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Taylor Hackford

Director • Born 1944

Taylor Hackford

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About

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

The Devil's Advocate posterThe Devil's AdvocateMovie • 1997Bound by Honor posterBound by HonorMovie • 1993E-Ring posterE-RingSeries • 2005Parker posterParkerMovie • 2013Dolores Claiborne posterDolores ClaiborneMovie • 1995An Officer and a Gentleman posterAn Officer and a GentlemanMovie • 1982Ray posterRayMovie • 2004Against All Odds posterAgainst All OddsMovie • 1984Proof of Life posterProof of LifeMovie • 2000Mortal Thoughts posterMortal ThoughtsMovie • 1991The Long Walk Home posterThe Long Walk HomeMovie • 1990White Nights posterWhite NightsMovie • 1985La Bamba posterLa BambaMovie • 1987Everybody's All-American posterEverybody's All-AmericanMovie • 1988The Comedian posterThe ComedianMovie • 2016When We Were Kings posterWhen We Were KingsMovie • 1996Love Ranch posterLove RanchMovie • 2010The Idolmaker posterThe IdolmakerMovie • 1980Queens Logic posterQueens LogicMovie • 1991Defenseless posterDefenselessMovie • 1991