Byron Haskin
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.
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Movies (87)
The Great Sex War
1969 · Screenplay
The Power
1968 · Director
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
1964 · Director
Captain Sindbad
1963 · Director
Armored Command
1961 · Director
September Storm
1960 · Director
Jet Over The Atlantic
1959 · Director
The Little Savage
1959 · Director
From the Earth to the Moon
1958 · Director
The Boss
1956 · Director
The First Texan
1956 · Director
Affair in Sumatra
1956 · Self - Introduction, Director
Conquest of Space
1955 · Director
Long John Silver
1954 · Director
The Naked Jungle
1954 · Director
His Majesty O'Keefe
1954 · Director
The War of the Worlds
1953 · Director
Denver and Rio Grande
1952 · Director
Silver City
1951 · Director
Warpath
1951 · Director
Tarzan's Peril
1951 · Director
Treasure Island
1950 · Director
Too Late for Tears
1949 · Director
Man-Eater of Kumaon
1948 · Director
I Walk Alone
1947 · Director
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 · Special Effects
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Special Effects
Across the Pacific
1942 · Special Effects
Wings for the Eagle
1942 · Special Effects
In This Our Life
1942 · Special Effects
Always in My Heart
1942 · Special Effects
Bullet Scars
1942 · Special Effects
Captains of the Clouds
1942 · Special Effects
Dive Bomber
1941 · Special Effects
Manpower
1941 · Special Effects
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941 · Special Effects
The Great Lie
1941 · Special Effects
The Sea Wolf
1941 · Special Effects
Santa Fe Trail
1940 · Special Effects
South of Suez
1940 · Special Effects
Knute Rockne All American
1940 · Special Effects
City for Conquest
1940 · Special Effects
Flowing Gold
1940 · Special Effects
The Sea Hawk
1940 · Special Effects
They Drive by Night
1940 · Special Effects
Gambling on the High Seas
1940 · Other
Torrid Zone
1940 · Special Effects
It All Came True
1940 · Special Effects
Virginia City
1940 · Special Effects
Castle on the Hudson
1940 · Special Effects
Invisible Stripes
1939 · Special Effects
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939 · Special Effects
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 · Special Effects
Dodge City
1939 · Special Effects
Submarine D-1
1937 · Special Effects
Green Light
1937 · Director of Photography
Stage Struck
1936 · Director of Photography
I Married a Doctor
1936 · Director of Photography
Colleen
1936 · Director of Photography
Personal Maid's Secret
1935 · Director of Photography
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935 · Special Effects
Black Fury
1935 · Director of Photography
As the Earth Turns
1934 · Cinematography
The Guilty Generation
1931 · Director of Photography
Canaries Sometimes Sing
1930 · Technical Supervisor
On Approval
1930 · Technical Supervisor
Rookery Nook
1930 · Production Supervisor
Glad Rag Doll
1929 · Director of Photography
Black Waters
1929 · Supervising Producer
The Redeeming Sin
1929 · Cinematography
On Trial
1928 · Director of Photography
The Singing Fool
1928 · Director of Photography
Caught in the Fog
1928 · Cinematography
The Siren
1927 · Director
Ginsberg the Great
1927 · Director
When a Man Loves
1927 · Director of Photography
Irish Hearts
1927 · Director
Matinee Ladies
1927 · Director
Wolf's Clothing
1927 · Cinematography
Across the Pacific
1926 · Director of Photography
Don Juan
1926 · Director of Photography
The Sea Beast
1926 · Director of Photography
The Golden Cocoon
1925 · Director of Photography
Where the Worst Begins
1925 · Cinematography
On Thin Ice
1925 · Cinematography
Slander the Woman
1923 · Director of Photography
Broken Chains
1922 · Director of Photography
TV shows (11)
Hollywood
1980 · Self
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1968 · Director
Star Trek
1966 · Producer, Associate Producer
Tales to Keep You Awake
1966 · Director
The Outer Limits
1963 · Director
World of Giants
1959 · Director
Alcoa Theatre
1957 · Director
The Adventures of Long John Silver
1957 · Director
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · Director
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Director
Studio 57
1954 · Director