Don Taylor
Director · Actor · WriterDonald 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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ACTOR31
Holy Wars
2010
Himself
That's Entertainment! III
1994
(archive footage)
Man Hunt
1984
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Self (archive footage)
The 5-Man Army
1969
Poker Player (uncredited)
The Savage Guns
1961
Mike Summers
Love Slaves of the Amazons
1957
Dr. Pete L. Masters
The Bold and the Brave
1956
Ewald "Preacher" Wallister
Ride The High Iron
1956
Hugo Danielchik
I'll Cry Tomorrow
1955
Wallie
The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954
Robin Hood
Johnny Dark
1954
Duke Benson
Stalag 17
1953
Lt. James Dunbar
The Girls of Pleasure Island
1953
Lt. Jimmy Gilmartin
Destination Gobi
1953
Jenkins
Japanese War Bride
1952
Jim Sterling
Father's Little Dividend
1951
Buckley Dunstan
Flying Leathernecks
1951
Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe
Submarine Command
1951
Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris
Target Unknown
1951
Lt. Frank Webster
The Blue Veil
1951
Dr. Robert Palfrey
Father of the Bride
1950
Buckley Dunstan
Ambush
1950
Lt. Linus Delaney
Battleground
1949
Standiferd
The Naked City
1948
Jimmy Halloran
For the Love of Mary
1948
David Paxton
Song of the Thin Man
1947
Buddy Hollis
The Last Bomb
1945
Gunner
- Time to Kill
Time to Kill
1945
George
Winged Victory
1944
Danny 'Pinkie' Scariano
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
Young Pilot (Uncredited)
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Mrs. Weekley's Lover
2025
Director
- Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death
Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death
1990
Director
The Diamond Trap
1988
Director
Ghost of a Chance
1987
Director
Classified Love
1986
Director
Secret Weapons
1985
Director
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
1985
Director
Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story
1985
Director
He's Not Your Son
1984
Director
- Ghost Dancing
Ghost Dancing
1983
Director
Listen to Your Heart
1983
Director
September Gun
1983
Director
Drop-Out Father
1982
Director
Broken Promise
1981
Director
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game
1981
Director
The Final Countdown
1980
Director
The Promise of Love
1980
Director
In Hiding
1980
Director
The Gift
1979
Director
Damien - Omen II
1978
Director
For Tea on Sunday
1978
Director
When the Actors Come
1978
Director
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
Director
A Circle of Children
1977
Director
The Achurch Letters
1977
Director
The Hemingway Play
1976
Director
Echoes of a Summer
1976
Director
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
1976
Director
Dad
1976
Director
Night Games
1974
Director
Honky Tonk
1974
Director
Tom Sawyer
1973
Director
The Man Hunter
1972
Director
Heat of Anger
1972
Director
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Director
Wild Women
1970
Director
The 5-Man Army
1969
Director
Something for a Lonely Man
1968
Director
Jack of Diamonds
1967
Director
The Enemy
1967
Director
And Did Those Feet ?
1965
Director
Ride the Wild Surf
1964
Director
The Winter's Tale
1962
Director
Everything's Ducky
1961
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