Don Taylor (American filmmaker)

For the English TV writer and director, see Don Taylor (English director and playwright).
For other people named Don Taylor, see Don Taylor (disambiguation).
Don Taylor
Don Taylor in Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Born
Donald Ritchie Taylor

(1920-12-13)December 13, 1920
Freeport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 29, 1998(1998-12-29) (aged 78)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor and film director
Years active1943–88
Spouses
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(m. 1944; div. 1955)​
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(m. 1964)​
Children4

Donald Ritchie Taylor (December 13, 1920 – December 29, 1998) was an American actor and film director.[1] He co-starred in 1940s and 1950s classics, including the 1948 film noir The Naked City, Battleground, Father of the Bride, Father's Little Dividend and Stalag 17. He later turned to directing films such as Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), Tom Sawyer (1973), Echoes of a Summer (1976), and Damien - Omen II (1978).

  1. ^ Roberts, Jerry (5 June 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 584. ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1.