Byron Haskin
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 22, 1899, Portland, Oregon, USA
- Died
- April 16, 1984
- Movies
- 29
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".
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1956 | Affair in Sumatra | Self - Introduction |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1968 | The Power | Director |
| 1964 | Robinson Crusoe on Mars | Director |
| 1963 | Captain Sindbad | Director |
| 1961 | Armored Command | Director |
| 1960 | September Storm | Director |
| 1959 | Jet Over The Atlantic | Director |
| 1959 | The Little Savage | Director |
| 1958 | From the Earth to the Moon | Director |
| 1956 | The Boss | Director |
| 1956 | The First Texan | Director |
| 1956 | Affair in Sumatra | Director |
| 1955 | Conquest of Space | Director |
| 1954 | Long John Silver | Director |
| 1954 | The Naked Jungle | Director |
| 1954 | His Majesty O'Keefe | Director |
| 1953 | The War of the Worlds | Director |
| 1952 | Denver and Rio Grande | Director |
| 1951 | Silver City | Director |
| 1951 | Warpath | Director |
| 1951 | Tarzan's Peril | Director |
| 1950 | Treasure Island | Director |
| 1949 | Too Late for Tears | Director |
| 1948 | Man-Eater of Kumaon | Director |
| 1947 | I Walk Alone | Director |
| 1927 | The Siren | Director |
| 1927 | Ginsberg the Great | Director |
| 1927 | Irish Hearts | Director |
| 1927 | Matinee Ladies | Director |
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