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person_profile-Byron Haskin

Byron Haskin Died at age: 84

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Byron Haskin

Date of Birth:

Apr 22, 1899

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Apr 16, 1984

Biography of

Byron Haskin

    Byron Conrad Haskin was an American film and television director. He was born in Portland, Oregon.

    He is remembered today for directing 1953's The War of the Worlds, one of many films where he teamed with producer George Pal. In his early career, he was a special effects artist, with a number of credits on Warner Bros. films, an asset when directing the killer ants film The Naked Jungle and the science fiction film Robinson Crusoe on Mars. Haskin also worked as a cinematographer and producer.

    His career in television included directing six episodes of the original The Outer Limits, including two highly regarded episodes, "The Architects of Fear" and "Demon with a Glass Hand". He also co-produced the original Star Trek pilot episode, "The Cage".

    Haskin appeared as an interviewee on-screen in the 1980 documentary Hollywood series by Kevin Brownlow. Haskin died in Montecito, California six days before his 85th birthday.

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Byron Haskin

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Filmography of

Byron Haskin

Found 26 Movies in total

The Power

Director

... 1968

... 1964

... 1963

... 1961

... 1960

... 1959

... 1959

... 1958

The Boss

Director

... 1956

... 1956

... 1955

... 1954

... 1954

... 1954

... 1953

... 1952

Silver City

Director

... 1951

Warpath

Director

... 1951

... 1951

... 1950

... 1949

... 1948

... 1947

... 1940

... 1927

... 1927