Here he is as Swan in 1979's The Warriors.
John Michael Beck Taylor (February 4, 1949) is an American actor best known for The Warriors (1979), Xanadu (1980), and Megaforce (1982).
He is married to Cari Brendel and they have two children.
Filmography
- 1971: The Hard Ride as Highway Thug (Uncredited Role)
- 1978: Holocaust as Hans Helms
- 1978: Madman as Boris Abramovich
- 1979: The Warriors as Swan
- 2005: The Warriors as Swan
- 2015: The Warriors Last Subway Ride Home as Swan
- 1979: Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure as John Alden
- 1980: Xanadu as Sonny Malone
- 1980: Alcatraz The Whole Shocking Story as Clarence Carnes
- 1981: Fly Away Home 1981 as Mark
- 1982: Battletruck as Hunter
- 1982: Megaforce as Dallas
- 1983: Triumphs Of A Man Called Horse as Koda
- 1983: The Last Ninja as Kenjiro Sakura
- 1983: The Golden Seal 1983 as Crawford
- 1984: Celebrity as T.J. Luther
- 1984: The Streets as Sgt. Danny Wreade
- 1984: Rearview Mirror as Jerry Sam Hopps
- 1985: Chiller as Miles Creighton
- 1985: Blackout as Mike Patterson
- 1985: Houston The Legend Of Texas as Jim Bowie
- 1987-1988: Houston Knights as Sgt. Levon Lundy
- 1989-1993: Murder, She Wrote as Brian Bentall/Justin Fields/Danny Schubert
- 1990: Only One Survived as Paul Haskel
- 1991: Deadly Game as Peterson
- 1991: Stranger At My Door as Jimmy Lee Dancey
- 1991: Final Judgment as Delaney
- 1993: Fade To Black as Braith
- 1993: In the Heat of the Night as Sonny Roper
- 1994: Robins Hoods as Det. Stephen DeCosta
- 1994: Babylon 5 as Abel Horn
- 1995: Mc Kenna as Jon Doe/Alex
- 1996: Forest Warrior as Arlen Slaighter
- 1996-1998: Walker, Texas Ranger as Adam McGuire (2 episodes)
- 1997: Diagnosis: Murder as Frank Waldeck
- 1998: The Jungle Book Search For The Lost Treasure as Prof. Gershwin Donovan
- 1998: Born Free as Luke
- 1999: Crusade as Mr. Jones
- 2001: Nash Bridges as Adult Bobby Bridges
- 2004: JAG as Sen. Carter Innes
- 2015: The Grace Of Jake as Henry Haynes
Tropes associated with his roles:
- He Also Did: Since 2005, he has narrated the audiobooks of John Grisham's novels.
- Star-Derailing Role: He gained a lot of positive attention for his role in The Warriors, but unfortunately his next starring role was Sonny in Xanadu (1980), which was a box office disappointment and got a poor critical reception. His film acting career never recovered and with the exception of starring in Houston Knights, he was largely relegated to B-movies, television films and guest appearances on TV shows. As Beck himself put it: "The Warriors opened a lot of doors in film for me, which Xanadu then closed."
- You Look Familiar: Over the years, he played three separate characters on Murder, She Wrote.
