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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 ist 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
all 78
TV Shows 45
self 35
Movies 33
Voice 10
Blood of 1000 Virgins (2013)
The Emperor's New School (2006)
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (2005)
Lost Reality 2 (2005)
Lost Reality (2004)
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico (2003)
Alex & Emma (2003)
Life with Bonnie (2002)
What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002)
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? (2002)
George Lopez (2002)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
MADtv (1995)
Brotherly Love (1995)
The Naked Truth (1995)
Virtual Combat (1995)
Private Obsession (1995)
The Silence of the Hams (1994)
Indecent Proposal (1993)
Raw (1993)
Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
The Addams Family (1992)
Vicki! (1992)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Red Hot Rock (1984)
Things Are Tough All Over (1982)
Boo! (1980)
The Gong Show Movie (1980)
The Gossip Columnist (1980)
Scooby Goes Hollywood (1979)
The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977)
Chatterbox! (1977)
The Brady Bunch Hour (1977)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973)
Here Comes the Grump (1969)
33 ⅓ Revolutions per Monkee (1969)
I'd Rather Be Rich (1964)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-01-13
Deathday
2019-10-06 (88 years old)
Birth Name
Charles Elmer Taylor
Birth Place
Washington, D.C., United States
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Charles Elmer Taylor Jr., Charles Elmer 'Rip' Taylor Jr., The Crying Comedian, Prince of Pandemonium, Master of Mayhem, King of Camp and Confetti, Charles E. Taylor
Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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