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.

Directed

1. The Devil's Advocate (1997) — Director
2. Parker (2013) — Director
3. Ray (2004) — Director
4. Bound by Honor (1993) — Director
5. An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) — Director
6. Dolores Claiborne (1995) — Director
7. Proof of Life (2000) — Director
8. Against All Odds (1984) — Director
9. The Comedian (2016) — Director
10. White Nights (1985) — Director
11. Love Ranch (2010) — Director
12. Everybody's All-American (1988) — Director
13. The Idolmaker (1980) — Director
14. Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987) — Director
15. E-Ring (2005) — Director
16. Teenage Father (1978) — Director
17. Bukowski (1973) — Director
18. Sniff — Director
19. The Reluctant Movie Star — Director
20. Signal Hill — Director

Also appeared in

1. Bukowski: Born Into This (2003) — Self
2. Casting By (2012) — Self
3. King on Screen (2023) — Self
4. Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) — Self
5. Becoming Iconic (2018) — Self
6. Melville, le dernier samouraï (2020) — Self
7. The Mystery of Dante (2014) — Self
8. 100 Greatest Sexy Moments (2003) — Self
9. Brando: An Icon Is Born (2007) — Himself
10. First Works (1989) — Self
11. Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights' (2006) — Self
12. Kulturplatz (2004) — Self
13. Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination (1971)
14. Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration (2010) — Self
15. Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth (2008) — Self
16. Good Men (2024) — Self
17. A Friend in New Orleans (1992) — Himself
18. American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez (2026) — Self