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.
Academy Awards
Best Live Action Short Film
Known For
Bound by Honor
(1993)
Director
Parker
(2013)
Director
The Devil's Advocate
(1997)
Director
Dolores Claiborne
(1995)
Director
Ray
(2004)
Director
Against All Odds
(1984)
Director
An Officer and a Gentleman
(1982)
Director
Proof of Life
(2000)
Director
White Nights
(1985)
Director
Love Ranch
(2010)
Director
The Comedian
(2016)
Director
The Idolmaker
(1980)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Bukowski
(1973)
Director
Teenage Father
(1978)
Director
The Idolmaker
(1980)
Director
An Officer and a Gentleman
(1982)
Director
Against All Odds
(1984)
Director
White Nights
(1985)
Director
Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
(1987)
Director
Everybody's All-American
(1988)
Director
Bound by Honor
(1993)
Director
Dolores Claiborne
(1995)
Director
The Devil's Advocate
(1997)
Director
Proof of Life
(2000)
Director
Ray
(2004)
Director
Love Ranch
(2010)
Director
Parker
(2013)
Director
The Comedian
(2016)
Director
Acting
Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination
(1971)
First Works
(1989)
Self
Bukowski: Born Into This
(2003)
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
(2005)
Self
Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights'
(2006)
Self
Brando: An Icon Is Born
(2007)
Himself
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
(2008)
Self
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
(2010)
Self
Casting By
(2012)
Self
The Mystery of Dante
(2014)
Self
Becoming Iconic
(2018)
Self
Melville, le dernier samouraï
(2020)
Self
Production
Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination
(1971)
Producer
Teenage Father
(1978)
Producer
Against All Odds
(1984)
Producer
White Nights
(1985)
Producer
La Bamba
(1987)
Producer
Everybody's All-American
(1988)
Producer
Rooftops
(1989)
Executive Producer
The Long Walk Home
(1990)
Executive Producer
Mortal Thoughts
(1991)
Executive Producer
Defenseless
(1991)
Executive Producer
Sweet Talker
(1991)
Executive Producer
Queens Logic
(1991)
Executive Producer
Bound by Honor
(1993)
Producer
Dolores Claiborne
(1995)
Producer
When We Were Kings
(1996)
Producer
The Devil's Advocate
(1997)
Executive Producer
G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
(1999)
Producer
Proof of Life
(2000)
Producer
Ray
(2004)
Producer
Love Ranch
(2010)
Producer
Parker
(2013)
Producer
A Place to Stand
(2015)
Executive Producer
Writing
Editing