Don Taylor

Born: 1920-12-13, Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: 1998-12-29

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).

Filmography

• The Rifleman (1958)
• Dr. Kildare (1961)
• The Wild Wild West (1965)
• Night Gallery (1970)
• The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
• Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
• The Flying Nun (1967)
• Studio One (1948)
• The Big Valley (1965)
• Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
• Climax! (1954)
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
• Burke's Law (1963)
• Burke's Law (1963)
• Telephone Time (1956)
• Telephone Time (1956)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
• Alcoa Theatre (1957)
• M Squad (1957)
• Checkmate (1960)
• Checkmate (1960)
• 87th Precinct (1961)
• The Mod Squad (1968)
• Cavalcade of America (1952)
• The Final Countdown (1980)
• Ensign O'Toole (1962)
• Damien - Omen II (1978)
• Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)