Ray Taylor

Biography

Career Overview

Ray Taylor has 139 screen credits in a career dating back to 1926. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently Marshal Lash LaRue Collection with 5 titles. Signature works include The Return of Wildfire, Jungle Queen, Mystery of the Riverboat. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

139

Birth Date

1888-12-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Perham, Minnesota, USA

Known For

• 

  The Return of Wildfire
• 

  Jungle Queen
• 

  Mystery of the Riverboat
• 

  Raiders of Ghost City
• 

  Riders of Death Valley
• 

  Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

• Marshal Lash LaRue Collection (5 titles)
• Chandu Collection (2 titles)
• The Spider Collection (1 titles)
• Dick Tracy Collection (1 titles)
• The Three Mesquiteers Collection (1 titles)
• Tailspin Tommy (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Edmund Cobb (3 collaborations)
• Ernie Adams (3 collaborations)
• Eddie Quillan (2 collaborations)
• Cy Kendall (2 collaborations)
• Eddy Waller (2 collaborations)
• Byron Foulger (2 collaborations)
• Jack Rockwell (2 collaborations)
• Richard Alexander (2 collaborations)
• Jean Brooks (2 collaborations)
• Roy Barcroft (2 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (2 credits)

  • The Naked Bunyip

    writer

    writing
    1970
  • Frontier Revenge

    writer

    writing
    1948

• directing (135 credits)

  • Peril from the Planet Mongo

    director

    directing
    1966
  • Spaceship to the Unknown

    director

    directing
    1966
  • Purple Death from Outer Space

    director

    directing
    1966
  • Jungle Safari

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Range Justice

    director

    directing
    1949
  • West of El Dorado

    director

    directing
    1949
  • Son of a Badman

    director

    directing
    1949
  • Son of Billy the Kid

    director

    directing
    1949
  • Law of the West

    director

    directing
    1949
  • Shadows of the West

    director

    directing
    1949
  • Crashing Thru

    director

    directing
    1949
  • Outlaw Country

    director

    directing
    1949
  • Frontier Revenge

    director

    directing
    1948
  • Hidden Danger

    director

    directing
    1948
  • Gunning for Justice

    director

    directing
    1948
  • Mark of the Lash

    director

    directing
    1948
  • Dead Man's Gold

    director

    directing
    1948
  • The Return of Wildfire

    director

    directing
    1948
  • The Tioga Kid

    director

    directing
    1948
  • The Hawk of Powder River

    director

    directing
    1948
  • The Westward Trail

    director

    directing
    1948
  • Tornado Range

    director

    directing
    1948
  • Check Your Guns

    director

    directing
    1948
  • Cheyenne Takes Over

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Shadow Valley

    director

    directing
    1947
  • The Fighting Vigilantes

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Black Hills

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Return of the Lash

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Stage to Mesa City

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Michigan Kid

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Ghost Town Renegades

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Pioneer Justice

    director

    directing
    1947
  • The Vigilantes Return

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Border Feud

    director

    directing
    1947
  • West to Glory

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Range Beyond the Blue

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Law of the Lash

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Wild Country

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Lost City of the Jungle

    director

    directing
    1946
  • The Scarlet Horseman

    director

    directing
    1946
  • The Daltons Ride Again

    director

    directing
    1945
  • The Royal Mounted Rides Again

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Secret Agent X-9

    director

    directing
    1945
  • The Master Key

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Jungle Queen

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Mystery of the Riverboat

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Raiders of Ghost City

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Boss of Boomtown

    director

    directing
    1944
  • The Great Alaskan Mystery

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Adventures of the Flying Cadets

    director

    directing
    1943
  • The Lone Star Trail

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Cheyenne Roundup

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Don Winslow of the Coast Guard

    director

    directing
    1943
  • The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Mug Town

