Truce

When assessing the contributions of Western actor Buck Taylor, suffice it to say that his star on the Kanab, Utah, walk of fame sits between those of Ronald Reagan and Tom Mix. Taylor is cowboy royalty, has been working steadily on TV and in the movies since 1961 (eight years as Newly on Gunsmoke) and is an accomplished, successful painter. But like the late Richard Farnsworth, another great Western character actor who landed his best parts late in life, Taylor is just now getting the lead roles