Don Taylor
Directing
Born: December 13, 1920 · Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: December 29, 1998 (aged 78)
Highest Rated
Biography
Donald Richie Taylor (December 13, 1920 – December 29, 1998) was an American actor and film director. He co-starred in 1940s and 1950s classics, including The Naked City, Battleground, Father of the Bride, Father's Little Dividend and Stalag 17. He later turned to directing films such as Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), Tom Sawyer (1973), Echoes of a Summer (1976), and Damien: Omen II (1978). Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Damien - Omen II
1978
The Final Countdown
1980
Stalag 17
1953
The Naked City
1948
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Father of the Bride
1950
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
Night Gallery
1970
Battleground
1949
Song of the Thin Man
1947
The Wild Wild West
1965
Photos (3)
Movies (28)
The Naked City
Jimmy Halloran
Father of the Bride
Buckley Dunstan
Stalag 17
James Dunbar
Flying Leathernecks
Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe
Battleground
Standiferd
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Savage Guns
Mike Summers
Father's Little Dividend
Buckley Dunstan
Song of the Thin Man
Buddy Hollis
The 5-Man Army
Poker Player (uncredited)
Winged Victory
Danny 'Pinkie' Scariano
Ambush
Lt. Linus Delaney
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Wallie
Man Hunt
1984
The Men of Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood
Submarine Command
Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris
The Blue Veil
Dr. Robert Palfrey
Destination Gobi
Jenkins
The Girls of Pleasure Island
Lt. Jimmy Gilmartin
Ride The High Iron
Hugo Danielchik
Japanese War Bride
Jim Sterling
Swing Shift Maisie
Young Pilot (Uncredited)
For the Love of Mary
David Paxton
The Bold and the Brave
Ewald "Preacher" Wallister
Target Unknown
Lt. Frank Webster
Johnny Dark
Duke Benson
Love Slaves of the Amazons
Dr. Pete L. Masters
The Last Bomb
Gunner
TV Shows (20)
Robert Montgomery Presents
Mark Pine · 1 eps
Climax!
John Appleby · 1 eps
Climax!
Julian Coates · 1 eps
Climax!
Timothy Colt · 1 eps
Burke's Law
George Hogarth · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Scubie Baker · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Prof. Donald Mason · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Yankee · 1 eps
Telephone Time
1 eps
Checkmate
Chip Damion · 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
Bob Lawrence · 1 eps
The New Breed
Fred Kingman · 1 eps
Crossroads
Father Felix · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Bob Farrell · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dr. Soames · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
2 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Tom Weldon · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Sergeant Ben Destry · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Pete · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Max Swanson · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (4)
Directing (80)
The Rifleman
Director
Mannix
Director
The Wild Wild West
Director
Have Gun, Will Travel
Director
Dr. Kildare
Director
Cannon
Director
Studio One
Director
The Name of the Game
Director
The Big Valley
Director
The Flying Nun
Director
Night Gallery
Director
Burke's Law
Director
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Director
Telephone Time
Director
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Director
Dennis the Menace
Director
Petrocelli
Director
Checkmate
Director
M Squad
Director
The Mod Squad
Director
Bachelor Father
Director
The Dick Powell Show
Director
Johnny Ringo
Director
The Farmer's Daughter
Director
Alcoa Theatre
Director
87th Precinct
Director
The Rogues
Director
Steve Canyon
Director
Damien - Omen II
Director
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Director
The Lieutenant
Director
Tightrope
Director
Ensign O'Toole
Director
The Loner
Director
The Final Countdown
Director
Hey, Jeannie!
Director
Hong Kong
Director
The Danny Thomas Hour
Director
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Director
Follow the Sun
Director
The Man Hunter
Director
The Tammy Grimes Show
Director
The 5-Man Army
Director
Tom Sawyer
Director
The Diamond Trap
Director
Amos Burke: Secret Agent
Director
Secret Weapons
Director
Classified Love
Director
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Director
Ride the Wild Surf
Director
Wild Women
Director
Jack of Diamonds
Director
Echoes of a Summer
Director
Honky Tonk
Director
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game
Director
The Gift
Director
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Director
Listen to Your Heart
Director
Mrs. Weekley's Lover
Director
A Circle of Children
Director
September Gun
Director
Drop-Out Father
Director
Night Games
Director
Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story
Director
Heat of Anger
Director
Everything's Ducky
Director
Broken Promise
Director
He's Not Your Son
Director
The Hemingway Play
Director
The Achurch Letters
Director
The Promise of Love
Director
Dad
Director
Something for a Lonely Man
Director
Ghost of a Chance
Director
And Did Those Feet ?
Director
When the Actors Come
Director
For Tea on Sunday
Director
The Enemy
Director
In Hiding
Director