Douglas Heyes Explained

Douglas Heyes (May 22, 1919 – February 8, 1993) was an American film and television writer, director, producer, actor, composer, and author with a long list of accomplishments. He was sometimes credited under the pseudonym Matthew Howard.^[1]

Personal life and death

He was the father of actor Douglas Heyes Jr.

He died in Beverly Hills, California on February 8, 1993.

Bibliography

• Book: Heyes, Douglas. The Kiss-Off (An Inner Sanctum Mystery). 1951. Simon & Schuster. First. B0006ASRYU. ^[2]
• Book: The 12th of Never. First. 1963. Heyes, Douglas. Random House. B0006AYOZ6. ^{[3] [4]}
• Book: The Kill. Heyes, Douglas. 1985. Ballantine Books. First. 978-0345325013., Shamus Award Nominee for Best Original PI Paperback (1986) ^[5]

Filmography (selected)

As actor

• Aspen – 1977 TV miniseries (uncredited)
  • also known as The Innocent and the Damned – USA rerun title
• The Twilight Zone – 1959 series
  • The Invaders – Invader voice (only speaking character in whole episode)

As composer

• Colt .45 – 1957 TV series theme music

As director

• The Highwayman – 1987 TV movie
  • also known as Terror on the Blacktop
• Magnum, P.I. – 1980 TV series
• The French Atlantic Affair – 1979 TV series
• Captains and the Kings – 1976 TV miniseries
• City of Angels – 1976 TV series
• Baretta – 1975 TV series
• "Powderkeg" – (1971 TV film and pilot for the series Bearcats!)
• Night Gallery – 1970 TV series
• McCloud – 1970 TV series
• Beau Geste – 1966 film
• Kitten with a Whip - 1964 film
• Kraft Suspense Theatre – 1963 TV series (episode "The Trains of Silence")
• The Virginian – 1962 TV series
• Thriller (TV series) - 1960-1962
• The Twilight Zone – 1959 TV series (9 episodes)
• 77 Sunset Strip – 1958 TV series
• Naked City – 1958 TV series
• Maverick – 1957 TV series
• The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin – 1954 TV series

As producer

• Barbary Coast – 1975 TV series
• Barbary Coast – 1975 TV film
• Honky Tonk – 1974 TV film (executive producer)
• Bearcats! – 1971 TV series (executive producer)
• Powderkeg – 1971 TV film and pilot for the series Bearcats!
• The Bravo Duke – 1965 TV film

As writer

• North and South (novel) – 1985 TV miniseries
• The French Atlantic Affair – 1979 TV series
• Captains and the Kings – 1976 TV miniseries
• City of Angels – 1976 TV series
• Get Christie Love! – 1975 TV series - episode "I'm Your New Neighbor" (as Matthew Howard)
• "Powderkeg" – 1971 TV film and pilot for the series Bearcats!
• The Groundstar Conspiracy – 1972 film (as Matthew Howard)
• Alias Smith and Jones – 1971 TV series (as Matthew Howard)
• Night Gallery episodes – 1970
  • "Brenda"
  • "The Dead Man"
  • "The Housekeeper"
• McCloud – 1970 TV series
• Ice Station Zebra – 1968 film
• Beau Geste – 1966 film
• "The 12th of Never" – 1963 novel
• The Virginian – 1962 TV series
• Thriller TV series – 1961 – episode "The Hungry Glass"
• 77 Sunset Strip – 1958 TV series
• Maverick – 1957 TV series
• The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin – 1954 TV series
• "The Kiss-Off" – 1951 mystery novel

External links

• • Web site: Biography: Douglas Heyes . TV.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110524133853/http://www.tv.com/douglas-heyes/person/9167/biography.html . May 24, 2011 . mdy-all .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Douglas Heyes Obit. 10 February 1993. 6 July 2019.
2. News: Kirkus Reviews. Pierce, J. Kingston. The Rap Sheet: 'The Kill' by Douglas Heyes (Rediscovered Reads) . May 10, 2011.
3. News: Kirkus Reviews. Review of The 12th of Never by Douglas Heyes . October 17, 1963.
4. News: Kirkus Reviews. Pierce, J. Kingston. The Rap Sheet: 'The Kill' by Douglas Heyes (Rediscovered Reads) . May 10, 2011.
5. News: Kirkus Reviews. Pierce, J. Kingston. The Rap Sheet: 'The Kill' by Douglas Heyes (Rediscovered Reads) . May 10, 2011.