Douglas Heyes

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.

Personal life and death

He was the father of actor Douglas Heyes, Jr.

He died in Beverly Hills, California on February 8, 1993.

Bibliography

• Heyes, Douglas (1951). The Kiss-Off (An Inner Sanctum Mystery) (First ed.). Simon & Schuster. ASIN B0006ASRYU.^[1]
• Heyes, Douglas (1963). The 12th of Never (First ed.). Random House. ASIN B0006AYOZ6.^[2][3]
• Heyes, Douglas (1985). The Kill (First ed.). Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0345325013., Shamus Award Nominee for Best Original PI Paperback (1986) ^[4]

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 (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
• "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

External links

• Douglas Heyes at the Internet Movie Database
• "Biography: Douglas Heyes". TV.com.

References

1. Pierce, J. Kingston (May 10, 2011). "The Rap Sheet: ‘The Kill’ by Douglas Heyes (Rediscovered Reads)". Kirkus Reviews.
2. "Review of The 12th of Never by Douglas Heyes". Kirkus Reviews. October 17, 1963.
3. Pierce, J. Kingston (May 10, 2011). "The Rap Sheet: ‘The Kill’ by Douglas Heyes (Rediscovered Reads)". Kirkus Reviews.
4. Pierce, J. Kingston (May 10, 2011). "The Rap Sheet: ‘The Kill’ by Douglas Heyes (Rediscovered Reads)". Kirkus Reviews.