Taylor Hackford
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.
Acting (13 movies)
Brando: An Icon Is Born
2007
Casting By
2012
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
2005
The Mystery of Dante
2014
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
2010
Becoming Iconic
2018
Bukowski: Born Into This
2003
First Works
1989
Melville, le dernier samouraï
2020
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
2006
Good Men
2024
King on Screen
2023
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003
Directing (17 movies)
Ray
2004
The Devil's Advocate
1997
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
Against All Odds
1984
Dolores Claiborne
1995
Proof of Life
2000
Bound by Honor
1993
Everybody's All-American
1988
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1987
The Idolmaker
1980
White Nights
1985
Love Ranch
2010
Parker
2013
Teenage Father
1978
Bukowski
1973
The Comedian
2016
Dangerous Liaisons
2014
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination | 1971 | Producer |
| Teenage Father | 1978 | Producer |
| Teenage Father | 1978 | Writer |
| Against All Odds | 1984 | Producer |
| White Nights | 1985 | Producer |
| La Bamba | 1987 | Producer |
| Everybody's All-American | 1988 | Producer |
| Rooftops | 1989 | Executive Producer |
| The Long Walk Home | 1990 | Executive Producer |
| Queens Logic | 1991 | Executive Producer |
| Mortal Thoughts | 1991 | Executive Producer |
| Sweet Talker | 1991 | Executive Producer |
| Defenseless | 1991 | Executive Producer |
| Bound by Honor | 1993 | Producer |
| Dolores Claiborne | 1995 | Producer |
| When We Were Kings | 1996 | Producer |
| The Devil's Advocate | 1997 | Executive Producer |
| G:MT Greenwich Mean Time | 1999 | Producer |
| Proof of Life | 2000 | Producer |
| Ray | 2004 | Producer |
| Love Ranch | 2010 | Producer |
| Parker | 2013 | Producer |
| A Place to Stand | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| The Comedian | 2016 | Producer |