
Byron Haskin
Known for DirectingBorn 1899-04-22Died 1984-04-16Portland, Oregon, USA
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.Read more
Movies & web series
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Irish Hearts
1927 · Movie
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Ginsberg the Great
1927 · Movie
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Wolf's Clothing
1927 · Movie
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The Golden Cocoon
1925 · Movie
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Canaries Sometimes Sing
1930 · Movie
On Approval
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On Approval
1930 · Movie
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Glad Rag Doll
1929 · Movie
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Caught in the Fog
1928 · Movie
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Matinee Ladies
1927 · Movie
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Broken Chains
1922 · Movie
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Hollywood
1980 · Series
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Star Trek
1966 · Series
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Studio 57
1954 · Series
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The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Series
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The Outer Limits
1963 · Series
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Rookery Nook
1930 · Movie
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Black Waters
1929 · Movie
Where the Worst Begins
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Where the Worst Begins
1925 · Movie
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Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 · Movie
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Tales to Keep You Awake
1966 · Series
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The Sea Wolf
1941 · Movie
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The Sea Hawk
1940 · Movie
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Alcoa Theatre
1957 · Series
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The Adventures of Long John Silver
1957 · Series
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Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · Series
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Torrid Zone
1940 · Movie
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The Great Lie
1941 · Movie
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Castle on the Hudson
1940 · Movie
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City for Conquest
1940 · Movie
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The War of the Worlds
1953 · Movie
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Dodge City
1939 · Movie
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In This Our Life
1942 · Movie
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They Drive by Night
1940 · Movie
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Too Late for Tears
1949 · Movie
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The Redeeming Sin
1929 · Movie
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On Trial
1928 · Movie
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On Thin Ice
1925 · Movie
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Slander the Woman
1923 · Movie
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The First Texan
1956 · Movie
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Manpower
1941 · Movie
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Flowing Gold
1940 · Movie
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Treasure Island
1950 · Movie
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Silver City
1951 · Movie
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I Walk Alone
1947 · Movie
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The Naked Jungle
1954 · Movie
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Green Light
1937 · Movie
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Across the Pacific
1942 · Movie
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The Power
1968 · Movie