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* ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersOnceAndAlways'' as Zack Taylor
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''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' was an instant success, shown in over forty countries around the world, and generating billions in merchandise. Unfortunately, due to the show being a non-union project, the actors were frequently underpaid and overworked. Having been acting the longest of his fellow Rangers, Walter started discussions about making it a union show in the hopes of getting better pay and working conditions for the cast and crew. These negotiations eventually fell through, and Walter walked off the show in protest, along with Creator/AustinStJohn and Creator/ThuyTrang. This resulted in obvious {{Fake Shemp}}ing until Zack, Jason and Trini were PutOnABus and gave their powers to three replacements. Although never reprising his role as Zack, he has returned to the franchise providing voiceovers for various monsters in different seasons.

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''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' was an instant success, shown in over forty countries around the world, and generating billions in merchandise. Unfortunately, due to the show being a non-union project, the actors were frequently underpaid and overworked. Having been acting the longest of his fellow Rangers, Walter started discussions about making it a union show in the hopes of getting better pay and working conditions for the cast and crew. These negotiations eventually fell through, and Walter walked off the show in protest, along with Creator/AustinStJohn and Creator/ThuyTrang. This resulted in obvious {{Fake Shemp}}ing until Zack, Jason and Trini were PutOnABus and gave their powers to three replacements. Although never reprising his role as Zack, Zack until 2023, he has returned to the franchise providing voiceovers for various monsters in different seasons.

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* ActingInTheDark:[[invoked]] Although cast as Zack in the original unaired pilot, due to the stock footage format, he had no idea which Ranger he was playing until he saw it. He however didn't have an issue with it.
--> "The fact that this show was in forty countries and I was a role model for millions of kids around the world made it so that I didn't have a problem with it."



* DiscreditedMeme:[[invoked]] He's shot down the repeated joke that he was an African-American playing the Black Ranger, instead pointing out that the show had a diverse cast, and it was one of the few times he was allowed to play a heroic role in his acting career.
--> "I got to be a role model in forty countries around the world, so I didn't have a problem with it."



* FlipFlopOfGod:[[invoked]] There have been conflicting sources that say Walter was supposed to play the Blue Ranger and just asked to play the Black Ranger instead, or he was always auditioning for Zack and didn't know which colour he'd be playing.



* MrFanservice: Not as much as Jason and Tommy, but the "Big Sisters" episode gives Zack a ShirtlessScene as he's training. He also appears shirtless in ''Talisman''.

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* MrFanservice: Not as much as Jason and Tommy, but the "Big Sisters" episode gives Zack a ShirtlessScene as he's training. He also appears shirtless in ''Talisman''.''Talisman'', and occasionally posts shirtless pictures to his Instagram.



** Right before his ''Power Rangers'' audition, he had also auditioned for the reality show ''Star Search''.

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** Right before his ''Power Rangers'' audition, he had also auditioned for the reality show ''Star Search''.Search'' as part of his band. He caught a cold on the flight over, and was unable to sing lead vocals, so they didn't get in.

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* TheCastShowOff:[[invoked]] Many ''Power Rangers'' episodes would feature Zack dancing for fun or having dance-offs, allowing Walter to show off his training.



** He himself laughs at how on ''Series/SpaceCases'' he was playing 16 when he was 29, and acting alongside actual 13-year-olds.



* HeAlsoDid: He's surprised people say they saw him in ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'', since he was just an extra.



* MrFanservice: Not as much as Jason and Tommy, but the "Big Sisters" episode gives Zack a ShirtlessScene as he's training.

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* MrFanservice: Not as much as Jason and Tommy, but the "Big Sisters" episode gives Zack a ShirtlessScene as he's training. He also appears shirtless in ''Talisman''.



* PlayingAgainstType: He recalls ''Power Rangers'' being one of the only times he got to play a heroic character; usually being cast as gangsters or criminals.

