Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-12-13

Deathday

1998-12-29 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Donald Richie Taylor

Don Taylor

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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Acting

2010

Holy Wars as Himself

1994

That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)

1984

The Manhunt

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)

1969

The 5-Man Army as Poker Player (uncredited)

1963		Burke's Law as George Hogarth
1963		Burke's Law as Scubie Baker

1961		The Savage Guns as Mike Summers
1961		The New Breed as Fred Kingman

1960

Checkmate as Chip Damion

1957

Love Slaves of the Amazons as Dr. Pete L. Masters

1956		Ride The High Iron as Hugo Danielchik
1956		Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Yankee
1956		Telephone Time
1956		The Bold and the Brave as Ewald "Preacher" Wallister

1955		I'll Cry Tomorrow as Wallie
1955		Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Prof. Donald Mason

1954		The Men of Sherwood Forest as Robin Hood
1954		Climax! as John Appleby
1954		Climax! as Julian Coates
1954		Climax! as Timothy Colt
1954		Johnny Dark as Duke Benson

1953		Stalag 17 as Lt. James Dunbar
1953		The Girls of Pleasure Island as Lt. Jimmy Gilmartin
1953		Destination Gobi as Jenkins
1953		General Electric Theater as Bob Farrell

1952		Cavalcade of America as Bob Lawrence
1952		Japanese War Bride as Jim Sterling

1951		Submarine Command as Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris
1951		The Blue Veil as Dr. Robert Palfrey
1951		Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Dr. Soames
1951		Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951		Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Sergeant Ben Destry
1951		Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Tom Weldon
1951		Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Pete
1951		Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Max Swanson
1951		Flying Leathernecks as Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe
1951		Father's Little Dividend as Buckley Dunstan
1951		Target Unknown as Lt. Frank Webster

1950		Lux Video Theatre as Roger
1950		Lux Video Theatre as Jim Emerson
1950		Father of the Bride as Buckley Dunstan
1950		Robert Montgomery Presents as Mark Pine
1950		Ambush as Lt. Linus Delaney

1949

Battleground as Standiferd

1948		For the Love of Mary as David Paxton
1948		The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1948		The Naked City as Jimmy Halloran

1947

Song of the Thin Man as Buddy Hollis

1945		Time to Kill as George
1945		The Last Bomb as Gunner

1944

Winged Victory as Danny 'Pinkie' Scariano

1943

Swing Shift Maisie as Young Pilot (Uncredited)

Directing

1988

The Diamond Trap as Director

1987

Ghost of a Chance as Director

1986

Classified Love as Director

1985		Theatre Night as Director
1985		Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story as Director
1985		Secret Weapons as Director
1985		My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn as Director

1984

He's Not Your Son as Director

1983		September Gun as Director
1983		Ghost Dancing as Director
1983		Listen to Your Heart as Director

1982

Drop-Out Father as Director

1981		Red Flag: The Ultimate Game as Director
1981		Broken Promise as Director

1980		The Promise of Love as Director
1980		In Hiding as Director
1980		The Final Countdown as Director

1979

The Gift as Director

1978		Damien - Omen II as Director
1978		When the Actors Come as Director
1978		For Tea on Sunday as Director
1978		Flayed as Director

1977		The Island of Dr. Moreau as Director
1977		A Circle of Children as Director
1977		The Achurch Letters as Director

1976		The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday as Director
1976		Dad as Director
1976		The Hemingway Play as Director
1976		Echoes of a Summer as Director

1974		Petrocelli as Director
1974		Honky Tonk as Director
1974		Night Games as Director

1973

Tom Sawyer as Director

1972		Dead of Night: The Exorcism as Director
1972		The Man Hunter as Director
1972		Heat of Anger as Director

1971		Cannon as Director
1971		Escape from the Planet of the Apes as Director

1970		Night Gallery as Director
1970		Wild Women as Director

1969

The 5-Man Army as Director

1968		Something for a Lonely Man as Director
1968		The Mod Squad as Director
1968		The Name of the Game as Director

1967		The Enemy as Director
1967		Jack of Diamonds as Director
1967		Mannix as Director
1967		The Danny Thomas Hour as Director
1967		The Flying Nun as Director

1966		The Tammy Grimes Show as Director
1966		Preview Tonight as Director

1965		BBC Play of the Month as Director
1965		The Loner as Director
1965		The Wild Wild West as Director
1965		The Big Valley as Director
1965		Amos Burke: Secret Agent as Director
1965		And Did Those Feet ? as Director

1964		The Rogues as Director
1964		Ride the Wild Surf as Director

1963		Burke's Law as Director
1963		The Farmer's Daughter as Director
1963		The Lieutenant as Director
1963		Vacation Playhouse as Director

1962		Ensign O'Toole as Director
1962		The Winter's Tale as Director

1961		Everything's Ducky as Director
1961		Dr. Kildare as Director
1961		The Dick Powell Show as Director
1961		87th Precinct as Director
1961		Follow the Sun as Director

1960		Checkmate as Director
1960		Hong Kong as Director

1959		Dennis the Menace as Director
1959		Johnny Ringo as Director
1959		Tightrope as Director
1959		Peck's Bad Girl as Director

1958		The Rifleman as Director
1958		Steve Canyon as Director

1957		Alcoa Theatre as Director
1957		M Squad as Director
1957		Bachelor Father as Director
1957		Have Gun, Will Travel as Director

1956		Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Director
1956		Hey, Jeannie! as Director
1956		Telephone Time as Director

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Director

1954

Summer Playhouse as Director

1948

Studio One as Director

Production

1986

Classified Love as Producer

1981

Broken Promise as Producer

Writing

1985

My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn as Teleplay

1980

In Hiding as Writer

1978		When the Actors Come as Writer
1978		Flayed as Writer

1977

The Achurch Letters as Writer

1976

Dad as Writer

1972

Dead of Night: The Exorcism as Writer

1960

Checkmate as Teleplay