Kenneth D. Taylor
Kenneth Douglas "Ken" Taylor, OC (born October 5, 1934) is the founder and Chairman of public consulting firm Taylor and Ryan.
He is best known for his role in the 1979 covert operation called the Canadian Caper when he was the Canadian ambassador to Iran. With the cooperation of the American Central Intelligence Agency, Taylor helped six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis by getting Canadian passports for the Americans to get past the Iranian Revolutionary guard by posing the six as a Canadian film crew scouting locations for their film.
Taylor is depicted by Gordon Pinsent in the Canadian 1981 television film, Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper which dramatizes the cover story for the operation. The later 2012 American film, Argo, focuses more on the CIA's role, with Taylor played by Canadian actor Victor Garber.
Read more about Kenneth D. Taylor: Education and Personal Life, Iran Hostage Crisis
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