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* PlayingAgainstType: He recalls ''Power Rangers'' being one of the only times he got to play a heroic character; usually being cast as gangsters or criminals. Although, since that's the role he's best known for, his grittier roles on the likes of ''Series/TheShield'' would arguably be the against-type ones.
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A native of Detroit, Michigan - he was a dancer for most of his life and spent much of his pre-''Power Rangers'' career performing as a dancer and singer on cruise ships. He had been planning to go for an audition for the reality series ''Star Search'' as part of a group. Unfortunately (or perhaps not), he lost his voice on the way there, and the group naturally lost. But while he was on the way there, a friend told him about an open casting looking for actors, martial artists, dancers and gymnasts. Able to demonstrate three of those four skills, he was eventually cast as Zack Taylor, the Black Ranger. Despite the eternal controversy over that, Walter jokes that he never had a problem with it, because black was his favourite colour anyway.

''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' was an instant success, shown in over forty countries around the world, and generating billions in merchandise. Unfortunately, due to the show being a non-union project, the actors were frequently underpaid and overworked. Having been acting the longest of his fellow Rangers, Walter started discussions about making it a union show in the hopes of getting better pay and working conditions for the cast and crew. These negotiations eventually fell through, and Walter walked off the show in protest, along with Creator/AustinStJohn and Creator/ThuyTrang. This resulted in obvious {{Fake Shemp}}ing until Zack, Jason and Trini were PutOnABus and gave their powers to three replacements. Although never reprising his role as Zack, he has returned to the franchise providing voiceovers for various monsters in different seasons.

He's also part of the website [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP4q1COluug Fanward]] along with Austin St John and ''Film/PeterPan'' actor Jeremy Sumpter.


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* DanceBattler: As a dancer and martial artist, this was incorporated into Zack's personal fighting style 'Hip Hop Kido'.


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* MrFanservice: Not as much as Jason and Tommy, but the "Big Sisters" episode gives Zack a ShirtlessScene as he's training.
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* DawsonCasting:[[invoked]]
** Zack Taylor may have been a teenager with attitude, but Walter was 22.
** He was also playing a high schooler in the horror film ''Talisman'', which was released when he was nearly 30!


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* PlayingAgainstType: He recalls ''Power Rangers'' being one of the only times he got to play a heroic character; usually being cast as gangsters or criminals.

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* AwesomeDearBoy:[[invoked]] He did ''Series/MalibuShores'' because Aaron Spelling was attached and "everything Aaron Spelling touches turns to gold".



* RealLifeWritesThePlot:[[invoked]] An infamous contract dispute led to Walter, Austin St John and Thuy Trang being PutOnABus and replaced with Johnny Yong Bosch, Steve Cardenas and Karan Ashley in the second season of ''Power Rangers''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:[[invoked]] He was asked to appear in ''Film/TurboAPowerRangersMovie'' along with Austin St John and Amy Jo Johnson but, because it was a non-union film, appearing in it would mean giving up his SAG card.
* YouLookFamiliar:[[invoked]] He actually voiced two monsters in ''Power Rangers'' after leaving; the Nightmare Monster in ''[[Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy Lost Galaxy]]'''s "Dream Battle" and Gerrok in ''[[Series/PowerRangersWildForce Wild Force]]'''s "Forever Red".

