of the Sea, and Rango. He starred in the 1962 film The Broken Land with Jack Nicholson and Diana Darrin. The last years of his career were spent in low budget biker and horror films such as Brides of Blood (1968), Satan's Sadists (1969), The Mighty Gorga (1969), Brain of Blood (1971), Blood of Ghastly Horror (1972), Angels' Wild Women (1972), and Girls for Rent (1974). Clark Kent Along with Clark Gable, Kent Taylor served as the inspiration behind the name of Superman's alter-ego Clark Kent. Personal life Taylor died on April 9, 1987 at age 79, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, of complications during heart surgery. Selected filmography Born to Love (1931) as Dancing Doughboy (uncredited) Ladies' Man (1931) as Night Club Patron (uncredited) Kick In (1931) as Counter Man in Shop (uncredited) The Magnificent Lie (1931) as Cafe Customer (uncredited) The Road to Reno (1931) as One of Jackie's Admirers (uncredited) The False Madonna (1931) as Footman (uncredited) Husband's Holiday (1931) as Miguel Balboa (scenes deleted) Two Kinds of Women (1932) as Milt Fleisser (uncredited) Dancer in the Dark (1932) as Saxophonist (uncredited) One Hour with You (1932) as Party Guest Greeted by Colette (uncredited) Sinners in the Sun (1932) as Dancing Gigolo (uncredited) Forgotten Commandments (1932) as Gregor Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) as Gregory 'Greg' Boleslavsky The Man from Yesterday (1932) as Military Policeman (uncredited) Make Me a Star (1932) as Theatre Doorman Ticket Taker (uncredited) Devil and the Deep (1932) as A Friend at Party (uncredited) Blonde Venus (1932) as Hiker (uncredited) The Night of June 13 (1932) as Reporter (uncredited) If I Had a Million (1932) as Bank Teller (uncredited) The Sign of the Cross (1932) as Romantic Spectator (uncredited) Under-Cover Man (1932) as Russ (uncredited) The Mysterious Rider (1933) as Wade Benton Tonight Is Ours (1933) as Minor Role (uncredited) A Lady's Profession (1933) as Dick Garfield The Story of Temple Drake (1933) as First Jellybean (uncredited) Sunset Pass (1933) as Clink Peeples I'm No Angel (1933) as Kirk Lawrence White Woman (1933) as David von Elst Cradle Song (1933) as Antonio Perez David Harum (1934) as John Lennox Death Takes a Holiday (1934) as Corrado Double Door (1934) as Rip Van Brett The Scarlet Empress (1934) as Paul (uncredited) Many Happy Returns (1934) as Movie Actor (uncredited) Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage