Don Taylor
Known for directing · Born 13 December 1920 · Died 29 December 1998 · aged 78 · Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA
132 credits
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
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
Night Gallery
1970
The Wild Wild West
1965
The Rifleman
1958
Steve Canyon
1958
The Naked City
1948
Flying Leathernecks
1951
Acting (46)
2010Holy WarsHimselfFilm
1994That's Entertainment! III(archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)Series
1984Man HuntFilm
1972Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)Film
1969The 5-Man ArmyPoker Player (uncredited)Film
1963Burke's LawGeorge Hogarth, Scubie BakerSeries
1961The Savage GunsMike SummersFilm
1961The New BreedFred KingmanSeries
1960CheckmateChip DamionSeries
1957Love Slaves of the AmazonsDr. Pete L. MastersFilm
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreYankeeSeries
1956The Bold and the BraveEwald "Preacher" WallisterFilm
1956Telephone TimeSeries
1956Ride The High IronHugo DanielchikFilm
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsProf. Donald MasonSeries
1955I'll Cry TomorrowWallieFilm
1955CrossroadsFather FelixSeries
1954The Men of Sherwood ForestRobin HoodFilm
1954Climax!John Appleby, Julian Coates, Timothy ColtSeries
1954Johnny DarkDuke BensonFilm
1953Stalag 17James DunbarFilm
1953Destination GobiJenkinsFilm
1953The Girls of Pleasure IslandLt. Jimmy GilmartinFilm
1953General Electric TheaterBob FarrellSeries
1952Cavalcade of AmericaBob LawrenceSeries
1952Japanese War BrideJim SterlingFilm
1951Father's Little DividendBuckley DunstanFilm
1951Flying LeathernecksLt. Vern 'Cowboy' BlitheFilm
1951Submarine CommandLt. Cmdr. Peter MorrisFilm
1951The Blue VeilDr. Robert PalfreyFilm
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsDr. Soames, · 2 episodes, Tom Weldon, Sergeant Ben Destry, Pete, Max SwansonSeries
1951Target UnknownLt. Frank WebsterFilm
1950Father of the BrideBuckley DunstanFilm
1950AmbushLt. Linus DelaneyFilm
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsMark PineSeries
1950Lux Video TheatreRoger, Jim EmersonSeries
1949BattlegroundStandiferdFilm
1948The Naked CityJimmy HalloranFilm
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelfSeries
1948For the Love of MaryDavid PaxtonFilm
1947Song of the Thin ManBuddy HollisFilm
1945The Last BombGunnerFilm
1945Time to KillGeorgeFilm
1944Winged VictoryDanny 'Pinkie' ScarianoFilm
1943Swing Shift MaisieYoung Pilot (Uncredited)Film
Directing (84)
2025Mrs. Weekley's LoverDirectorFilm
1990Bingo: Scenes of Money and DeathDirectorFilm
1988The Diamond TrapDirectorFilm
1987Ghost of a ChanceDirectorFilm
1986Classified LoveDirector, ProducerFilm
1985Secret WeaponsDirectorFilm
1985Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson StoryDirectorFilm
1984He's Not Your SonDirectorFilm
1983September GunDirectorFilm
1983Ghost DancingDirectorFilm
1983Listen to Your HeartDirectorFilm
1982Drop-Out FatherDirectorFilm
1981Broken PromiseDirector, ProducerFilm
1981Red Flag: The Ultimate GameDirectorFilm
1980The Final CountdownDirectorFilm
1980The Promise of LoveDirectorFilm
1980In HidingDirector, WriterFilm
1979The GiftDirectorFilm
1978Damien - Omen IIDirectorFilm
1978The BBC Television ShakespeareDirectorSeries
1978For Tea on SundayDirectorFilm
1977The Island of Dr. MoreauDirectorFilm
1977A Circle of ChildrenDirectorFilm
1977The Achurch LettersDirector, WriterFilm
1976The Great Scout & Cathouse ThursdayDirectorFilm
1976Echoes of a SummerDirectorFilm
1976The Hemingway PlayDirectorFilm
1976DadDirector, WriterFilm
1974PetrocelliDirectorSeries
1974Night GamesDirectorFilm
1974Honky TonkDirectorFilm
1973Tom SawyerDirectorFilm
1972The Man HunterDirectorFilm
1972Heat of AngerDirectorFilm
1971Escape from the Planet of the ApesDirectorFilm
1971CannonDirectorSeries
1970Night GalleryDirectorSeries
1970Wild WomenDirectorFilm
1969The 5-Man ArmyDirectorFilm
1968The Mod SquadDirectorSeries
1968The Name of the GameDirectorSeries
1968Something for a Lonely ManDirectorFilm
1967MannixDirectorSeries
1967The Flying NunDirectorSeries
1967Jack of DiamondsDirectorFilm
1967The Danny Thomas HourDirectorSeries
1967The EnemyDirectorFilm
1966The Tammy Grimes ShowDirectorSeries
1966Preview TonightDirectorSeries
1965The Wild Wild WestDirectorSeries
1965The Big ValleyDirectorSeries
1965The LonerDirectorSeries
1965And Did Those Feet ?DirectorFilm
1965Amos Burke: Secret AgentDirectorSeries
1964Ride the Wild SurfDirectorFilm
1964The RoguesDirectorSeries
1963Burke's LawDirectorSeries
1963The LieutenantDirectorSeries
1963The Farmer's DaughterDirectorSeries
1963Vacation PlayhouseDirectorSeries
1962Ensign O'TooleDirectorSeries
1961Dr. KildareDirectorSeries
1961The Dick Powell ShowDirectorSeries
196187th PrecinctDirectorSeries
1961Everything's DuckyDirectorFilm
1961Follow the SunDirectorSeries
1960CheckmateDirector, TeleplaySeries
1960Hong KongDirectorSeries
1959Dennis the MenaceDirectorSeries
1959Johnny RingoDirectorSeries
1959TightropeDirectorSeries
1959Peck's Bad GirlDirectorSeries
1958The RiflemanDirectorSeries
1958Steve CanyonDirectorSeries
1957Have Gun, Will TravelDirectorSeries
1957Alcoa TheatreDirectorSeries
1957M SquadDirectorSeries
1957Bachelor FatherDirectorSeries
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDirectorSeries
1956Telephone TimeDirectorSeries
1956Hey, Jeannie!DirectorSeries
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDirectorSeries
1954Summer PlayhouseDirectorSeries
1948Studio OneDirectorSeries
Writing (2)
1985My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol FlynnTeleplay, DirectorFilm
1978When the Actors ComeWriter, DirectorFilm