Directing
Taylor Hackford
Dec 31, 1944 (81 years) 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
7.5
The Devil's Advocate
Director, Executive Producer
6.1
Parker
Director, Producer
8.2
Bound by Honor
Director, Producer
7.5
Ray
Director, Story, Producer
7.0
An Officer and a Gentleman
Director
7.3
Dolores Claiborne
Producer, Director
6.2
Proof of Life
Director, Producer
7.3
La Bamba
Producer
5.7
Against All Odds
Director, Producer
5.7
Mortal Thoughts
Executive Producer
7.6
When We Were Kings
Producer, Editor
7.7
The Long Walk Home
Executive Producer
5.7
The Comedian
Director, Producer
6.7
White Nights
Director, Producer
5.4
Everybody's All-American
Director, Producer
Filmography
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
2026 · Self
1.0
Good Men
2024 · Self
7.1
King on Screen
2023 · Self
7.4
Melville, le dernier samouraï
2020 · Self
5.3
Becoming Iconic
2018 · Self
5.7
The Comedian
2016 · Director, Producer
A Place to Stand
2015 · Executive Producer
5.2
The Mystery of Dante
2014 · Self
6.1
Parker
2013 · Director, Producer
6.9
Casting By
2012 · Self
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
2010 · Self
5.4
Love Ranch
2010 · Director, Producer
7.0
Brando: An Icon Is Born
2007 · Himself
8.0
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
2006 · Self
7.0
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
2005 · Self
7.6
E-Ring
2005 · Director
7.5
Ray
2004 · Director, Story, Producer
6.8
Bukowski: Born Into This
2003 · Self
3.5
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003 · Self
6.2
Proof of Life
2000 · Director, Producer
5.6
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
1999 · Producer
7.5
The Devil's Advocate
1997 · Director, Executive Producer
7.6
When We Were Kings
1996 · Producer, Editor
7.3
Dolores Claiborne
1995 · Producer, Director
8.2
Bound by Honor
1993 · Director, Producer
A Friend in New Orleans
1992 · Himself
5.7
Mortal Thoughts
1991 · Executive Producer
5.8
Queens Logic
1991 · Executive Producer
4.9
Defenseless
1991 · Executive Producer
5.3
Sweet Talker
1991 · Executive Producer