Byron Haskin

director • special_effects • cinematographer

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 cr...

Born: April 22, 1899 in Portland, Oregon, USA

Died: April 16, 1984 (age 84)

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Known For

8.0

Star Trek

Movies & TV Credits

94 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Hollywood Limited Series	9.1	Actor	Self(13 Episodes)	1980
The Power Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	1968
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn TV Show	7.0	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1968
Star Trek TV Show	8.2	Production	Producer(79 Episodes)	1966
Tales to Keep You Awake TV Show	7.6	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1966
Robinson Crusoe on Mars Movie	6.5	Directing	Director	1964
Captain Sindbad Movie	5.3	Directing	Director	1963
The Outer Limits TV Show	8.0	Directing	Director(6 Episodes)	1963
Armored Command Movie	5.1	Directing	Director	1961
September Storm Movie	4.8	Directing	Director	1960
Jet Over The Atlantic Movie	5.4	Directing	Director	1959
The Little Savage Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1959
World of Giants TV Show	7.5	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1959
From the Earth to the Moon Movie	5.3	Directing	Director	1958
Alcoa Theatre TV Show	7.4	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1957
Affair in Sumatra Movie	—	Actor	Self - Introduction	1956
The Boss Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	1956
The First Texan Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	1956
Affair in Sumatra Movie	—	Directing	Director	1956
The Adventures of Long John Silver TV Show	6.8	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1956
Conquest of Space Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1955
Screen Director's Playhouse TV Show	—	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1955
His Majesty O'Keefe Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1954
Long John Silver Movie	5.5	Directing	Director	1954
The Naked Jungle Movie	6.5	Directing	Director	1954
The Magical World of Disney TV Show	8.1	Directing	Director(2 Episodes)	1954
Studio 57 TV Show	7.1	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1954
The War of the Worlds Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	1953
Denver and Rio Grande Movie	5.5	Directing	Director	1952
Silver City Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1951
Tarzan's Peril Movie	5.5	Directing	Director	1951
Warpath Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1951
Treasure Island Movie	6.8	Directing	Director	1950
Too Late for Tears Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	1949
Man-Eater of Kumaon Movie	5.6	Directing	Director	1948
I Walk Alone Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	1947
Arsenic and Old Lace Movie	8.0	Crew	Special Effects	1944
Across the Pacific Movie	6.7	Crew	Special Effects	1942
Always in My Heart Movie	6.0	Crew	Special Effects	1942
Bullet Scars Movie	5.6	Crew	Special Effects	1942
Captains of the Clouds Movie	6.6	Crew	Special Effects	1942
In This Our Life Movie	7.2	Crew	Special Effects	1942
Wings for the Eagle Movie	5.6	Crew	Special Effects	1942
Dive Bomber Movie	6.6	Crew	Special Effects	1941
Manpower Movie	6.4	Crew	Special Effects	1941
The Great Lie Movie	7.2	Crew	Special Effects	1941
The Sea Wolf Movie	7.4	Crew	Special Effects	1941
The Wagons Roll at Night Movie	6.1	Crew	Special Effects	1941
Castle on the Hudson Movie	6.5	Crew	Special Effects	1940
City for Conquest Movie	7.1	Crew	Special Effects	1940
Flowing Gold Movie	6.3	Crew	Special Effects	1940
Gambling on the High Seas Movie	5.8	Directing	Other	1940
It All Came True Movie	6.4	Crew	Special Effects	1940
Knute Rockne All American Movie	6.9	Crew	Special Effects	1940
Santa Fe Trail Movie	6.1	Crew	Special Effects	1940
The Sea Hawk Movie	7.7	Crew	Special Effects	1940
They Drive by Night Movie	7.0	Crew	Special Effects	1940
Torrid Zone Movie	6.5	Crew	Special Effects	1940
Virginia City Movie	6.6	Crew	Special Effects	1940
Dodge City Movie	7.2	Crew	Special Effects	1939
Dust Be My Destiny Movie	6.6	Crew	Special Effects	1939
Invisible Stripes Movie	6.9	Crew	Special Effects	1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Movie	6.8	Crew	Special Effects	1939
Green Light Movie	5.9	Camera	Director of Photography	1937
Submarine D-1 Movie	5.5	Crew	Special Effects	1937
Colleen Movie	5.7	Camera	Director of Photography	1936
I Married a Doctor Movie	5.9	Camera	Director of Photography	1936
Stage Struck Movie	5.4	Camera	Director of Photography	1936
A Midsummer Night's Dream Movie	6.6	Crew	Special Effects	1935
Black Fury Movie	6.2	Camera	Director of Photography	1935
Personal Maid's Secret Movie	6.3	Camera	Director of Photography	1935
As the Earth Turns Movie	6.0	Crew	Cinematography	1934
The Guilty Generation Movie	6.4	Camera	Director of Photography	1931
Rookery Nook Movie	7.4	Production	Production Supervisor	1930
Canaries Sometimes Sing Movie	—	Crew	Technical Supervisor	1930
On Approval Movie	—	Crew	Technical Supervisor	1930
Glad Rag Doll Movie	4.9	Camera	Director of Photography	1929
The Redeeming Sin Movie	—	Crew	Cinematography	1929
Black Waters Movie	5.3	Production	Supervising Producer	1929
The Singing Fool Movie	5.9	Camera	Director of Photography	1928
Caught in the Fog Movie	6.6	Crew	Cinematography	1928
When a Man Loves Movie	6.8	Camera	Director of Photography	1927
Irish Hearts Movie	2.4	Directing	Director	1927
Wolf's Clothing Movie	—	Crew	Cinematography	1927
Matinee Ladies Movie	—	Directing	Director	1927
Ginsberg the Great Movie	7.3	Directing	Director	1927
The Siren Movie	—	Directing	Director	1927
Don Juan Movie	6.8	Camera	Director of Photography	1926
The Sea Beast Movie	6.1	Camera	Director of Photography	1926
Across the Pacific Movie	6.2	Camera	Director of Photography	1926
The Golden Cocoon Movie	—	Camera	Director of Photography	1925
Where the Worst Begins Movie	—	Crew	Cinematography	1925
Slander the Woman Movie	—	Camera	Director of Photography	1923
Broken Chains Movie	5.3	Camera	Director of Photography	1922

Byron Haskin

Known For

Arsenic and Old Lace

The Sea Hawk

The War of the Worlds

Star Trek

Movies & TV Credits