- Born
- Died
- Birth nameDonald Daniel Houston
- Height1.68 m
- Sandy-haired Welsh actor who served in the RAF during World War II and hit pay dirt and stardom with his first two British films, Le Lagon bleu (1949) with Jean Simmons, and De la coupe aux lèvres (1949) with Sir Alec Guinness, maintaining his career with lesser distinction in bawdy comedies and melodramas. His characters were authority figures, often military in war movies like Commando sur le Yang Tsé (1957), Le Jour le plus long (1962) and Quand les aigles attaquent (1968) (the latter with Richard Burton).- IMDb mini biography by: Angelo Bellino
- SpouseBrenda Hogan(January 6, 1949 - October 13, 1991) (his death)
- During World War II served with the RAF as a rear gunner and radio officer.
- Older brother of Glyn Houston
- Before successfully auditioning for the theatre, he was briefly employed as a coal miner at Glamorganshire in Wales.
- Son of a professional footballer.
- Like his character in Le Jour le plus long (1962), he served in the RAF during World War II.
- Les Révoltés du Vénus (1964) - £3,250
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