Douglas Adams
Writing Born Mar 11, 1952 Died May 11, 2001 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK 56 credits
Biography
Douglas Adams works in writing. Born March 11, 1952 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. Died May 11, 2001. Archytele tracks 56 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams
Faraway Eyes · Thanks
Doctor Who: Shada · WriterDoctor Who: Shada · Script Editor
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency · Book
Dirk Gently · NovelDirk Gently · Creator
Parrot FashionParrot Fashion · ThanksA Matter of Time
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · NovelThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · ScreenplayThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · Executive ProducerDon't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'Paris in the Springtime
Doctor Who: Shada · Writer
Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything
RockstarRockstar · Director
Visions of Heaven and Hell
30 Years in the TARDISThe Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Doctor Who: Shada · WriterDoctor Who: Shada · Script Editor
Have I Got News for YouHyperlandHyperland · Writer
Prisoners of Gravity
Saturday Review
Wogan
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · WriterThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · BookThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · Creator
Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon · Script Editor
Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden · Script EditorDoctor Who: The Armageddon Factor · Script EditorDoctor Who: City of Death · WriterDoctor Who: City of Death · Script EditorDoctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks · Script Editor
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet · Writer
Out of the Trees · Writer
Monty Python's Flying CircusMonty Python's Flying Circus · Writer
OmnibusOmnibus
Doctor Who · WriterDoctor Who · Script Editor
Full Filmography
56 titles- Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future (2025) as Self (Archive Material)
- Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams (2024) as Self - (archive)
- Faraway Eyes (2021) Thanks
- Doctor Who: Shada (2017) Writer
- Doctor Who: Shada (2017) Script Editor
- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016) Book
- Dirk Gently (2012) Novel
- Dirk Gently (2012) Creator
- Parrot Fashion (2007) as (archive footage)
- Parrot Fashion (2007) Thanks
- A Matter of Time (2007) as (archive footage)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) Novel
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) Screenplay
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) Executive Producer
- Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- Paris in the Springtime (2005) as (archive footage)
- Doctor Who: Shada (2003) Writer
- Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams (2002) as Himself
- Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything (2001) as Himself
- Rockstar (2000) as Black shoe and blue jeans trouser leg
- Rockstar (2000) Director
- Visions of Heaven and Hell (1994) as Self
- 30 Years in the TARDIS (1993) as Himself
- The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (1993) as Self
- Doctor Who: Shada (1992) Writer
- Doctor Who: Shada (1992) Script Editor
- Have I Got News for You (1990) as Self
- Hyperland (1990) as Self
- Hyperland (1990) Writer
- Prisoners of Gravity (1989) as Self
- Saturday Review (1984) as Self
- Wogan (1982) as Self
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) as Man in Pub (uncredited)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) as Man in Ocean (uncredited)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) Writer
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) Book
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) Creator
- Doctor Snuggles (1981) Writer
- The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981) as Man in Ocean
- The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981) Writer
- Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon (1980) Script Editor
- Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden (1979) Script Editor
- Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor (1979) Script Editor
- Doctor Who: City of Death (1979) Writer
- Doctor Who: City of Death (1979) Script Editor
- Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks (1979) Script Editor
- Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit (1979) Script Editor
- Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet (1978) Writer
- Out of the Trees (1976) Writer
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) Writer
- Omnibus (1967) as Self
- Omnibus (1967)
- Doctor Who (1963) Writer
- Doctor Who (1963) Script Editor
- Open Door as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Douglas Adams best known for?
Douglas Adams is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).
When and where was Douglas Adams born?
Douglas Adams was born on March 11, 1952 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. They passed away on May 11, 2001.
How many credits does Douglas Adams have?
Douglas Adams has accumulated over 56 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1963 to 2025.
What is Douglas Adams's background in cinema and television?
Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English writer, humorist, and dramatist. He is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which started life in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime...
Douglas Adams by the numbers
56credits
36films
20TV series
1963–2025active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) — aged about 17
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) as Man in Pub (uncredited) — aged about 29
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) as Man in Ocean (uncredited) — aged about 29
- Have I Got News for You (1990) as Self — aged about 38
- Omnibus (1967) as Self — aged about 15
- Omnibus (1967) — aged about 15
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