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.
Treasure Island
(Director)
Long John Silver
(Director)
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
(Director)
As the Earth Turns
(Cinematography)
Conquest of Space
(Director)
Too Late for Tears
(Director)
I Walk Alone
(Director)
The Sea Hawk
(Special Effects)
Captain Sindbad
(Director)
From the Earth to the Moon
(Director)
The Boss
(Director)
The Naked Jungle
(Director)
The Sea Wolf
(Special Effects)
The Power
(Director)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
(Special Effects)
Tarzan's Peril
(Director)
Jet Over The Atlantic
(Director)
Black Fury
(Director of Photography)
The First Texan
(Director)
His Majesty O'Keefe
(Director)
Denver and Rio Grande
(Director)
Irish Hearts
(Director)
The Little Savage
(Director)
September Storm
(Director)
Glad Rag Doll
(Director of Photography)
Bullet Scars
(Special Effects)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Special Effects)
Warpath
(Director)
Colleen
(Director of Photography)
Silver City
(Director)
Submarine D-1
(Special Effects)
Across the Pacific
(Special Effects)
Virginia City
(Special Effects)
Captains of the Clouds
(Special Effects)
Armored Command
(Director)
Dive Bomber
(Special Effects)
The Great Lie
(Special Effects)
Torrid Zone
(Special Effects)
City for Conquest
(Special Effects)
Always in My Heart
(Special Effects)
Man-Eater of Kumaon
(Director)
Arsenic and Old Lace
(Special Effects)
The Sea Beast
(Director of Photography)
Dodge City
(Special Effects)
It All Came True
(Special Effects)
Don Juan
(Director of Photography)
When a Man Loves
(Director of Photography)
The Singing Fool
(Director of Photography)
Manpower
(Special Effects)
Wings for the Eagle
(Special Effects)
Black Waters
(Supervising Producer)
Caught in the Fog
(Cinematography)
The Redeeming Sin
(Cinematography)
Rookery Nook
(Production Supervisor)
Gambling on the High Seas
(Other)
I Married a Doctor
(Director of Photography)
Ginsberg the Great
(Director)
Green Light
(Director of Photography)
Stage Struck
(Director of Photography)
The Guilty Generation
(Director of Photography)
Canaries Sometimes Sing
(Technical Supervisor)
Personal Maid's Secret
(Director of Photography)
On Approval
(Technical Supervisor)
The Golden Cocoon
(Director of Photography)
Broken Chains
(Director of Photography)
They Drive by Night
(Special Effects)
Across the Pacific
(Director of Photography)
The War of the Worlds
(Director)
The Wagons Roll at Night
(Special Effects)
Invisible Stripes
(Special Effects)
Where the Worst Begins
(Cinematography)
Dust Be My Destiny
(Special Effects)
Flowing Gold
(Special Effects)
Castle on the Hudson
(Special Effects)
Knute Rockne All American
(Special Effects)
Affair in Sumatra
(Director)
In This Our Life
(Special Effects)
Santa Fe Trail
(Special Effects)
Slander the Woman
(Director of Photography)
The Siren
(Director)
Wolf's Clothing
(Cinematography)
Matinee Ladies
(Director)
On Thin Ice
(Cinematography)
Star Trek
(Producer)
The Wonderful World of Disney
(Director)
Alcoa Theatre
(Director)
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(Director)
The Outer Limits
(Director)
World of Giants
(Director)
Screen Director's Playhouse
(Director)
Tales to Keep You Awake
(Director)
The Adventures of Long John Silver
(Director)
Studio 57
(Director)