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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 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (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
7.5
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)
Maverick
8.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Lee Aaker, James Brown, and Rin Tin Tin II in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer
Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)
Night Gallery
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer(segment "The Dead Man")

Credits

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Writer

  • Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West (1991)
    Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
    7.9
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Sam J. Jones in The Highwayman (1987)
    The Highwayman
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • North & South: Book 2, Love & War (1986)
    North & South: Book 2, Love & War
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • developer
    • 1986
  • Patrick Swayze and James Read in North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985)
    North & South: Book 1, North & South
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • developed for television by
    • written for television by
    • 1985
  • The Million Dollar Face (1981)
    The Million Dollar Face
    4.5
    TV Movie
    • story (as Matthew Howard)
    • 1981
  • The French Atlantic Affair (1979)
    The French Atlantic Affair
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • written for television by
    • 1979
  • Aspen (1977)
    Aspen
    7.2
    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
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • written by
    • 1976
  • City of Angels (1976)
    City of Angels
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • written by
    • 1976
  • Barbary Coast (1975)
    Barbary Coast
    6.8
    TV Series
    • created by
    • creator
    • written by ...
    • 1975–1976
  • Teresa Graves in Get Christie Love! (1974)
    Get Christie Love!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • story (as Matthew Howard)
    • 1975
  • Archer (1975)
    Archer
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • The Underground Man (1974)
    The Underground Man
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1974
  • Richard Crenna in Honky Tonk (1974)
    Honky Tonk
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1974
  • Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
    McCloud
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1970–1973

Producer

  • Barbary Coast (1975)
    Barbary Coast
    6.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975
  • Richard Crenna in Honky Tonk (1974)
    Honky Tonk
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1974
  • Rod Taylor and Dennis Cole in 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 The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Noah Beery Jr., Micky Dolenz, and Robert Lowery in Circus Boy (1956)
    Circus Boy
    7.3
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1956–1957
  • Lee Aaker, James Brown, and Rin Tin Tin II in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)
    The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
    7.0
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1955–1957
  • Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956)
    Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
    7.5
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1956–1957

Director

  • Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West (1991)
    Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West
    7.9
    Video
    • 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 Hunter (1984)
    Hunter
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
    Magnum, P.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • The French Atlantic Affair (1979)
    The French Atlantic Affair
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Aspen (1977)
    Aspen
    7.2
    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
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • City of Angels (1976)
    City of Angels
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
    Baretta
    6.8
    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 McCloud (1970)
    McCloud
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970–1973
  • The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969–1972
  • Rod Taylor and Dennis Cole in Bearcats! (1971)
    Bearcats!
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Pete Duel and Ben Murphy in Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
    Alias Smith and Jones
    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

  • 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

  • Trivia
    Wrote and directed 21 successful TV pilots. He helmed some of the most memorable and highly regarded early episodes of The Twilight Zone (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 North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985).

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