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Don Chaffey

Don Chaffey

Director

Donald Chaffey (5 August 1917 – 13 November 1990) was a British film director, writer, producer, and art director. Chaffey's film career began as an art director in 1947, and his directorial debut was in 1953. He remained active in the industry until his death in 1990 from heart failure. His film Charley One-Eye (1973) was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival. He is chiefly remembered for his fantasy films, which include Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963), One Million Years B.C. (1966), The Viking Queen (1967), Creatures the World Forgot (1971), Pete's Dragon (1977), and C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979), his final feature film. Concurrent with his theatrically released films, Chaffey directed episodes of numerous British television series, including multiple installments of Danger Man, The Prisoner, and The Avengers. From the 1980s until his death, all of his work was in American made-for-TV movies, and in such TV series as Fantasy Island, Stingray, MacGyver, Vega$, T. J. Hooker, Matt Houston, and Charlie's Angels. Chaffey began his career in the art department of Gainsborough Pictures where he worked as a draftsman on Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945), The Rake's Progress (1945), and Caravan (1946). He was art director of The Adventures of Dusty Bates (1947) and The Little Ballerina (1948). He directed the documentary shorts Thames Tideway (1948) and Cape Cargoes (1948). Chaffey directed the short features The Mysterious Poacher (1950) and The Case of the Missing Scene (1950). He returned to the art department for King of the Underworld (1950), The Stolen Plans (1952), Murder at the Grange (1952), Murder at Scotland Yard (1952), and Black 13 (1953). Chaffey resumed his directing career with the family film Skid Kids (1953). He made the short Watch Out (1953), then did Strange Stories (1953), Bouncer Breaks Up (1953, a short), The Mask (1952), and A Good Pull Up (1953). Chaffey directed Time Is My Enemy (1954). After the short Dead on Time (1955) he made The Secret Tent (1956), The Flesh Is Weak (1957) and The Girl in the Picture (1957). He directed episodes of TV series like Theatre Royal, The Adventures of the Big Man, Chevron Hall of Stars, The Errol Flynn Theatre, Assignment Foreign Legion, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Dial 999, and The New Adventures of Charlie Chan. He interspersed these with features like A Question of Adultery (1958), The Man Upstairs (1958), Danger Within (1959), Dentist in the Chair (1960), Lies My Father Told Me (1960), and Nearly a Nasty Accident (1961).

Born: August 5, 1917 in Hastings, Sussex, England

Died: November 13, 1990 (Age 73)

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Don Chaffey  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1961
Movie
5.2
DirectingDirector1968
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector1959
Movie
4.7
DirectingDirector1979
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector1973
Movie
4.3
DirectingDirector1971
Movie
4.9
DirectingDirector1960
Movie
7.1
DirectingDirector1961
Movie
7.4
DirectingDirector1963
Movie
6.7
DirectingDirector1961
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector1966
Movie
4.3
DirectingDirector1974
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector1977
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector1975
Movie
5.3
DirectingDirector, Writer1965
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1957
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector1976
Movie
5.5
DirectingDirector1957
Movie
5.3
DirectingDirector1978
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector, Additional Dialogue1958
Movie
7
DirectingDirector1963
Movie
4.9
DirectingDirector1967
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector1964
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1954
Movie
4.5
DirectingDirector1971
Movie
4.5
ArtArt Direction1952
Movie
7
DirectingDirector1962
Movie
5.8
ArtArt Direction1953
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector1962
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector1958
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector1953
Movie
7.1
DirectingDirector1964
Movie
7.5
DirectingDirector1960
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector1951
Movie
DirectingDirector1969
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector1953
Movie
DirectingDirector1953
Movie
DirectingDirector1972
TV Show
6.9
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
1984-1986
TV Show
6.7
DirectingDirector
11 Episodes
1976-1981
TV Show
7.7
DirectingDirector
12 Episodes
1960-1966
TV Show
6.4
DirectingDirector
6 Episodes
1984-1985
TV Show
6.2
DirectingDirector
4 Episodes
1983-1988
TV Show
7.1
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
1987-1988
TV Show
7
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
1984-1991
TV Show
7.4
DirectingDirector
2 Episodes
1968
TV Show
6.7
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
1983-1984
TV Show
7.8
DirectingDirector
2 Episodes
1985-1992
TV Show
7.3
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
1967-1968
TV Show
6.3
DirectingDirector
14 Episodes
1982-1985
TV Show
7.4
DirectingDirector
5 Episodes
1988-1990
TV Show
6.8
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
1986-1987
TV Show
7.1
DirectingDirector
2 Episodes
1985-1988
TV Show
7.2
DirectingDirector
2 Episodes
1986-1987
TV Show
6.6
DirectingDirector
4 Episodes
1981-1982
TV Show
6.3
DirectingDirector
6 Episodes
1982-1986
TV Show
7.4
DirectingDirector
7 Episodes
1955-1960
TV Show
8.1
DirectingDirector
5 Episodes
1961-1969
TV Show
6.9
DirectingDirector
2 Episodes
1966-1967
TV Show
8.3
DirectingDirector
5 Episodes
1967-1968
TV Show
6.5
DirectingDirector
9 Episodes
1972-1974
TV Show
6.7
DirectingDirector
14 Episodes
1978-1981
TV Show
6.2
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
1982-1983
TV Show
6.9
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
1958-1959
TV Show
8.1
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
1955-1956
TV Show
DirectingDirector
10 Episodes
1961-1972
TV Show
7.4
DirectingDirector
4 Episodes
1985-1985
TV Show
7.6
DirectingDirector
1 Episode
1956-1957
Short Film
5.1
DirectingDirector1953
Short Film
DirectingDirector1953
Short Film
5.3
DirectingDirector1953
Movie
5.2
DirectingDirector1985
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector1978
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector1978
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector1977
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector1980
Movie
5.2
DirectingDirector1978
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