Douglas Heyes

American film producer

Douglas Heyes (May 22, 1919 – February 8, 1993) was an American film and television writer, director, producer, actor, composer, and author with a long list of accomplishments. He was sometimes credited under the pseudonym Matthew Howard.^[1]

Personal life and death

He was the father of actor Douglas Heyes Jr.^{[citation needed]}

He died in Beverly Hills, California on February 8, 1993.^{[citation needed]}

Bibliography

Heyes, Douglas (1951). The Kiss-Off (An Inner Sanctum Mystery) (First ed.). Simon & Schuster. ASIN B0006ASRYU.^[2]
Heyes, Douglas (1963). The 12th of Never (First ed.). Random House. ASIN B0006AYOZ6.^[3]^[4]
Heyes, Douglas (1985). The Kill (First ed.). Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0345325013., Shamus Award Nominee for Best Original PI Paperback (1986) ^[5]

Filmography (selected)

As actor

Aspen – 1977 TV miniseries (uncredited)
- also known as The Innocent and the Damned – USA rerun title
The Twilight Zone – 1959 series
- The Invaders – Invader voice (only speaking character in whole episode)

As composer

Colt .45 – 1957 TV series theme music

As director

The Highwayman – 1987 TV movie
- also known as Terror on the Blacktop
Magnum, P.I. – 1980 TV series
The French Atlantic Affair – 1979 TV series
Captains and the Kings – 1976 TV miniseries
City of Angels – 1976 TV series
Baretta – 1975 TV series
"Powderkeg" – (1971 TV film and pilot for the series Bearcats!)
Night Gallery – 1970 TV series
McCloud – 1970 TV series
Beau Geste – 1966 film
Kitten with a Whip - 1964 film
Kraft Suspense Theatre – 1963 TV series (episode "The Trains of Silence")
The Virginian – 1962 TV series
Thriller (TV series) - 1960-1962
The Twilight Zone – 1959 TV series (9 episodes)
77 Sunset Strip – 1958 TV series
Naked City – 1958 TV series
Maverick – 1957 TV series
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin – 1954 TV series

As producer

Barbary Coast – 1975 TV series
Barbary Coast – 1975 TV film
Honky Tonk – 1974 TV film (executive producer)
Bearcats! – 1971 TV series (executive producer)
Powderkeg – 1971 TV film and pilot for the series Bearcats!
The Bravo Duke – 1965 TV film

As writer

North and South (novel) – 1985 TV miniseries
The French Atlantic Affair – 1979 TV series
Captains and the Kings – 1976 TV miniseries
City of Angels – 1976 TV series
Get Christie Love! – 1975 TV series - episode "I'm Your New Neighbor" (as Matthew Howard)
"Powderkeg" – 1971 TV film and pilot for the series Bearcats!
The Groundstar Conspiracy – 1972 film (as Matthew Howard)
Alias Smith and Jones – 1971 TV series (as Matthew Howard)
Night Gallery episodes – 1970
- "Brenda"
- "The Dead Man"
- "The Housekeeper"
McCloud – 1970 TV series
Ice Station Zebra – 1968 film
Beau Geste – 1966 film
"The 12th of Never" – 1963 novel
The Virginian – 1962 TV series
Thriller TV series – 1961 – episode "The Hungry Glass"
77 Sunset Strip – 1958 TV series
Maverick – 1957 TV series
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin – 1954 TV series
"The Kiss-Off" – 1951 mystery novel

References

^ "Douglas Heyes Obit". February 10, 1993. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
^ Pierce, J. Kingston (May 10, 2011). "The Rap Sheet: 'The Kill' by Douglas Heyes (Rediscovered Reads)". Kirkus Reviews.
^ "Review of The 12th of Never by Douglas Heyes". Kirkus Reviews. October 17, 1963.
^ Pierce, J. Kingston (May 10, 2011). "The Rap Sheet: 'The Kill' by Douglas Heyes (Rediscovered Reads)". Kirkus Reviews.
^ Pierce, J. Kingston (May 10, 2011). "The Rap Sheet: 'The Kill' by Douglas Heyes (Rediscovered Reads)". Kirkus Reviews.