Don Taylor

Don Taylor

December 13, 1920 · 105 years old

Donald Richie Taylor (December 13, 1920 – December 29, 1998) was an American actor and film director. He co-starred in 1940s and 1950s classics, including The Naked City, Battleground, Father of the Bride, Father's Little Dividend and Stalag 17. He later turned to directing films such as Escape from…

Known For

19 titles
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Stalag 17

Stalag 17

1953 · 2h 0m · Movie

After two American prisoners are killed by the guards in the act of escaping from a German P.O.W. camp in World War II, the barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer.

7.9
2
Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971 · 1h 38m · Movie

The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society, but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race.

6.3
3
Damien: Omen II

Damien: Omen II

1978 · 1h 47m · Movie

Damien the Antichrist, now about to turn thirteen years old, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Meanwhile dark forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity.

6.2
4
The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown

1980 · 1h 43m · Movie

A modern aircraft carrier is thrown back in time to 1941 near Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

6.7
5
The Naked City

The Naked City

1948 · 1h 36m · Movie

A step-by-step look at a murder investigation on the streets of New York.

7.5
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Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950 · 1h 32m · Movie

The father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.

7.1
7
Battleground

Battleground

1949 · 1h 58m · Movie

True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944.

7.4
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The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1977 · 1h 39m · Movie

A shipwrecked survivor discovers a remote island owned by a crazed scientist who is carrying out sinister experiments on the island's inhabitants.

5.9
9
Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man

1947 · 1h 26m · Movie

Nick and Nora Charles are on a gambling boat when someone is murdered. The two main suspects are at large and come to Nick for help. Nick turns them in to the police but then sets out to figure out the mystery.

6.9
10
Father's Little Dividend

Father's Little Dividend

1951 · 1h 22m · Movie

Shortly after coming to terms with his daughter's marriage, a father faces the prospect of becoming a grandfather.

6.5
11
I'll Cry Tomorrow

I'll Cry Tomorrow

1955 · 1h 57m · Movie

Susan Hayward stars as singer-actress Lillian Roth, whose rise to stardom was nearly destroyed by alcoholism.

7.2
12
The 5-Man Army

The 5-Man Army

1969 · 1h 50m · Movie

At the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four old friends - all specialists in various combat styles - to help him rob a Mexican Army train carrying $500,000 in gold.

6.5
13
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday

1976 · 1h 42m · Movie

Three prospectors confront their ex-partner who, 15 years earlier, ran off with all the gold from their mine and they also plan to kidnap his wife.

6.1
14
Destination Gobi

Destination Gobi

1953 · 1h 30m · Movie

In 1944, US Navy specialists run a weather station in the Gobi desert where they are harassed by Japanese warplanes but aided by local Mongol nomads.

6.3
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Submarine Command

Submarine Command

1951 · 1h 27m · Movie

Submarine commander Ken White reminisces about his wartime years aboard submarine USS Tiger Shark and struggles with feelings of personal guilt.

6.2
16
For the Love of Mary

For the Love of Mary

1948 · 1h 30m · Movie

A young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.

6.6
17
The Men of Sherwood Forest

The Men of Sherwood Forest

1954 · 1h 17m · Movie

In 1194, on his return from the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart is taken prisoner in Germany. Disguised as a troubadour, Robin Hood formulates a plan to rescue Richard but he is captured himself.

5.6
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The Diamond Trap

The Diamond Trap

1988 · 1h 41m · Movie

Two New York police detectives (Howard Hesseman, Ed Marinaro) recruit a gallery worker (Brooke Shields) to help them head off a jewel heist.

5.3
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Love Slaves of the Amazons

Love Slaves of the Amazons

1957 · 1h 21m · Movie

A party of explorers in the Amazon jungle are captured by a tribe of women, and learn that they are to be used as the tribe's "love slaves."

4.7