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Taylor Hackford

Taylor Hackford

Director · Born December 31, 1944 · Santa Barbara, California, U.S.

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Biography

Taylor Edwin Hackford (born December 31, 1944 in Santa Barbara, CA) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982), "The Devil's Advocate" (1997) and "Proof of Life" (2000), and for directing Jamie Foxx to an Academy Award for Best Actor in "Ray" (2004). Hackford served as president of the Directors Guild of America from 2009 to 2013.

Directed 17

2010s

  1. 2016
  2. 2013
  3. 2010

    Love Ranch

    Director

1980s

  1. 1988

    Everybody's All-American

    Director

  2. 1987

    Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

    Director

  3. 1985
  4. 1984
  5. 1982
  6. 1980

    The Idolmaker

    Director

1970s

  1. 1978

    Teenage Father

    Director

  2. 1973

    Bukowski

    Director

Produced 22

Wrote 2

2000s

  1. 2004

1970s

  1. 1978

    Teenage Father

    Writer

Edited 1

Appearances17

2020s

  1. 2026

    The First Five Minutes... The Title Design Legacy of Dan Perri

    self

  2. American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez

    Self

  3. 2024
  4. 2023
  5. 2020

    Melville, le dernier samouraï

    Self

2010s

  1. 2018

    Becoming Iconic

    Self

  2. 2014
  3. 2012

    Casting By

    Self

  4. 2010

    Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration

    Self

2000s

  1. 2007

    Brando: An Icon Is Born

    Himself

  2. 2006

    Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'

    Self

  3. 2005

    Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

    Self

  4. 2004
  5. 2003

    100 Greatest Sexy Moments

    Self

1990s

  1. 1992

    A Friend in New Orleans

    Himself

1980s

  1. 1989

    First Works

    Self