Actor

Chip Taylor

Acting

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Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

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Movies: 10Series: 0Crew credits: 7

TMDB ID: 147077

IMDb ID: nm0852118

Known for: Acting

Born: March 21, 1940

Died: March 23, 2026

Age: 86

Place of birth: Yonkers, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1970 - 2019

Years active: 50

Average TMDB rating: 6.56

Wikidata: Q962604

Also known as

James Wesley Voight

Other jobs

Director (2)Original Music Composer (2)Music (1)Songs (1)Thanks (1)

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Biography

Chip Taylor (born James Wesley Voight; March 21, 1940) is an American songwriter, noted for writing "Angel of the Morning" and "Wild Thing." His songs have been covered, and often made into hits, by a wide range of artists, including P.P. Arnold, Janis Joplin, Juice Newton, Anne Murray, Ace Frehley, Jimi Hendrix, Chrissie Hynde, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Movies

Movie credits linked with Chip Taylor.