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.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
April 22, 1899Deathday
April 16, 1984Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
75Place of birth
Portland, Oregon, USA![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/772k7rkBjiWebM784u9kYeIkk62.jpg)
Crew credits
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Long John Silver
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zPzBsQZ2EhSmO9FLvQQtWVkJqRu.jpg)
Treasure Island
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kzs1HUxP1HzLNdtNQrulZOC69hR.jpg)
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lLDUv3xeGDuLkLjUyjXigSD1D2U.jpg)
Conquest of Space
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ovAn6MX1Oxs5GUBa3byvKCCYlea.jpg)
I Walk Alone
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zMIBqFSnyvOr6Thi3RtViicdCm5.jpg)
Too Late for Tears
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dbGCGCXWh7S22Lg5oonlXSvokLt.jpg)
Captain Sindbad
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xhpuLCf1VRU6K4lsc0dl5YCqNSN.jpg)
The Boss
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gZyPloNh7m2uaaJa1TvKHhlAFFR.jpg)
The Naked Jungle
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cALvMcrweHHswVNfSr1KkQdF2eC.jpg)
From the Earth to the Moon
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dDo4S3LryO89an2Uq0xvgZUMZN3.jpg)
The Power
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jU3oP47JD2qGCzxL3YtUlkB7umA.jpg)
Tarzan's Peril
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/udwRDgoGgFhl4m9OYVI8TPgncMo.jpg)
Jet Over The Atlantic
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kdHvzBI9lzoUJ0roiDvFALxMegs.jpg)
His Majesty O'Keefe
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/p4s4lx0slrh5LxI6zD0zC637yNy.jpg)
The First Texan
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bla214OWr1tu8LS9WrTlrJG1aSw.jpg)
Denver and Rio Grande
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1SOisH5z7UkI5QSHMvdaTAEycB.jpg)
Man-Eater of Kumaon
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ivvUQdnDogvpDR7bdllAfvmhEgJ.jpg)
The Little Savage
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vAtn7IYLdjInOM9RL0A1RLxjPrC.jpg)
September Storm
Director![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zCzu2GLaIkyKZOnSRceHPsXYivJ.jpg)
Bullet Scars
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Warpath
Director