Robert Taylor: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 117
- as director
- 3
- on screen
- 1934–2026
- box office
- $563M
- average score
- 65
The Best Robert Taylor Movies
The highest-rated films Robert Taylor is credited on, by the Movie Echo Score that blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Meg (2018) scores highest, at 73. The full ranking adds the biggest box office hits and the most awarded films.
Robert Taylor's Career in Numbers
Robert Taylor's films in numbers — as an actor and a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Robert Taylor works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from A Wicked Woman (1934) to Saccharine (2026), and the 1930s were the busiest decade.
Robert Taylor Movies by Decade
- 1930s 27
- 1940s 16
- 1950s 21
- 1960s 8
- 1970s 2
- 1980s 5
- 1990s 6
- 2000s 4
- 2010s 10
- 2020s 4
The 1930s were Robert Taylor's busiest decade, with 27 films.
Robert Taylor Movies by Genre
- Drama 31
- Romance 15
- Western 11
- Comedy 8
- Action 6
- Documentary 5
- Adventure 5
- Crime 4
- Horror 3
- Mystery 3
Drama is the genre Robert Taylor has worked in most, with 31 films, ahead of romance (15).
Robert Taylor Career Milestones
- First film
- A Wicked Woman 1934
- Biggest box office hit
- The Meg $529M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- Saccharine Movie Echo Score 73
- Newest film
- Saccharine 2026
Robert Taylor Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Robert Taylor is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 3 as director and 100 as actor. Rated films average a score of 65. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Movies Directed by Robert Taylor
3Robert Taylor Movies as an Actor
100- 2026
Saccharine as Travis · Drama Worldwide box office: $548K Movie Echo Score: 73 - 2025
Kid Snow as Ed · Drama Worldwide box office: $44.3K
- 2024
Just a Farmer as Owen · Drama Worldwide box office: $95.7K - 2022
We Are Still Here as Riley · Romance Worldwide box office: $74.1K - 2019
Blood Vessel as Captain Malone · Horror Movie Echo Score: 53 - 2019
Into the Ashes as Frank Parson · Drama Worldwide box office: $9.69K Movie Echo Score: 60 - 2019
Boogaloo Shrimp Documentary Documentary - 2018
The Meg as Heller · Action Worldwide box office: $529M Movie Echo Score: 73 - 2017
Don’t Tell as Robert Brewster · Drama - 2016
The Menkoff Method as Clive Struthers · Comedy - 2015
What Lola Wants as Jed · Western - 2014
Elimination Game as Ramrod · Action - 2014
Healing as Vander · Drama Worldwide box office: $282K - 2011
Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here as Deputy Commissioner · Crime - 2007
Storm Warning as Rob · Horror Worldwide box office: $260K - 2005
Hercules as Kiron (the Centaur) · Drama - 2004
The Mystery of Natalie Wood as Nicholas Ray · Mystery - 2000
Muggers as Det. Con. Porter · Comedy - 1999
First Daughter as Mason · Action - 1997
A Further Gesture as Visiting Room Prison Officer · Drama - 1996
Some Mother’s Son as Election Agent · History Worldwide box office: $671K - 1996
Zombie Toxin Horror - 1992
Steel Justice as Detective Lt. David Nash · Sci-Fi - 1989
Brotherhood of the Rose as Pollux - 1986
Avenging Force as Larry Richards Jr. · Drama Worldwide box office: $4.68M - 1984
The Bay Boy as Paddy O'Neil · Romance Worldwide box office: $162K - 1984
Beat Street Drama Worldwide box office: $16.6M - 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II Family Worldwide box office: $4.98M - 1968
Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows as Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group · Comedy - 1967
The Glass Sphinx as Prof. Karl Nichols · Adventure - 1967
Return of the Gunfighter as Ben Wyatt · Western - 1964
The Night Walker as Barry Moreland · Mystery - 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy as Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage) · Documentary - 1964
A House Is Not a Home as Frank Costigan · Drama - 1963
Cattle King as Sam Brassfield · Western - 1963
Miracle of the White Stallions as Col. Podhajsky · Family - 1959
The House of the Seven Hawks as John Nordley · Mystery - 1959
Killers of Kilimanjaro as Robert Adamson · Adventure Worldwide box office: $1.08K - 1958
Party Girl as Tommy Farrell · Romance - 1958
The Law and Jake Wade as Jake Wade · Western - 1958
Saddle the Wind as Steve Sinclair · Western - 1957
Tip on a Dead Jockey as Lloyd Tredman · Drama - 1956
D-Day the Sixth of June as Capt. Brad Parker · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.49K - 1956
The Last Hunt as Charlie Gilson · Western Worldwide box office: $4.24K - 1955
Quentin Durward as Quentin Durward · Romance - 1955
Many Rivers to Cross as Bushrod Gentry · Western - 1954
Rogue Cop as Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney · Crime - 1954
Valley of the Kings as Mark Brandon · Adventure - 1954
Knights of the Round Table Action Worldwide box office: $14K - 1953
