Rip Taylor

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Charles Elmer "Rip" Taylor Jr. (January 13, 1931 – October 6, 2019) was an American actor and comedian, known for his exuberance and flamboyant personality, including his wild moustache, toupee, and his habit of showering himself (and others) with confetti.

Throughout the 1970s, Taylor was a frequent celebrity guest panelist on TV game shows such as Hollywood Squares, To Tell the Truth, and The Gong Show, and substituted for Charles Nelson Reilly on The Match Game. He became a regular on Sid and Marty Krofft's Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, playing Sheldon, a sea-genie who lived in a conch shell. In addition, Taylor was also a regular on The Brady Bunch Hour, playing a role of neighbor/performer Jack Merrill. He also hosted a short-lived send-up of beauty pageants titled The $1.98 Beauty Show, created by Gong Show producer/host Chuck Barris, in 1978.

Rip Taylor is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 34 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes The Emperor's New School (2006), Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? (2002), The Silence of the Hams (1994), Wayne's World 2 (1993), Indecent Proposal (1993), Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992), The Addams Family (1992), Vicki! (1992).

The recorded credits span 1948 to 2014, including 6 movies and 28 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles.

This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.