Taylor Hackford makes films as a director whose work reaches audiences with no face attached to it. The career started quietly, as work of this kind usually does. The work is split between film and television rather than confined to either. 'The Devil's Advocate' is the title that keeps coming up. He is also credited on 'Parker'. He won the Academy Award for 'Teenage Father'.
Taylor Hackford
Director · Producer · Since 1982
81 years (Dec 31, 1944)Santa Barbara, USASanta Barbara, California, U.S.
13 Directed · 1 Series
Taylor Hackford makes films as a director whose work reaches audiences with no face attached to it. The career started quietly, as work of this kind usually does. The work is split between film and television rather than confined to either. 'The Devil's Advocate' is the title that keeps coming up. He is also credited on 'Parker'. He won the Academy Award for 'Teenage Father'.
1944-12-31 · Santa Barbara, USASanta 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.