All the Brothers Were Valiant as Joel Shore · Adventure Worldwide box office: $8.17K - 1953
Ride, Vaquero! as Rio · Western - 1953
Ivanhoe Adventure Worldwide box office: $18.8K - 1952
The Hoaxters as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 1951
Quo Vadis Biography Worldwide box office: $101K - 1951
Westward the Women as Buck Wyatt · Western - 1950
Devil’s Doorway as Lance Poole · Western - 1950
Ambush as Ward Kinsman · Western - 1949
Conspirator as Major Michael Curragh · Drama - 1949
The Bribe as Rigby · Drama - 1948
The Secret Land as Narrator · Documentary - 1947
High Wall as Steven Kenet · Crime - 1944
The Fighting Lady as Narrator · Documentary - 1944
Song of Russia as John Meredith · Romance - 1943
Bataan as Sgt. Bill Dane · Drama - 1943
The Youngest Profession as Robert Taylor · Romance - 1942
Stand by for Action as Lieut. Gregg Masterman · Action - 1942
Her Cardboard Lover as Terry Trindale · Romance - 1941
Johnny Eager as Johnny Eager · Drama - 1941
When Ladies Meet as Jimmy Lee · Comedy - 1941
Billy the Kid as Billy Bonney · Drama - 1940
Flight Command as Ens. Alan Drake · War - 1940
Escape as Mark Preysing · Drama - 1940
Waterloo Bridge Drama Worldwide box office: $31.1K - 1939
Remember? as Jeff Holland · Romance - 1939
Lady of the Tropics as William 'Bill' Carey · Romance - 1939
Lucky Night as Bill Overton · Drama - 1939
Stand Up and Fight as Blake Cantrell · Drama - 1938
The Crowd Roars as 'Killer' McCoy · Action - 1938
Three Comrades as Erich Lohkamp · Drama - 1938
Doctor Rhythm as Band Member (uncredited) · Music - 1938
A Yank at Oxford as Lee Sheridan · Drama - 1938
Boy of the Streets as Gang Member (uncredited) · Drama - 1937
Broadway Melody of 1938 as Steve Raleigh · Music - 1937
This Is My Affair as Lt. Richard L. Perry · Crime - 1937
Personal Property as Raymond Dabney · Romance - 1936
Camille as Armand Duval · History - 1936
The Gorgeous Hussy as 'Bow' Timberlake · History - 1936
His Brother’s Wife as Chris Claybourne · Romance - 1936
Private Number as Richard Winfield · Drama - 1936
Small Town Girl as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin · Romance - 1935
Magnificent Obsession as Dr. Robert Merrick · Romance - 1935
Broadway Melody of 1936 as Robert Gordon · Comedy - 1935
Murder in the Fleet as Lieutenant Tom Randolph · Comedy - 1935
West Point of the Air as 'Jasky' Jaskarelli · Drama - 1935
Times Square Lady as Steve Gordon · Drama - 1935
Society Doctor as Dr. Ellis · Drama - 1935
Buried Loot as Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited) · Drama - 1934
A Wicked Woman as Bill Renton · Romance - 1934
There’s Always Tomorrow as Arthur White · Romance - 1934
The Spectacle Maker as The Duchess's Paramour · Drama
Robert Taylor in Documentaries & Specials
14- 1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage) · History - 1969
The Extraordinary Seaman as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · Adventure - 1953
I Love Melvin as Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream · Music - 1950
Screen Actors as Self (uncredited) · Documentary - 1947
Performers arrive in Hampshire as Self - 1941
Film Stars Help Greece as Self - 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as Self · Documentary - 1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World as Self · Documentary - 1939
From the Ends of the Earth as Self · Documentary - 1938
Hollywood Goes to Town as Self - 1937
The Romance of Celluloid as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1935
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara as Self · Comedy
Who Robert Taylor Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Robert Taylor shares the most films with. Clark Gable comes first, with 9 films together, followed by Barbara Stanwyck (8).
Robert Taylor: Questions & Answers
How many movies Robert Taylor has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Robert Taylor been in?
Robert Taylor is credited on 117 films, from 1934 to 2026. 100 of them as an actor and 3 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Robert Taylor's highest-grossing movie?
The Meg (2018) is Robert Taylor's biggest box office hit, with $529M worldwide, ahead of Beat Street (1984) ($16.6M). Across every film with box office figures, Robert Taylor's movies have made $563M.
Robert Taylor's biggest hits What is the best Robert Taylor movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Robert Taylor's best-rated film is Saccharine (2026) with a score of 73, followed by The Meg (2018) (73).
Best Robert Taylor movies, ranked What is Robert Taylor's newest movie?
The most recent film on Robert Taylor's filmography is Saccharine (2026), in the role of Travis.
Who does Robert Taylor work with most often?
Robert Taylor shares the most films with Clark Gable (9 films), Barbara Stanwyck (8 films) and Joan Crawford (8 films).
The Best Robert Taylor Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 117 credits.
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