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Donald Daniel Houston was a Welsh actor whose first two films—The Blue Lagoon (1949) with Jean Simmons, and A Run for Your Money (1949) with Alec Guinness—were highly successful. Later in his career he was cast in military roles and in comedies such as the Doctor and Carry On series.
Birth Name
Donald Daniel Houston
Born
Tuesday, 06 November 1923
Died
Sunday, 13 October 1991
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Secret Adversary | Boris | 1983 |
| Clash of the Titans | Acrisius | 1981 |
| The Sea Wolves | Hilliard | 1980 |
| Return of the Saint | Commander Denning | 1978 |
| Voyage of the Damned | Dr. Glauner | 1976 |
| Shadows | Dafydd | 1975 |
| Tales That Witness Madness | Sam (segment "Mr. Tiger") / Sam Patterson (Mr. Tiger segment) | 1973 |
| Moonbase 3 | Dr. David Caulder | 1973 |
| Sunstruck | Self | 1972 |
| The Adventurer | Jan de Groote | 1972 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Secret Adversary | Boris | 1983 |
| Clash of the Titans | Acrisius | 1981 |
| The Sea Wolves | Hilliard | 1980 |
| Return of the Saint | Commander Denning | 1978 |
| Voyage of the Damned | Dr. Glauner | 1976 |
| Shadows | Dafydd | 1975 |
| Tales That Witness Madness | Sam (segment "Mr. Tiger") / Sam Patterson (Mr. Tiger segment) | 1973 |
| Moonbase 3 | Dr. David Caulder | 1973 |
| Sunstruck | Self | 1972 |
| The Adventurer | Jan de Groote | 1972 |
| The Protectors | Lockier | 1972 |
| Justice | Mr. Fielding | 1971 |
| Jason King | Kenworthy | 1971 |
| Man at the Top | George Devon | 1970 |
| My Lover, My Son | Robert | 1970 |
| Paul Temple | Eric Margolis | 1969 |
| The Bushbaby | John Leeds | 1969 |
| Department S | John Burnham | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Gerald Tyler | 1969 |
| A Prince for Wales | Narrator | 1969 |
| Where Eagles Dare | Christiansen | 1968 |
| The Champions | Richter | 1968 |
| Man in a Suitcase | George Masters | 1967 |
| ITV Playhouse | Bill | 1967 |
| The Viking Queen | Maelgan | 1967 |
| Secombe and Friends | Self - Guest | 1966 |
| Out of the Unknown | Dr. Francis | 1965 |
| A Study in Terror | Doctor Watson | 1965 |
| Public Eye | Arthur Wellard | 1965 |
| Gideon C.I.D. | Tony Erickson | 1964 |
| Secret Agent | Edmund Bierce / Bill Vincent | 1964 |
| 633 Squadron | Group Capt. Don Barrett / Group Captain Don Barrett | 1964 |
| Carry on Jack | First Officer Jonathan Howett | 1963 |
| Doctor in Distress | Maj. Tommy Ffrench / Major Tommy French | 1963 |
| Love Story | David Manning | 1963 |
| Maniac | Henri / Georges | 1963 |
| The Longest Day | RAF Pilot | 1962 |
| The 300 Spartans | Hydarnes | 1962 |
| Twice Round the Daffodils | John Rhodes | 1962 |
| The Prince and the Pauper | John Canty | 1962 |
| Comedy Playhouse | Harry Love | 1961 |
| Drama 61-67 | Hartley / Harry Blair | 1961 |
| The Mark | Austin | 1961 |
| Breakout | Capt. Roger Byfold | 1959 |
| Room at the Top | Charles Soames | 1959 |
| The Man Upstairs | Sanderson / Dr. Sanderson | 1958 |
| A Question of Infidelity | Mr. Jacobus | 1958 |
| The Surgeon's Knife | Dr. Alex Waring | 1957 |
| Battle Hell | Lt Weston RN / Lieutenant Weston | 1957 |
| The Girl in the Picture | Jon Deering / John Deering | 1957 |
| Armchair Theatre | Robert Hook / Psychoanalyst / Jeff Smith / David / Charlie Brogan / Art | 1956 |
| Doublecross | Albert Pascoe | 1956 |
| Return to the Desert | The Officer | 1956 |
| The Flaw | John Millway | 1955 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Hunter / Lt. Col. Abel Winchip / Sgt. Hulme / The Narrator | 1955 |
| Lilli Palmer Theatre | George | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Rev. Phillip Mitchell / Jaris Kuyper | 1955 |
| Devil's Harbor | Michael Mallard | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | John Canty | 1954 |
| Doctor in the House | Taffy Evans | 1954 |
| Wishing Well | John | 1954 |
| Small Town Story | Tony Warren | 1953 |
| The Long Rope | Tom Penney | 1953 |
| Paratrooper | Taffy | 1953 |
| My Death Is a Mockery | John Bradley | 1952 |
| Crow Hollow | Robert / Dr. Robert Armour | 1952 |
| Dance Hall | Phil | 1950 |
| A Run for Your Money | Dai / David "Dai Number 9" Jones | 1949 |
| The Blue Lagoon | Michael Reynolds | 1949 |
