ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, tˈeɪɡɚ wʌz kˈæst ɪnðə tˈaɪɾəl ɹˈoʊl ʌv hˈɑːndoʊ, æz hˈɑːndoʊ lˈeɪn, ɐ kˈævəlɹi skˈaʊt ɪnðɪ ˌæɹɪzˈoʊnə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ʌvðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, bˈeɪst ɔnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː θɹˈiː dˈiː θiːˈætɹɪkəl fˈɪlm stˈɑːɹɹɪŋ dʒˈɑːn wˈeɪn ænd dʒˈɛɹəldˌiːn pˈeɪdʒ.
In 1967, Taeger was cast in the title role of Hondo, as Hondo Lane, a cavalry scout in the Arizona Territory of the 1870s, based on the 1953 3D theatrical film starring John Wayne and Geraldine Page.