Director · Actor · Writer
Don Taylor
Don Taylor has worked on 68 movies and 50 TV shows, between 1944 and 2025. On Nahoko: 16 movies and 17 TV shows. Best known for Stalag 17, Escape from the Planet of the Apes and Damien: Omen II.
- Born
- 13 December 1920
- Birthplace
- Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- 29 December 1998 (aged 78)
- Also known as
- Donald Richie Taylor
- Activities
- Director · Actor · Writer · Producer
- Nationality
- United States
- Career start
- 1944
- Education
- Pennsylvania State University
Known for
★ 7.9
Stalag 171953
★ 6.3
Escape from the Planet of the Apes1971
★ 6.2
Damien: Omen II1978
★ 6.7The Final Countdown1980
★ 7.5
The Naked City1948
★ 7.1Rent/BuyFather of the Bride1950
★ 7.4Rent/BuyBattleground1949
★ 5.9
The Island of Dr. Moreau1977
★ 6.3
Flying Leathernecks1951
★ 6.5
Father's Little Dividend1951
★ 6.4Tom Sawyer1973
★ 7.2Rent/BuyI'll Cry Tomorrow1955
★ 6.5The 5-Man Army1969
★ 6.1The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday1976
★ 6.3Rent/BuyDestination Gobi1953Where to watch
United States
20 of their 33 titles are streaming right now in United States.
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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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Career in figures
Career
- Active since
- 1943
- Titles on Nahoko
- 16 movies and 17 TV shows
- Main genres
- Drama, Adventure, Action
Ratings and box office
- Average rating
- ★ 6.7 IMDb
- Most voted
- Stalag 17
- Box office
- $68.1M, led by Damien: Omen II ($26.5M)
Frequent collaborators
Spencer Tracy2 titles together
Joan Bennett2 titles together
Elizabeth Taylor2 titles together
Billie Burke2 titles together
William Holden2 titles togetherFilmography 33
1980
- The Final CountdownMovieMovie · Director★ 6.7
1978
- Damien: Omen IIMovieMovie · Director★ 6.2
1977
- The Island of Dr. MoreauMovieMovie · Director★ 5.9
1976
- The Great Scout & Cathouse ThursdayMovieMovie · Director★ 6.1
1974
- PetrocelliTV showTV show · Director★ 7.2
1973
- Tom SawyerMovieMovie · Director★ 6.4
1971
- Escape from the Planet of the ApesMovieMovie · Director★ 6.3
- CannonTV showTV show · Director★ 6.8
1969
- Night GalleryTV showTV show · DirectorRent/Buy★ 7.9
- The 5-Man ArmyMovieMovie · as Poker Player (uncredited) · Director★ 6.5
1968
- The Mod SquadTV showTV show · Director★ 7.0
- The Name of the GameTV showTV show · Director★ 7.6
1967
- MannixTV showTV show · Director
★ 7.4 - The Flying NunTV showTV show · Director★ 6.5
1965
- The Wild Wild WestTV showTV show · Director★ 8.1
- The Big ValleyTV showTV show · Director★ 7.6
1963
- Burke's LawTV showTV show · as George Hogarth / Scubie Baker · Director · 8 episodes★ 7.4
1961
- Dr. KildareTV showTV show · Director★ 7.0
1959
- Dennis the MenaceTV showTV show · Director
★ 7.0
1958
- The RiflemanTV showTV show · Director★ 8.3
1957
- Have Gun - Will TravelTV showTV show · Director★ 8.4
- Bachelor FatherTV showTV show · Director★ 7.3
1956
- Zane Grey TheatreTV showTV show · as Yankee · Director · 3 episodes★ 7.5
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV showTV show · as Prof. Donald Mason · Director · 7 episodes★ 8.5
- I'll Cry TomorrowMovieMovie · as WallieRent/Buy★ 7.2
1953
- Stalag 17MovieMovie · as James Dunbar★ 7.9
- Destination GobiMovieMovie · as JenkinsRent/Buy★ 6.3
1951
- Flying LeathernecksMovieMovie · as Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe★ 6.3
- Father's Little DividendMovieMovie · as Buckley Dunstan★ 6.5
1950
- Father of the BrideMovieMovie · as Buckley DunstanRent/Buy★ 7.1
1949
- BattlegroundMovieMovie · as StandiferdRent/Buy★ 7.4
1948
- The Naked CityMovieMovie · as Jimmy Halloran★ 7.5
1947
- Song of the Thin ManMovieMovie · as Buddy Hollis
★ 6.9
More credits 88
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2025
- Mrs. Weekley's LoverMovieMovie · Director
2010
- Holy WarsMovieMovie · as themselves
1990
- Bingo: Scenes of Money and DeathMovieMovie · Director
1988
- The Diamond TrapMovieMovie · Director
1987
- Ghost of a ChanceMovieMovie · Director
1986
- Classified LoveMovieMovie · Director · Producer
