
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 |