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Don Taylor

Don Taylor

Directing1920Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA

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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Acting History

1994
The World of Hammer
TVas Self (archive footage)
1985
Theatre Night
TVDirector
1984
1980
1979
The Gift
Director
1978
1976
Dad
Director
Dad
Writer
1975
Petrocelli
TVDirector1 eps
1974
Night Games
Director
1973
Tom Sawyer
Director
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1971
The Mod Squad
TVDirector1 eps
Cannon
TVDirector2 eps
1970
Night Gallery
TVDirector
1969
The 5-Man Army
as Poker Player (uncredited)
1968
The Big Valley
TVDirector1 eps
Mannix
TVDirector1 eps
The Name of the Game
TVDirector1 eps
1965
The Wild Wild West
TVDirector2 eps
The Rogues
TVDirector2 eps
Amos Burke: Secret Agent
TVDirector1 eps
The Loner
TVDirector
1964
Burke's Law
TVas Scubie Baker1 eps
1963
Burke's Law
TVDirector8 eps
The Farmer's Daughter
TVDirector13 eps
The Lieutenant
TVDirector1 eps
1962
Checkmate
TVas Chip Damion1 eps
The New Breed
TVas Fred Kingman1 eps
The Dick Powell Show
TVDirector3 eps
87th Precinct
TVDirector2 eps
Dr. Kildare
TVDirector2 eps
Checkmate
TVTeleplay1 eps
Ensign O'Toole
TVDirector
1961
The Savage Guns
as Mike Summers
Checkmate
TVDirector3 eps
1960
Hong Kong
TVDirector1 eps
Alcoa Theatre
TVDirector1 eps
1959
Have Gun, Will Travel
TVDirector2 eps
The Rifleman
TVDirector4 eps
Johnny Ringo
TVDirector3 eps
Tightrope
TVDirector1 eps
Dennis the Menace
TVDirector3 eps
1958
Climax!
TVas Timothy Colt1 eps
Steve Canyon
TVDirector
Studio One
TVDirector1 eps
M Squad
TVDirector7 eps
Telephone Time
TVDirector1 eps
1957
Love Slaves of the Amazons
as Dr. Pete L. Masters
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Prof. Donald Mason1 eps
Bachelor Father
TVDirector
1956
Cavalcade of America
TVas Bob Lawrence1 eps
Hey, Jeannie!
TVDirector
1954
Robert Montgomery Presents
TVas Mark Pine1 eps
1953
Stalag 17
as Lt. James Dunbar
General Electric Theater
TVas Bob Farrell
1952
Japanese War Bride
as Jim Sterling
1951
The Flying Leathernecks
as Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe
Father's Little Dividend
as Buckley Dunstan
1950
Ambush
as Lt. Linus Delaney
Father of the Bride
as Buckley Dunstan
Lux Video Theatre
TVas Roger / Jim Emerson
1949
Battleground
as Standiferd
1948
The Naked City
as Jimmy Halloran
1947
Song of the Thin Man
as Buddy Hollis
1944
Winged Victory
as Danny 'Pinkie' Scariano
1943
Swing Shift Maisie
as Young Pilot (Uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/13/1920
Day of Death
12/29/1998
Place of Birth
Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA