ROD TAYLOR on THE TIME MACHINE, THE BIRDS, JANE FONDA, HITCHCOCK, JOHN FORD & more

In a Turner Classic Movies filler, “Movie Talk”, a relaxed and revealing Rod Taylor discusses his career and collaborators, including movies “The Time Machine”, “The Birds” and “The V.I.P.s”, co-stars Jane Fonda, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and legendary directors Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford and Michelangelo Antonioni.

[@MarkLucasProductions]

Who doesn't love Rod Taylor! And what a nice guy too!

[@BabyFaceBren]

And a great example of what an Aussie USED to be. Self-deprecating, honest, down-to-earth, funny. I'm lucky I'm old enough to have known Australians like that. These days, most Aussies are clones of the world's woke. I haven't watched this for a while, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are at least 6 things in it that "should" be cancelled.

[@davidpar2]

@@BabyFaceBren when I saw Crocodile Dundee as a kid, I thought all Australian Men were like Paul Hogan

[@AdamsOlympia]

@@BabyFaceBren most people I know are pretty easy going and very honest … the only people I see going around so uptight and acting like a whiny horses ass all the time are those of you who constantly use a meaningless term like “woke” un-ironically. You can’t go a single day without making everything a political gripe. It’s obnoxious.

[@robertlagettie4792]

I worked with rod in 1977 in Queensland

[@thepanel2935]

Rod Taylor crafted his life into a masterpiece, all the way from Australia to Hollywood. Being an Australian, you can expect him to be down to earth and humble, no airs-and-graces.

[@judypasqualone3819]

He was right about that…he was gorgeous. Always had a crush on him…with every movie. ❤️

[@1950sTeddyboy]

Never really looked into Rod Taylor although loved the Time Machine. But after watching this Video.. He sure comes across a a Great Guy. No Me or I in conversation ... Just praising all he worked with. Great & Humble with it !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BabyFaceBren]

He was a Aussie so of course he was a great guy!😉

[@Rogerholberg]

I'm so old I remember when he played reporter Glen Evans in the TV show "Hong Kong" with Lloyd Bochner as the police inspector. Great show. Only lasted one season, though.

[@AmyWebster-u6l]

Rod was my first crush as a kid. Hope he's resting in peace, and knows he's still loved.

[@janetclaireSays]

I loved The Time Machine, and The Birds.

[@AnyM4jorDude]

He's so very humble, talking as if he was not one of the giants leading men of the golden era of film.

[@matthewsheeran]

The Time Machine is one of my favourites and I truly believe it is one of the greatest movies ever made, real holiwood magic at it best with a great writer's story and no doubt screen play also, and so so underrated but its still on TV regularly on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon which is true of many which are now all but irrelevant. Real magic! And BTW I couldn't imagine any other actor in it: it is Rod Taylors part and movie through and through!! Kind of ironic how a movie about time travel is one of very few that actually stands the test of time haha!

[@kennethbowell4605]

Rob Taylor the Time Machine was a very good film he will be sadly missed rest in peace Rob Taylor…….😥😥😥😥

[@norrispulliam7810]

A truly Great and economy use of special effects ! Unlike today with much more advanced technology but rarely any story content .as we have seen time and time agin flops in the remaking of movies were special effects are key like the remaking of the time machine several remakes actually and everyone worst than the last !

[@ImYourHuckleberry_29]

@@kennethbowell4605 rod. Rod!!!!

[@harveycotton5185]

it is !

[@nicholasjanke3476]

In 1993 Rod Taylor, Alan Young and Whit Bissel reprised their roles in a tv movie Time Machine sequel.

[@MLMLW]

He was a dang good looking man in his day!!!! He seems like a nice person, too.

[@calescapee9642]

A Great Actor. Rod Taylor ..underated

[@Mechanic1945]

A favourite actor since a little kid when my old man first showed me the time machine, still can’t believe he was only in his early 30s doing that film

[@rickurban1394]

Time Machine was a great flick, but “darker than amber” with William Smith, gave us one of the best fight scenes that I have ever seen…

[@jc6594]

Today Commemorates Rod Taylor's 90th Birthday

[@BabyFaceBren]

Wow, thanks for that. A great Aussie

[@davidframpton8215]

Amazing. Just amazing. Rod Taylor had 'it'. Very few actors have it

[@muffassa6739]

Thanks for the great video of the Actor Rod Taylor 👍 😀

[@BabyFaceBren]

No problem 👍

[@AlMelan]

My favorite actor

[@jackiebrown7229]

Loved this man.

