Biography

Taylor Mead was an American writer, actor and performer. Mead appeared in several of Andy Warhol's underground films filmed at Warhol's Factory, as well as in works by Robert Downey Sr., Adolfas Mekas, and Ron Rice.

Most Famous Work

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Midnight Cowboy

(1969) The Party

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The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

(2017) Self (archive footage)

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The Cockettes

(2002) Self (archive footage)

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Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

(2007) Self

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Beautiful Darling

(2010) Self

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Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

(1990) Self

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365 Day Project

(2007) Self

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Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story

(2000) Self

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	N/A	Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia 2023-09-28 Movie
2017	Self (archive footage)	The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson 2017-07-27 Movie
	Bar Act	Toilet Gator 2017-01-01 Movie
2016	Self	Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar 2016-04-14 Movie
2012	Himself	Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson 2012-10-15 Movie
	Self	In the Fabulous Underground 2012-07-31 Movie
2011	Himself	The Party in Taylor Mead's Kitchen 2011-01-01 Movie
2010	Self	Full Circle: Before They Were Famous 2010-12-03 Movie
	Self	Beautiful Darling 2010-04-02 Movie
2008	Himself	The Piles Project 2008-03-16 Movie
	Himself	New York Agora: The Legacy of the 60s Counterculture 2008-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory 2008-01-01 Movie
2007	Self	365 Day Project 2007-12-31 Movie
	Self	Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis 2007-04-11 Movie
2006	Self	Salvador Dalí at Work 2006-11-11 Movie
	N/A	Salvador Dali, Happenings 2006-11-01 Movie
2005	N/A	Electra Elf: The Beginning 2005-11-15 Movie
	Self	Excavating Taylor Mead 2005-10-08 Movie
2004	Self	Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis 2004-05-05 Movie
	Taylor (segment "Champagne")	Coffee and Cigarettes 2004-03-12 Movie
2002	Self (archive footage)	The Cockettes 2002-01-16 Movie
2001	Award Presenter	Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV 2001-11-01 Movie
	N/A	Abnormal: The Sinema of Nick Zedd 2001-01-23 Movie
2000	Self	Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story 2000-09-08 Movie
1999	N/A	Ecstasy in Entropy 1999-01-01 Movie
1998	Doc Wax	Frogs for Snakes 1998-08-14 Movie
1997	Self	Birth of a Nation 1997-08-06 Movie
	N/A	Trail of Blood 1997-01-28 Movie
1994	J. Jerry Franky	The Deflowering 1994-01-01 Movie
	Self	Jonas in the Desert 1994-01-01 Movie
1992	The Actor	Last Supper 1992-08-02 Movie
1991	Father	Shadows in the City 1991-08-23 Movie
	James	Buster's Bedroom 1991-05-09 Movie
	N/A	Mesmer 1991-01-01 Movie
1990	Self	Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol 1990-07-18 Movie
	N/A	It’s Real 1990-01-01 Movie
1989	The Judge	No Such Thing as Gravity 1989-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Wonderland USA 1989-01-01 Movie
	Self	Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties 1989-01-01 Movie
1981	The Atom Man	The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man 1981-08-01 Movie
	Rippley	Coupla White Faggots Sitting Around Talking 1981-04-09 Movie
1980	The Uncle	Underground U.S.A. 1980-11-06 Movie
	Walter	Union City 1980-09-26 Movie
1979	N/A	Tally Brown, New York 1979-05-04 Movie
	N/A	Jesus 1979-01-01 Movie
1978	Self	Notes for Jerome 1978-07-03 Movie
	N/A	Feedback 1978-01-01 Movie
1976	Ubriachella (uncredited)	Hit Squad 1976-10-29 Movie
	Self	Will More seduciendo a Taylor Mead 1976-01-01 Movie
1972	N/A	Passions 1972-05-31 Movie
1970	N/A	Cleopatra 1970-07-30 Movie
	Viewer / President / Minster / Nurse	Brand X 1970-05-18 Movie
1969	Tarzam	Tarzam 1969-11-20 Movie
	The Party	Midnight Cowboy 1969-05-25 Movie
	Hernando Cortez	The Secret Life of Hernando Cortez 1969-01-01 Movie
1968	Nurse	Lonesome Cowboys 1968-11-01 Movie
	N/A	The Bizarre Ones 1968-10-01 Movie
	Self	Emergency: The Living Theatre 1968-09-09 Movie
	Taylor	San Diego Surf 1968-08-01 Movie
	N/A	Dialogue with Che 1968-01-01 Movie
1967	N/A	Il mostro verde 1967-12-31 Movie
	The Demon or Sprite	The Illiac Passion 1967-12-30 Movie
	N/A	Four Stars 1967-12-15 Movie
	Self	Homeo 1967-11-15 Movie
	Harmonica Player	The Nude Restaurant 1967-11-13 Movie
	Hobo	Imitation of Christ 1967-11-01 Movie
	N/A	Le Désir attrapé par la queue 1967-07-24 Movie
	N/A	Grimace 1967-01-01 Movie
1965	Self	Andy Warhol Screen Tests 1965-11-28 Movie
1964	President Sandy Studsbury	Babo 73 1964-10-05 Movie
	Self	Couch 1964-07-01 Movie
	Tramp	Open the Door and See all the People 1964-03-25 Movie
	Tarzan	Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of 1964-02-18 Movie
	Himself	Taylor Mead's Ass 1964-01-01 Movie
1963	Convict II	Hallelujah the Hills 1963-12-16 Movie
	N/A	Lemon Hearts 1963-05-26 Movie
	N/A	To L.A. with Lust 1963-05-26 Movie
	Himself	Taylor and Me 1963-01-01 Movie
1962	Scribbles	Too Young, Too Immoral 1962-08-10 Movie
	Flower Thief	The Flower Thief 1962-04-25 Movie
	N/A	Senseless 1962-01-01 Movie
	The Faggot	Passion in a Seaside Slum 1962-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Taylor Mead Dances 1962-01-01 Movie
1960	N/A	Taylor Mead's Acting Class 1960-09-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1981	Editor	The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man 1981-08-01 Movie
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Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1981	Music	The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man 1981-08-01 Movie
1966	Music	European Diaries 1966-09-04 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1969	Writer	Tarzam 1969-11-20 Movie
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Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1968	Director	Home Movies: NYC to San Diego 1968-01-01 Movie
1966	Director	European Diaries 1966-09-04 Movie
1965	Director	Home Movies - Rome/Florence/Venice/Greece 1965-07-07 Movie
1964	Director	My Home Movies 1964-08-27 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv