Acting

Taylor Mead

Born: December 31, 1924
Died: May 8, 2013 (aged 88)
Birthplace: Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA
Credits: 95 titles

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.

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Signature work

Known For

Midnight Cowboy

1969

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004

Saturday Night Live

1975

Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV

2001

Union City

1980

Hallelujah the Hills

1963

Lonesome Cowboys

1968

The Nude Restaurant

1967

The Flower Thief

1960

The Bizarre Ones

1968

The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

1981

Frogs for Snakes

1998

The Illiac Passion

1967

Babo 73

1964

Cleopatra

1970

Underground U.S.A.

1980

No Such Thing as Gravity

1989

One Hour

1990

Acting credits 91

Year	Title	Role
2023	Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia Film
2017	The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson Film	Self (archive footage)
2017	Toilet Gator Film	Bar Act
2016	Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar Film	Self
2012	Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson Film	Himself
2012	In the Fabulous Underground Film	Self
2011	The Party in Taylor Mead's Kitchen Film	Himself
2010	Full Circle: Before They Were Famous Film	Self
2010	Beautiful Darling Film	Self
2008	The Piles Project Film	Himself
2008	New York Agora: The Legacy of the 60s Counterculture Film	Himself
2008	Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory Film
2007	365 Day Project Film	Self
2007	Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis Film	Self
2006	Salvador Dalí at Work Film	Self
2005	Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol Film
2005	Electra Elf: The Beginning Film
2005	Excavating Taylor Mead Film	Self
2005	Man Under Wire Film
2004	Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis Film	Self
2004	Coffee and Cigarettes Film	Taylor (segment "Champagne")
2002	The Cockettes Film	Self (archive footage)
2001	Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV Film	Award Presenter
2000	Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story Film	Self
1999	Ecstasy in Entropy Film
1998	Frogs for Snakes Film	Doc Wax
1997	Birth of a Nation Film	Self
1997	Trail of Blood Film
1994	The Deflowering Film	J. Jerry Franky
1994	Jonas in the Desert Film	Self
1992	Last Supper Film	The Actor
1991	Shadows in the City Film	Father
1991	Buster's Bedroom Film	James
1991	Mesmer Film
1990	Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol Film	Self
1990	One Hour Film
1989	No Such Thing as Gravity Film	The Judge
1989	Wonderland USA Film
1989	Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties Film	Self
1981	The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man Film	The Atom Man
1981	Coupla White Faggots Sitting Around Talking Film	Rippley
1980	Underground U.S.A. Film	The Uncle
1980	Union City Film	Walter
1979	Tally Brown, New York Film
1979	Jesus Film
1978	Notes for Jerome Film	Self
1978	Feedback Film
1976	Hit Squad Film	Ubriachella (uncredited)
1976	Will More seduciendo a Taylor Mead Film	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Poet, Self (uncredited) (1 ep)
1973	The Aging Rock Star Film
1973	La Dolce Vita Grande Film
1973	Taylor Mead's Cat Film
1972	Passions Film
1972	Candy & Daddy Film	Daddy
1971	Max's Kansas City Film
1971	The Great American Silent Movie Film
1970	Cleopatra Film
1970	Brand X Film	Viewer / President / Minster / Nurse
1969	Tarzam Film	Tarzam

Crew credits 6

Year	Title	Job
1981	The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man Film	Music, Editor
1969	Tarzam Film	Writer
1968	Home Movies: NYC to San Diego Film	Director
1966	European Diaries Film	Director, Music
1965	Home Movies - Rome/Florence/Venice/Greece Film	Director
1964	My Home Movies Film	Director