
Byron Haskin
Biography
Byron Conrad Haskin was an American film and television director. He was born in Portland, Oregon.
He is remembered today for directing 1953's The War of the Worlds, one of many films where he teamed with producer George Pal. In his early career, he was a special effects artist, with a number of credits on Warner Bros. films, an asset when directing the killer ants film The Naked Jungle and the science fiction film Robinson Crusoe on Mars. Haskin also worked as a cinematographer and producer.
His career in television included directing six episodes of the original The Outer Limits, including two highly regarded episodes, "The Architects of Fear" and "Demon with a Glass Hand". He also co-produced the original Star Trek pilot episode, "The Cage".
Haskin appeared as an interviewee on-screen in the 1980 documentary Hollywood series by Kevin Brownlow. Haskin died in Montecito, California six days before his 85th birthday.
Acting (1 movie)
Directing (28 movies)

Long John Silver
1954

Treasure Island
1950

Robinson Crusoe on Mars
1964

Conquest of Space
1955

I Walk Alone
1947

Too Late for Tears
1949

Captain Sindbad
1963

From the Earth to the Moon
1958

The Boss
1956

The Naked Jungle
1954

The Power
1968

Tarzan's Peril
1951

Jet Over The Atlantic
1959

The First Texan
1956

His Majesty O'Keefe
1954

Denver and Rio Grande
1952

Irish Hearts
1927

The Little Savage
1959

September Storm
1960

Warpath
1951

Silver City
1951

Armored Command
1961

Man-Eater of Kumaon
1948

Ginsberg the Great
1927

The War of the Worlds
1953

Affair in Sumatra
1956

The Siren
1927

Matinee Ladies
1927
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