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Richard Gordon
Writer, Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born September 15, 1921Died August 11, 2017 (95 years)
Richard Gordon is the pen name used by Gordon Stanley Ostlere (born 15 September 1921), an English surgeon and anaesthetist. As Richard Gordon, Ostlere has written numerous novels, screenplays for film and television and accounts of popular history, mostly dealing with the practice of medicine. He is most famous for a long series of comic novels on a medical theme starting with Doctor in the House, and the subsequent film, television, radio and stage adaptations. His The Alarming History of Medicine was published in 1993, and he followed this with The Alarming History of Sex.
Filmography
| 1966 | Carnaby, M.D. · as Novel |
| 1960 | Doctor in Love · as Novel |
| 1960 | BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) · as Novel |
| 1959 | The Captain's Table · as Novel |
| 1957 | Doctor at Large · as Novel |
| 1955 | Doctor at Sea · as Screenplay |
| 1954 | Doctor in the House · as Screenplay |