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Don Chaffey Born 5 August 1917 Died 13 November 1990 (aged 73) Occupation Film director 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.[1]
He is chiefly known for his fantasy films, which include Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964), One Million Years B.C. (1966), The Viking Queen (1967), Creatures the World Forgot (1970), 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, T.J. Hooker, Matt Houston, and Charlie's Angels.
References
- ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Charley One-Eye". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068358/awards. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
External links
- Don Chaffey at the Internet Movie Database
- Don Chaffey at AllRovi
Films directed by Don Chaffey 1950s Skid Kids (1953) · Time Is My Enemy (1954) · The Secret Tent (1956) · The Girl in the Picture (1957) · The Flesh Is Weak (1957) · A Question of Adultery (1958) · The Man Upstairs (1958) · Danger Within (1959)1960s Dentist in the Chair (1960) · Lies My Father Told Me (1960) · Nearly a Nasty Accident (1961) · A Matter of WHO (1961) · Greyfriars Bobby (1961) · The Webster Boy (1962) · Jason and the Argonauts (1963) · A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964) · The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964) · The Crooked Road (1965) · One Million Years B.C. (1966) · The Viking Queen (1967) · A Twist of Sand (1968)1970s Clinic Exclusive (1971) · Creatures the World Forgot (1971) · Charley One-Eye (1973) · Persecution (1974) · Ride a Wild Pony (1975) · The Fourth Wish (1976) · Pete's Dragon (1977) · The Magic of Lassie (1978) · C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979)This article about an art director is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.