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Don Taylor

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
54

Gender
Male

Birthday
December 13, 1920 (105 years old)

Place of Birth
Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA

Don Taylor

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).

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Known For

Directing

2025Mrs. Weekley's Lover...Director
1990Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death...Director
1988The Diamond Trap...Director
1987Ghost of a Chance...Director
1986Classified Love...Director
1985Theatre Night...Director
1985Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story...Director
1985Secret Weapons...Director
1985My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn...Director
1984He's Not Your Son...Director
1983September Gun...Director
1983Ghost Dancing...Director
1983Listen to Your Heart...Director
1982Drop-Out Father...Director
1981Red Flag: The Ultimate Game...Director
1981Broken Promise...Director
1980The Promise of Love...Director
1980In Hiding...Director
1980The Final Countdown...Director
1979The Gift...Director
1978The BBC Television Shakespeare...Director
1978Damien - Omen II...Director
1978When the Actors Come...Director
1978For Tea on Sunday...Director
1977The Island of Dr. Moreau...Director
1977A Circle of Children...Director
1977The Achurch Letters...Director
1976The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday...Director
1976Dad...Director
1976The Hemingway Play...Director
1976Echoes of a Summer...Director
1975Private Affairs...Director
1974Petrocelli...Director
1974Honky Tonk...Director
1974Night Games...Director
1973Tom Sawyer...Director
1972The Man Hunter...Director
1972Heat of Anger...Director
1971Cannon...Director
1971Escape from the Planet of the Apes...Director
1970Night Gallery...Director
1970Wild Women...Director
1969The 5-Man Army...Director
1969ITV Saturday Night Theatre...Director
1968Something for a Lonely Man...Director
1968The Mod Squad...Director
1968The Name of the Game...Director
1967The Enemy...Director
1967Jack of Diamonds...Director
1967Mannix...Director
1967The Danny Thomas Hour...Director
1967The Flying Nun...Director
1966The Tammy Grimes Show...Director
1966Preview Tonight...Director
1965The Loner...Director
1965The Wild Wild West...Director
1965The Big Valley...Director
1965Amos Burke: Secret Agent...Director
1965And Did Those Feet ?...Director
1964The Wednesday Play...Director
1964The Rogues...Director
1964Ride the Wild Surf...Director
1963The Farmer's Daughter...Director
1963Burke's Law...Director
1963The Lieutenant...Director
1963Vacation Playhouse...Director
1962Ensign O'Toole...Director
1962The Winter's Tale...Director
1961Everything's Ducky...Director
1961Dr. Kildare...Director
1961The Dick Powell Show...Director
196187th Precinct...Director
1961Follow the Sun...Director
1960Checkmate...Director
1960Hong Kong...Director
1959Dennis the Menace...Director
1959Johnny Ringo...Director
1959Tightrope...Director
1959Peck's Bad Girl...Director
1958The Rifleman...Director
1958Steve Canyon...Director
1957Alcoa Theatre...Director
1957M Squad...Director
1957Bachelor Father...Director
1957Have Gun, Will Travel...Director
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre...Director
1956Hey, Jeannie!...Director
1956Telephone Time...Director
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents...Director
1954Summer Playhouse...Director
1948Studio One...Director

Production

1986Classified Love...Producer
1981Broken Promise...Producer

Writing

1985My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn...Teleplay
1980In Hiding...Writer
1978When the Actors Come...Writer
1977The Achurch Letters...Writer
1976Dad...Writer
1960Checkmate...Teleplay

Acting

2010Holy Warsas Himself
1994The World of Hammeras Self (archive footage)
1994That's Entertainment! IIIas (archive footage)
1984Man Huntas
1972Hollywood: The Dream Factoryas Self (archive footage)
1969The 5-Man Armyas Poker Player (uncredited)
1963Burke's Lawas George Hogarth
1963Burke's Lawas Scubie Baker
1961The Savage Gunsas Mike Summers
1961The New Breedas Fred Kingman
1960Checkmateas Chip Damion
1957Love Slaves of the Amazonsas Dr. Pete L. Masters
1956Ride The High Ironas Hugo Danielchik
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Yankee
1956Telephone Timeas
1956The Bold and the Braveas Ewald "Preacher" Wallister
1955I'll Cry Tomorrowas Wallie
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Prof. Donald Mason
1954The Men of Sherwood Forestas Robin Hood
1954Climax!as John Appleby
1954Climax!as Julian Coates
1954Climax!as Timothy Colt
1954Johnny Darkas Duke Benson
1953Stalag 17as Lt. James Dunbar
1953The Girls of Pleasure Islandas Lt. Jimmy Gilmartin
1953Destination Gobias Jenkins
1953General Electric Theateras Bob Farrell
1952Cavalcade of Americaas Bob Lawrence
1952Japanese War Brideas Jim Sterling
1951Submarine Commandas Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris
1951The Blue Veilas Dr. Robert Palfrey
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Dr. Soames
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Max Swanson
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Pete
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Sergeant Ben Destry
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Tom Weldon
1951Flying Leathernecksas Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe
1951Father's Little Dividendas Buckley Dunstan
1951Target Unknownas Lt. Frank Webster
1950Lux Video Theatreas Jim Emerson
1950Lux Video Theatreas Roger
1950Father of the Brideas Buckley Dunstan
1950Robert Montgomery Presentsas Mark Pine
1950Ambushas Lt. Linus Delaney
1949Battlegroundas Standiferd
1948For the Love of Maryas David Paxton
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas Self
1948The Naked Cityas Jimmy Halloran
1947Song of the Thin Manas Buddy Hollis
1945Time to Killas George
1945The Last Bombas Gunner
1944Winged Victoryas Danny 'Pinkie' Scariano
1943Swing Shift Maisieas Young Pilot (Uncredited)