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.
Filmography
The Mist
as Ambrose Cornell
Cowboys & Aliens
as Wes Claiborne
Hell or High Water
as Old Man
Wild Wild West
as Cross-Eyed Reb
Tombstone
as Turkey Creek Jack Johnson
Gettysburg
as Col. William Gamble
Flicka
as Wagner
Gods and Generals
as Gen. Maxcy Gregg
Trading Paint
as Ben
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
as Poolside Interviewer 2 (uncredited)
The Wendell Baker Story
as Bob Draper
The Wild Angels
as Dear John
Rodeo and Juliet
as Judge Lawrence
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
as Robert Edward Gattlin
Timestalkers
as Shaving Cowboy
Two Sinners and a Mule
as Sheriff Cleetus
Indiscretion
as Abe
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
as Dynamite Dick
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
as Sgt. Bridges