Don Chaffey
Don Chaffey | |
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Born |
Hastings,[1] Sussex, England | 5 August 1917
Died |
13 November 1990 73) Kawau Island, New Zealand | (aged
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1948–1989 |
Donald Chaffey (5 August 1917 – 13 November 1990) was a British film director, writer, producer, and art director.
Chaffey's film career began as an art director in 1947, and his directorial debut was in 1953. He remained active in the industry until his death in 1990 from heart failure. His 1973 film Charley One-Eye was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival[2]
He is chiefly known for his fantasy films, which include the low budget Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963), One Million Years B.C. (1966), The Viking Queen (1967), Creatures the World Forgot (1971), Pete's Dragon (1977), and C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979), his final feature film.
Concurrent with his theatrically released films, Chaffey directed numerous British television series episodes, including several for The Prisoner, Danger Man, and The Avengers. From the 1980s until his death, all of his work was in American made-for-TV movies, and in such TV series as Fantasy Island, Stingray, MacGyver, Vega$, T. J. Hooker, Matt Houston and Charlie's Angels.
Filmography
Film
- 1953: Strange Stories ("Strange Journey" segment)
- 1953: Skid Kids
- 1954: Time Is My Enemy
- 1956: The Secret Tent
- 1957: The Girl in the Picture
- 1957: The Flesh Is Weak
- 1958: A Question of Adultery
- 1958: The Man Upstairs
- 1959: Danger Within
- 1960: Lies My Father Told Me
- 1960: Dentist in the Chair
- 1961: Nearly a Nasty Accident
- 1961: Greyfriars Bobby
- 1961: A Matter of WHO
- 1962: The Webster Boy
- 1963: Jason and the Argonauts
- 1963: The Three Lives of Thomasina
- 1964: A Jolly Bad Fellow
- 1965: The Crooked Road
- 1966: One Million Years B.C.
- 1967: The Viking Queen
- 1968: A Twist of Sand
- 1971: Clinic Exclusive
- 1971: Creatures the World Forgot
- 1973: Charley One-Eye
- 1974: Persecution
- 1975: Ride a Wild Pony
- 1976: The Fourth Wish
- 1977: Pete's Dragon
- 1978: The Magic of Lassie
- 1979: C.H.O.M.P.S. (final theatrical film)
Television
- 1955–56: Theatre Royal (TV series; 16 episodes)
- 1956: The Adventures of the Big Man (TV series; 2 episodes)
- 1956: Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series; 1 episode)
- 1956–57: Assignment Foreign Legion (TV series; 7 episodes)
- 1957: The Errol Flynn Theatre (TV series; 2 episodes)
- 1957–58: The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV series; 13 episodes)
- 1957–58: The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series; 7 episodes)
- 1959–60: The Four Just Men (TV series; 13 episodes)
- 1959: Dial 999 (TV series; 1 episode)
- 1962–65: Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series; 10 episodes)
- 1964–66: Danger Man (TV series; 15 episodes)
- 1966–67: The Baron (TV series; 2 episodes)
- 1967: The Prisoner (TV series; 4 episodes)
- 1968: Man in a Suitcase (TV series; 1 episode)
- 1968–69: Journey to the Unknown (TV series; 2 episodes)
- 1968–69: The Avengers (TV series; 5 episodes)
- 1970: Journey to the Unknown (TV movie; "The Last Visitor" segment)
- 1972: The Pathfinders (TV series; 2 episodes)
- 1972–73: The Protectors (TV series; 9 episodes)
- 1975: Ben Hall (TV series; 1 episode)
- 1977: Born to Run (TV movie)
- 1977: CHiPs (TV series; 1 episode)
- 1978–81: Vega$ (TV series; 17 episodes)
- 1978–81: Charlie's Angels (TV series; 10 episodes)
- 1978: Lassie: A New Beginning (TV movie)
- 1978: The Gift of Love (TV movie)
- 1978: Shimmering Light (TV movie)
- 1979: The Wonderful World of Disney (TV series; 4 episodes)
- 1980: Casino (TV movie)
- 1980: Riding for the Pony Express (TV pilot episode)
- 1981–82: Fantasy Island (TV series; 7 episodes)
- 1982: Strike Force (TV series; 4 episodes)
- 1982: Gavilan (TV series; 1 episode)
- 1982–83: T. J. Hooker (TV series; 6 episodes)
- 1982–84: Matt Houston (TV series; 12 episodes)
- 1983: The Renegades (TV series; 1 episode)
- 1983: Lottery! (TV series; 1 episode)
- 1983: Hotel (TV series; 2 episodes)
- 1984–85: Finder of Lost Loves (TV series; 6 episodes)
- 1985: Hollywood Beat (TV series; 4 episodes)
- 1985: International Airport (TV movie)
- 1985: Spenser: For Hire (TV series; 1 episode)
- 1986: Airwolf (TV series; 1 episode)
- 1986: Hunter (TV series; 1 episode)
- 1986–87: MacGyver (TV series; 2 episodes)
- 1987: Outlaws (TV series; 1 episode)
- 1987: Stingray (TV series; 2 episodes)
- 1989: Mission: Impossible (TV series; 4 episodes)
References
External links
- Don Chaffey on IMDb
- Don Chaffey at the TCM Movie Database
- Don Chaffey at AllMovie