Taylor Mead

Biography

Taylor Mead was an American writer, actor and performer. Mead appeared in several of Andy Warhol's underground films filmed at Warhol's Factory, as well as in works by Robert Downey Sr., Adolfas Mekas, and Ron Rice.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

98

Birth Date

1924-12-31 00:00:00

Birth Place

Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA

Known For

• 

  Babo 73
• 

  Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
• 

  The Party in Taylor Mead's Kitchen
• 

  365 Day Project
• 

  Excavating Taylor Mead
• 

  One Hour

Credits

• actors (90 credits)

  • Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Toilet Gator

    Bar Act

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • In the Fabulous Underground

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Party in Taylor Mead's Kitchen

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Full Circle: Before They Were Famous

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Beautiful Darling

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • The Piles Project

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • New York Agora: The Legacy of the 60s Counterculture

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • 365 Day Project

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Salvador Dalí at Work

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Electra Elf: The Beginning

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Excavating Taylor Mead

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Man Under Wire

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Coffee and Cigarettes

    Taylor (segment "Champagne")

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Cockettes

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV

    Award Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Ecstasy in Entropy

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Frogs for Snakes

    Doc Wax

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Birth of a Nation

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Trail of Blood

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • The Deflowering

    J. Jerry Franky

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Jonas in the Desert

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Last Supper

    The Actor

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Shadows in the City

    Father

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Buster's Bedroom

    James

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Mesmer

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • One Hour

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Wonderland USA

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • No Such Thing as Gravity

    The Judge

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

    The Atom Man

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Coupla White Faggots Sitting Around Talking

    Rippley

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Underground U.S.A.

    The Uncle

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Union City

    Walter

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Tally Brown, New York

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Jesus

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Notes for Jerome

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Feedback

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Hit Squad

    Ubriachella (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Will More seduciendo a Taylor Mead

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Aging Rock Star

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • La Dolce Vita Grande

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Taylor Mead's Cat

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Passions

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Candy & Daddy

    Daddy

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Max's Kansas City

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • The Great American Silent Movie

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Cleopatra

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Brand X

    Viewer / President / Minster / Nurse

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Tarzam

    Tarzam

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Midnight Cowboy

    The Party

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Secret Life of Hernando Cortez

    Hernando Cortez

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Lonesome Cowboys

    Nurse

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Bizarre Ones

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Emergency: The Living Theatre

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • San Diego Surf

    Taylor

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Dialogue with Che

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Illiac Passion

    The Demon or Sprite

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Four Stars

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Homeo

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Nude Restaurant

    Harmonica Player

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Imitation of Christ

    Hobo

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Le Désir attrapé par la queue

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Il mostro verde

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Grimace

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Andy Warhol Screen Tests

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Babo 73

    President Sandy Studsbury

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Couch

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Open the Door and See all the People

    Tramp

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of

    Tarzan

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Taylor Mead's Ass

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Hallelujah the Hills

    Convict II

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Lemon Hearts

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • To L.A. with Lust

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Taylor and Me

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Too Young, Too Immoral

    Scribbles

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Senseless

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Passion in a Seaside Slum

    The Faggot

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Taylor Mead Dances

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Taylor Mead's Acting Class

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Flower Thief

    Flower Thief

    actor

    actors
    1960

• editing (1 credits)

  • The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

    editor

    editing
    1981

• sound (2 credits)

  • The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

    music

    sound
    1981
  • European Diaries

    music

    sound
    1966

• writing (1 credits)

  • Tarzam

    writer

    writing
    1969

• directing (4 credits)

  • Home Movies: NYC to San Diego

    director

    directing
    1968
  • European Diaries

    director

    directing
    1966
  • Home Movies - Rome/Florence/Venice/Greece

    director

    directing
    1965
  • My Home Movies

    director

    directing
    1964