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Curtis Harrington (1926–2007)

Director | Writer | Actor

Curtis Harrington was an excellent and shamefully underrated writer and director who specialized in marvelously offbeat and atmospheric low-budget independent horror pictures. Harrington was born on September 17, 1926, in Los Angeles and grew up in Beaumont, California. A hardcore film buff from a very young age... See full bio »

Born:

Gene Curtis Harrington
in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

(age 80) in Hollywood Hills, California, USA
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2002 Usher (short)
 
1987 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
– Time and Teresa Golowitz/Voices in the Earth (1987)
 
1985-1987 The Colbys (TV series)
– The Home Wrecker (1987)
– Deceptions (1986)
– My Father's House (1986)
– Fallon's Choice (1986)
– Conspiracy of Silence (1985)
 
1985 Mata Hari
 
1983-1985 Dynasty (TV series)
– Circumstantial Evidence (1985)
– The Treasure (1985)
– That Holiday Spirit (1984)
– The Ring (1984)
– The Proposal (1983)
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1984 Glitter (TV series)
– A Minor Miracle (1984)
 
1983-1984 Hotel (TV series)
– Encores (1984)
– Deceptions (1983)
 
1981 Darkroom (TV series)
– A Quiet Funeral (1981)
– Make-Up (1981)
 
1979 Wonder Woman (TV series)
– A Date with Doomsday (1979)
 
1978-1979 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
– Angel in a Box (1979)
– Angel on My Mind (1978)
 
1979 Vega$ (TV series)
– Kill Dan Tanna! (1979)
 
1978 Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (TV movie)
 
1978 Sword of Justice (TV series)
– The Destructors (1978)
 
1978 Logan's Run (TV series)
– Stargate (1978)
 
1977 Ruby
 
1977 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
– A Hand for Sonny Blue (1977)
 
1975-1976 Baretta (TV series)
– Murder for Me (1976)
– Set Up City (1975)
 
1975 The Dead Don't Die (TV movie)
 
1974 Killer Bees (TV movie)
 
1973 The Cat Creature (TV movie)
 
1973 The Killing Kind
 
1972 Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
 
1971 What's the Matter with Helen?
 
1970 How Awful About Allan (TV movie)
 
1967 Games
 
1966 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
– A Burying for Rosey (1966)
– The Lonely Place (1966)
 
1966 Queen of Blood
 
1965 Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (as John Sebastian)
 
1961 Night Tide
 
1949 On the Edge (short)
 
1948 Picnic (short)
 
1946 Fragment of Seeking (short)
 
1942 The Fall of the House of Usher (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
2008 Man of the Crowd (video short)
 
2002 Usher (short)
 
1967 Games (story)
 
1966 Queen of Blood
 
1965 Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (written by / as John Sebastian)
 
1961 Night Tide (screenplay / short story "The Call of the Sea" - uncredited)
 
1958 Mardi Gras (story)
 
Show ShowActor (6 titles)
2002 Usher (short)
Roderick Usher (as G.C. Harrington) / Madeline Usher (as G.C. Harrington)
 
1998 Gods and Monsters
Cukor Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1972 The Other Side of the Wind
Young Director at Party (uncredited)
 
1967 Ironside (TV series)
Ed Harris
– Let My Brother Go (1967) … Ed Harris (as John Sebastian)
 
1954 Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (short)
Cesare/Slave/Sleep-walker
 
1946 Fragment of Seeking (short)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (6 titles)
1998 Universal Horror (TV documentary) (source: stills)
 
1958 Mardi Gras (assistant to producer)
 
1958 The Long, Hot Summer (assistant to producer - uncredited)
 
1957 Peyton Place (assistant to producer - uncredited)
 
1956 The Eddy Duchin Story (assistant to producer - uncredited)
 
1956 The Harder They Fall (assistant to producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1963 The Stripper (associate producer)
 
1961 Return to Peyton Place (associate producer)
 
1959 Hound-Dog Man (associate producer)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1949 Puce Moment (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2008 Baker's Road Killings (short) (special thanks)
 
2008 Jolene (in loving memory of)
 
2006 Let's Kill Santa Claus... (short) (thanks)
 
2002 Battle-Axe: The Making of 'Strait-Jacket' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2000 Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed! (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1999 The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (video documentary short) (acknowledgment)
 
1998 Gods and Monsters (the producers and director wish to thank)
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2008 House of Harrington (documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Shelley Winters: Full Disclosure (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Backstory (TV series documentary)
Himself - Former assistant to Jerry Wald
– An Affair to Remember (2001) … Himself - Former assistant to Jerry Wald
 
2000 Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed! (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Sex, Death & The Hollywood Mystique (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (video documentary short)
Himself - Director, Friend of James Whale
 
1998 Universal Horror (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Hollywood Halloween (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Josef von Sternberg, the Man Who Made Dietrich (documentary short)
 
1993 Working with Orson Welles (video documentary)
Himself
 
1990 L'homme qui a vu l'homme qui a vu l'ours (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Sinister Image (TV series)
Himself
 
1983 The Horror of It All (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1989 Cult People (video documentary)
Himself
 

Related Videos

Night Tide -- On leave in a shore side town, Johnny becomes interested in a young dark haired woman. They meet and he learns that she plays a mermaid in the local carnival... Queen of Blood -- Open-ended Trailer from American International Pictures Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet -- In 2020, after the colonization of the moon, the spaceships Vega, Sirius and Capella are launched from Lunar Station 7 to explore Venus under the command of Professor Hartman...
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Short story: "The Call of the Sea" (filmed as Night Tide).

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 3 Interviews  | 6 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

G.C. Harrington | John Sebastian | Jonathan Sebastian
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on his approach to directing horror films] When it comes to fear, I usually go by instinct. I know what will affect me, but I don't have a formula. I avoid the cheap effect--adding a loud noise to the soundtrack that startles the audience, for example. I still think the Val Lewton approach is the best one... See more »

Trivia:

Made his first 8mm short movie at age fourteen. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo