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.

Images

Known for

6.896

1981

To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-G...

Clash of the Titans

1981 Adventure Fantasy

4.5

1970

A woman deals with an unhappy marriage, the death of her lover, and her son's involvement in a crime...

My Lover, My Son

1970 Drama

7.506

1968

World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the S...

Where Eagles Dare

1968 Action Adventure

5.9

1964

Tenth entry in the Carry On series. Able seaman Poop-Decker signs up for adventure on the high seas ...

Carry On Jack

1964 Comedy

6

1960

Donald Houston plays a Welshman who tells the story of what it's like to live in small town Wales an...

A Letter for Wales

1960 Documentary

4.8

1967

Set in ancient Britain, at a time when much of Europe was ruled with harsh tyranny by Rome, a tribe ...

The Viking Queen

1967 Adventure

5.6

1973

Dr. Tremayne is an enigmatic psychiatrist running an asylum that houses four very special cases. Vis...

Tales That Witness Madness

1973 Horror Comedy

6.8

1958

An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in ...

Room at the Top

1958 Drama Romance

6.2

1963

When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwitting...

Maniac

1963 Crime Mystery

6.1

1964

When Norwegian resistance leader Lieutenant Erik Bergman reports the location of a German V-2 rocket...

633 Squadron

1964 Drama War

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

7.2

1957

While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the ...

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

1957 War

5.9

1949

Two Welsh coal-mining brothers win a trip to London to claim a monetary prize. They are supposed to ...

A Run for Your Money

1949 Comedy

6.4

1954

The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 an...

Doctor in the House

1954 Comedy

6.2

1963

"Doctor in Distress" is the fifth of the seven films in the "Doctor" series, and focuses on Sir Lanc...

Doctor in Distress

1963 Comedy

6.4

1962

Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (3...

The 300 Spartans

1962 Adventure History

7.3

1962

In the London of 1537, two boys resembling each other exactly meet accidentally and exchange "roles"...

The Prince and the Pauper

1962 Adventure TV Movie

6.6

1953

Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wan...

The Red Beret

1953 War Drama

5.5

1953

After being framed for a murder he didn't commit, Tom Penney (Donald Houston) serves his time and re...

The Large Rope

1953 Drama Thriller

5.8

1952

A greedy woman tries to poison her nephew's bride in a dark mansion....

Crow Hollow

1952 Thriller

6.2

1957

A crime reporter investigating a murder discovers the case hinges on a mysterious woman he had photo...

The Girl in the Picture

1957 Crime Mystery

page 2

Menu

Discover

Genres

Appearance

powered by

Donald Houston

Birthday

Place of birth

Biography

Biography

Images

Known for

6.896

1981

4.5

1970

7.506

1968

5.9

1964

6

1960

4.8

1967

5.6

1973

6.8

1958

6.2

1963

6.1

1964

7.2

1957

5.9

1949

6.4

1954

6.2

1963

6.4

1962

7.3

1962

6.6

1953

5.5

1953

5.8

1952

6.2

1957