Jud Taylor Explained
| Jud Taylor |
| Birth Name: | Judson Taylor |
| Birth Date: | February 25, 1932 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Death Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Other Names: | Alan Smithee |
| Occupation: | Actor
television director
television producer |
| Yearsactive: | 1965 - 2004 |
| Spouse: | Lynn Kressel[1] |
| Children: | 1 |
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.[2]
Career
Taylor is perhaps best known for his directorial work on 1960s television shows such as Star Trek, 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".[3] 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.
Taylor was vice president of the Directors Guild of America from 1977 to 1981 and president from 1981 to 1983.[2]
He died in New York City in 2008, following a long illness.[4] [5]
Selected filmography
Actor
- Attack! (1956 World War II film) - Pvt. Jacob R. Abramowitz - radioman
- General Electric Theater (1 episode, 1957) - Bellboy
- The Garment Jungle (1957) - Latzo (uncredited)
- Gunsmoke (1 episode, 1957) - Ed Thorpe
- Harbormaster (1 episode, 1957) - Pete
- Men of Annapolis (2 episodes, 1957–1958) - Red Magruder / Weaver
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1 episode, 1959) - Charlie Buffalo
- Follow the Sun (1 episode, 1961) - Peter
- Wagon Train (1 episode, 1961) - Arthur
- Dr. Kildare (16 episodes, 1961 - 1965) - Dr. Thomas Gerson
- The Interns (1962) - Dr. Van Wyck (uncredited)
- The Great Escape (1963) - 2nd Lieutenant Goff
- The Fugitive (5 episodes, 1963 - 1965) - Sergeant Rainey / Toby Weems / Joey / Floyd (final television appearance)
- 12 O'Clock High (3 episodes, 1964 - 1965) - Lieutenant Morgan / Sergeant Loren / Lieutenant Harold Zimmerman
Director
- 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)
- Star Trek (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
TV movies
Awards and nominations
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Film or series |
|---|
| 1977 | Nominated | Emmy Award | Outstanding Directing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy | Tail Gunner Joe[6] |
| 1988 | Won | Directors Guild of America Award | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials | Foxfire[7] (Shared with Frederic B. Blankfein, John Eyler & Murray Schwartz) |
| 2003 | Won | Directors Guild of America Award | Robert B. Aldrich Award for Extraordinary Service to the Guild | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Jud Taylor Obituary (classified) . New York Times . 21 January 2019 . https://archive.today/20150422003940/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=jud-taylor&pid=115037565&fhid=2086 . 22 April 2015 . live .
- News: Past president of Directors Guild . 21 January 2019 . The Los Angeles Times . August 8, 2008 . California, Los Angeles . B 7. Newspapers.com.
- Book: Terrace. Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. 2011. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Jefferson, N.C.. 978-0-7864-6477-7. 269. 2nd.
- https://variety.com/2008/scene/news/tv-director-jud-taylor-dies-at-76-1117990181/ "TV Director Jud Taylor Dies at 76,"
- http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=jud-taylor&pid=115037565&fhid=2086 Jud Taylor Obituary
- Web site: ("Jud Taylor" search results) . Emmy Awards . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . 21 January 2019 . https://archive.today/20190121032432/http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominations/award-search?search_api_views_fulltext=Jud+Taylor&submit=Search&field_celebrity_details_field_display_name=&field_show_details_field_nominee_show_nr_title=&field_show_details_field_network=All&field_show_details_field_production_company=All&field_nominations_year=1949-01-01+00:00:00&field_nominations_year_1=2019-01-01+00:00:00&field_award_category=All . 21 January 2019 . live .
- Web site: ("Jud Taylor" search results) . Directors Guild of America . 21 January 2019.
