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Donald Houston

Acting Born Nov 6, 1923 Clydach Vale, Rhondda, Wales, UK 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Death at a Funeral

as Tony Erickson
Film

The Longest Day

as RAF Pilot
Film

Where Eagles Dare

as Christiansen

Full filmography

  • ITV Playhouse (1967) as Bill
  • The Champions (1968) as Richter
  • Danger Man (1960) as Edmund Bierce
  • Sunday-Night Play (1960) as Bobby Lowther
  • Sunday-Night Play (1960) as Lavalette
  • The Protectors (1972) as Lockier
  • Public Eye (1965) as Arthur Wellard
  • Gideon's Way (1965) as Tony Erickson
  • Return of the Saint (1978) as Commander Denning
  • Justice (1971) as Fielding
  • Out of the Unknown (1965) as Dr. Francis
  • Festival (1963) as The Onlooker
  • The Longest Day (1962) as RAF Pilot
  • Department S (1969) as John Burnham
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as John Canty
  • The Adventurer (1972) as Jan De Groot
  • Man in a Suitcase (1967)
  • Clash of the Titans (1981) as Acrisius
  • Drama 61-67 (1961) as Hartley
  • Where Eagles Dare (1968) as Christiansen
  • Paul Temple (1969) as Eric Margolis
  • Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983) as Boris
  • Lilli Palmer Theatre (1955) as George
  • Shadows (1975) as Dafydd