Taylor Hackford
Directing
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.
Born: December 31, 1944 · Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Filmography (31)
King on Screen
2023
Actor
Becoming Iconic
2018
Actor
The Comedian
2016
DirectorProducer
Parker
2013
DirectorProducer
Casting By
2012
Actor
Love Ranch
2010
DirectorProducer
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
2005
Actor
TV
E-Ring
2005
Director
Ray
2004
DirectorStory+1
TV
Kulturplatz
2004
Actor
Bukowski: Born Into This
2003
Actor
Proof of Life
2000
DirectorProducer
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
1999
Producer
The Devil's Advocate
1997
DirectorExecutive Producer
When We Were Kings
1996
ProducerEditor
Dolores Claiborne
1995
ProducerDirector
Bound by Honor
1993
DirectorProducer
Defenseless
1991
Executive Producer
Sweet Talker
1991
Executive Producer
Mortal Thoughts
1991
Executive Producer
Queens Logic
1991
Executive Producer
The Long Walk Home
1990
Executive Producer
Rooftops
1989
Executive Producer
Everybody's All-American
1988
DirectorProducer
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1987
Director
La Bamba
1987
Producer
White Nights
1985
DirectorProducer
Against All Odds
1984
DirectorProducer
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
Director
The Idolmaker
1980
Director
Teenage Father
1978
DirectorWriter+1