Taylor Hackford

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

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.

Filmography

• Brando: An Icon Is Born as Himself
• Casting By as Self
• Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That as Self
• The Mystery of Dante as Self
• Becoming Iconic as Self
• Bukowski: Born Into This as Self
• Melville, le dernier samouraï as Self
• King on Screen as Self
• 100 Greatest Sexy Moments as Self