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{{Infobox person<br>
{{Infobox person
| name=Walter Clarence "Buck" Taylor, III<br>
| name=Walter Clarence "Buck" Taylor, III<br>
(Actor best known as "Newly O'Brien" on ''Gunsmoke'')
(Actor best known as "Newly O'Brien" on ''Gunsmoke'')
| website=http://www.bucktaylor.com/
| website=http://www.bucktaylor.com/
| spouse=(1) Judy Ann Nugent]] (married 1961–1983, divorced)<br>
| spouse=(1) Judy Ann Nugent]] (married 1961–1983, divorced)<br>
Goldie Ann Taylor (married 1995)
Goldie Ann Taylor (married 1995)<br>
}}
'''Children''':<br>
Adam Carlyle Taylor<br>
Matthew Taylor<br>
Cooper Glenn Taylor}}
'''Walter Clarence Taylor, III''', known as '''Buck Taylor''' (born May 13, 1938), is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] best known for his role as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brien in 174 episodes during the last eight seasons of [[CBS]]'s ''Gunsmoke'' [[television]] series]]. In recent years, he has painted the portrait of his friend and ''Gunsmoke'' star James Arness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bucktaylor.com/paintingpages/jarness.htm |title=Buck Taylor Paintings |publisher=Bucktaylor.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-26}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=tvcom>{{cite web|author=TV.com |url=http://www.tv.com/buck-taylor/person/33018/biography.html |title=Buck Taylor Bio – Buck Taylor Biography – Buck Taylor Stories |publisher=Tv.com |accessdate=August 26, 2012</ref>
'''Walter Clarence Taylor, III''', known as '''Buck Taylor''' (born May 13, 1938), is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] best known for his role as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brien in 174 episodes during the last eight seasons of [[CBS]]'s ''Gunsmoke'' [[television]] series]]. In recent years, he has painted the portrait of his friend and ''Gunsmoke'' star James Arness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bucktaylor.com/paintingpages/jarness.htm |title=Buck Taylor Paintings |publisher=Bucktaylor.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-26}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=tvcom>{{cite web|author=TV.com |url=http://www.tv.com/buck-taylor/person/33018/biography.html |title=Buck Taylor Bio – Buck Taylor Biography – Buck Taylor Stories |publisher=Tv.com |accessdate=August 26, 2012</ref>
===As Newly O'Brien====
===As Newly O'Brien====
Taylor's long-term role on ''Gunsmoke'' was not his first role in a weekly series. In the preceding 1966–1967 season, he starred in ten episodes as John "Brad" Bradford, along with Michael Anderson, Jr.], and Barbara Hershey]in ABC's ''The Monroes,'' the story of an orphaned family trying to survive in the [[Wyoming]] wilderness.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060011/fullcredits#cast "The Monroes" (1966) – Full cast and crew]. imdb.com</ref>
Taylor's long-term role on ''Gunsmoke'' was not his first role in a weekly series. In the preceding 1966–1967 season, he starred in ten episodes as John "Brad" Bradford, along with Michael Anderson, Jr., and Barbara Hershey]in ABC's ''The Monroes,'' the story of an orphaned family trying to survive in the [[Wyoming]] wilderness.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060011/fullcredits#cast "The Monroes" (1966) – Full cast and crew]. imdb.com</ref>
''Gunsmoke'' introduced Taylor on a weekly basis to millions of viewers. Dub Taylor also guest-starred numerous times on the series. Before Taylor was cast as handsome young gunsmith "Newly," he had appeared in an earlier segment of the series as an outlaw. As Newly, however, he was clearly one of the "good guys" in the same tradition as James Arness as Matt Dillon. The Newly character superseded that of Clayton Thaddeus "Thad" Greenwood, played by Roger Ewing. Taylor got along so well with the ''Gunsmoke'' cast that he named his second and third sons Matthew Taylor and Cooper Glenn Taylor for James Arness' Matt Dilloon role and Glenn Strange (1899–1973), the character actor who played the bartender, Sam, and remained on the program until [[cancer]] claimed his life. Strange never knew of the honor, for Cooper Taylor was not born until 1975. Taylor was actively involved in the preparation of the script for the 1987 ''[unsmoke: Return to Dodge'' reunion film,<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Gunsmoke-Return-Dodge-James-Arness/dp/6302662346 Amazon.com: Gunsmoke- Return to Dodge] (VHS, 1987)</ref> by which time Milburn Stone, the cranky Doc Adams character, had died. Ken Curtis, who had portrayed the deputy Festus Haggen, felt shortchanged by the offer of far less pay than Amanda Blake and passed on the project. In 1991, Taylor co-starred with Curtis in what turned out to be Curtis' last acting role in the film version of [[Louis L'Amour]]'s ''Conagher,'' which also starred Taylor's friend [[Sam Elliott]] and Elliott's wife, Katharine Ross.<ref name=buck/>
