Taylor Hackford

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-12-31 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Santa Barbara, California, U.S.

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.

Production

2004

Ray

as Director

1997

1996

1996

1984

Against All Odds

as Director

1995

1995

2000

Proof of Life

as Director

2000

Proof of Life

as Producer

1993

Bound by Honor

as Director

1993

Bound by Honor

as Producer

1980

The Idolmaker

as Director

1985

White Nights

as Director

2010

Love Ranch

as Director

2013

Parker

as Director

1978

Teenage Father

as Director

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Sniff

as Director

1973

Bukowski

as Director

1991

Defenseless

as Executive Producer

1990

The Long Walk Home

as Executive Producer

1991

Sweet Talker

as Executive Producer

2013

Parker

as Producer

2016

The Comedian

as Director

2004

Ray

as Story

2004

Ray

as Producer

1997

The Devil's Advocate

as Executive Producer

1991

Queens Logic

as Executive Producer

1987

La Bamba

as Producer

2010

Love Ranch

as Producer

2016

The Comedian

as Producer

1985

White Nights

as Producer

1991

Mortal Thoughts

as Executive Producer

1978

1978

Teenage Father

as Producer

2015

A Place to Stand

as Executive Producer

1989

Rooftops

as Executive Producer

1984

Against All Odds

as Producer

2014

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