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Don Taylor

Highest Rated: 100% Father's Little Dividend (1951)

Lowest Rated: 33% Half Light (2006)

Birthday: Dec 13, 1920

Birthplace: Freeport, Pennsylvania, USA

Don Taylor may forever be the answer to the trivia question: "Who played the role of the groom in the original 'Father of the Bride' (1950)?," but his more durable career came as a director of features and TV movies from the early 1960s well into the 80s.

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Highest rated movies

100% 61% Father's Little Dividend
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91% 71% Song of the Thin Man
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91% 93% Stalag 17
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90% 74% Father of the Bride
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87% 79% The Naked City
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86% 75% I'll Cry Tomorrow
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82% 72% The House of Mirth
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80% 48% Ride the Wild Surf
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78% 83% Battleground
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75% 53% Escape From the Planet of the Apes
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Virgins Colonel Bentson (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet HolyWars Unknown (Character) - 2010
33% 46% Half Light Production Design - 2006
44% 35% Hypnotic Production Design $39.4K 2003
37% 89% The Gospel of John Production Design - 2003
82% 72% The House of Mirth Production Design $3.0M 2000
38% 57% Two Deaths Production Design - 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Diamond Trap Director - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ghost of a Chance Director - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Classified Love Director - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Secrets of the Red Bedroom Director - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story Director - 1985
No Score Yet 60% My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn Director - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Secret Weapons Director - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Manhunt Unknown (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet He's Not Your Son Director - 1984
No Score Yet 89% Listen to Your Heart Director - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Signal 7 Producer - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet September Gun Director - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Two Gentlemen of Verona Director - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Captain's Doll Production Design - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Drop-Out Father Director - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Broken Promise Director - 1981
No Score Yet 50% Red Flag: The Ultimate Game Director - 1981
52% 60% The Final Countdown Director - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Promise of Love Director - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Gift Director - 1979
50% 48% Damien: Omen II Director - 1978
54% 39% The Island of Dr. Moreau Director - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Circle of Children Director - 1977
No Score Yet 45% The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday Director - 1976
No Score Yet 54% Echoes of a Summer Director - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Honky-Tonk Director - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Night Games Director - 1974
No Score Yet 53% Tom Sawyer Director - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heat of Anger Director - 1972
75% 53% Escape From the Planet of the Apes Director - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wild Women Director - 1970
No Score Yet 46% The Five Man Army Director - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Manhunter Director - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Something for a Lonely Man Director - 1968
No Score Yet 43% Jack of Diamonds Director - 1967
80% 48% Ride the Wild Surf Director - 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Savage Guns Mike Summers (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Winter's Tale Director - 1962
No Score Yet 20% Everything's Ducky Director - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Love Slaves of the Amazon Dr. Peter Masters (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ride the High Iron Sgt. Hugo Danielchik (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 20% The Bold and the Brave Preacher (Character) - 1956
86% 75% I'll Cry Tomorrow Wallie (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet Men of Sherwood Forest Robin Hood (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet 0% Johnny Dark Duke Benson (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Girls of Pleasure Island Lt. Jimmy Gilmartin (Character) - 1953
91% 93% Stalag 17 Lt. James Skylar Dunbar (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 38% Destination Gobi Jenkins (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 100% Japanese War Bride Jim Sterling (Character) - 1952
75% 63% Flying Leathernecks Lt. Vern `'Cowboy'` Blithe (Character) - 1951
100% 61% Father's Little Dividend Buckley Dunstan (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet Target Unknown Lt. Frank Webster (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet 67% The Blue Veil Dr. Robert Palfrey (Character) - 1951
90% 74% Father of the Bride Buckley Dunstan (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 73% Ambush Lt. Linus Delaney (Character) - 1949
78% 83% Battleground Standiferd (Character) - 1949
87% 79% The Naked City Det. Jimmy Halloran (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet 67% For the Love of Mary David Paxton (Character) - 1948
91% 71% Song of the Thin Man Buddy Hollis (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Battle for Music Director - 1945
No Score Yet No Score Yet Winged Victory Danny "Pinkie" Scariano (Character) - 1944

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cannon Director 1971-1972
No Score Yet 100% Night Gallery Director 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Flying Nun Director 1968
No Score Yet 100% The Wild, Wild West Director 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Farmer's Daughter Director,
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1963-1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lieutenant Director 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lloyd Bridges Show Director,
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1962-1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ensign O'Toole Director 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Kildare Director 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Checkmate Director,
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1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Follow the Sun Director 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zane Grey Theatre Unknown (Character),
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1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rifleman Director 1959-1961
No Score Yet 87% Alfred Hitchcock Presents Prof. Donald Mason (Character),
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1957-1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Climax! Unknown (Character) 1955 1957-1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stage 7 Arnold Spears (Character) 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet The United States Steel Hour Dennis (Character) 1954