Norman Taylor — Night of the Eagle Character Profile

About Norman Taylor

A psychology professor and firm rationalist who lectures on superstition at an English university. He forces his wife to burn her magical charms, after which he faces a series of misfortunes and psychological attacks. Initially resistant to the supernatural, he eventually embraces her practices to save her life and escapes the campus with her, having abandoned his skepticism.

Norman Taylor — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Peter Wyngarde

Appears in

Night of the Eagle (1962)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Norman Taylor — Professional Professor-Student — Margaret Abbott (Judith Stott)

  Academic relationship with student

• Norman Taylor — Professional Colleague — Harvey Sawtelle (Anthony Nicholls)

  University colleagues

• Norman Taylor — Professional Colleague — Lindsay Carr (Colin Gordon)

  University colleagues competing for advancement

• Norman Taylor — Professional Colleague — Flora Carr (Margaret Johnston)

  University colleagues with professional rivalry

• Norman Taylor — Romantic Husband — Tansy Taylor (Janet Blair)

  Married couple with conflicting beliefs about magic

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• Tansy Taylor (Janet Blair)
• Flora Carr (Margaret Johnston)
• Harvey Sawtelle (Anthony Nicholls)
• Fred Jennings (Bill Mitchell)
• Lindsay Carr (Colin Gordon)
• Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited) (Paul Frees)
• Evelyn Sawtelle (Kathleen Byron)
• Cleaner (uncredited) (George Roubicek)
• Truck Driver (uncredited) (Frank Singuineau)
• Relief Driver (uncredited) (Gary Woolf)
• Harold Gunnison (Reginald Beckwith)
• Hilda Gunnison (Jessica Dunning)