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Taylor Hackford

Producer, Director, Editor, Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born December 31, 1944 (79 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Long Walk Home
  • Rooftops
Known For
  • The Devil's Advocate
  • Ray
  • Parker
  • An Officer and a Gentleman
  • Proof of Life
  • Dolores Claiborne
  • Blood In, Blood Out
  • Against All Odds
  • When We Were Kings
  • La Bamba
  • White Nights
  • The Comedian
  • Everybody's All-American
  • Love Ranch
  • Mortal Thoughts
  • Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
  • The Idolmaker
  • The Long Walk Home
  • Queens Logic
  • G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
  • E-Ring
  • Defenseless
  • Sweet Talker

Filmography

2016
2014
A Place to Stand · as Executive Producer
2013
2010
2005
E-Ring (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2004
2004
Genius: A Night for Ray Charles · as Executive Producer
2000
1999
1997
The Devil's Advocate · as Executive Producer
1996
1995
1993
1991
Defenseless · as Executive Producer
1991
Sweet Talker · as Executive Producer
1991
Mortal Thoughts · as Executive Producer
1991
Queens Logic · as Executive Producer
1990
The Long Walk Home · as Executive Producer
1989
Rooftops · as Executive Producer
1988
1987
1985
1984
1973

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