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Douglas Heyes(1919-1993)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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Douglas Heyes was born on 22 May 1919 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956), Maverick (1957) and Rintintin (1954). He was married to Joanna Heyes. He died on 8 February 1993 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
BornMay 22, 1919
DiedFebruary 8, 1993(73)
BornMay 22, 1919
DiedFebruary 8, 1993(73)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956)
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer
James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)
Maverick
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Lee Aaker, James Brown, and Rin Tin Tin II in Rintintin (1954)
Rintintin
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)
Night Gallery
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer(as Matthew Howard)

Credits

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Writer

  • Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West (1991)
    Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
    7.1
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Sam J. Jones in The Highwayman (1987)
    The Highwayman
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Nord et sud II (1986)
    Nord et sud II
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • developer (creator)
    • 1986
  • Patrick Swayze and James Read in Nord et sud (1985)
    Nord et sud
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • developed for television by
    • written for television by (creator)
    • 1985
  • Sylvia Kristel in Un visage qui vaut de l'or (1981)
    Un visage qui vaut de l'or
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • story (as Matthew Howard)
    • 1981
  • Terreur à bord (1979)
    Terreur à bord
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • written for television by
    • 1979
  • Aspen (1977)
    Aspen
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • written for television by
    • 1977
  • Henry Fonda, Patty Duke, Charles Durning, Richard Jordan, Vic Morrow, and Barbara Parkins in Captains and the Kings (1976)
    Captains and the Kings
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • written by
    • 1976
  • Los Angeles, années 30 (1976)
    Los Angeles, années 30
    7.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • written by
    • 1976
  • La côte sauvage (1975)
    La côte sauvage
    6.7
    TV Series
    • created by
    • creator
    • story by ...
    • 1975–1976
  • Teresa Graves in Get Christie Love! (1974)
    Get Christie Love!
    6.4
    TV Series
    • story (as Matthew Howard)
    • 1975
  • Archer (1975)
    Archer
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • The Underground Man (1974)
    The Underground Man
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1974
  • Richard Crenna in Honky Tonk (1974)
    Honky Tonk
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1974
  • Dennis Weaver in Un shérif à New York (1970)
    Un shérif à New York
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1970–1973

Producer

  • La côte sauvage (1975)
    La côte sauvage
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975
  • Richard Crenna in Honky Tonk (1974)
    Honky Tonk
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1974
  • Bearcats! (1971)
    Bearcats!
    7.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1971
  • The Bravo Duke
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1965
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in Le Virginien (1962)
    Le Virginien
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Circus Boy (1956)
    Circus Boy
    7.3
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1956–1957
  • Lee Aaker, James Brown, and Rin Tin Tin II in Rintintin (1954)
    Rintintin
    7.0
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1955–1957
  • Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956)
    Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
    7.8
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1956–1957

Director

  • Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West (1991)
    Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
    7.1
    Video
    • Director (archive directed by)
    • 1991
  • Sam J. Jones in The Highwayman (1987)
    The Highwayman
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Rick Hunter (1984)
    Rick Hunter
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Tom Selleck in Magnum (1980)
    Magnum
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Terreur à bord (1979)
    Terreur à bord
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Aspen (1977)
    Aspen
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Henry Fonda, Patty Duke, Charles Durning, Richard Jordan, Vic Morrow, and Barbara Parkins in Captains and the Kings (1976)
    Captains and the Kings
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Los Angeles, années 30 (1976)
    Los Angeles, années 30
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
    Baretta
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)
    Switch
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director (as Doug Heyes)
    • 1975
  • Dennis Weaver in Un shérif à New York (1970)
    Un shérif à New York
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970–1973
  • The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969–1972
  • Bearcats! (1971)
    Bearcats!
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Pete Duel and Ben Murphy in Opération danger (1971)
    Opération danger
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)
    Night Gallery
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director (segment "The Dead Man")
    • 1970

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Doug Heyes
  • Born
    • May 22, 1919
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • February 8, 1993
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA(congestive heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Joanna Heyes? - February 8, 1993 (his death, 1 child)

Did you know

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    Wrote and directed 21 successful TV pilots. He helmed some of the most memorable and highly regarded early episodes of La quatrième dimension (1959)--The Invaders (1961), Eye of the Beholder (1960), The Howling Man (1960)--as well as some of the best miniseries of the 1970s and 1980s, including Captains and the Kings (1976) and Nord et sud (1985).

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