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Douglas Adams (1952–2001)

Writer | Miscellaneous Crew | Actor

Born Douglas Noel Adams on March 11, 1952 in Cambridge. From 1959 until 1970 he went to Brentwood school in Essex, and his main interest was science. As a student in Cambridge he decided to hitch-hike through Europe to Istanbul, and in order to raise funds for this he took a lot of small jobs. In 1970 he left school to become a writer... See full bio »

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Douglas Noel Adams
in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 49) in Santa Barbara, California, USA
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2010 Dirk Gently (TV movie) (novel "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detecive Agency")
 
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book / screenplay)
 
1998 Starship Titanic (Video Game)
 
1992 Doctor Who: Shada (video) (written by)
 
1990 Hyperland (TV documentary)
 
1984 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Video Game)
 
1978-1983 Doctor Who (TV series)
– The Five Doctors (1983) (uncredited)
– City of Death: Part 4 (1979) (written by / as David Agnew)
– City of Death: Part 3 (1979) (written by / as David Agnew)
– City of Death: Part 2 (1979) (written by / as David Agnew)
– City of Death: Part 1 (1979) (written by / as David Agnew)
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1981 The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (1981) (radio series / written by)
– Episode #1.5 (1981) (radio series / written by)
– Episode #1.4 (1981) (radio series / written by)
– Episode #1.3 (1981) (radio series / written by)
– Episode #1.2 (1981) (radio series / written by)
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1979 Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV series)
 
1979 Doctor Snuggles (TV series)
– The Great Disappearing Mystery (writer)
– The Remarkable Fidgety River (writer)
 
1977 Doctor on the Go (TV series)
– For Your Own Good... (1977) (writer)
 
1976 Out of the Trees (TV movie)
 
1974 Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV series)
– Party Political Broadcast (1974) (written by)
 
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1992 Doctor Who: Shada (video) (script editor: original material)
 
1979-1980 Doctor Who (TV series) (script editor - 20 episodes)
– The Horns of Nimon: Part 4 (1980) (script editor)
– The Horns of Nimon: Part 3 (1980) (script editor)
– The Horns of Nimon: Part 2 (1979) (script editor)
– The Horns of Nimon: Part 1 (1979) (script editor)
– Nightmare of Eden: Part 4 (1979) (script editor)
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Show ShowActor (4 titles)
2000 Rockstar (short)
Black shoe and blue jeans trouser leg
 
1998 Starship Titanic (Video Game)
Shorbut Sweet aka Succ-U-Bus/Leovinus
 
1981 The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
Man in Ocean / Man in Pub
– Episode #1.2 (1981) … Man in Ocean (uncredited)
– Episode #1.1 (1981) … Man in Pub (uncredited)
 
1974 Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV series)
Dr. Emile Koning - Surgeon / Ulverston Road Pepperpot
– Mr. Neutron (1974) … Ulverston Road Pepperpot (uncredited)
– The Light Entertainment War (1974) … Dr. Emile Koning - Surgeon (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (executive producer - posthumous credit)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
2000 Rockstar (short)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
2000 Rockstar (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2011 Breakfast Impossible: Series One (in memory of)
 
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (dedicatee - as Douglas)
 
1999 Dogma (humble thanks)
 
1991 Horizon (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
– Colonizing Cyberspace (1991) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (14 titles)
2001 Top Ten (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– TV Sci-Fi (2001) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2001 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Douglas Adams: The Man Who Blew Up the World (2001) … Himself
 
2000 What a Performance! (TV series)
Himself
– Madcap (2000) … Himself
 
1999 Infinite Mhz (TV series)
Himself
 
1996 The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires (TV documentary)
Himself (author)
 
1996 Cyberspace (TV series)
Himself
– Electroculture (1996) … Himself
– Through the Looking Glass (1996) … Himself
– Virtual Worlds (1996) … Himself
 
1993 Cyberpunks and Technophobes (TV series documentary)
Himself (1993)
 
1993 The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1993 'Doctor Who': Thirty Years in the Tardis (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Have I Got News for You (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.9 (1992) … Himself
 
1992 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Douglas Adams (1992) … Himself
 
1992 The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Growing Up in the Universe: The Ultraviolet Garden (1992) … Himself
 
1990 Hyperland (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 May 1983 (1983) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2008 Comedy Connections (TV series documentary)
 
2008 The Comedy Map of Britain (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Time Shift (TV series documentary)
 
2007 A Matter of Time (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Parrot Fashion (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Paris in the Springtime (video)
Himself
 
2005 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' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' (video)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(book) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 1978 See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Interviews  | 37 Articles  | See more »

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Alternate Names:

David Agnew | Douglas

Height:

6' 5" (1.96 m)
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There is a particular disdain with which Siamese cats regard you. Anyone who has walked in on the Queen cleaning her teeth will be familiar with the feeling. See more »

Trivia:

Was an early pioneer in the personal computer explosion of the 1980s and 90s. For example, he owned the first two Apple Macintosh computers sold in the UK; was heavily involved in the development of first-person computer games (such as the computer version of "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy"... See more »

Trademark:

42 - the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. See more »

Nickname:

DNA See more »

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