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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

2025
2010
Holy Wars
as Himself
1994
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
The World of Hammer
TVas Self (archive footage)
1990
1988
1987
1986
1985
Theatre Night
TVDirector
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
In Hiding
Director
In Hiding
Writer
1979
The Gift
Director
1978
1977
1976
Dad
Director
Dad
Writer
1975
Petrocelli
TVDirector• 1 eps
1974
Night Games
Director
Honky Tonk
Director
1973
Tom Sawyer
Director
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1971
The Mod Squad
TVDirector• 1 eps
Cannon
TVDirector• 2 eps
1970
Wild Women
Director
Night Gallery
TVDirector
1969
The 5-Man Army
as Poker Player (uncredited)
1968
The Big Valley
TVDirector• 1 eps
Mannix
TVDirector• 1 eps
The Name of the Game
TVDirector• 1 eps
1967
The Enemy
Director
The Flying Nun
TVDirector
1966
Preview Tonight
TVDirector
1965
The Wild Wild West
TVDirector• 2 eps
The Rogues
TVDirector• 2 eps
Amos Burke: Secret Agent
TVDirector• 1 eps
The Loner
TVDirector
1964
Burke's Law
TVas Scubie Baker• 1 eps
1963
Burke's Law
TVDirector• 8 eps
The Farmer's Daughter
TVDirector• 13 eps
The Lieutenant
TVDirector• 1 eps
1962
Checkmate
TVas Chip Damion• 1 eps
The New Breed
TVas Fred Kingman• 1 eps
The Dick Powell Show
TVDirector• 3 eps
87th Precinct
TVDirector• 2 eps
Checkmate
TVTeleplay• 1 eps
Ensign O'Toole
TVDirector
1961
The Savage Guns
as Mike Summers
Checkmate
TVDirector• 3 eps
Follow the Sun
TVDirector
Dr. Kildare
TVDirector
1960
Hong Kong
TVDirector• 1 eps
Alcoa Theatre
TVDirector• 1 eps
1959
Have Gun, Will Travel
TVDirector• 2 eps
The Rifleman
TVDirector• 4 eps
Johnny Ringo
TVDirector• 3 eps
Tightrope
TVDirector• 1 eps
Dennis the Menace
TVDirector• 3 eps
Peck's Bad Girl
TVDirector
1958
Climax!
TVas Timothy Colt• 1 eps
Steve Canyon
TVDirector
Studio One
TVDirector• 1 eps
M Squad
TVDirector• 7 eps
Telephone Time
TVDirector• 1 eps
1957
Love Slaves of the Amazons
as Dr. Pete L. Masters
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Prof. Donald Mason• 1 eps
Bachelor Father
TVDirector
1956
Ride The High Iron
as Hugo Danielchik
The Bold and the Brave
as Ewald "Preacher" Wallister
Cavalcade of America
TVas Bob Lawrence• 1 eps
Hey, Jeannie!
TVDirector
1955
1954
Johnny Dark
as Duke Benson
Robert Montgomery Presents
TVas Mark Pine• 1 eps
1953
Stalag 17
as Lt. James Dunbar
The Girls of Pleasure Island
as Lt. Jimmy Gilmartin
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
The Blue Veil
as Dr. Robert Palfrey
Submarine Command
as Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris
Target Unknown
as Lt. Frank Webster
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas Tom Weldon / Sergeant Ben Destry / Dr. Soames / Pete / Max Swanson
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
For the Love of Mary
as David Paxton
The Naked City
as Jimmy Halloran
1947
Song of the Thin Man
as Buddy Hollis
1945
The Last Bomb
as Gunner
Time to Kill
as George
1944
Winged Victory
as Danny 'Pinkie' Scariano
1943
Swing Shift Maisie
as Young Pilot (Uncredited)

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