

Taylor Hackford
Acting
December 31, 1944
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
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.
The Filmography


Parker

Love Ranch

Brando: An Icon Is Born

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Ray

Bukowski: Born Into This

Proof of Life

The Devil's Advocate

Dolores Claiborne

Bound by Honor

Everybody's All-American

Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

White Nights

Against All Odds

An Officer and a Gentleman
