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Don Chaffey (1917–1990)

Director | Art Director | Writer

British director Don Chaffey began his career in the film industry in the art department at Gainsborough Pictures. He began directing in 1951, often working on films aimed at children. He branched out into television in the mid-'50s, turning out many of the best episodes of such classic series as Danger Man... See full bio »

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in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK

Died:

(age 73) in Kawau Island, New Zealand
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1989 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
– The Fuehrer's Children (1989)
– The Golden Serpent: Part 2 (1989)
– The Golden Serpent: Part 1 (1989)
– Bayou (1989)
 
1987 Stingray (TV series)
– Cry Wolf (1987)
– Bring Me the Hand That Hit Me (1987)
 
1986-1987 MacGyver (TV series)
– Bushmaster (1987)
– The Escape (1986)
 
1986 Outlaws (TV series)
 
1986 Hunter (TV series)
– Love, Hate, and Sporty James (1986)
 
1986 Airwolf (TV series)
– The Girl Who Fell from the Sky (1986)
 
1985 Spenser: For Hire (TV series)
– The Killer Within (1985)
 
1985 Hollywood Beat (TV series)
– Baby Blues (1985)
– Double Exposure (1985)
– Let's Have Lunch (1985)
– Connections
 
1985 International Airport (TV movie)
 
1984-1985 Finder of Lost Loves (TV series)
– Broken Promises (1985)
– Haunted Memories (1985)
– Aftershocks (1985)
– Last Wish (1985)
– Undying Love (1984)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1982-1984 Matt Houston (TV series)
– Blood Money (1984)
– Vanished (1984)
– The Secret Admirer (1984)
– Death Match (1984)
– Criss-Cross (1984)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1983 Hotel (TV series)
– Designs (1983)
– The Offer (1983)
 
1982-1983 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
– Blue Murder (1983)
– Chinatown (1983)
– Requiem for a Cop (1983)
– The Mumbler (1983)
– The Fast Lane (1983)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1983 Lottery! (TV series)
– Portland: Treasure Hunt (1983)
 
1983 The Renegades (TV series)
– The Demon Dragsters (1983)
 
1982 Gavilan (TV series)
– Best Friend Money Can Buy (1982)
 
1981-1982 Fantasy Island (TV series)
– The Ghost's Story/The Spoilers (1982)
– Face of Love/Image of Celeste (1982)
– Daddy's Little Girl/The Whistle (1982)
– The Magic Camera/Mata Hari/Valerie (1982) (segment "Valerie")
– The Lady and the Monster/The Last Cowboy (1981)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1982 Strike Force (TV series)
– Death Fire (1982)
– Revenge (1982)
– The Outcast (1982)
 
1978-1981 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
– Mr. Galaxy (1981)
– He Married an Angel (1981)
– Island Angels (1980)
– Nips and Tucks (1980)
– Harrigan's Angel (1980)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1978-1981 Vega$ (TV series)
– The Killing (1981)
– Heist (1981)
– Aloha, You're Dead: Part 1 (1980)
– Aloha, You're Dead: Part 2 (1980)
– The Lido Girls (1980)
See all 17 episodes »
 
1981 Der Prinz und der Bettelknabe
 
1980 Casino (TV movie)
 
1980 Riding for the Pony Express (TV movie)
 
1979 C.H.O.M.P.S
 
1962-1979 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
– Born to Run: Part 2 (1979)
– Born to Run: Part 1 (1979)
– Ride a Wild Pony: Part 2 (1979)
– Ride a Wild Pony: Part 1 (1979)
– The Three Lives of Thomasina: Part 3 (1965)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1978 The Gift of Love (TV movie)
 
1978 Lassie: A New Beginning (TV movie)
 
1978 The Magic of Lassie
 
1978 Shimmering Light (TV movie)
 
1977 Pete's Dragon
 
1977 Harness Fever (TV movie)
 
1977 CHiPs (TV series)
 
1976 The Fourth Wish
 
1975 Ride a Wild Pony
 
1975 Persecution
 
1975 Ben Hall (TV series)
– Nobody's Man (1975)
 
1973 Charley-One-Eye
 
1972-1973 The Protectors (TV series)
– The First Circle (1973)
– One and One Makes One (1973)
– A Matter of Life and Death (1973)
– The Bodyguards (1973)
– The Numbers Game (1972)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1972 The Pathfinders (TV series)
– Sitting Ducks (1972)
– Fog (1972)
 
