Acting credits
43
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Don Taylor
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 72Series: 45Crew credits: 80
TMDB ID: 9108
IMDb ID: nm0852279
Known for: Directing
Born: December 13, 1920
Died: December 29, 1998
Age: 78
Place of birth: Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1943 - 2025
Years active: 83
Average TMDB rating: 6.65
Wikidata: Q558149
Also known as
Donald Richie Taylor
Other jobs
Director (77)Producer (1)Teleplay (1)Writer (1)
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Don Taylor.
Mrs. Weekley's Lover
Director
2025 Movie
7.5
Holy Wars
as Himself
2010 Movie
7.0
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994 Movie
5.5
The Diamond Trap
Director
1988 Movie
4.5
Ghost of a Chance
Director
1987 Movie
6.0
Classified Love
Director
1986 Movie
4.0
Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story
Director
1985 Movie
6.3
Secret Weapons
Director
1985 Movie
6.5
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
Teleplay
1985 Movie
4.1
Man Hunt
1984 Movie
5.6
He's Not Your Son
Director
1984 Movie
5.3
September Gun
Director
1983 Movie
Listen to Your Heart
Director
1983 Movie
4.2
Drop-Out Father
Director
1982 Movie
4.0
Red Flag: The Ultimate Game
Director
1981 Movie
6.0
Broken Promise
Producer
1981 Movie
5.0
The Promise of Love
Director
1980 Movie
In Hiding
Director
1980 Movie
6.6
The Final Countdown
Director
1980 Movie
The Gift
Director
1979 Movie
6.4
Damien - Omen II
Director
1978 Movie
When the Actors Come
Writer
1978 Movie
For Tea on Sunday
Director
1978 Movie
Flayed
Director
1978 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Don Taylor.
6.5
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.2
Petrocelli
Director • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.6
Cannon
Director • 2 eps
1971 Series
7.8
Night Gallery
Director • 2 eps
1970 Series
6.2
The Mod Squad
Director • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.8
The Name of the Game
Director • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.7
Mannix
Director • 1 eps
1967 Series
5.0
The Danny Thomas Hour
Director • 1 eps
1967 Series
6.3
The Flying Nun
Director • 1 eps
1967 Series
5.7
The Loner
Director • 2 eps
1965 Series
7.6
The Wild Wild West
Director • 2 eps
1965 Series
6.1
The Big Valley
Director • 1 eps
1965 Series
Amos Burke: Secret Agent
Director • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.2
The Rogues
Director • 2 eps
1964 Series
6.0
Burke's Law
as George Hogarth • 1 eps
1963 Series
5.0
The Farmer's Daughter
Director • 13 eps
1963 Series
6.0
The Lieutenant
Director • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.0
Vacation Playhouse
Director • 3 eps
1963 Series
6.5
Ensign O'Toole
Director • 2 eps
1962 Series
7.0
The New Breed
as Fred Kingman • 1 eps
1961 Series
5.5
Dr. Kildare
Director • 2 eps
1961 Series
5.5
The Dick Powell Show
Director • 3 eps
1961 Series
7.5
87th Precinct
Director • 2 eps
1961 Series
6.0
Follow the Sun
Director • 1 eps
1961 Series