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Byron Haskin

Byron Haskin

Director, Special Effects, Cinematographer

Born April 22, 1899 in Portland, Oregon, USA

Died April 16, 1984

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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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Filmography

Actor

2

Type

Year

Hollywood Poster

Hollywood Mini-Series1980Self

Screen Directors Playhouse Poster

Screen Directors Playhouse TV Series1955Self

Director

39

Type

Year

The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Poster

The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn TV Series1968

The Power Poster

The Power Feature Film1968

Historias para no dormir Poster

Historias para no dormir TV Series1966

Robinson Crusoe on Mars Poster

Robinson Crusoe on Mars Feature Film1964

Captain Sindbad Poster

Captain Sindbad Feature Film1963

The Outer Limits Poster

The Outer Limits TV Series1963

Armored Command Poster

Armored Command Feature Film1961

September Storm Poster

September Storm Feature Film1960

Jet Over the Atlantic Poster

Jet Over the Atlantic Feature Film1959

The Little Savage Poster

The Little Savage Feature Film1959

World of Giants Poster

World of Giants TV Series1959

From the Earth to the Moon Poster

From the Earth to the Moon Feature Film1958

Alcoa Theatre Poster

Alcoa Theatre TV Series1957

The Adventures of Long John Silver Poster

The Adventures of Long John Silver TV Series1957

The Adventures of McGraw Poster

The Adventures of McGraw TV Series1957

The Californians Poster

The Californians TV Series1957

The Boss Poster

The Boss Feature Film1956

The First Texan Poster

The First Texan Feature Film1956

Conquest of Space Poster

Conquest of Space Feature Film1955

Screen Directors Playhouse Poster

Screen Directors Playhouse TV Series1955

His Majesty O'Keefe Poster

His Majesty O'Keefe Feature Film1954

Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island Poster

Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island Feature Film1954

Studio 57 Poster

Studio 57 TV Series1954

The Magical World of Disney Poster

The Magical World of Disney TV Series1954

The Naked Jungle Poster

The Naked Jungle Feature Film1954

The War of the Worlds Poster

The War of the Worlds Feature Film1953

Denver & Rio Grande Poster

Denver & Rio Grande Feature Film1952

Silver City Poster

Silver City Feature Film1951

Tarzan's Peril Poster

Tarzan's Peril Feature Film1951

Warpath Feature Film1951

Treasure Island Poster

Treasure Island Feature Film1950

Too Late for Tears Poster

Too Late for Tears Feature Film1949

Man-Eater of Kumaon Poster

Man-Eater of Kumaon Feature Film1948

I Walk Alone Poster

I Walk Alone Feature Film1947

Action in the North Atlantic Poster

Action in the North Atlantic Feature Film1943

Ginsberg the Great Poster

Ginsberg the Great Feature Film1927

Irish Hearts Poster

Irish Hearts Feature Film1927

Matinee Ladies Poster

Matinee Ladies Feature Film1927

The Siren Poster

The Siren Feature Film1927

Special Effects

51

Arsenic and Old Lace Poster

Arsenic and Old Lace Feature Film1944

Passage to Marseille Poster

Passage to Marseille Feature Film1944

Truck Busters Poster

Truck Busters Feature Film1943

Across the Pacific Poster

Across the Pacific Feature Film1942

Always in My Heart Poster

Always in My Heart Feature Film1942

Bullet Scars Poster

Bullet Scars Feature Film1942

Captains of the Clouds Poster

Captains of the Clouds Feature Film1942

Desperate Journey Poster

Desperate Journey Feature Film1942

In This Our Life Poster

In This Our Life Feature Film1942

Wild Bill Hickok Rides Poster

Wild Bill Hickok Rides Feature Film1942

Wings for the Eagle Poster

Wings for the Eagle Feature Film1942

Dive Bomber Poster

Dive Bomber Feature Film1941

High Sierra Poster

High Sierra Feature Film1941

Manpower Poster

Manpower Feature Film1941

The Bride Came C.O.D. Poster

The Bride Came C.O.D. Feature Film1941

The Great Lie Poster

The Great Lie Feature Film1941

The Sea Wolf Poster

The Sea Wolf Feature Film1941

The Wagons Roll at Night Poster

The Wagons Roll at Night Feature Film1941

'Til We Meet Again Poster

'Til We Meet Again Feature Film1940

A Dispatch from Reuters Poster

A Dispatch from Reuters Feature Film1940

All This, and Heaven Too Poster

All This, and Heaven Too Feature Film1940

Brother Orchid Poster

Brother Orchid Feature Film1940

Brother Rat and a Baby Poster

Brother Rat and a Baby Feature Film1940

Castle on the Hudson Poster

Castle on the Hudson Feature Film1940

City for Conquest Poster

City for Conquest Feature Film1940