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot:[[invoked]] An infamous contract dispute led to Walter, Austin St John and Thuy Trang being PutOnABus and replaced with Johnny Yong Bosch, Steve Cardenas and Karan Ashley in the second season of ''Power Rangers''.
Rangers''. The three of them had also been booked to do ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'', but naturally were dropped from it.
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He was asked to appear in ''Film/TurboAPowerRangersMovie'' along with Austin St John and Amy Jo Johnson but, because it was a non-union film, appearing in it would mean giving up his SAG card.
** Right before his ''Power Rangers'' audition, he had also auditioned for the reality show ''Star Search''.
* YouLookFamiliar:[[invoked]] He actually voiced two monsters in ''Power Rangers'' after leaving; the Nightmare Monster in ''[[Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy Lost Galaxy]]'''s Galaxy']]''s "Dream Battle" and Gerrok in ''[[Series/PowerRangersWildForce Wild Force]]'''s "Forever Red".
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* ActingInTheDark:[[invoked]] Although cast as Zack in the original unaired pilot, due to the stock footage format, he had no idea which Ranger he was playing until he saw it. He however didn't have an issue with it.
--> "The fact that this show was in forty countries and I was a role model for millions of kids around the world made it so that I didn't have a problem with it."
* ActorInspiredElement:[[invoked]] While he was cast as Zack, he theorises that he ended up as the Black Ranger to better match up with the stock footage - since the Blue Ranger was TheSmartGuy, David Yost was best suited in that role, and he knew he wouldn't be TheLeader, so that was the most likely option.
* DisownedAdaptation:[[invoked]] When it came to ''Film/PowerRangers2017'', he wasn't wild about Zack not having the Hip Hop Kido fighting style (granted Ludi Lin is not a dancer like Walter was), and disliked that all the original cast members weren't given cameos in the film. He also wasn't thrilled with Jason David Frank and Amy Jo Johnson's cameos in the film itself.
* IAmNotSpock: It's safe to say he's best remembered as Zack Taylor. Not that he minds.
* OlderThanTheyLook: He turned ''fifty'' in 2020, and has barely aged since the 90s.
--> "Well, you know, Zack don't crack."
* RealLifeWritesThePlot:[[invoked]] An infamous contract dispute led to Walter, Austin St John and Thuy Trang being PutOnABus and replaced with Johnny Yong Bosch, Steve Cardenas and Karan Ashley in the second season of ''Power Rangers''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:[[invoked]] He was asked to appear in ''Film/TurboAPowerRangersMovie'' along with Austin St John and Amy Jo Johnson but, because it was a non-union film, appearing in it would mean giving up his SAG card.
* YouLookFamiliar:[[invoked]] He actually voiced two monsters in ''Power Rangers'' after leaving; the Nightmare Monster in ''[[Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy Lost Galaxy]]'''s "Dream Battle" and Gerrok in ''[[Series/PowerRangersWildForce Wild Force]]'''s "Forever Red".
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* ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' as Gerrock (voice) (1 episode)("[[Recap/PowerRangersWildForceForeverRed Forever Red]]")
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Walter Emanuel Jones (born November 30, 1970) is an American actor, martial artist, and dancer best known for playing Zach Taylor/the Black Ranger in ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.

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Walter Emanuel Jones (born November 30, 1970) 1970 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actor, martial artist, and dancer best known for playing Zach Taylor/the Black Ranger in ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.

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Walter Emanuel Jones (born November 30, 1970-) is an American actor, martial artist, and dancer best known for playing Zach Taylor/the Black Ranger in ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.

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Walter Emanuel Jones (born November 30, 1970-) 1970) is an American actor, martial artist, and dancer best known for playing Zach Taylor/the Black Ranger in ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.
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Walter Emanuel Jones (November 30, 1970-) is an American actor, martial artist, and dancer best known for Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers.

!Film Roles
* Film/WhiteMenCantJump as Guy on Watts sideline (UncreditedRole)
* Film/MalcolmX as Barber's customer
* Film/BackyardDogs as Lee Takura
* Film/AmericanGun as J.B.
* WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2 as various voices
* Film/PopstarNeverStopNeverStopping as Angry fan

!Television Roles
* Series/BeverlyHills90210 as Guy in Hall (1 episode)
* Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers as Zack Taylor (1993-1994)
* Series/StepByStep as Joe (1 episode)
* Series/TheParentHood as Jared King (1 episode)
* Series/FamilyMatters as Kissel (1 episode)
* Series/MalibuShores as Michael Hammon (10 episodes)
* Series/SpaceCases as Harlan Band
* Series/TheBurningZone as Marcus Dawson (1 episode)
* Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch as Dolrimple (1 episode)
* Series/EarlyEdition as Crazy H (1 episode)
* Series/InTheHouse as Walter (1 episode)
* Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer as Edward (1 episode)
* Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy as Nightmare Monster (1 episode)
* Series/NYPDBlue as Raymond Young (1 episode)
* Series/{{Moesha}} as Jay (2 episode)
* Series/SpyderGames as Dean (4 episodes)
* Series/OffCentre as Cheddar (1 episode)
* Series/CSICrimeSceneInvestigation as Street Racer (1 episode)
* Series/PowerRangersWildForce as Gerrock (voice) (1 episode)
* Series/TheShield as Rondell Robinson (4 episodes)
* Series/PrimeSuspect as Randall Hughes (1 episode)
* Series/PairOfKings as Tough Poet (1 episode)
* Series/MightyMed as Doctor (1 episode)

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Walter Emanuel Jones (November (born November 30, 1970-) is an American actor, martial artist, and dancer best known for Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers.

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playing Zach Taylor/the Black Ranger in ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.

