Direction: Jud Taylor

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Jud Taylor. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Fugitive (TV Series)

1963 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Roy Huggins · Jerry Hopper · Walter Grauman · Alexander Singer

Cast David Janssen · Barry Morse · William Conrad · Paul Birch

Synopsis TV Series (1963-1967). 4 Seasons. 120 Episodes. Dr. Richard Kimble, an Indiana pediatrician, is accused, arrested, tried and convicted of the murder of his wife. Kimble claims he was on his way home from a drive when the murder occurred,...

7.0

1K votes

7.0

1K votes

Direction Dick Wolf · David Platt · Peter Leto · Constantine Makris

Cast Mariska Hargitay · Ice-T · Dann Florek · Richard Belzer

Synopsis TV Series (1999-present). Originally called Sex Crimes, executive producer Dick Wolf wisely opted for something less lurid when the second in the inexhaustible Law & Order franchise hit the air in 1999. Still, as the opening voiceover makes clear, the...

6.4

2K votes

6.4

2K votes

Star Trek (TV Series)

1966 · Series · 47 min. · United States

Direction Gene Roddenberry · Marc Daniels · Joseph Pevney · Vincent McEveety

Cast William Shatner · Leonard Nimoy · DeForest Kelley · Grace Lee Whitney

Synopsis TV Series (1966-1969). 3 Seasons. 80 Episodes. Capt. Kirk and the crew of the Starship U.S.S. Enterprise explore space and defend the United Federation of Planets. It is the 23rd century and together with the crew of the Federation starship...

6.3

16K votes

6.3

16K votes

The Old Man and the Sea (TV)

1990 · Movie · 93 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Jud Taylor

Cast Anthony Quinn · Gary Cole · Patricia Clarkson · Alexis Cruz

Synopsis It takes courage for any actor to fill shoes previously worn by Spencer Tracy, but no one could accuse fellow two-time Oscar® winner Anthony Quinn of cowardice. It was, in fact, a longtime goal of the Mexican-born actor to take...

6.1

444 votes

6.1

444 votes

Dr. Kildare (TV Series)

1961 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Elliot Silverstein · Alf Kjellin · John Newland · Leo Penn

Cast Richard Chamberlain · Raymond Massey · Leslie Nielsen · Lee Meriwether

Synopsis TV Series (1961-1966). 5 Seasons. 191 episodes. The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his...

5.4

46 votes

5.4

46 votes

Direction Jud Taylor · Paul Wendkos

Cast Christopher Reeve · Judd Hirsch · Tony Denison · Charles Haid

Synopsis Allied prisoners tunnel out of a stalag, then return to avenge fellow escapees executed by the Nazis.

5.2

56 votes

5.2

56 votes

License to Kill (TV)

1984 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Jud Taylor

Cast James Farentino · Penny Fuller · Don Murray · Donald Moffat

Synopsis A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Once in the courtroom, they are horror-stricken as...

4.9

145 votes

4.9

145 votes

Direction Jud Taylor

Cast Glenn Ford · Bradford Dillman · David Soul · Robert F. Lyons

Synopsis Glenn Ford stars as Col. Pete Moore, the commander of a radar testing group. After experiencing strange difficulties with the testing procedure, a group of aircraft sent to investigate disappear mysteriously. Moore, anxious to discover what has happened to his...

3.9

38 votes

3.9

38 votes

Broken Vows (TV)

1987 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Jud Taylor

Cast Tommy Lee Jones · Annette O'Toole · M. Emmet Walsh · Milo O'Shea

Synopsis A ghetto priest has doubts about his calling and when he gives the last rites to a murder victim, he decides to help the man's girlfriend find his killers.

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Secrets (TV)

1995 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

Direction Jud Taylor

Cast Veronica Hamel · Richard Kiley · Shae D'Lyn · Thomas Gibson

Synopsis Set at the turn of the century, a domineering doctor's wife takes the illegitimate baby of her housekeeper as her own.

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Act of Love (TV)

1980 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Jud Taylor

Cast Ron Howard · Robert Foxworth · Mickey Rourke · David Spielberg

Synopsis Old country traditions and values cause Ron Howard to honor the pleas of his brother (played by Mickey Rourke), a quadriplegic following a motorcycle accident, to end his life, and then to stand trial for first-degree murder after the mercy...

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Direction Jud Taylor

Cast Brian Dennehy · William Devane · Tracey Needham · Dee Wallace

Synopsis The take-down of an infamous leader of a small polygamous Mormon fundamentalist group, who ordered assassinations of his opponents.

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Weekend of Terror (TV)

1970 · Movie · 74 min. · United States

Direction Jud Taylor

Cast Robert Conrad · Carol Lynley · Lee Majors · Lois Nettleton

Synopsis Three nuns on a weekend trip are held hostage by escaped convicts.

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Kaleidoscope (TV)

1990 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Jud Taylor

Cast Jaclyn Smith · Perry King · Patricia Kalember · Claudia Christian

Synopsis A private eye is hired to reunite three sisters who have been separated for a long time, all of whom have well guarded secrets of the past.

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Foxfire (TV)

1987 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Jud Taylor

Cast Jessica Tandy · Hume Cronyn · John Denver · Gary Grubbs

Synopsis An elderly Appalachian woman struggles with the choice of selling her land to a developer and moving into the care of her son or staying on the property till her dying day along with her memories, good and bad, of...

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Then Came Bronson (TV Series)

1969 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Jud Taylor · Paul Stanley · Marvin J. Chomsky

Cast Michael Parks · Sheree North · Jack Klugman · Martin Sheen

Synopsis TV Series (1969–1970). 27 Episodes. A disillusioned reporter, James "Jim" Bronson, quits his job and starts wandering the road on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle as a form of soul-searching. He meets various characters. Some he helps, others he educates.

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Shane (TV Series)

1966 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Alex March · David Greene · Gerald Mayer · Gerd Oswald

Cast David Carradine · Jill Ireland · Tom Tully · Christopher Shea

Synopsis Shane works for the Starett family, a young widow, her son, and her aging father-in-law, protecting them against the anti-sodbuster rancher Ryker and other perils plaguing the Old West.

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Captain Nice (TV Series)

1967 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Gary Nelson · Charles R. Rondeau · Richard Kinon · Hollingsworth Morse

Cast William Daniels · Alice Ghostley · Ann Prentiss · Liam Dunn

Synopsis Carter Nash was a chemist in a police department who discovered a liquid which could turn him into Captain Nice, an odd sort of superhero: very shy and dominated by his mother. Captain Nice flew (he feared heights) in his...

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The Young Lawyers (TV Series)

1969 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Michael Zagor · John Newland · Jud Taylor · Harvey Hart

Cast Zalman King · Judy Pace · Lee J. Cobb · Phillip Clark

Synopsis TV Series (1969-1971). 1 Season. 24 Episodes. David Barrett heads an organization in Boston that supports poor and indigent clients with the aid of young lawyers.

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