Jack Taylor

George Brown Randall (October 21, 1926 – May 12, 2026), known professionally as Jack Taylor, was an American actor known best for featuring in many European low-budget exploitation films of the 1970s, particularly several directed by Spanish filmmaker Jesús Franco. Born in Oregon City, a suburb of Portland, Oregon, Taylor began acting onstage as a child. During the 1950s, he began appearing in small roles for Los Angeles-based television series before relocating to Mexico and featuring in several films directed by Federico Curiel.

Taylor had several minor roles in film during the early 1960s, including Cleopatra (1963) and Custer of the West (1966) before having a major role in Jesús Franco's Succubus (1968). Taylor relocated subsequently to Spain, and appeared in numerous exploitation and horror films there, including Count Dracula (1970), Eugenie… The Story of Her Journey into Perversion (also 1970), Female Vampire (1973), and Pieces (1982). His later roles include 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), Roman Polanski's The Ninth Gate (1999), Daryush Shokof's A2Z (filmed 2004), and Miloš Forman's Goya's Ghosts (2006).

Early life Taylor was born George Brown Randall a suburb of Portland. He began acting as a child, first appearing in a stage production of Macbeth.

Career After adopting the stage name Jack Taylor, he began his acting career in small roles on 1950s American television shows such as The Jack Benny Program and Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. He relocated to Mexico during the late 1950s and featured in a number of films for director Federico Curiel, often featuring the Mexican characters Nostradamus the Vampire and the superhero Neutron. Reportedly, he relocated to Europe to appear in the film Cleopatra (1963), but his small part was uncredited.

Taylor had a minor role in the international co-production of Robert Siodmak's Custer of the West (1966).

In 1967, Taylor began his prolific collaboration with Jesús Franco for the film Succubus (1968, his first onscreen lead role) and Eugenie… The Story of Her Journey into Perversion (1970). He went on to play Quincey Morris in the 1970 Franco opus Count Dracula alongside Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom, Soledad Miranda and Klaus Kinski, before appearing in many of Franco's softcore pornography films, most famously Female Vampire (1973) with Lina Romay.

During this period, Taylor also featured with Spanish horror actor Paul Naschy in Dr. Jekyll vs. The Werewolf (1971) and The Mummy's Revenge (1975) and worked for director Amando de Ossorio on three occasions, for The Ghost Galleon (1974), Night of the Sorcerers (1974) and The Sea Serpent (1985). He appeared in León Klimovsky's The Vampires Night Orgy (1972) and the Italian giallo film Red Rings of Fear (1978). Juan Piquer Simón directed him in two films, a Jules Verne adventure film named Where Time Began (1978) and the gory cult film Pieces (1982). Taylor next appeared as a priest in John Milius' Conan the Barbarian (1982).

José Ramón Larraz directed Taylor in two other Spanish slasher films: Rest in Pieces (1987) and Edge of the Axe (1988). He also had a supporting role in Ridley Scott's 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), and later featured with Johnny Depp in Roman Polanski's horror film The Ninth Gate (1999).

He next appeared in André Téchiné's Loin (2001), and Miloš Forman's Goya's Ghosts (2006). Taylor had a supporting role in Son of Cain (2013), followed by Grand Piano (also 2013), featuring Elijah Wood and John Cusack.

Death Taylor died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 99.

Select filmography Year Title Role Notes 1960 Neutron, the Man in the Black Mask 1960 Neutron vs. The Amazing Dr. Caronte 1960 Neutron vs. The Death Robots 1961 The Curse of Nostradamus 1962 Nostradamus, the Genie of Darkness 1962 Nostradamus, the Monster Demolisher 1963 Cleopatra Caesar's Slave 1964 Tomb of the Pistolero Herbert Brandon 1965 Fall of the Mohicans Duncan Edward 1966 Custer of the West 1967 Agente Sigma 3 - Missione Goldwather Charles Butler, Agent Sigma 3 Alternate title: Sigma 3 1968 Succubus William Francis Mulligan Alternate title: Necronomicon - Geträumte Sünden 1969 Nightmares Come at Night Cynthia's Lover 1970 Count Dracula Quincey Morris 1970 Eugenie… The Story of Her Journey into Perversion Mirvel 1971 Dr. Jekyll vs. The Werewolf Henry Jekyll 1972 The Vampires Night Orgy Luis 1972 Dr. Mabuse aka Professor Farkas 1973 The Killer is One of Thirteen Harlan 1973 Autopsy Dr. Azcona 1973 Tender and Perverse Emanuelle Michel Dreville 1973 Female Vampire Baron Von Rathony 2014 Wax Dr. Knox