A documentary on the life and times of Rod Taylor, Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches, debuted on Foxtel last week. Full disclosure: I’m in it, and am credited as “consultant” – probably the only time in my life I’ll ever co-star with Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson, Rod and Tippi Hedren (among others).
There’s some great “talking heads” especially Rod himself, who was interviewed before he died. It features many of the people I was unable to talk with for my book – Maggie Smith, Angela Lansbury, Murray Niedorf, Stephan Elliot and Rod himself. Worth checking out – the trailer is here.
Stephen Vagg 
Hello, I am not even sure who will see this but I am taking this long shot. I am seeking any information on the relationship between Rod Taylor and his friend Fred Hakim. Actually I am interested in any information about Fred Hakim. This is only for personal knowledge for Fred Hakim’s son who never got to meet him. He would greatly like to know anything about his father. I am reaching out to anyone who may know anything about him and I know Rod Taylor was a very close friend of his. . Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Happy to help ! I don’t know that much but glad to pass on what I know – do you have an email ? I’m stephen_vagg@hotmail.com