[@gehanoates885]

One of my favourite actors

[@markgregorio377]

Wow! Rod Taylor! A time so long ago.

[@colonial6452]

Bodega Bay is still an interesting place to visit.

[@timtebowfan628]

I visited Bodega Bay in 1991 and in 2018 and it had changed alot. The downtown was totally changed and Rod Taylor's house was just a facade with nothing behind. The only thing still sstanding from the movie is the schoolhouse.

[@milesbecky1]

He seems like a delightful fellow.

[@meganconnell6853]

RIP Rod Taylor.

[@tasoula2]

loved this guy!

[@BabyFaceBren]

He looks like my dad did when he got old and his attitude is the same too. Just a genuine Aussie bloke with a great sense of humour and the ability to laugh at himself.

[@10-4-goodbuddy]

That handsome hunk is greatly missed.😢

[@patricebest545]

You were young and gorgeous- fellow Australian! Rip!

[@raymondperez2972]

He is still handsome today. Would have made a terrific, fantastic James Bond.

[@judypasqualone3819]

I particularly loved his movies with Doris Day…they were fantastic.

[@CeeLiberty]

He would have made a great James Bond!!!!

[@christorrence1114]

He made a Bond copy movie called "The Liquidator," Not one of his best but fun.

[@alexlanning712]

Rod had an image that many other Hollywood people were envious of

[@ROCKINGMAN]

Always though Rod Taylor was a real scene stealer, riveting actor.

[@BabyFaceBren]

Very natural.

[@MargueritePierrelouis-b1s]

What a great guy. My favorite is his astronaut performance in the twilight zone.

[@BabyFaceBren]

I haven't seen that, I'll have to check it out.

[@LouisworldMyLifeMyDiet]

Great man

[@donnarupert4926]

He’s just the funniest 😆 guy!!

[@denisshelston8964]

Sadly passed away in 2015....

[@terenzo50]

A fan since Hong Kong and The Time Machine.

[@Hans_van_der_veen]

He would have been the best JAMES BOND ever!

[@Raelspark]

I wonder if he was ever considered for James Bond. He easily could have done On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

[@stanprzybylinski1389]

Don't forget "World Without End"!

[@BabyFaceBren]

So many great films.

[@tiffsaver]

Just compare Rod Taylor's "Time Machine" with the 2002 reboot. There is absolutely no comparison. The 1960 original was done on a shoestring budget, but the multi-million dollar all CGI remake was total garbage in comparison. No amount of special effects can ever ever compete with great acting and storytelling. If you agree, please give me a big Thumbs Up.

[@BabyFaceBren]

@@tiffsaver I did. And a heart. The original and the remake have one thing in common: an Aussie in the lead!

[@tiffsaver]

@@BabyFaceBren It's amazing that so many Brits and Aussies are such great actors, some of my all-time favorites.

[@christorrence1114]

I would have loved to see him in a Star Trek spinoff series back in the day.

[@joep8787]

I remember when Rod Taylor was guest starring on such westerns as Cheyenne in the late 1950s. I'm surprised the producer of "The Time Machine" took a huge gamble and cast him as the lead. I wonder who turned down the role.

[@BabyFaceBren]

@@joep8787 According to Wikipedia, George Pal originally considered a middle-aged English actor such as David Niven or James Mason (not that either was offered the role) and he later changed his mind and decided on Rod Taylor, to make the character younger and idealistic. It was Taylor’s first lead role.

[@djizzah]

time machine had a big impacton me

[@JohnJullien-w4t]

Lidcombe Boy.🇦🇺

[@theresalux8185]

This guy probably could of played James Bond

[@BabyFaceBren]

I agree, he would've been a great Bond!

[@cakepudding3220]

He was so hot back in the day. How did he let himself go?

[@BabyFaceBren]

He's getting on here. He may have lost his looks but he hadn’t lost his mind, thank God. We all get old, if we are lucky. Beats the alternative!

[@blakemcnamara9105]

He doesn't look so bad. He just looked like an old grandfather.

[@324cmac]

That's just old age. It's natural. He lived a good long life and kept his faculties quite well. We aren't meant to look the same at 80 as we did at 30.

[@jogman262]

It’s called getting older.

[@keithdonald6583]

Its called aging. It'll happen to you one day

[@garymathis1042]

My, what a jovial fellow.