Biography
Floyd Taliaferro Alderson (November 13, 1895 β February 10, 1980) was an American film actor who specialized in westerns. After serving in the Great War, he began his career in the era of silent films, when he frequently used the name Wally Wales.
Although he transitioned to sound, he was given smaller parts, and used the name Hal Taliaferro. He appeared in more than 220 films between 1921 and 1964. He lived his later years in Montana at his family ranch. Born Floyd Taliaferro Alderson in 1895 in Sheridan, Wyoming, he was raised on his family's ranch, near Birney in Rosebud County, Montana.Young Alderson's first "outside" job was on a cattle drive for rancher John B. Kendrick. He also drove a tourist stage for the Buffalo Bill Stage line before drifting west in 1915. He settled in Los Angeles where he worked as a wrangler on Universal's ranch.
In 1917 during the Great War, Alderson joined the army and served in the American Expeditionary Forces in France. After his return to the US, he became involved in films as an actor.
From 1921 through 1928 he appeared in twenty-two silent films (mainly Westerns), starring in many under the name Wally Wales. In 1929 he made the successful transition to sound, or "talkies". But gradually his star faded, and he began appearing in much smaller roles, usually as Hal Taliaferro.He retired from films in the early 1950s and returned to his family ranch in Montana. It was then known as the Bones Brothers Ranch. He built a cabin there and lived out his remaining active years painting landscapes.He died in a Sheridan, Wyoming nursing home from complications of a stroke and pneumonia in 1980, at age 84. In 2004 the Bones Brothers Ranch was listed on the National Register of Historical Places (NRHP).
Filmography
all 147
Movies 147
The Sea Hornet (1951)
California Passage (1950)
The Savage Horde (1950)
Red River (1948)
The Gallant Legion (1948)
The Phantom Rider (1946)
Fallen Angel (1945)
Federal Operator 99 (1945)
Springtime in Texas (1945)
Utah (1945)
Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
Vigilantes of Dodge City (1944)
Haunted Harbor (1944)
The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944)
Cowboy and the Senorita (1944)
Lumberjack (1944)
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
The Woman of the Town (1943)
Cowboy in the Clouds (1943)
Man from Music Mountain (1943)
Silver Spurs (1943)
Colt Comrades (1943)
Song of Texas (1943)
Frontier Law (1943)
Leather Burners (1943)
Hoppy Serves a Writ (1943)
Idaho (1943)
Ridin' Down the Canyon (1942)
American Empire (1942)
Heart of the Golden West (1942)
Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942)
Sons of the Pioneers (1942)
Romance on the Range (1942)
Bullets for Bandits (1942)
Red River Valley (1941)
Jesse James at Bay (1941)
Roaring Frontiers (1941)
Riders of the Timberline (1941)
Bad Man of Deadwood (1941)
Under Fiesta Stars (1941)
Law of the Range (1941)
Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)
Border Vigilantes (1941)
In Old Cheyenne (1941)
The Great Train Robbery (1941)
Along the Rio Grande (1941)
The Border Legion (1940)
Young Bill Hickok (1940)
Colorado (1940)
American Portrait (1940)
The Carson City Kid (1940)
Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
Dark Command (1940)
Hi-Yo Silver (1940)
Pioneers of the West (1940)
Bullets for Rustlers (1940)
Two-Fisted Rangers (1939)
The Stranger from Texas (1939)
Outpost of the Mounties (1939)
Daughter of the Tong (1939)
Riders of the Frontier (1939)
Overland with Kit Carson (1939)
Western Caravans (1939)
Frontiers of '49 (1939)
Black Bandit (1938)
Phantom Gold (1938)
Pioneer Trail (1938)
Stagecoach Days (1938)
The Lone Ranger (1938)
Wells Fargo (1937)
The Trigger Trio (1937)
Trapped by G-Men (1937)
Heart of the Rockies (1937)
The Rangers Step In (1937)
One Man Justice (1937)
The Painted Stallion (1937)
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm (1937)
Law of the Ranger (1937)
Rio Grande Ranger (1936)
Law and Lead (1936)
Ambush Valley (1936)
The Unknown Ranger (1936)
The Phantom Rider (1936)
Avenging Waters (1936)
Hair-Trigger Casey (1936)
Lucky Terror (1936)
Heir to Trouble (1935)
Trigger Tom (1935)
Swifty (1935)
Lawless Riders (1935)
Gun Play (1935)
Powdersmoke Range (1935)
Danger Trails (1935)
Men of Action (1935)
The Vanishing Riders (1935)
Stranded (1935)
The Silver Bullet (1935)
Fighting Caballero (1935)
Silent Valley (1935)
The Call of the Savage (1935)
The Pecos Kid (1935)
The Cowboy and the Bandit (1935)
The Cactus Kid (1935)
Rustlers of Red Dog (1935)
Range Warfare (1934)
West of the Law (1934)
The Oil Raider (1934)
The Way of the West (1934)
The Lone Rider (1934)
Pals of the West (1934)
Carrying the Mail (1934)
Smoking Guns (1934)
Sundown Trail (1934)
The Fighting Rookie (1934)
Arizona Cyclone (1934)
Western Racketeers (1934)
The Lost Jungle (1934)
Adventures of Texas Jack (1934)
West of the Divide (1934)
Border Guns (1934)
Sagebrush Trail (1933)
Fighting Texans (1933)
King of the Arena (1933)
Deadwood Pass (1933)
Law and Lawless (1932)
So This Is Arizona (1931)
Flying Lariats (1931)
Red Fork Range (1931)
Breed of the West (1930)
Trails of Danger (1930)
Canyon Hawks (1930)
Bar-L Ranch (1930)
The Voice from the Sky (1929)
The Flyin' Buckaroo (1928)
The Desert of the Lost (1927)
The Meddlin' Stranger (1927)
Tearin' Into Trouble (1927)
Ace of Action (1926)
Twisted Triggers (1926)
Double Daring (1926)
Ridin' Rivals (1926)
The Fighting Cheat (1926)
The Roaring Rider (1926)
The Hurricane Horseman (1925)
Tearin' Loose (1925)
Crossing Trails (1921)
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GenderMale
Birthday1895-11-13
Deathday1980-02-10 (84 years old)
Birth NameFloyd Taliaferro Alderson
Birth PlaceSheridan, United States of America
Height1.82-meter
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWalt Williams, Floyd Taliaferro , Hal Talioferro , Hal Talliaferro , Wally Wales , Floyd Taliaferro Alderson
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