U.S.
Taylor Hackford
15 films · 1978 to 2016
Born 31 December 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.
Defining films
In their own words
My big reference point, in terms of showing a descent into a kind of psychological hell, was Fellini's 8½.
