Don Taylor

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Known For Directing

Known Credits 109

Gender Male

Birthday 1920-12-13

Day of Death 1998-12-29 (78 years old)

Place of Birth Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA

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Don Taylor

Biography

Don Taylor was an American movie actor and director best known for his performances in 1950s classics like Stalag 17 and Father of the Bride and the 1948 film noir The Naked City. He later turned to directing films such as Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) and Tom Sawyer (1973).

Known For

Directing

1987

… Director

1985		Theatre Night (2 episodes) … Director
1985		Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story … Director
1985		Secret Weapons … Director
1985		My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn … Director

1984

… Director

1983		September Gun … Director
1983		Listen to Your Heart … Director

1982

… Director

1980		The Promise of Love … Director
1980		The Final Countdown … Director

1979

… Director

1978

… Director

1977		The Island of Dr. Moreau … Director
1977		A Circle of Children … Director

1976		The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday … Director
1976		The Hemingway Play … Director
1976		Echoes of a Summer … Director

1974		Honky Tonk … Director
1974		Petrocelli (1 episode) … Director
1974		Night Games … Director

1973

… Director

1972		Dead of Night (1 episode) … Director
1972		The Manhunter … Director
1972		Heat of Anger … Director

1971		Cannon (2 episodes) … Director
1971		Escape from the Planet of the Apes … Director

1970		Night Gallery (2 episodes) … Director
1970		Wild Women … Director

1969

… Director

1968		The Mod Squad (1 episode) … Director
1968		Something for a Lonely Man … Director

1967		The Enemy … Director
1967		Jack of Diamonds … Director
1967		Mannix (1 episode) … Director
1967		The Danny Thomas Hour (1 episode) … Director
1967		The Flying Nun (1 episode) … Director

1966		The Tammy Grimes Show (4 episodes) … Director
1966		Preview Tonight (1 episode) … Director

1965		Play of the Month (1 episode) … Director
1965		The Loner (2 episodes) … Director
1965		The Wild Wild West (2 episodes) … Director
1965		The Big Valley (1 episode) … Director
1965		Amos Burke: Secret Agent (1 episode) … Director

1964		The Rogues (2 episodes) … Director
1964		Ride the Wild Surf … Director

1963		The Farmer's Daughter (13 episodes) … Director
1963		Burke's Law (8 episodes) … Director
1963		The Lieutenant (1 episode) … Director
1963		Vacation Playhouse (3 episodes) … Director

1962

… Director

1961		Everything's Ducky … Director
1961		Dr. Kildare (2 episodes) … Director
1961		The Dick Powell Show (3 episodes) … Director
1961		87th Precinct (2 episodes) … Director
1961		Follow the Sun (1 episode) … Director

1960		Checkmate (3 episodes) … Director
1960		Hong Kong (1 episode) … Director

1959		Dennis the Menace (3 episodes) … Director
1959		Johnny Ringo (3 episodes) … Director
1959		Tightrope (1 episode) … Director
1959		Peck's Bad Girl (1 episode) … Director

1958

(4 episodes) … Director

1957		M Squad (7 episodes) … Director
1957		Bachelor Father (1 episode) … Director
1957		Have Gun, Will Travel (2 episodes) … Director
1957		Alcoa Theatre (1 episode) … Director

1956		Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (3 episodes) … Director
1956		Hey, Jeannie! (2 episodes) … Director
1956		Telephone Time (1 episode) … Director

1955

(7 episodes) … Director

1954

(1 episode) … Director

1948

(1 episode) … Director

Acting

2010

as Himself

1994

as (archive footage)

1984

1969

as Poker Player (uncredited)

1963

(2 episodes)

1962

as Mike Summers

1961

(1 episode) as Fred Kingman

1960

(1 episode) as Chip Damion

1957

as Dr. Peter Masters

1956		Ride The High Iron as Hugo Danielchik
1956		Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (1 episode)
1956		Telephone Time (1 episode)
1956		The Bold and the Brave as Ewald "Preacher" Wallister

1955		I'll Cry Tomorrow as Wallie
1955		Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 episode)

1954		The Men of Sherwood Forest as Robin Hood
1954		Climax! (3 episodes)
1954		Johnny Dark as Duke Benson

1953		Stalag 17 as Lt. James Dunbar
1953		The Girls of Pleasure Island as Lt. Jimmy Gilmartin
1953		Destination Gobi as Jenkins
1953		General Electric Theater (1 episode)

1952		Cavalcade of America (1 episode)
1952		Japanese War Bride as Jim Sterling

1951		Submarine Command as Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris
1951		The Blue Veil as Dr. Robert Palfrey
1951		Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (7 episodes)
1951		Flying Leathernecks as Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe
1951		Father's Little Dividend as Buckley Dunstan
1951		Target Unknown as Lt. Frank Webster

1950		Lux Video Theatre (2 episodes)
1950		Father of the Bride as Buckley Dunstan
1950		Robert Montgomery Presents (1 episode)
1950		Ambush as Lt. Linus Delaney

1949

as Standiferd

1948		For the Love of Mary as David Paxton
1948		The Naked City as Det. Jimmy Halloran

1947

as Buddy Hollis

1945		Time to Kill as George
1945		The Last Bomb as Gunner

1944

as Danny 'Pinkie' Scariano

1943

as Young Pilot (Uncredited)

Writing

1985

… Teleplay

1960

(1 episode) … Teleplay

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