Directed credits
77
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Don Taylor
Directing
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Directed movies: 40Directed series: 37All crew 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
Frequent 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Don Taylor.
Mrs. Weekley's Lover
Director
2025 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
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
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
For Tea on Sunday
Director
1978 Movie
Flayed
Director
1978 Movie
5.6
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Director
1977 Movie
8.0
A Circle of Children
Director
1977 Movie
The Achurch Letters
Director
1977 Movie
5.0
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Director
1976 Movie
Dad
Director
1976 Movie
The Hemingway Play
Director
1976 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Don Taylor.
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
Director • 8 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
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
4.1
Checkmate
Director • 3 eps
1960 Series
Hong Kong
Director • 1 eps
1960 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Don Taylor.
7.7
Stalag 17
as Lt. James Dunbar
1953 Movie
7.2
The Naked City
as Jimmy Halloran
1948 Movie
7.0
Father of the Bride
as Buckley Dunstan
1950 Movie
6.7
Song of the Thin Man
as Buddy Hollis
1947 Movie
6.7
Battleground
as Standiferd
1949 Movie
6.6
The Final Countdown
Director
1980 Movie
6.4
Damien - Omen II
Director
1978 Movie
6.4
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Director
1971 Movie
5.6
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Director
1977 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Don Taylor.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Don Taylor.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Don Taylor.
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
Director • 2 eps
1957 Series
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Director • 3 eps
1956 Series
6.7
Mannix
Director • 1 eps
1967 Series
7.6
The Wild Wild West
Director • 2 eps
1965 Series
7.1
The Rifleman
Director • 4 eps
1958 Series
6.6
Cannon
Director • 2 eps
1971 Series
6.1
The Big Valley
Director • 1 eps
1965 Series
3.3
Climax!
as John Appleby • 1 eps
1954 Series
5.5
Dr. Kildare
Director • 2 eps
1961 Series
7.8
Night Gallery
Director • 2 eps
1970 Series
5.0
Studio One
Director • 1 eps
1948 Series
5.6
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Mark Pine • 1 eps
1950 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Don Taylor.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Don Taylor.
7.5
Holy Wars
as Himself
2010 Movie
7.0
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994 Movie
4.1
Man Hunt
1984 Movie
6.0
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972 Movie
6.6
The 5-Man Army
as Poker Player (uncredited)
1969 Movie
3.3
The Savage Guns
as Mike Summers
1961 Movie
3.7
Love Slaves of the Amazons
as Dr. Pete L. Masters
1957 Movie
Ride The High Iron
as Hugo Danielchik
1956 Movie
5.6
The Bold and the Brave
as Ewald "Preacher" Wallister
1956 Movie
6.1
I'll Cry Tomorrow
as Wallie
1955 Movie
6.6
The Men of Sherwood Forest
as Robin Hood
1954 Movie
5.0
Johnny Dark
as Duke Benson
1954 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Don Taylor.
6.5
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.0
Burke's Law
as George Hogarth • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.0
The New Breed
as Fred Kingman • 1 eps
1961 Series
4.1
Checkmate
as Chip Damion • 1 eps
1960 Series
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Yankee • 1 eps
1956 Series
6.3
Telephone Time
1 eps
1956 Series
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Prof. Donald Mason • 1 eps
1955 Series
3.3
Climax!
as John Appleby • 1 eps
1954 Series
6.4
General Electric Theater
as Bob Farrell • 1 eps
1953 Series
3.5
Cavalcade of America
as Bob Lawrence • 1 eps
1952 Series
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Dr. Soames • 1 eps
1951 Series
5.6
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Mark Pine • 1 eps
1950 Series