Don Taylor

DirectorActorProducerWriter Dec 13 (died age 78) Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA 1943–2025 (82 year career)

6.1 avg rating

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 o…

Known For

Film

Stalag 17

Lt. James Dunbar

Film

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Director

Film

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Director

Film

Damien - Omen II

Director

Film

The Final Countdown

Director

Film

The Naked City

Jimmy Halloran

Film

Father of the Bride

Buckley Dunstan

Film

Night Gallery

Director

Filmography

Acting (45)

Movies (31)

Holy Wars

2010

as Himself

7.5

That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

Man Hunt

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

The 5-Man Army

1969

as Poker Player (uncredited)

6.6

The Savage Guns

1961

as Mike Summers

5.0

Love Slaves of the Amazons

1957

as Dr. Pete L. Masters

4.3

The Bold and the Brave

1956

as Ewald "Preacher" Wallister

6.2

Ride The High Iron

1956

as Hugo Danielchik

I'll Cry Tomorrow

as Wallie

Johnny Dark

as Duke Benson

The Men of Sherwood Forest

as Robin Hood

Stalag 17

as Lt. James Dunbar

Destination Gobi

as Jenkins

The Girls of Pleasure Island

1953

as Lt. Jimmy Gilmartin

Japanese War Bride

as Jim Sterling

Flying Leathernecks

as Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe

5.9

Father's Little Dividend

1951

as Buckley Dunstan

6.5

The Blue Veil

1951

as Dr. Robert Palfrey

6.8

Submarine Command

1951

as Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris

5.8

Target Unknown

1951

as Lt. Frank Webster

Father of the Bride

as Buckley Dunstan

Ambush

as Lt. Linus Delaney

Battleground

as Standiferd

The Naked City

as Jimmy Halloran

For the Love of Mary

as David Paxton

Song of the Thin Man

as Buddy Hollis

Time to Kill

as George

The Last Bomb

as Gunner

Winged Victory

as Danny 'Pinkie' Scariano

5.5

Swing Shift Maisie

1943

as Young Pilot (Uncredited)

6.5

Television (14)

The World of Hammer

1994

as Self (archive footage)

Burke's Law

as George Hogarth

The New Breed

as Fred Kingman

Checkmate

as Chip Damion

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Yankee

Telephone Time

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Prof. Donald Mason

7.8

Climax!

1954

as John Appleby

3.3

General Electric Theater

as Bob Farrell

Cavalcade of America

as Bob Lawrence

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

as Dr. Soames

7.2

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Mark Pine

Lux Video Theatre

as Roger

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Crew (96)

Movies (50)

Mrs. Weekley's Lover

2025

Director

Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death

1990

Director

The Diamond Trap

Director

Ghost of a Chance

Director

Classified Love

Director

Classified Love

Producer

Secret Weapons

Director

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn

1985

Teleplay

6.5

Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story

Director

He's Not Your Son

Director

Listen to Your Heart

Director

September Gun

Director

Ghost Dancing

Director

Drop-Out Father

Director

Red Flag: The Ultimate Game

Director

Broken Promise

Director

The Final Countdown

Director

The Promise of Love

Director

In Hiding

Director

In Hiding

1980

Writer

The Gift

1979

Director

Damien - Omen II

1978

Director

6.4

Flayed

1978

Director

Flayed

1978

Writer

For Tea on Sunday

1978

Director

When the Actors Come

1978

Director

When the Actors Come

1978

Writer

The Island of Dr. Moreau

Director

A Circle of Children

Director

The Achurch Letters

Director

Echoes of a Summer

1976

Director

5.1

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

1976

Director

5.0

Dad

1976

Director

Dad

1976

Writer

The Hemingway Play

1976

Director

Night Games

1974

Director

6.0

Honky Tonk

1974

Director

Tom Sawyer

1973

Director

6.4

Heat of Anger

1972

Director

The Man Hunter

1972

Director

8.0

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Director

Wild Women

Director

The 5-Man Army

Director

Something for a Lonely Man

Director

Jack of Diamonds

Director

The Enemy

Director

And Did Those Feet ?

1965

Director

Ride the Wild Surf

Director

The Winter's Tale

Director

Everything's Ducky

Director

Television (46)

Theatre Night

1985

Director

Private Affairs

1975

Director

Petrocelli

Director

Cannon

Director

Night Gallery

Director

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Director

The Name of the Game

Director

The Mod Squad

Director

Mannix

Director

The Flying Nun

Director

The Danny Thomas Hour

1967

Director

6.5

The Tammy Grimes Show

1966

Director

5.0

Preview Tonight

1966

Director

The Wild Wild West

Director

The Big Valley

Director

The Loner

Director

Amos Burke: Secret Agent

1965

Director

The Rogues

Director

Burke's Law

Director

The Farmer's Daughter

Director

The Lieutenant

Director

Vacation Playhouse

Director

Ensign O'Toole

Director

Dr. Kildare

Director

The Dick Powell Show

Director

87th Precinct

Director

Follow the Sun

Director

Checkmate

Director

Checkmate

Teleplay

Hong Kong

Director

Dennis the Menace

Director

Johnny Ringo

Director

Tightrope

Director

Peck's Bad Girl

Director

The Rifleman

Director

Steve Canyon

Director

Have Gun, Will Travel

Director

Alcoa Theatre

Director

Bachelor Father

Director

M Squad

Director

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Director

Telephone Time

Director

Hey, Jeannie!

Director

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Director

7.8

Summer Playhouse

1954

Director

Studio One

1948

Director

5.4