Known For
Directing
Born
Apr 22, 1899
Died
Apr 16, 1984
Place of Birth
Portland, Oregon, USA
Credits
97 titles
Byron Haskin
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.
Known For
Filmography
Hollywood
Self
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Director
The Power
Director
Star Trek
Producer
Tales to Keep You Awake
Director
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Director
The Outer Limits
Director
Captain Sindbad
Director
Armored Command
Director
September Storm
Director
Jet Over The Atlantic
Director
World of Giants
Director
The Little Savage
Director
From the Earth to the Moon
Director
Alcoa Theatre
Director
The Adventures of Long John Silver
Director
The Boss
Director
The First Texan
Director
Affair in Sumatra
Self - Introduction
Screen Director's Playhouse
Director
Conquest of Space
Director
Long John Silver
Director
The Wonderful World of Disney
Director
Studio 57
Director
The Naked Jungle
Director
His Majesty O'Keefe
Director
The War of the Worlds
Director
Denver and Rio Grande
Director
Silver City
Director
Warpath
Director
Tarzan's Peril
Director
Treasure Island
Director
Too Late for Tears
Director
Man-Eater of Kumaon
Director
I Walk Alone
Director
Arsenic and Old Lace
Special Effects
Passage to Marseille
Special Effects
Across the Pacific
Special Effects
Wings for the Eagle
Special Effects
In This Our Life
Special Effects
Always in My Heart
Special Effects
Bullet Scars
Special Effects
Captains of the Clouds
Special Effects
Dive Bomber
Special Effects
Manpower
Special Effects
The Wagons Roll at Night
Special Effects
The Great Lie
Special Effects
The Sea Wolf
Special Effects
Santa Fe Trail
Special Effects
South of Suez
Special Effects