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.
Known For
Midnight Cowboy
(1969)
The Party
Coffee and Cigarettes
(2004)
Taylor (segment "Champagne") (voice)
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
(2001)
Award Presenter
Beautiful Darling
(2010)
Self
Full Filmography
Acting
Taylor Mead's Acting Class
(1960)
The Flower Thief
(1962)
Flower Thief
Passion in a Seaside Slum
(1962)
The Faggot
Too Young, Too Immoral
(1962)
Scribbles
Taylor Mead Dances
(1962)
Senseless
(1962)
Hallelujah the Hills
(1963)
Convict II
Taylor and Me
(1963)
Himself
Lemon Hearts
(1963)
To L.A. with Lust
(1963)
Babo 73
(1964)
President Sandy Studsbury
Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of
(1964)
Tarzan
Taylor Mead's Ass
(1964)
Himself
Couch
(1964)
Himself
Open the Door and See all the People
(1964)
Tramp
Salvador Dali, Happenings
(1964)
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
(1965)
Self
Four Stars
(1967)
The Nude Restaurant
(1967)
Harmonica Player
Homeo
(1967)
Self
The Illiac Passion
(1967)
The Demon or Sprite
Imitation of Christ
(1967)
Hobo
Le Désir attrapé par la queue
(1967)
Il mostro verde
(1967)
Grimace
(1967)
The Bizarre Ones
(1968)
San Diego Surf
(1968)
Taylor
Dialogue with Che
(1968)
Lonesome Cowboys
(1968)
Nurse
Emergency: The Living Theatre
(1968)
Self
Midnight Cowboy
(1969)
The Party
The Secret Life of Hernando Cortez
(1969)
Hernando Cortez
Tarzam
(1969)
Tarzam
Cleopatra
(1970)
Brand X
(1970)
Viewer / President / Minster / Nurse
Passions
(1972)
Hit Squad
(1976)
Ubriachella (uncredited)
Will More seduciendo a Taylor Mead
(1976)
Self
Feedback
(1978)
Notes for Jerome
(1978)
Self
Tally Brown, New York
(1979)
Jesus
(1979)
Underground U.S.A.
(1980)
The Uncle
Union City
(1980)
Walter
The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man
(1981)
The Atom Man
Coupla White Faggots Sitting Around Talking
(1981)
Rippley
No Such Thing as Gravity
(1989)
The Judge
Wonderland USA
(1989)
Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties
(1989)
Himself
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
(1990)
Self
C'est vrai
(1990)
Shadows in the City
(1991)
Father
Mesmer
(1991)
Buster's Bedroom
(1991)
James
Last Supper
(1992)
The Actor
The Deflowering
(1994)
J. Jerry Franky
Jonas in the Desert
(1994)
Self
Trail of Blood
(1997)
Birth of a Nation
(1997)
Self
Frogs for Snakes
(1998)
Doc Wax
Ecstasy in Entropy
(1999)
Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story
(2000)
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
(2001)
Award Presenter
The Cockettes
(2002)
Self (archive footage)
Coffee and Cigarettes
(2004)
Taylor (segment "Champagne") (voice)
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
(2004)
Self
Excavating Taylor Mead
(2005)
Himself
Electra Elf: The Beginning
(2005)
Salvador Dalí at Work
(2006)
Himself
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
(2007)
Self
New York Agora: The Legacy of the 60s Counterculture
(2008)
Himself
The Piles Project
(2008)
Himself
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory
(2008)
Beautiful Darling
(2010)
Self
Full Circle: Before They Were Famous
(2010)
Self
The Party in Taylor Mead's Kitchen
(2011)
Himself
Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson
(2012)
Himself
In the Fabulous Underground
(2012)
Self
Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
(2016)
Self
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
Toilet Gator
(2017)
Bar Act
Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia
(2023)
Directing
My Home Movies
(1964)
Director
Home Movies - Rome/Florence/Venice/Greece
(1965)
Director
European Diaries
(1966)
Director
Home Movies: NYC to San Diego
(1968)
Director
Sound
Writing
Editing