Don Chaffey
Don Chaffey (born August 5, 1917 in Hastings , East Sussex , England , † November 13, 1990 on Kawau Island , New Zealand ) was a British director .
Life
Chaffey began his career in 1945 as assistant art director on The Fall of Man , a drama starring Rex Harrison and Lili Palmer . After several films as art director, he performed in 1951 in the classic children's film recording 63 is missing! first time directing. From the mid-1950s he also worked for British television and directed, among other things, television adaptations of Robin Hood and Charlie Chan . In the 1960s he made several fantasy films , including Jason and the Argonauts , created with effects specialist Ray Harryhausen , and A Million Years Before Our Time .
The 1954 Disney production The Three Lives of Thomasina was starring Patrick McGoohan . With McGoohan he then shot 14 episodes of his series Secret Order for John Drake , as well as four episodes of his cult series number 6 . Chaffeys, filmed in the tradition of the spaghetti westerns Unter tödlicher Sonne , was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 1974 Berlin International Film Festival . In 1977 he directed Elliot, the Schmunzelmonster, a Disney production again, and subsequently worked exclusively in the USA . After his last feature film ROBODOG , which was based on an idea by Joseph Barbera , he worked as an episode director for various successful US series formats such as MacGyver and Airwolf .
Filmography (selection)
- 1951: Photo 63 is missing! (The Case of the Missing Scene)
- 1954: Deadly Deals (Time Is My Enemy)
- 1957: The Pedbury Case (The Girl in the Picture)
- 1959: Treason at Camp 127 (Danger Within)
- 1963: Jason and the Argonauts (Jason and the Argonauts)
- 1964–1966: Secret assignment for John Drake ( Danger Man , TV series, 15 episodes)
- 1966: One Million Years BC (One Million Years BC)
- 1966–1967: Der Baron ( The Baron , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1967: Number 6 ( The Prisoner , TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1967: Queen of the Viking (The Viking Queen)
- 1968–1969: With umbrella, charm and bowler hat ( The Avengers , TV series, 5 episodes)
- 1970: Sex six million years ago (Creatures the World Forgot)
- 1973: Under the Deadly Sun (Charley One-Eye)
- 1977: Elliot, the Smirking Monster (Pete's Dragon)
- 1977: CHiPs (TV series)
- 1978: Our Lassie (The Magic of Lassie)
- 1978-1981: Charlie's Angels ( Charlie's Angels , TV series, 10 episodes)
- 1979: ROBODOG (CHOMPS)
- 1981–1982: Fantasy Island (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 1982–1983: TJ Hooker (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1985: Spenser (TV series, an episode)
- 1986: Hunter (TV series, an episode)
- 1986: Airwolf (TV series, an episode)
- 1986–1987: MacGyver (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1987: Stingray (TV series, an episode)
- 1989: On a Secret Mission ( Mission: Impossible , TV series, 4 episodes)
Awards
- 1974: Nomination for the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival
Web links
- Don Chaffey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Chaffey, Don |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British director |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 5, 1917 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hastings , East Sussex , England |
DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1990 |
Place of death | Kawau Island , New Zealand |