Donald Houston

Donald Houston

Welsh actor (1923-1991)

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.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 12 films (1948–1968) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 2 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1948 The Blue Lagoon. Independent Producers Ltd. 101 min 35mm Color sound
1949 A Run for your money Charles Frend 85 min B&W
1949 A Run For Your Money. Ealing Studios Ltd. 83 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 Crow Hollow Michael McCarthy B&W
1953 Small Town Story Montgomery Tully B&W
1953 The Large Rope Wolf Rilla 72 min B&W
1954 Wishing well inn President Films? ; produced by David Dent ; screenplay by Eynon Evans and Marfy Davies ; directed by Maurice Elvey. 78 16mm B&W sound
1956 Doublecross. Reah Productions Inc. 3 reels 16mm B&W sound
1961 The 300 Spartans. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 114 min 35mm Color sound
1962 MANIAC. Hammer Film Productions Ltd. 6 reels 35mm B&W sound
1965 A Study In Terror. Columbia Pictures Corp. 95 min 35mm Color sound
1968 Where eagles dare Brian G. Hutton 158 min Color