Portrait of Don Taylor

Don Taylor

Directing

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: December 13, 1920

Place of Birth: Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA

Filmography

2010
Holy Wars

as Himself

1994
The World of Hammer

as Self (archive footage)

1994
That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1969
The 5-Man Army

as Poker Player (uncredited)

1963
Burke's Law

as George Hogarth

1963
Burke's Law

as Scubie Baker

1961
The Savage Guns

as Mike Summers

1961
The New Breed

as Fred Kingman

1960
Checkmate

as Chip Damion

1957
Love Slaves of the Amazons

as Dr. Pete L. Masters

1956
Ride The High Iron

as Hugo Danielchik

1956
The Bold and the Brave

as Ewald "Preacher" Wallister

1955
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Prof. Donald Mason

1954
Climax!

as John Appleby

1954
Climax!

as Julian Coates

1954
Climax!

as Timothy Colt

1954
Johnny Dark

as Duke Benson

1953
Stalag 17

as Lt. James Dunbar

1953
The Girls of Pleasure Island

as Lt. Jimmy Gilmartin

1953
1953
1952
Cavalcade of America

as Bob Lawrence

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

as Sergeant Ben Destry

1951
1951
Flying Leathernecks

as Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe

1951
Father's Little Dividend

as Buckley Dunstan

1951
Target Unknown

as Lt. Frank Webster

1950
Father of the Bride

as Buckley Dunstan

1950
Ambush

as Lt. Linus Delaney

1949
Battleground

as Standiferd

1948
For the Love of Mary

as David Paxton

1948
The Naked City

as Jimmy Halloran

1947
Song of the Thin Man

as Buddy Hollis

1945
The Last Bomb

as Gunner

1944
Winged Victory

as Danny 'Pinkie' Scariano

1943
Swing Shift Maisie

as Young Pilot (Uncredited)