- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- December 13, 1920
- Place of Birth
- Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- December 29, 1998
Don Taylor
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.
Filmography
movieMrs. Weekley's Lover
2025 · Director
movieHoly Wars
2010 · Himself
tvThe World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment! III
1994 · (archive footage)
Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death
movieBingo: Scenes of Money and Death
1990 · Director
movieThe Diamond Trap
1988 · Director
movieGhost of a Chance
1987 · Director
movieClassified Love
1986 · Director, Producer
tvTheatre Night
1985 · Director
movieGoing for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story
1985 · Director
movieSecret Weapons
1985 · Director
movieMy Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985 · Teleplay, Director
movieMan Hunt
1984
movieHe's Not Your Son
1984 · Director
movieSeptember Gun
1983 · Director
Ghost Dancing
movieGhost Dancing
1983 · Director
movieListen to Your Heart
1983 · Director
movieDrop-Out Father
1982 · Director
movieRed Flag: The Ultimate Game
1981 · Director
movieBroken Promise
1981 · Director, Producer
movieThe Promise of Love
1980 · Director
movieIn Hiding
1980 · Director, Writer
movieThe Final Countdown
1980 · Director
movieThe Gift
1979 · Director
tvThe BBC Television Shakespeare
1978 · Director
movieDamien - Omen II
1978 · Director
movieWhen the Actors Come
1978 · Writer, Director
movieFor Tea on Sunday
1978 · Director
movieThe Island of Dr. Moreau
1977 · Director
movieA Circle of Children
1977 · Director
movieThe Achurch Letters
1977 · Director, Writer
movieThe Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
1976 · Director
movieDad
1976 · Director, Writer
movieThe Hemingway Play
1976 · Director
movieEchoes of a Summer
1976 · Director
Private Affairs
tvPrivate Affairs
1975 · Director
tvPetrocelli
1974 · Director
movieHonky Tonk
1974 · Director
movieNight Games
1974 · Director
movieTom Sawyer
1973 · Director
movieThe Man Hunter
1972 · Director
movieHeat of Anger
1972 · Director
movieHollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · Self (archive footage)
tvCannon
1971 · Director
movieEscape from the Planet of the Apes
1971 · Director
tvNight Gallery
1970 · Director
movieWild Women
1970 · Director
movieThe 5-Man Army
1969 · Poker Player (uncredited), Director
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Director
movieSomething for a Lonely Man
1968 · Director
tvThe Mod Squad
1968 · Director
tvThe Name of the Game
1968 · Director
movieThe Enemy
1967 · Director
movieJack of Diamonds
1967 · Director
tvMannix
1967 · Director
tvThe Danny Thomas Hour
1967 · Director
tvThe Flying Nun
1967 · Director
The Tammy Grimes Show
tvThe Tammy Grimes Show
1966 · Director
Preview Tonight
tvPreview Tonight
1966 · Director
tvThe Loner
1965 · Director
tvThe Wild Wild West
1965 · Director
tvThe Big Valley
1965 · Director
tvAmos Burke: Secret Agent
1965 · Director
movieAnd Did Those Feet ?
1965 · Director
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964 · Director
tvThe Rogues
1964 · Director
movieRide the Wild Surf
1964 · Director
tvBurke's Law
1963 · George Hogarth, Scubie Baker, Director
tvThe Farmer's Daughter
1963 · Director
tvThe Lieutenant
1963 · Director
Vacation Playhouse
tvVacation Playhouse
1963 · Director
tvEnsign O'Toole
1962 · Director
movieThe Winter's Tale
1962 · Director
movieEverything's Ducky
1961 · Director
movieThe Savage Guns
1961 · Mike Summers
tvThe New Breed
1961 · Fred Kingman
tvDr. Kildare
1961 · Director
tvThe Dick Powell Show
1961 · Director
tv87th Precinct
1961 · Director
tvFollow the Sun
1961 · Director
tvCheckmate
1960 · Chip Damion, Director, Teleplay
tvHong Kong
1960 · Director
tvDennis the Menace
1959 · Director
tvJohnny Ringo
1959 · Director
tvTightrope
1959 · Director
Peck's Bad Girl
tvPeck's Bad Girl
1959 · Director
tvThe Rifleman
1958 · Director
tvSteve Canyon
1958 · Director
movieLove Slaves of the Amazons
1957 · Dr. Pete L. Masters
tvAlcoa Theatre
1957 · Director
tvM Squad
1957 · Director
tvBachelor Father
1957 · Director
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Director
movieRide The High Iron
1956 · Hugo Danielchik
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Yankee, Director
tvHey, Jeannie!
1956 · Director
tvTelephone Time
1956 · , Director
movieThe Bold and the Brave
1956 · Ewald "Preacher" Wallister
movieI'll Cry Tomorrow
1955 · Wallie
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Prof. Donald Mason, Director
movieThe Men of Sherwood Forest
1954 · Robin Hood
tvClimax!
1954 · John Appleby, Julian Coates, Timothy Colt
Summer Playhouse
tvSummer Playhouse
1954 · Director
movieJohnny Dark
1954 · Duke Benson
movieStalag 17
1953 · Lt. James Dunbar
movieThe Girls of Pleasure Island
1953 · Lt. Jimmy Gilmartin
movieDestination Gobi
1953 · Jenkins
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Bob Farrell
tvCavalcade of America
1952 · Bob Lawrence
movieJapanese War Bride
1952 · Jim Sterling
movieSubmarine Command
1951 · Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris
movieThe Blue Veil
1951 · Dr. Robert Palfrey
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Dr. Soames, Tom Weldon, Sergeant Ben Destry, Pete, Max Swanson
movieFlying Leathernecks
1951 · Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe
movieFather's Little Dividend
1951 · Buckley Dunstan
movieTarget Unknown
1951 · Lt. Frank Webster
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Roger, Jim Emerson
movieFather of the Bride
1950 · Buckley Dunstan
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950 · Mark Pine
movieAmbush
1950 · Lt. Linus Delaney
movieBattleground
1949 · Standiferd
tvStudio One
1948 · Director
movieFor the Love of Mary
1948 · David Paxton
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieThe Naked City
1948 · Jimmy Halloran
movieSong of the Thin Man
1947 · Buddy Hollis
Time to Kill
movieTime to Kill
1945 · George
movieThe Last Bomb
1945 · Gunner
movieWinged Victory
1944 · Danny 'Pinkie' Scariano
movieSwing Shift Maisie
1943 · Young Pilot (Uncredited)