The Man Who (Thought He) Looked Like Robert Taylor (1983) is a book written by Philippine-American novelist and short story author, Bienvenido Santos.

[1] The title basically imparts that the protagonist of the novel lived believing that he has a semblance to his idolized American actor, Robert Taylor.

[1] This fiction by Santos is regarded as one of the finest examples of exceptional English-language writings about the personal, emotional, and moving experiences of Filipino migrants in America.

[1] The Man Who (Thought He) Looked Like Robert Taylor is a literary discourse illustrating the yearning of many Filipinos to go and reside in America despite hardships, and the "loneliness and sense of exile" they experienced while being in the United States after World War II through the 1970s.

[1][5] An excerpt from The Man Who (Thought He) Looked Like Robert Taylor is a short story[1] entitled "Immigration Blues",[6] which became anthologized in Santos's short-story collection, Scent of Apples.