Rip Taylor
Born: 1931-01-13 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Died: 2019-10-06
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Elmer "Rip" Taylor Jr. (January 13, 1931 – October 6, 2019) was an American actor and comedian, known for his exuberance and flamboyant personality, including his wild moustache, toupee, and his habit of showering himself (and others) with confetti. Throughout the 1970s, Taylor was a frequent celebrity guest panelist on TV game shows such as Hollywood Squares, To Tell the Truth, and The Gong Show, and substituted for Charles Nelson Reilly on The Match Game. He became a regular on Sid and Marty Krofft's Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, playing Sheldon, a sea-genie who lived in a conch shell. In addition, Taylor was also a regular on The Brady Bunch Hour, playing a role of neighbor/performer Jack Merrill. He also hosted a short-lived send-up of beauty pageants titled The $1.98 Beauty Show, created by Gong Show producer/host Chuck Barris, in 1978.
Filmography
2014
2013
- Blood of 1000 Virgins as Self (archive footage)
2012
- Silent but Deadly as Norman
2010
- Jackass 3D as Self
2006
- The Emperor's New School as The Royal Record Keeper (voice)
- Jackass Number Two as Self
2005
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Leo
- The Life and Times of Juniper Lee as Horrifying Monster (voice)
- The Aristocrats as Self
- Lost Reality 2 as (uncredited)
- The Ron White Show
2004
- Lost Reality as (uncredited)
- Goodnight, We Love You as Self
- Dead Famous as Self
2003
- Alex & Emma as Polina's Farther
- Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico as Mr. Smiley / Ghost of Señor Otero (voice)
- Moonlight by the Sea
2002
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? as Mr. Wackypants (voice)
- Jackass: The Movie as Self
- Life with Bonnie as Rappin' Rip
- George Lopez as Rip Taylor
- Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? as Mr. McMcMc (voice)
1998
- Will & Grace as Self
1997
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Elmo P. Middleton (segment "The Man in the Model T")
1996
1995
- Brotherly Love as Rip Taylor / Hank
- The Naked Truth as Papa Jack Judkins
- Virtual Combat as Pitchman
- Private Obsession as Mr. 'T'
- MADtv as Self
1994
- The Silence of the Hams as Mr. Laurel
1993
- Raw as Rip Taylor
- Indecent Proposal as Mr. Langford
- Wayne's World 2 as Himself
- Johnny Bago
1992
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Celeb #1
- Vicki! as Self
- Tom and Jerry: The Movie as Captain Kiddie (voice)
- The Ben Stiller Show
- The Addams Family as Uncle Fester (voice)
1990
- DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp as Genie (voice)
1989
1987
- Amazon Women on the Moon as Rip Taylor (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
- The Charmings
1984
- Down to Earth
- Calendar Girl Murders as Himself
- Red Hot Rock as Self (segment "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'") (uncredited)
1982
- Late Night with David Letterman as Self
- Madame's Place as Self
- Things Are Tough All Over as Rip Taylor
1980
- The Gong Show Movie as Raoul the Maitre D'
- Boo! as Self
- The Gossip Columnist as Rip Taylor
1979
- Scooby Goes Hollywood as C.J. (voice)
1978
- The $1.98 Beauty Show as Host
1977
- Chatterbox! as Mr. Jo
- The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington as Photographer
- The Brady Bunch Hour as Jack Merrill
- Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1976
- Donny & Marie as Self
- The Gong Show
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1973
- Sigmund and the Sea Monsters as Sheldon the Sea Genie
1969
- Here Comes the Grump as The Grump (voice)
- 33 ⅓ Revolutions per Monkee as Self (uncredited)
1968
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show as Self
1966
1965
1964
- I'd Rather Be Rich as Airline Ticket Agent
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self