Taylor Sheridan Said Goodbye To Sons Of Anarchy A Decade After His Character Was Killed md06

Taylor Sheridan might be best known for the phenomenal success of Yellowstone, which he wrote, directed, and starred in. However, he began his career as an actor, with single-episode roles in shows with large casts like Star Trek: Enterprise and CSI, before getting his first big role. Taylor Sheridan played Deputy David Hale in Sons of Anarchy for 21 episodes.

Hale was a complex character as he was firmly on the opposite side of Sons of Anarchy’s main characters, but he was not a villain. Taylor Sheridan’s performance in Sons of Anarchy was underrated, as his character was constantly outsmarted and outshone by Jax Teller and the motorcycle club. While he should have lasted longer, a payment dispute led to Sheridan leaving the show.

Taylor Sheridan’s Sons Of Anarchy Character Was Killed In A Shocking Moment After A Dispute

Taylor Sheridan quit Sons of Anarchy after season 3, following a dispute over his value to the show. He explained to Deadline that his wage was “less than virtually every other person on the show, and not enough for me to quit my second job.” When the issue was raised, Sheridan’s attorney was told that he wasn’t worth paying more, prompting his decision to leave.

Hale was a minor character compared to the motorcycle club members. However, Sheridan’s exit hurt Sons of Anarchy as the show lost one of its most interesting characters, choosing to pit real villains against the club from then on. That said, Hale’s death was one of the best and most shocking moments in Sons of Anarchy season 3, which is generally considered one of the show’s weakest seasons.

In Sons of Anarchy season 3’s premiere, Hale, Unser, and several other deputies are attending Half-Sack’s funeral, where he was posthumously patched in. When the members socialize outside the funeral home, a van pulls up and the people inside open fire on the mourners. Hale returns fire, but the van plows into him, giving him a devastating head injury that kills him instantly.

Taylor Sheridan Reversed His Own Death Scene In Yellowstone A Decade Later

Taylor Sheridan leaving Sons of Anarchy led to Yellowstone‘s creation, as he then began to focus on writing his Western empire. Sheridan told The Hollywood Reporter that he still uses the lessons he learned from what he described as his “f you car crash” in Sons of Anarchy. This phrase means killing a character violently after behind-the-scenes tension.

Sheridan made a clear reference to his Sons of Anarchy death in the Yellowstone season 3 episode “Going Back To Cali,” when the ranchers get into a conflict with a Californian biker club. They are saved by Rip Wheeler, who drives his truck into the bikes in the same way Hale was killed, reversing Taylor Sheridan’s Sons of Anarchy death scene.