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.
Filmography
all 100
Movies 90
Director 36
TV Shows 10
Producer 2
self 1
Writer 1
The Power (1968)
Star Trek (1966)
Tales to Keep You Awake (1966)
The Outer Limits (1963)
Captain Sindbad (1963)
Armored Command (1961)
September Storm (1960)
World of Giants (1959)
The Little Savage (1959)
Alcoa Theatre (1957)
The Boss (1956)
The First Texan (1956)
Conquest of Space (1955)
Long John Silver (1954)
The Naked Jungle (1954)
His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)
Silver City (1951)
Warpath (1951)
Tarzan's Peril (1951)
Treasure Island (1950)
Too Late for Tears (1949)
Man-Eater of Kumaon (1948)
I Walk Alone (1947)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Across the Pacific (1942)
Wings for the Eagle (1942)
Always in My Heart (1942)
Bullet Scars (1942)
Captains of the Clouds (1942)
Manpower (1941)
The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)
The Great Lie (1941)
The Sea Wolf (1941)
Dive Bomber (1941)
Knute Rockne All American (1940)
City for Conquest (1940)
Flowing Gold (1940)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
They Drive by Night (1940)
Torrid Zone (1940)
It All Came True (1940)
Virginia City (1940)
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
Invisible Stripes (1939)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
Dodge City (1939)
Submarine D-1 (1937)
Green Light (1937)
Stage Struck (1936)
I Married a Doctor (1936)
Colleen (1936)
Personal Maid's Secret (1935)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Black Fury (1935)
Side Streets (1934)
As the Earth Turns (1934)
It's Tough to Be Famous (1932)
The Deadline (1931)
The Guilty Generation (1931)
Canaries Sometimes Sing (1930)
On Approval (1930)
Rookery Nook (1930)
Madonna of Avenue A (1929)
Glad Rag Doll (1929)
Black Waters (1929)
The Redeeming Sin (1929)
On Trial (1928)
The Singing Fool (1928)
Caught in the Fog (1928)
The Siren (1927)
Ginsberg the Great (1927)
When a Man Loves (1927)
Irish Hearts (1927)
Matinee Ladies (1927)
Wolf's Clothing (1927)
Across the Pacific (1926)
Millionaires (1926)
Don Juan (1926)
The Sea Beast (1926)
The Golden Cocoon (1925)
Where the Worst Begins (1925)
Bobbed Hair (1925)
His Majesty, Bunker Bean (1925)
On Thin Ice (1925)
Broken Chains (1922)
The World's a Stage (1922)
Hurricane's Gal (1922)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1899-04-22
Deathday1984-04-16 (84 years old)
Birth PlacePortland, Oregon, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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