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.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film · 1979
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2005 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2005 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film · 1979 · nominated
Filmography28 titles
Blood In, Blood Out
When We Were Kings
The Long Walk Home
Ray
The Devil's Advocate
Dolores Claiborne
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
La Bamba
King on Screen
An Officer and a Gentleman
Casting By
Bukowski: Born into This
White Nights
Parker
Proof of Life
The Comedian
Mortal Thoughts
Against All Odds
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
The Idolmaker
Everybody's All-American
Becoming Iconic
Sweet Talker
The Mystery of Dante
Defenseless
Rooftops
Good Men
A Place to Stand