Taylor Hackford
- Born
- December 31, 1944 (81 years old)
- Place of birth
- Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
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.
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Known for
Filmography
- —SniffSniffFilm · Director
- —The Reluctant Movie StarThe Reluctant Movie StarFilm · Director
- 2016The ComedianFilm · Director, Producer★ 5.7
- 2015A Place to StandFilm · Executive Producer
- 2013ParkerFilm · Director, Producer★ 6.1
- 2010Love RanchFilm · Director, Producer★ 5.4
- 2005E-RingSeries · Director
- 2004RayFilm · Director, Story, Producer★ 7.5
- 2000Proof of LifeFilm · Director, Producer★ 6.2
- 1999G:MT Greenwich Mean TimeFilm · Producer
- 1997The Devil's AdvocateFilm · Director, Executive Producer★ 7.5
- 1996When We Were KingsFilm · Producer, Editor★ 7.6
- 1995Dolores ClaiborneFilm · Producer, Director★ 7.3
- 1993Bound by HonorFilm · Director, Producer★ 8.2
- 1991DefenselessFilm · Executive Producer★ 4.9
- 1991Sweet TalkerFilm · Executive Producer
- 1991Mortal ThoughtsFilm · Executive Producer★ 5.7
- 1991Queens LogicFilm · Executive Producer★ 5.8
- 1990The Long Walk HomeFilm · Executive Producer★ 7.7
- 1989RooftopsFilm · Executive Producer
- 1988Everybody's All-AmericanFilm · Director, Producer★ 5.4
- 1987Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' RollFilm · Director
- 1987La BambaFilm · Producer★ 7.3
- 1985White NightsFilm · Director, Producer★ 6.7
- 1984Against All OddsFilm · Director, Producer★ 5.7
- 1982An Officer and a GentlemanFilm · Director★ 7.0
- 1980The IdolmakerFilm · Director★ 5.6
- 1978Teenage FatherFilm · Director, Writer, Producer
- 1973BukowskiFilm · Director
- 1971Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-DeterminationBudd Boetticher: A Study in Self-DeterminationFilm · Producer