Taylor Hackford
Directing

Taylor Hackford

Born 1944-12-31 · Santa Barbara, California, U.S.

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.

Known for

Bound by Honor★ 8.1
Bound by Honor
1993
The Devil's Advocate★ 7.5
The Devil's Advocate
1997
An Officer and a Gentleman★ 7
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
Ray★ 7.4
Ray
2004
Parker★ 6
Parker
2013
La Bamba★ 7.2
La Bamba
1987
Proof of Life★ 6.1
Proof of Life
2000
White Nights★ 6.7
White Nights
1985
The Comedian★ 5.7
The Comedian
2016
Dolores Claiborne★ 7.3
Dolores Claiborne
1995
Against All Odds★ 5.6
Against All Odds
1984
Mortal Thoughts★ 5.7
Mortal Thoughts
1991
The Long Walk Home★ 7.4
The Long Walk Home
1990
Love Ranch★ 5.5
Love Ranch
2010
When We Were Kings★ 7.7
When We Were Kings
1996
Queens Logic★ 5.9
Queens Logic
1991
Casting By★ 7.2
Casting By
2012
Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll★ 7.2
Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1987
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time★ 5.8
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
1999
The Idolmaker★ 5.6
The Idolmaker
1980
Defenseless★ 4.9
Defenseless
1991
Everybody's All-American★ 5.6
Everybody's All-American
1988
Sweet Talker★ 4.6
Sweet Talker
1991
Bukowski: Born Into This★ 7.1
Bukowski: Born Into This
2003
Il mistero di Dante★ 5.2
Il mistero di Dante
2014
Rooftops★ 4.8
Rooftops
1989
Brando: An Icon Is Born★ 7
Brando: An Icon Is Born
2007
Melville, le dernier samouraï★ 7.7
Melville, le dernier samouraï
2020
Becoming Iconic★ 6.5
Becoming Iconic
2018
Teenage Father★ 6.5
Teenage Father
1978
First Works
First Works
1989
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
2006
Bukowski★ 8
Bukowski
1973
A Place to Stand
A Place to Stand
2015