1985
- Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson StoryMovieMovie · Director
- My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol FlynnMovieMovie · Director · Writer
- Secret WeaponsMovieMovie · Director
1984
- He's Not Your SonMovieMovie · Director
- Man HuntMovieMovie
1983
- Ghost DancingMovieMovie · Director
- Listen to Your HeartMovieMovie · Director
- September GunMovieMovie · Director
1982
- Drop-Out FatherMovieMovie · Director
1981
- Broken PromiseMovieMovie · Director · Producer
- Red Flag: The Ultimate GameMovieMovie · Director
1980
- In HidingMovieMovie · Director · Writer
- The Promise of LoveMovieMovie · Director
1979
- The GiftMovieMovie · Director
1978
- For Tea on SundayMovieMovie · Director
- The BBC Television ShakespeareTV showTV show · Director
- When the Actors ComeMovieMovie · Director · Writer
1977
- A Circle of ChildrenMovieMovie · Director
- The Achurch LettersMovieMovie · Director · Writer
1976
- DadMovieMovie · Director · Writer
- Echoes of a SummerMovieMovie · Director
- The Hemingway PlayMovieMovie · Director
1974
- Honky TonkMovieMovie · Director
- Night GamesMovieMovie · Director
1972
- Heat of AngerMovieMovie · Director
- The Man HunterMovieMovie · Director
1970
- Wild WomenMovieMovie · Director
1968
- Something for a Lonely ManMovieMovie · Director
1967
- Jack of DiamondsMovieMovie · Director
- The Danny Thomas HourTV showTV show · Director
- The EnemyMovieMovie · Director
1966
- Preview TonightTV showTV show · Director
- The Tammy Grimes ShowTV showTV show · Director
1965
- Amos Burke: Secret AgentTV showTV show · Director
- And Did Those Feet ?MovieMovie · Director
- The LonerTV showTV show · Director
1964
- Ride the Wild SurfMovieMovie · Director
- The RoguesTV showTV show · Director
1963
- The Farmer's DaughterTV showTV show · Director
- The LieutenantTV showTV show · Director
- Vacation PlayhouseTV showTV show · Director
1962
- Ensign O'TooleTV showTV show · Director
1961
- 87th PrecinctTV showTV show · Director
- Everything's DuckyMovieMovie · Director
- Follow the SunTV showTV show · Director
- The New BreedTV showTV show · as Fred Kingman · 1 episode
- The Savage GunsMovieMovie · as Mike Summers
1960
1959
- Johnny RingoTV showTV show · Director
- Peck's Bad GirlTV showTV show · Director
- TightropeTV showTV show · Director
1958
- Steve CanyonTV showTV show · Director
1957
- Alcoa TheatreTV showTV show · Director
- Love Slaves of the AmazonsMovieMovie · as Dr. Pete L. Masters
- M SquadTV showTV show · Director
1956
- Hey, Jeannie!TV showTV show · Director
- Ride The High IronMovieMovie · as Hugo Danielchik
- Telephone TimeTV showTV show · Director
- The Bold and the BraveMovieMovie · as Ewald "Preacher" Wallister
1955
- CrossroadsTV showTV show · as Father Felix · 1 episode
1954
- Climax!TV showTV show · as John Appleby / Julian Coates / Timothy Colt · 1 episode
- Johnny DarkMovieMovie · as Duke Benson
- Summer PlayhouseTV showTV show · Director
- The Men of Sherwood ForestMovieMovie · as Robin Hood
1953
- General Electric TheaterTV showTV show · as Bob Farrell · 1 episode
- The Girls of Pleasure IslandMovieMovie · as Lt. Jimmy Gilmartin
1952
- Cavalcade of AmericaTV showTV show · as Bob Lawrence · 1 episode
- Japanese War BrideMovieMovie · as Jim Sterling
1951
- Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV showTV show · as Dr. Soames / Sergeant Ben Destry / Tom Weldon / Pete / Max Swanson · 2 episodes
- Submarine CommandMovieMovie · as Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris
- Target UnknownMovieMovie · as Lt. Frank Webster
- The Blue VeilMovieMovie · as Dr. Robert Palfrey
1950
- AmbushMovieMovie · as Lt. Linus Delaney
- Lux Video TheatreTV showTV show · as Roger / Jim Emerson · 1 episode
- Robert Montgomery PresentsTV showTV show · as Mark Pine · 1 episode
1948
- For the Love of MaryMovieMovie · as David Paxton
- Studio OneTV showTV show · Director
1945
- The Last BombMovieMovie · as Gunner
- Time to KillMovieMovie · as George
1944
- Winged VictoryMovieMovie · as Danny 'Pinkie' Scariano
1943
- Swing Shift MaisieMovieMovie · as Young Pilot (uncredited)