1972 With These Hands...
 
1971 Creatures the World Forgot
 
1969 Journey to the Unknown (TV movie) (episode 'The Last Visitor')
 
1968-1969 The Avengers (TV series)
– Requiem (1969)
– Who Was That Man I Saw You With? (1969)
– Stay Tuned (1969)
– Wish You Were Here (1968)
– Legacy of Death (1968)
 
1968-1969 Journey to the Unknown (TV series)
– The Last Visitor (1969)
– The Beckoning Fair One (1968)
 
1968 A Twist of Sand
 
1968 Man in a Suitcase (TV series)
– The Boston Square (1968)
 
1967 The Prisoner (TV series)
– Checkmate (1967)
– Dance of the Dead (1967)
– The Chimes of Big Ben (1967)
– Arrival (1967)
 
1967 The Viking Queen
 
1966-1967 The Baron (TV series)
– You Can't Win Them All (1967)
– A Memory of Evil (1966)
 
1966 One Million Years B.C.
 
1964-1966 Secret Agent (TV series)
– Not So Jolly Roger (1966)
– Are You Going to Be More Permanent? (1965)
– Judgement Day (1965)
– The Mercenaries (1965)
– A Very Dangerous Game (1965)
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1965 The Crooked Road
 
1964 The Three Lives of Thomasina
 
1964 They All Died Laughing
 
1963 Jason and the Argonauts
 
1962 The Webster Boy
 
1961 A Matter of WHO
 
1961 Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog
 
1961 Nearly a Nasty Accident
 
1960 Lies My Father Told Me
 
1960 Dentist in the Chair
 
1959-1960 The Four Just Men (TV series)
– The Moment of Truth (1960)
– The Last Days of Nick Pompey (1960)
– The Godfather (1960)
– The Bystanders (1960)
– The Grandmother (1960)
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1959 Breakout
 
1959 Dial 999 (TV series)
– The Big Fish (1959)
 
1958 The Man Upstairs
 
1958 A Question of Adultery
 
1957-1958 The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV series)
– Rhyme or Treason (1958)
– No Future for Frederick (1958)
– The Invalid (1958)
– The Chippendale Racket (1958)
– The Point of No Return (1958)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1957-1958 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
– One Man's Meat (1958)
– The Christmas Goose (1957)
– My Brother's Keeper (1957)
– The Salt King (1957)
– The Little People (1957)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1957 The Flesh Is Weak
 
1956-1957 Assignment Foreign Legion (TV series)
– The White Witch of Makala (1957)
– The Richest Man in the Legion (1957)
– As We Forgive (1957)
– The Conquering Hero (1957)
– Finger Your Neck (1956)
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1957 The Errol Flynn Theatre (TV series)
– First Come, First Loved (1957)
– Déclassée
 
1957 The Girl in the Picture
 
1955-1956 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
– Death Under the City (1956)
– The Weakness of Frau Borkhardt (1956)
– Episode in Paris (1956)
– Forecast Unsettled (1956)
– The Gloves (1956)
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1956 The Adventures of the Big Man (TV series)
– The Smugglers (1956)
– The Door of Gold (1956)
 
1956 The Secret Tent
 
1955 Dead on Time (short)
 
1954 Time Is My Enemy
 
1953 Skid Kids
 
1953 A Good Pull-Up (short)
 
1953 Strange Stories (episode: Strange Journey)
 
1953 Bouncer Breaks Up (short)
 
1951 The Case of the Missing Scene
 
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1965 The Crooked Road
 
1958 The Man Upstairs (additional scenes and dialogue)
 
1957 Assignment Foreign Legion (TV series)
– As We Forgive (1957) (writer)
 
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1960 Lies My Father Told Me (producer)
 
1958 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Boy About the Place (1958) (producer)
 
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1945 Notorious Gentleman (assistant art director - uncredited)
 
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1984 Six Into One: The Prisoner File (TV movie)
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