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Taylor Hackford

born 1944 · Directing

64.3avg grm
9titles
#1,302best rank
1honors
Rbest title · #1,302 on siteRay2004 · as Director73.5

Honors

1
1979Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film

Bio

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.

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.

Filmography

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2020s1 titleAAmerican Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez2026 · as Self59.0
2000s3 titlesEE-Ring2005 · as Director · series64.0RRay2004 · as Director73.5BBukowski: Born into This2003 · as Self60.8
1990s3 titlesDThe Devil's Advocate1997 · as Director68.8DDolores Claiborne1995 · as Director71.0BBlood in Blood Out1993 · as Director70.6
1980s2 titlesCChuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll1987 · as Director59.5AAn Officer and a Gentleman1982 · as Director51.9

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Taylor Hackford

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born1944
known forDirecting
titles on site9
best title rank#1,302 · Ray (2004)
avg GRM64.3
honors1 · Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film, 1979
Honors
  • 1979Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film
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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

2020s

1 title
A59.0American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez2026 · as Self

2000s

3 titles
E64.0E-Ring2005 · as Director · seriesR73.5Ray2004 · as DirectorB60.8Bukowski: Born into This2003 · as Self

1990s

3 titles
D68.8The Devil's Advocate1997 · as DirectorD71.0Dolores Claiborne1995 · as DirectorB70.6Blood in Blood Out1993 · as Director

1980s

2 titles
C59.5Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll1987 · as DirectorA51.9An Officer and a Gentleman1982 · as Director

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