''Gunsmoke'' introduced Taylor on a weekly basis to millions of viewers. Dub Taylor also guest-starred numerous times on the series. Before Taylor was cast as handsome young gunsmith "Newly," he had appeared in an earlier segment of the series as an outlaw. As Newly, however, he was clearly one of the "good guys" in the same tradition as James Arness as Matt Dillon. The Newly character superseded that of Clayton Thaddeus "Thad" Greenwood, played by Roger Ewing. Taylor got along so well with the ''Gunsmoke'' cast that he named his second and third sons Matthew Taylor and Cooper Glenn Taylor for James Arness' Matt Dilloon role and Glenn Strange (1899–1973), the character actor who played the bartender, Sam, and remained on the program until [[cancer]] claimed his life. Strange never knew of the honor, for Cooper Taylor was not born until 1975. Taylor was actively involved in the preparation of the script for the 1987 ''Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge'' reunion film,<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Gunsmoke-Return-Dodge-James-Arness/dp/6302662346 Amazon.com: Gunsmoke- Return to Dodge] (VHS, 1987)</ref> by which time Milburn Stone, the cranky Doc Adams character, had died. Ken Curtis, who had portrayed the deputy Festus Haggen, felt shortchanged by the offer of far less pay than Amanda Blake and passed on the project. In 1991, Taylor co-starred with Curtis in what turned out to be Curtis' last acting role in the film version of [[Louis L'Amour]]'s ''Conagher,'' which also starred Taylor's friend [[Sam Elliott]] and Elliott's wife, Katharine Ross.<ref name=buck/>
===After ''Gunsmoke''===
===After ''Gunsmoke''===
==Artistic pursuits==
==Artistic pursuits==
In 1993, Taylor began selling his paintings at the National Finals Rodeo in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. These paintings are sold through his [[website]], private art shows and festivals, and at galleries. His private commissions can be found in the Loomis Fargo headquarters, the Franklin Min, John Wayne Enterprises, the American Quarter Horse Association Museum in [[Amarillo]], the National Ranching Heritage Center museum in [[Lubbock]], and in the hands of private collectors Roy Clark, Val Kilme, Roger Staubach, Powers Boothe, Sam Elliott, and James Arness. Taylor is the official artist for several rodeos, including the Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, [[Oregon]], and state fairs.<ref name=buck/>
In 1993, Taylor began selling his paintings at the National Finals Rodeo in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]. These paintings are sold through his [[website]], private art shows and festivals, and at galleries. His private commissions can be found in the Loomis Fargo headquarters, the Franklin Mint, John Wayne Enterprises, the American Quarter Horse Association Museum in [[Amarillo]], the National Ranching Heritage Center museum in [[Lubbock]], and in the hands of private collectors Roy Clark, Val Kilme, Roger Staubach, Powers Boothe, Sam Elliott, and James Arness. Taylor is the official artist for several rodeos, including the Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, [[Oregon]], and state fairs.<ref name=buck/>
==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 1961, Taylor married the actress Judy Ann Nugent, a sister-in-law of actor Nick Adams.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0637803/ Judy Nugent (I)]. imdb.com</ref> The couple [[divorced]] in 1983. They had three sons: Adam Carlyle Taylor (1966–1994), Matthew Taylor (born 1970), and Cooper Glenn Taylor (born 1975). Adam was an assistant director, and Matthew and Cooper are Hollywood stunt men who were reared in [[Montana]]. Taylor is the father-in-law of actress and film producer Anne Lockhart, the widow of Adam Taylor, who died three days before his 28th birthday in a highway accident in Madison County, Montana. Anne is the daughter of actress June Lockhart.<ref name=imdb/>
In 1961, Taylor married the actress Judy Ann Nugent, a sister-in-law of actor Nick Adams.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0637803/ Judy Nugent (I)]. imdb.com</ref> The couple divorced] in 1983. They had three sons: Adam Carlyle Taylor (1966–1994), Matthew Taylor (born 1970), and Cooper Glenn Taylor (born 1975). Adam was an assistant director, and Matthew and Cooper are Hollywood stunt men who were reared in [[Montana]]. Taylor is the father-in-law of actress and film producer Anne Lockhart, the widow of Adam Taylor, who died three days before his 28th birthday in a highway accident in Madison County, Montana. Anne is the daughter of actress June Lockhart.<ref name=imdb/>
Taylor and current wife Goldie, a flight attendant, met in 1995 at a quarter horse show, where his paintings were being exhibited. They wed after a three-month courtship and run a ranch on the Brazos River in Texas.
Taylor and current wife Goldie, a flight attendant, met in 1995 at a quarter horse show, where his paintings were being exhibited. They wed after a three-month courtship and run a ranch on the Brazos River in Texas.
Taylor supports the John Wayne Cancer Foundation, the Walt Garrison Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, the Future Farmers of America Scholarship], the Screen Actors Guild Retirement Home, the Ben Johnson Children's Hospital, and Frontier Texas!, a state-of-the-art museum]] for which Taylor does some of the narration. The museum opened in 2004 in [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene]] in Taylor County (coincidence of the name) in West Texas.
Taylor supports the John Wayne Cancer Foundation, the Walt Garrison Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, the Future Farmers of America Scholarship], the Screen Actors Guild Retirement Home, the Ben Johnson Children's Hospital, and Frontier Texas!, a state-of-the-art museum]] for which Taylor does some of the narration. The museum opened in 2004 in [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene]] in Taylor County (coincidence of the name) in West Texas.
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