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Don Taylor

Director

Don Taylor

Born December 13, 1920 in Freeport, Pennsylvania, USADied December 29, 199843 films

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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The Final Countdown posterFirst watchThe Final Countdown19806.6During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in time to 1941—mere hours before the…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Escape from the Planet of the Apes poster6.4Escape from the Planet of the Apes1971Damien - Omen II poster6.4Damien - Omen II1978The Island of Dr. Moreau poster5.7The Island of Dr. Moreau1977The 5-Man Army poster6.6The 5-Man Army1969Tom Sawyer poster6.5Tom Sawyer1973

Filmography

43 films as director
  1. 2025Mrs. Weekley's LoverDirector
  2. 1990Bingo: Scenes of Money and DeathDirector
  3. 1988The Diamond TrapDirector
  4. 1987Ghost of a ChanceDirector
  5. 1986Classified LoveDirector
  6. 1985Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson StoryDirector
  7. 1985Secret WeaponsDirector
  8. 1985My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol FlynnDirector
  9. 1984He's Not Your SonDirector
  10. 1983September GunDirector
  11. 1983Ghost DancingDirector
  12. 1983Listen to Your HeartDirector
  13. 1982Drop-Out FatherDirector
  14. 1981Red Flag: The Ultimate GameDirector
  15. 1981Broken PromiseDirector
  16. 1980The Promise of LoveDirector
  17. 1980In HidingDirector
  18. 1980The Final CountdownDirector
  19. 1979The GiftDirector
  20. 1978Damien - Omen IIDirector
  21. 1978When the Actors ComeDirector
  22. 1978For Tea on SundayDirector
  23. 1977The Island of Dr. MoreauDirector
  24. 1977A Circle of ChildrenDirector
  25. 1977The Achurch LettersDirector
  26. 1976The Great Scout & Cathouse ThursdayDirector
  27. 1976DadDirector
  28. 1976The Hemingway PlayDirector
  29. 1976Echoes of a SummerDirector
  30. 1974Honky TonkDirector
  31. 1974Night GamesDirector
  32. 1973Tom SawyerDirector
  33. 1972The Man HunterDirector
  34. 1972Heat of AngerDirector
  35. 1971Escape from the Planet of the ApesDirector
  36. 1970Wild WomenDirector
  37. 1969The 5-Man ArmyDirector
  38. 1968Something for a Lonely ManDirector
  39. 1967The EnemyDirector
  40. 1967Jack of DiamondsDirector
  41. 1965And Did Those Feet ?Director
  42. 1964Ride the Wild SurfDirector
  43. 1961Everything's DuckyDirector