Buck Taylor
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Walter Clarence "Buck" Taylor, III (born May 13, 1938) is an American actor and water color artist best known for his role as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brien in 113 episodes during the last eight seasons of CBS's Gunsmoke television series (1967–1975). In recent years, he has painted the portrait of his friend and Gunsmoke costar James Arness. Taylor's painting specialty is the American West, and each year, he creates the posters for several Texas rodeos. Taylor lives with his second wife on a ranch near Fort Worth, Texas. Description above from the Wikipedia article Buck Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Mist (2007)
as Ambrose Cornell
Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
as Wes Claiborne
Tombstone (1993)
as Turkey Creek Jack Johnson
Hell or High Water (2016)
as Old Man
Wild Wild West (1999)
as Cross-Eyed Reb
Gettysburg (1993)
as Col. William Gamble
Gods and Generals (2003)
as Gen. Maxcy Gregg
Indiscretion (2016)
as Abe
Trading Paint (2019)
as Ben
Wild Horses (1985)
as Cowboy
Flicka (2006)
as Wagner
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
as Poolside Interviewer 2 (uncredited)
The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
as Robert Edward Gattlin
The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
as Bob Draper
Timestalkers (1987)
as Shaving Cowboy
Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981)
as Dynamite Dick
Hard Time (1998)
as Capt. Adam Gunther
Proud Men (1987)
as Homer
The Wild Angels (1966)
as Dear John
Hell to Pay (2005)
as Dr. Adam Galen
Conagher (1991)
Actor
Rodeo and Juliet (2015)
as Judge Lawrence
The Trail to Hope Rose (2004)
as Parson Brown
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)
as Buck Smith
The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy (2011)
as Pete Snyder
Standing Tall (1978)
as George Fewster
Comanche (2000)
as Capt. Myles Keogh
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' (2008)
as Self
Two Sinners and a Mule (2023)
as Sheriff Cleetus
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1983)
as Sgt. Bridges
Dangerous Company (1982)
as Petrie
Buffalo Daze (2025)
Actor
Payback (1991)
as Nick
Ensign Pulver (1964)
as Mannion (uncredited)
Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996)
as Steve Grisham
Miracle at Sage Creek (2005)
as Buckskin Charlie
Big Bad John (1990)
as Bob Simmons
Canyon Trail (2015)
as Marshal Trevor Cooper
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987)
as Newly
T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport (1986)
as Off. Phillips
Beartooth (1978)
Actor
Devil's Angels (1967)
as Gage
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989)
as Wes Porter
The Soul Collector (1999)
as Charlie
Jericho (2000)
as Pap Doolin
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid (1978)
as Joe
Truce (2005)
as Harry Dodds
Johnny Shiloh (1965)
as Josh
Bender (2016)
as Sheriff J.E. Stone
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills (1986)
as Grey
Sod and Stubble (2025)
Actor
Doc Hooker's Bunch (1978)
as Mike Lassiter
Pony Express Rider (1976)
as Bovey Kingman
And Now Miguel (1966)
as Gabriel
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail (1981)
as Laird
The Contested Plains (2022)
as Rufus Brown
The Making of Comanche (2000)
as Self