The Birds (film) The Birds (film) The Birds is a 1963 American horror-thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on the 1952 story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. It focuses on a series of sudden, unexplained violent bird attacks on the people of Bodega Bay, California over the course of a few days. The film stars Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren (in her screen debut), supported by Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette and Veronica Cartwright. The screenplay is by Evan Hunter, who was told by Hitchcock to develop new characters and a more elaborate plot while keeping du
Don Taylor (American actor and director) television series including "Cannon", Rod Serling's "Night Gallery", "Mod Squad", "It Takes a Thief", "The Big Valley", "The Flying Nun", "Vacation Playhouse", "The Tammy Grimes Show", "The Wild Wild West", "Burke's Law", "The Rogues", "The Farmer's Daughter", "The Lloyd Bridges Show", "The Dick Powell Theatre", "Dr. Kildare", "Checkmate", "87th Precinct", "Zane Grey Theater", "The Rifleman", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Honky Tonk", and others. Don Taylor (American actor and director) Donald Richie Taylor (December 13, 1920 – December 29, 1998) was an American actor and film director. He co-starred in 1940s and 1950s classics, including the 1948 film noir "The Naked City",