Biography
Donald Ritchie Taylor was an American actor and film director. He co-starred in 1940s and 1950s classics, including the 1948 film noir 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 the Planet of the Apes (1971), Tom Sawyer (1973), Echoes of a Summer (1976), and Damien - Omen II (1978).
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Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series · 1964 · nominated
Filmography38 titles
Night Gallery
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Stalag 17
The Wild Wild West
Steve Canyon
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Naked City
The Rifleman
That's Entertainment! III
Father of the Bride
Mannix
The Ed Sullivan Show
Song of the Thin Man
Lux Video Theatre
Battleground
The Final Countdown
The 5-Man Army
Dennis the Menace
Telephone Time
Father's Little Dividend
Damien: Omen II
Tom Sawyer
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
The Flying Nun
The Big Valley
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Destination Gobi
Flying Leathernecks
Johnny Dark
The Girls of Pleasure Island
Submarine Command
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Ambush
The Promise of Love
Ride the Wild Surf
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
Cavalcade of America
Love Slaves of the Amazons