Jud Taylor

Judson Taylor (February 25, 1932August 6, 2008) was an American actor, television director, and television producer.

Early years

Born in New York City, Taylor graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.

Career

Taylor is perhaps best known for his directorial work on 1960s television shows such as ', Dr. Kildare, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. In the early 2000s, he directed several episodes of '. Taylor also directed more than 40 made-for-TV movies, including the award-winning Tail Gunner Joe and Foxfire, and the final film appearances of both Susan Hayward in Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole (1972) and David Janssen in City in Fear (1980).

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, before becoming an established director, Taylor worked as an actor. He had a recurring role on Dr. Kildare as Dr. Gerson. He appeared in several episodes of The Fugitive and Twelve O'Clock High playing different characters. Other TV programs in which he had small roles included Gunsmoke, Men of Annapolis, and Wagon Train. He also played the part of Goff, one of three Americans, in the feature film The Great Escape and subsequently directed a made-for-TV sequel to the film titled ' (1988) starring Christopher Reeve. Two years later, he directed a television miniseries based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea (1990 miniseries) starring Anthony Quinn in the role originally portrayed by Spencer Tracy in the earlier theatrical version.

• Dr. Kildare (10 episodes, 1965)
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1 episode, 1965)
• A Man Called Shenandoah (6 episodes, 1965–1966)
• Ben Casey (1 episode, 1966)
• Shane (1 episode, 1966)
• The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1 episode, 1966)
• Felony Squad (1 episode, 1966)
• The Fugitive (1 episode, 1966)
• Captain Nice (1 episode, 1967)
• T.H.E. Cat (1 episode, 1967)
• The Second Hundred Years (1 episode, 1967)
• The Guns of Will Sonnett (1 episode, 1968)
• Judd, for the Defense (1 episode, 1968)
• ' (5 episodes, 1968–1969)

• Then Came Bronson (8 episodes, 1969–1970)
• ' (Unknown episodes, 1969)
• Love, American Style (2 episodes, 1969)
• The Young Lawyers (Unknown episodes, 1970)
• The Interns (1 episode, 1971)
• Longstreet (1 episode, 1971)
• Mannix (1 episode, 1971)
• The Rookies (1 episode, 1972)
• Hawkins (4 episodes, 1973–1974)
• Sara (1 episode, 1976)
• Lou Grant (1 episode, 1977)
• ' (1 episode, 1993)
• ' (5 episodes, 2000–2004)

Writer

• Incident at Crestridge (1981) (Also producer)
• A Question of Honor (1982)
• Packin' It In (1983)
• License to Kill (1984)
• Out of the Darkness (1985)
• Broken Vows (1987)
• Foxfire (1987)
• Doubletake (1988)
• ' (1988)
• The Old Man and the Sea (1990)
• Murder Times Seven (1990)
• Kaleidoscope (1990)
• In My Daughter's Name (1992)
• Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story (1993)
• Guinevere (1994)
• Secrets (1995)
• A Holiday to Remember (1995)
• Clover (1997)

Awards and nominations

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