Don Taylor

Biography

Donald Richie Taylor (December 13, 1920 – December 29, 1998) was an American actor and film director. He co-starred in 1940s and 1950s classics, including The Naked City, Battleground, Father of the Bride, Father's Little Dividend and Stalag 17. He later turned to directing films such as Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), Tom Sawyer (1973), Echoes of a Summer (1976), and Damien: Omen II (1978). Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Stalag 17

as Lt. James Dunbar

The Naked City

as Jimmy Halloran

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Prof. Donald Mason

Father of the Bride

as Buckley Dunstan

Battleground

as Standiferd

Song of the Thin Man

as Buddy Hollis

Father's Little Dividend

as Buckley Dunstan

Flying Leathernecks

as Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe

The 5-Man Army

as Poker Player (uncredited)

That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)