Flight Angels Poster

Flight Angels Feature Film1940

Flowing Gold Poster

Flowing Gold Feature Film1940

It All Came True Poster

It All Came True Feature Film1940

King of the Lumberjacks Poster

King of the Lumberjacks Feature Film1940

Knute Rockne All American Poster

Knute Rockne All American Feature Film1940

Santa Fe Trail Poster

Santa Fe Trail Feature Film1940

South of Suez Poster

South of Suez Feature Film1940

The Fighting 69th Poster

The Fighting 69th Feature Film1940

The Sea Hawk Poster

The Sea Hawk Feature Film1940

They Drive by Night Poster

They Drive by Night Feature Film1940

Torrid Zone Poster

Torrid Zone Feature Film1940

Virginia City Poster

Virginia City Feature Film1940

Dodge City Poster

Dodge City Feature Film1939

Dust Be My Destiny Poster

Dust Be My Destiny Feature Film1939

Invisible Stripes Poster

Invisible Stripes Feature Film1939

On Your Toes Poster

On Your Toes Feature Film1939

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Poster

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Feature Film1939

The Roaring Twenties Poster

The Roaring Twenties Feature Film1939

We Are Not Alone Poster

We Are Not Alone Feature Film1939

Wings of the Navy Poster

Wings of the Navy Feature Film1939

Gold Is Where You Find It Poster

Gold Is Where You Find It Feature Film1938

Slim Feature Film1937

Submarine D-1 Poster

Submarine D-1 Feature Film1937

The Perfect Specimen Poster

The Perfect Specimen Feature Film1937

A Midsummer Night's Dream Poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream Feature Film1935

Clothes Make the Pirate Poster

Clothes Make the Pirate Feature Film1925

Cinematographer

34

Type

Year

Green Light Poster

Green Light Feature Film1937

Colleen Feature Film1936

I Married a Doctor Poster

I Married a Doctor Feature Film1936

Stage Struck Poster

Stage Struck Feature Film1936

Black Fury Poster

Black Fury Feature Film1935

Little Big Shot Poster

Little Big Shot Feature Film1935

Personal Maid's Secret Poster

Personal Maid's Secret Feature Film1935

As the Earth Turns Poster

As the Earth Turns Feature Film1934

Side Streets Poster

Side Streets Feature Film1934

Strings Short Film1933

It's Tough to Be Famous Poster

It's Tough to Be Famous Feature Film1932

The Deadline Poster

The Deadline Feature Film1931

The Guilty Generation Poster

The Guilty Generation Feature Film1931

Glad Rag Doll Poster

Glad Rag Doll Feature Film1929

Madonna of Avenue A Poster

Madonna of Avenue A Feature Film1929

The Redeeming Sin Poster

The Redeeming Sin Feature Film1929

Caught in the Fog Poster

Caught in the Fog Feature Film1928

On Trial Poster

On Trial Feature Film1928

The Singing Fool Poster

The Singing Fool Feature Film1928

When a Man Loves Poster

When a Man Loves Feature Film1927

Wolf's Clothing Poster

Wolf's Clothing Feature Film1927

Across the Pacific Poster

Across the Pacific Feature Film1926

Don Juan Poster

Don Juan Feature Film1926

Millionaires Poster

Millionaires Feature Film1926

The Sea Beast Poster

The Sea Beast Feature Film1926

Bobbed Hair Poster

Bobbed Hair Feature Film1925

His Majesty, Bunker Bean Poster

His Majesty, Bunker Bean Feature Film1925

On Thin Ice Poster

On Thin Ice Feature Film1925

The Golden Cocoon Poster

The Golden Cocoon Feature Film1925

Where the Worst Begins Feature Film1925

Slander the Woman Poster

Slander the Woman Feature Film1923

Broken Chains Poster

Broken Chains Feature Film1922

Hurricane's Gal Poster

Hurricane's Gal Feature Film1922

The World's a Stage Poster

The World's a Stage Feature Film1922

2nd Unit / Asst Director

4

Wild Harvest Poster

Wild Harvest Feature Film1947

Gambling on the High Seas Poster

Gambling on the High Seas Feature Film1940

Four Wives Poster

Four Wives Feature Film1939

On Your Toes Poster

On Your Toes Feature Film1939

Camera and Electrical Department

4

Lilly Turner Poster

Lilly Turner Feature Film1933

Wild Boys of the Road Poster

Wild Boys of the Road Feature Film1933

Silver Dollar Poster

Silver Dollar Feature Film1932

Man-Woman-Marriage Poster

Man-Woman-Marriage Feature Film1921

Producer

2

Type

Year

Star Trek Poster

Star Trek TV Series1966

Black Waters Poster

Black Waters Feature Film1929

Other Crew

4

The Speckled Band Poster

The Speckled Band Feature Film1931

On Approval Feature Film1930

Plunder Feature Film1930

Tons of Money Poster

Tons of Money Feature Film1930

Production Manager

1

One Embarrassing Night Poster

One Embarrassing Night Feature Film1930

Writer

1

The Great Sex War Poster

The Great Sex War Feature Film1969

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