!!Film
Roles
* Film/WhiteMenCantJump ''Film/WhiteMenCantJump'' as Guy on Watts sideline (UncreditedRole)
* Film/MalcolmX ''Film/MalcolmX'' as Barber's customer
* Film/BackyardDogs ''Film/BackyardDogs'' as Lee Takura
* Film/AmericanGun ''Film/AmericanGun'' as J.B.
* WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2 ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2'' as various voices
* Film/PopstarNeverStopNeverStopping ''Film/PopstarNeverStopNeverStopping'' as Angry fan

!Television
fan
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!!Television
Roles
* Series/BeverlyHills90210 ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' as Guy in Hall (1 episode)
* Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' as Zack Taylor (1993-1994)
* Series/StepByStep ''Series/StepByStep'' as Joe (1 episode)
* Series/TheParentHood ''Series/TheParentHood'' as Jared King (1 episode)
* Series/FamilyMatters ''Series/FamilyMatters'' as Kissel (1 episode)
* Series/MalibuShores ''Series/MalibuShores'' as Michael Hammon (10 episodes)
* Series/SpaceCases ''Series/SpaceCases'' as Harlan Band
* Series/TheBurningZone ''Series/TheBurningZone'' as Marcus Dawson (1 episode)
* Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' as Dolrimple (1 episode)
* Series/EarlyEdition ''Series/EarlyEdition'' as Crazy H (1 episode)
* Series/InTheHouse ''Series/InTheHouse'' as Walter (1 episode)
* Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' as Edward (1 episode)
* Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'' as Nightmare Monster (1 episode)
* Series/NYPDBlue ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Raymond Young (1 episode)
* Series/{{Moesha}} ''Series/{{Moesha}}'' as Jay (2 episode)
* Series/SpyderGames ''Series/SpyderGames'' as Dean (4 episodes)
* Series/OffCentre ''Series/OffCentre'' as Cheddar (1 episode)
* Series/CSICrimeSceneInvestigation ''Series/CSICrimeSceneInvestigation'' as Street Racer (1 episode)
* Series/PowerRangersWildForce ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' as Gerrock (voice) (1 episode)
* Series/TheShield ''Series/TheShield'' as Rondell Robinson (4 episodes)
* Series/PrimeSuspect ''Series/PrimeSuspect'' as Randall Hughes (1 episode)
* Series/PairOfKings ''Series/PairOfKings'' as Tough Poet (1 episode)
* Series/MightyMed ''Series/MightyMed'' as Doctor (1 episode)
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Walter Emanuel Jones (November 30, 1970-) is an American actor, martial artist, and dancer best known for Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers.

!Film Roles
* Film/WhiteMenCantJump as Guy on Watts sideline (UncreditedRole)
* Film/MalcolmX as Barber's customer
* Film/BackyardDogs as Lee Takura
* Film/AmericanGun as J.B.
* WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2 as various voices
* Film/PopstarNeverStopNeverStopping as Angry fan

!Television Roles
* Series/BeverlyHills90210 as Guy in Hall (1 episode)
* Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers as Zack Taylor (1993-1994)
* Series/StepByStep as Joe (1 episode)
* Series/TheParentHood as Jared King (1 episode)
* Series/FamilyMatters as Kissel (1 episode)
* Series/MalibuShores as Michael Hammon (10 episodes)
* Series/SpaceCases as Harlan Band
* Series/TheBurningZone as Marcus Dawson (1 episode)
* Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch as Dolrimple (1 episode)
* Series/EarlyEdition as Crazy H (1 episode)
* Series/InTheHouse as Walter (1 episode)
* Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer as Edward (1 episode)
* Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy as Nightmare Monster (1 episode)
* Series/NYPDBlue as Raymond Young (1 episode)
* Series/{{Moesha}} as Jay (2 episode)
* Series/SpyderGames as Dean (4 episodes)
* Series/OffCentre as Cheddar (1 episode)
* Series/CSICrimeSceneInvestigation as Street Racer (1 episode)
* Series/PowerRangersWildForce as Gerrock (voice) (1 episode)
* Series/TheShield as Rondell Robinson (4 episodes)
* Series/PrimeSuspect as Randall Hughes (1 episode)
* Series/PairOfKings as Tough Poet (1 episode)
* Series/MightyMed as Doctor (1 episode)

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