor collaborated with Eleanor Parker to play the role of Mark Brandon in the film "Valley of the Kings" directed by Robert Pirosh; in the same year, he collaborated with Janet Leigh in the film "Valley of the Kings". Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney plays the role of Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney in the film "Rogue Cop" directed by E. Rowland.
In 1955, Robert Taylor collaborated with Eleanor Parker to play the role of Bushrod Gentry in the film "The Last Man" directed by Roy Rowland; in the same year, he collaborated with Kay Kendall in the film He plays the role of Quentin Durward in the film "Quentin Durward" directed by Chad Tobey.
In 1956, Robert collaborated with Richard Todd and starred in the Hollywood film "June 6th" as Capt. Brad Parker. In the same year, he starred in the film "The Last Catch" directed by Richard Brooks, playing the role of Charlie Gilson; in 1956, he collaborated with Elisabeth Müller and played Cliff in the film "Power and Fortune" directed by Henry Coster The role of Barton.
In 1958, Robert Taylor collaborated with Richard Widmark to play the role of Jake Wad in the film "The Law and Jake Wade" directed by John Sturges. In the same year, he collaborated with Cyd Charisse and played the role of Thomas 'Tommy' Farrell in the film "Party Girl" directed by Nicholas Ray; collaborated with Julie London and played the role of Thomas 'Tommy' Farrell in the film "The Wind" directed by John Sturges. Steve Sinclair Double S Owner in "Double Ride".
In 1959, Robert Taylor and Anthony Newley collaborated and starred together in the British film "The Killer of Kilimanjaro", playing the role of JRobert Adamson. The film finally premiered in Finland. in the same year, he collaborated with Nicole Murray and starred in the film "The House of the Seven Hawks" directed by Richard Tobey, playing the role of John Nordley.
The 1960s
In 1963, Robert co-starred with Lily Palmer in the Hollywood film "The Miracle of the White Horse", playing the role of Col. Podhajsky; In the same year, he collaborated with Robert Loggia and starred in the Hollywood film "Cattle King" as Sam Brassfield; he also participated in the film "Real Hollywood" and played himself. In 1964, Robert Taylor collaborated with Mickey Shofnessy and Stanley Adams to play the role of Frank Costigan in the film "A House Is Not a Home" directed by Russell Rouse; he collaborated with Barbara Stanwyck in William He played the role of Barry Moreland in the film "The Night Walker" directed by Tom Castle; in the same year, Robert Taylor appeared with Clark Gable and Greta Garbo in the documentary "MGM's Comedy Film Review" directed by Robert Youngson. , the footage is basically archival footage.
In 1966, Robert Taylor starred as Captain Martín in the film "Untamed" directed by Hugo Fregonese. In 1967, he played the role of Gallagher in the film "Hondo and the Apaches" directed by Lee H. Culkin.
In 1968, he collaborated with Rosalind Russell and Stella Stevens and played the role of Mr. Farraday in the film "Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows" directed by James Nelson; in the same year, he starred with Charles With Boyer, he played the role of Anderson in the film "Le rouble à deux faces" directed by Etienne Périer. In 1969, he collaborated with Faye Dunaway and played himself in the film "Captain" directed by John Frankheimer.
After Robert Taylor's death
Since then, Robert Taylor has continued to appear in many films in the form of archived footage. In 1976, he appeared in the film "Entertainment Continuation" directed by Gene Kelly; in 1985, he appeared in the film "The Movie" starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Ray Bolger and directed by Jack Haley Jr. "Dancer"; in 1995, appeared in the film "Nixon" starring Anthony Hopkins and Joan Allen and directed by Oliver Stone; in 1997, appeared in the film "Nixon" starring Sharon Grace, starring Michael In the film "Rand: A Sense of Life" directed by Paxton; in 2005, he appeared in the film "Garbo" starring Julie Christie and Greta Garbo and directed by Kevin Brownlow. When World War II broke out, Robert Taylor persisted in his beliefs and joined the military despite strong opposition from fans. He served in the U.S. Navy's Air Transport Division; he served as a flight instructor for the Navy's air transportation department, and directed the 17th U.S. Navy training film; in the U.S. Army While serving as an Air Force transport division, he still insisted on making two films, such as the 1944 documentary "Fighting Lady"; after the war, he returned safely, both in appearance and body.
Robert Taylor had a pilot's license and owned a single-engine airplane. He served in the U.S. Navy as a training flight instructor for the 17th Army from 1943 to 1945. After World War II, MGM bought him one. The twin-engine Beechcraft he drove regularly until the early 1960s.