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Destination Unknown

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Dead End Kids Go To War

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Junior G-Men of the Air

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Gang Busters

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Stagecoach Buckaroo

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Treat 'Em Rough

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Fighting Bill Fargo

    director

    directing
    1941
  • Man from Montana

    director

    directing
    1941
  • Rawhide Rangers

    director

    directing
    1941
  • Riders of Death Valley

    director

    directing
    1941
  • Law of the Range

    director

    directing
    1941
  • Sky Raiders

    director

    directing
    1941
  • Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

    director

    directing
    1941
  • Pony Post

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Law and Order

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Ragtime Cowboy Joe

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Winners of the West

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Bad Man from Red Butte

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Riders of Pasco Basin

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Boss of Bullion City

    director

    directing
    1940
  • West of Carson City

    director

    directing
    1940
  • The Green Hornet

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Flying G-Men

    director

    directing
    1939
  • Scouts to the Rescue

    director

    directing
    1939
  • The Spider's Web

    director

    directing
    1938
  • Panamint's Bad Man

    director

    directing
    1938
  • Flaming Frontiers

    director

    directing
    1938
  • Rawhide

    director

    directing
    1938
  • Frontier Town

    director

    directing
    1938
  • Rocket Ship

    director

    directing
    1938
  • Hawaiian Buckaroo

    director

    directing
    1938
  • Sudden Bill Dorn

    director

    directing
    1937
  • Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

    director

    directing
    1937
  • Boss of Lonely Valley

    director

    directing
    1937
  • Raw Timber

    director

    directing
    1937
  • Drums of Destiny

    director

    directing
    1937
  • The Painted Stallion

    director

    directing
    1937
  • Dick Tracy

    director

    directing
    1937
  • Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

    director

    directing
    1936
  • The Three Mesquiteers

    director

    directing
    1936
  • The Vigilantes Are Coming

    director

    directing
    1936
  • The Phantom Rider

    director

    directing
    1936
  • The Cowboy and the Kid

    director

    directing
    1936
  • Flash Gordon

    director

    directing
    1936
  • Silverspurs

    director

    directing
    1936
  • Sunset of Power

    director

    directing
    1936
  • The Ivory-Handled Gun

    director

    directing
    1935
  • Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery

    director

    directing
    1935
  • The Throwback

    director

    directing
    1935
  • Outlawed Guns

    director

    directing
    1935
  • The Roaring West

    director

    directing
    1935
  • Chandu on the Magic Island

    director

    directing
    1935
  • The Fighting Trooper

    director

    directing
    1934
  • The Return of Chandu

    director

    directing
    1934
  • Pirate Treasure

    director

    directing
    1934
  • Perils of Pauline

    director

    directing
    1933
  • Gordon of Ghost City

    director

    directing
    1933
  • The Phantom of the Air

    director

    directing
    1933
  • Clancy of the Mounted

    director

    directing
    1933
  • Jungle Mystery

    director

    directing
    1932
  • Heroes of the West

    director

    directing
    1932
  • The Airmail Mystery

    director

    directing
    1932
  • Detective Lloyd

    director

    directing
    1932
  • Battling with Buffalo Bill

    director

    directing
    1931
  • The One Way Trail

    director

    directing
    1931
  • Danger Island

    director

    directing
    1931
  • Schoolmates

    director

    directing
    1930
  • The Jade Box

    director

    directing
    1930
  • The Ace of Scotland Yard

    director

    directing
    1929
  • The Ridin' Demon

    director

    directing
    1929
  • Come Across

    director

    directing
    1929
  • Eyes of the Underworld

    director

    directing
    1929
  • Tarzan the Mighty

    director

    directing
    1928
  • The Crimson Canyon

    director

    directing
    1928
  • Quick Triggers

    director

    directing
    1928
  • A Final Reckoning

    director

    directing
    1928
  • The Vanishing Rider

    director

    directing
    1928
  • The Courage of Collins

    director

    directing
    1927
  • Fighting with Buffalo Bill

    director

    directing
    1926

• production (2 credits)

  • Jungle Safari

    producer

    production
    1956
  • Jungle Queen

    producer

    production
    1945