Donald Houston
Acting
Biography
Donald Daniel Houston (6 November 1923 – 13 October 1991) was a Welsh actor known for a successful career as a character actor in British film and television.
Born: November 6, 1923
Place of Birth: Clydach Vale, Rhondda, Wales, UK
Known For
Public Eye
Public Eye is a British television series that ran from 1965 to 1975. It was produced by ABC Television for three series, and Thames Television for a further four series. The series depicted the investigations and cases handled by the unglamorous enquiry agent Frank Marker, an unmarried loner who is in his early forties when the series begins. In the words of an ABC trailer for the third series: "Marker isn't a glamorous detective and he doesn't get glamorous cases—he doesn't even get glamorous girls. What he does get is people who are in trouble—the sort of trouble you can't go to the police about, even if you are innocent."
The Wonderful World of Disney
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC, Wednesday night, October 27, 1954. The show, which was hosted by Walt Disney until his death and then from 1996 to 2002 by then-CEO Michael Eisner (with one-off hosts or no hosts during other periods) has since aired continually as either a weekly program or an irregular series of specials on several networks and streaming services, most recently on ABC and Disney+. The show is the second longest showing prime-time program on American television, behind its rival, Hallmark Hall of Fame. However, Hallmark Hall of Fame was a weekly program only during its first five seasons, while Disney remained a weekly program for more than forty years.
The Longest Day
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
Where Eagles Dare
World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late.
Danger Man
Danger Man is a British television series which was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick McGoohan as secret agent John Drake. Ralph Smart created the programme and wrote many of the scripts. Danger Man was financed by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment.
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge, Lietenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared for his crew and his ship to remain as a hostage for the Chinese to use as an international pawn.
The Prince and the Pauper
In the London of 1537, two boys resembling each other exactly meet accidentally and exchange "roles" for a short while. After many adventures, the prince regains his rightful identity and graciously makes his "twin" a ward of the court.
Thirteen to Centaurus
Interstellar travel at sub-light speeds: the enormous distances, isolation from human culture and the aching loneliness of space are enough to drive the strongest personality insane. Better to block all memories of human contact and to program the 12-strong crew to accept only the reality they can see and touch within their spacecraft. But a child born on "the Station" becomes insistent on learning the truth about 'Outside'.
Every Valley
A look at the transport system in the South Wales Valleys and how it effects peoples livelihoods and everyday lives.
Man in a Suitcase
Accused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name, taking on freelance jobs around Europe as he searches for answers.
Filmography
as Boris
as Acrisius
as Hilliard
as Commander Denning
as Dr. Glauner
as Dafydd
as Sam Patterson (segment "Mr. Tiger")
as Dr David Caulder
as Lockier
as Jan De Groot
as Fielding
as Robert
as John Burnham
as John Leeds
as Christiansen
as Richter
as Maelgan
as Dr. Francis
as Dr. Francis
as Doctor Watson
as Tony Erickson
as Arthur Wellard
as Group Captain Don Barrett
as Lieutenant Jonathan Howett
as Major Tommy Ffrench
as Georges
as RAF Pilot
as Hydarnes
as John Rhodes
as John Canty
as Austin
as Edmund Bierce
as Narrator (Voice)
as Capt. Roger Byfold
as Charles Soames
as Dr. Sanderson
as Mr. Jacobus
as Dr. Alex Waring
as Lieutenant Weston
as Narrator (voice)
as John Deering
as Bill
as David
as John Millway
as George
as John
as Michael Mallard
as John Canty
as Taffy Evans
as Tony Warren
as Tom Penney
as Taffy
as Dr. Robert Armour
as John Bradley
as Phil
as David "Dai Number 9" Jones
as Michael Reynolds