As Actor
Becoming Iconic
2018
5.2
Taylor Hackford
Acting
Birth date
December 31, 1944
Birth place
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.
Featured in
As Director
Parker
2013
6.1
As Director
Love Ranch
2010
5.4
As Actor
Brando: An Icon Is Born
2007
7.0
As Actor
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
2005
7.0
As Director
Ray
2004
7.5
As Actor
Bukowski: Born Into This
2003
6.8
As Director
Proof of Life
2000
6.1
As Director
The Devil's Advocate
1997
7.5
As Director
Dolores Claiborne
1995
7.3
As Director
Bound by Honor
1993
8.1
As Director
Everybody's All-American
1988
5.4
As Director
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1987
7.2
As Director
White Nights
1985
6.7
As Director
Against All Odds
1984
5.7
As Director
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
7.0
As Director
The Idolmaker
1980
5.5