
Taylor Hackford
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.
19 directing credits · 17 acting credits
Directing · 19

The Devil's Advocate
1997

E-Ring
2005

Bound by Honor
1993

Parker
2013

Dolores Claiborne
1995

An Officer and a Gentleman
1982

Ray
2004

Against All Odds
1984

White Nights
1985

Proof of Life
2000

The Comedian
2016

Love Ranch
2010

Everybody's All-American
1988

The Idolmaker
1980
Sniff
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Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1987

Teenage Father
1978
The Reluctant Movie Star
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Bukowski
1973
Acting · 17

Kulturplatz
2004

Good Men
2024

Casting By
2012

100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003

King on Screen
2023

The Mystery of Dante
2014
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
2008

Bukowski: Born Into This
2003

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
2005

Becoming Iconic
2018

Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
2010

Melville, le dernier samouraï
2020

First Works
1989

Brando: An Icon Is Born
2007

Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
2006

A Friend in New Orleans
1992
Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination
1971