Don Houghton

Forfatter, Producer

2. februar 1930 — 2. juli 1991 (61 år)
Donald Herbert Houghton (2 February 1930 – 2 July 1991) was a British television screenwriter and producer.

Born in Paris to Scottish parents, Houghton started writing for radio in 1951 before moving into film and television in 1958. In the 1970s, he was a primary writer for Hammer Films including Dracula A.D. 1972, The Satanic Rites of Dracula, The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires and Shatter.

Houghton lived and worked in Australia for a number of years where his credits included The Astronauts (1960).

His television work includes Doctor Who for which he wrote the serials Inferno (1970) and The Mind of Evil (1971), the fifth Sapphire & Steel television story (known informally as Dr McDee Must Die) co-written with Anthony Read, Emergency Ward 10, Crossroads, Ace of Wands, New Scotland Yard, The Professionals and at least one episode of C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985).

Houghton also created and wrote for the soap opera Take the High Road (1980). He also wrote three novels: Column of Thieves and Blood Brigade and Take the High Road: Summer's Gloaming.

Film og serier på Plex

  • Dracula 1972
    Dracula 19721972
  • Satan er løs...
    Satan er løs...1973
  • The Professionals
    The Professionals5 sæsoner
  • Sapphire and Steel
    Sapphire and Steel6 sæsoner

Kendt for

  • Dracula 1972
    Dracula 19721972
  • Satan er løs...
    Satan er løs...1973
  • Kung Fu-mysteriet
    Kung Fu-mysteriet1974
  • Doctor Who
    Doctor Who26 sæsoner
  • Mr. Shatter - Professionel morder
    Mr. Shatter - Professionel morder1974
  • Sapphire and Steel
    Sapphire and Steel6 sæsoner
  • The Professionals
    The Professionals5 sæsoner
  • Hammer House of Mystery & Suspense
    Hammer House of Mystery & Suspense1 sæson
  • C.A.T.S. Eyes
    C.A.T.S. Eyes3 sæsoner
  • The Doombolt Chase
    The Doombolt Chase1 sæson

Filmografi

1985
C.A.T.S. Eyes · as By
1980
Take the High Road · as Creator
1964
Crossroads (1964) · as Story By