Actor Jud Taylor -- probably best remembered for his role as Steve McQueen's American prisoner-of-war friend in The Great Escape -- turned to directing in 1968 with Paramount's Fade-In, but had his name removed from the film, replaced by the Directors Guild authorized psuedonym of Alan Smithee. The actor-turned-filmmaker got his first official directorial credit two years later ...more
  • 2003
  • Directors Guild of America
  • Robert Aldrich Award for Extraordinary Service to the Guild
  • win
  • 1987
  • Directors Guild of America
  • Outstanding Directorial Achievement
  • Foxfire
  • win
  • 1977
  • Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
  • Outstanding Directing in a Special Program, Drama or Comedy
  • Tail Gunner Joe
  • nom


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