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Home/People/Don Taylor
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Born
Dec 13, 1920Died: Dec 29, 1998
Lived 78 years
Place of Birth
Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

31
Movies
23
TV Shows
87
Directed
Also Known As
Donald Richie Taylor
IMDb Profile

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.
Holy Wars poster

Holy Wars

as Himself
2010
That's Entertainment! III poster

That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)
1994
Man Hunt poster

Man Hunt

Cast
1984
Hollywood: The Dream Factory poster

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)
1972
The 5-Man Army poster

The 5-Man Army

as Poker Player (uncredited)
1969
The Savage Guns poster

The Savage Guns

as Mike Summers
1961
Love Slaves of the Amazons poster

Love Slaves of the Amazons

as Dr. Pete L. Masters
1957
Ride The High Iron poster

Ride The High Iron

as Hugo Danielchik
1956
The Bold and the Brave poster

The Bold and the Brave

as Ewald "Preacher" Wallister
1956
I'll Cry Tomorrow poster

I'll Cry Tomorrow

as Wallie
1955
The Men of Sherwood Forest poster

The Men of Sherwood Forest

as Robin Hood
1954
Johnny Dark poster

Johnny Dark

as Duke Benson
1954
Stalag 17 poster

Stalag 17

as Lt. James Dunbar
1953
The Girls of Pleasure Island poster

The Girls of Pleasure Island

as Lt. Jimmy Gilmartin
1953
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Destination Gobi

as Jenkins
1953
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Japanese War Bride

as Jim Sterling
1952
Submarine Command poster

Submarine Command

as Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris
1951
The Blue Veil poster

The Blue Veil

as Dr. Robert Palfrey
1951
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Flying Leathernecks

as Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe
1951
Father's Little Dividend poster

Father's Little Dividend

as Buckley Dunstan
1951