Taylor Hackford
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 31 December 1944 · 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
Directing 20
- 2026Sniff · director
- 2026Signal Hill · director
- 2026The Reluctant Movie Star · director
- 2016The Comedian · director
- 2014Dangerous Liaisons · director
- 2013Parker · director
- 2010Love Ranch · director
- 2004Ray · director
- 2000Proof of Life · director
- 1997The Devil's Advocate · director
- 1995Dolores Claiborne · director
- 1993Bound by Honor · director
- 1988Everybody's All-American · director
- 1987Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll · director
- 1985White Nights · director
- 1984Against All Odds · director
- 1982An Officer and a Gentleman · director
- 1980The Idolmaker · director
- 1978Teenage Father · director
- 1973Bukowski · director
Acting 17
- 2026American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez as Self
- 2024Good Men as Self
- 2023King on Screen as Self
- 2020Melville, le dernier samouraï as Self
- 2018Becoming Iconic as Self
- 2014The Mystery of Dante as Self
- 2012Casting By as Self
- 2010Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration as Self
- 2008Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth as Self
- 2007Brando: An Icon Is Born as Himself
- 2006Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights' as Self
- 2005Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That as Self
- 2003100 Greatest Sexy Moments as Self
- 2003Bukowski: Born Into This as Self
- 1992A Friend in New Orleans as Himself
- 1989First Works as Self
- 1971Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination
Production 23
- 2016The Comedian · producer
- 2015A Place to Stand · executive producer
- 2013Parker · producer
- 2010Love Ranch · producer
- 2004Ray · producer
- 2000Proof of Life · producer
- 1999G:MT Greenwich Mean Time · producer
- 1997The Devil's Advocate · executive producer
- 1996When We Were Kings · producer
- 1995Dolores Claiborne · producer
- 1993Bound by Honor · producer
- 1991Defenseless · executive producer
- 1991Sweet Talker · executive producer
- 1991Mortal Thoughts · executive producer
- 1991Queens Logic · executive producer
- 1990The Long Walk Home · executive producer
- 1989Rooftops · executive producer
- 1988Everybody's All-American · producer
- 1987La Bamba · producer
- 1985White Nights · producer
- 1984Against All Odds · producer
- 1978Teenage Father · producer
- 1971Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination · producer
Writing 2
- 2004Ray · story
- 1978Teenage Father · writer
Editing 1
- 1996When We Were Kings · editor