Byron Haskin
Age: 84 | From: Portland, Oregon, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1899-04-22 05:51:25
Death: 1984-04-16 05:51:25
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Portland, Oregon, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 73
TV Involvements: 10
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Star Trek
(1966) Producer
The Outer Limits
(1963) Director
Alcoa Theatre
(1957) Director
The War of the Worlds
(1953) Director
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
(1954) Director
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
(1939) Special Effects
Treasure Island
(1950) Director
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1968) DirectorActing
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| 1980 | Self | |
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Directing
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| 1968 | Director | |
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| 1966 | Director | |
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| 1940 | Other | |
| 1927 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Producer | |
| 1930 | Production Supervisor | |
| 1929 | Supervising Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Special Effects | |
| 1942 | Special Effects | |
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| 1941 | Special Effects | |
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| 1940 | Special Effects | |
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| 1939 | Special Effects | |
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| 1937 | Special Effects | |
| 1935 | Special Effects | |
| 1934 | Cinematography | |
| 1930 | Technical Supervisor | |
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| 1929 | Cinematography | |
| 1928 | Cinematography | |
| 1925 | Cinematography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Director of Photography | |
| 1936 | Director of Photography | |
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| 1935 | Director of Photography | |
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| 1931 | Director of Photography | |
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| 1922 | Director of Photography | |
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