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

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Irish Hearts

Ginsberg the Great

Wolf's Clothing

The Golden Cocoon

Canaries Sometimes Sing

On Approval

Glad Rag Doll

Caught in the Fog

Matinee Ladies

Broken Chains

Hollywood

Star Trek

Studio 57

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Outer Limits

Rookery Nook

Black Waters

Where the Worst Begins

Arsenic and Old Lace

Tales to Keep You Awake

The Sea Wolf

The Sea Hawk

Alcoa Theatre

The Adventures of Long John Silver

Screen Director's Playhouse

Torrid Zone

The Great Lie

Castle on the Hudson

City for Conquest

The War of the Worlds

Dodge City

In This Our Life

They Drive by Night

Too Late for Tears

The Redeeming Sin

On Trial

On Thin Ice

Slander the Woman

The First Texan

Manpower

Flowing Gold

Treasure Island

Silver City

I Walk Alone

The Naked Jungle

Green Light

Across the Pacific

The Power