Donald Houston

Donald Houston

November 6, 1923 · 102 years old

Donald Daniel Houston (6 November 1923 – 13 October 1991) was a Welsh actor known for a successful career as a character actor in British film and television.

Known For

20 titles
1
Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare

1968 · 2h 38m · Movie

Allied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where the Nazis are holding American brigadier general George Carnaby prisoner, but that's not all that's really going on.

7.6
2
The 300 Spartans

The 300 Spartans

1962 · 1h 54m · Movie

A small Army of Greeks spearheaded by three hundred Spartans do battle with the whole invading Persian Army.

6.5
3
Room at the Top

Room at the Top

1958 · 1h 55m · Movie

An ambitious young accountant plots to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter despite falling in love with a married older woman.

7.5
4
633 Squadron

633 Squadron

1964 · 1h 42m · Movie

A RAF squadron is assigned to knock out a German rocket fuel factory in Norway. The factory supplies fuel for the Nazi effort to launch rockets on England during D-Day.

6.4
5
Carry on Jack

Carry on Jack

1964 · 1h 31m · Movie

A new midshipman joins a frigate, encountering mutiny, pirates, mistaken identities, and shipwrecks while navigating Spanish waters with his captain, lover, and friend. Survival is uncertain in this swashbuckling adventure.

5.9
6
A Study in Terror

A Study in Terror

1965 · 1h 35m · Movie

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson join the hunt for the notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper.

6.5
7
Tales That Witness Madness

Tales That Witness Madness

1973 · 1h 30m · Movie

A psychiatrist tells stories of four special cases to a colleague.

5.6
8
Maniac

Maniac

1963 · 1h 26m · Movie

An American painter has an affair with a bar owner in a French village. To free her from her marriage, the painter must help the estranged husband escape from an asylum.

5.9
9
The Mark

The Mark

1961 · 2h 7m · Movie

A man who served prison time for intent to molest a child tries to build a new life with the help of a sympathetic psychiatrist.

7.2
10
The Viking Queen

The Viking Queen

1967 · 1h 31m · Movie

Saline inherits the kingdom of England on the eve of the signing of the treaty sharing power with the Roman Empire. However, revolt was brewing, threatening the fragile peace.

5.1
11
Breakout

Breakout

1959 · 1h 41m · Movie

In 1943, an Italian-administered P.O.W. camp for captured Allies goes through a series of failed escapes only to culminate in a daring plan for a dramatic mass escape.

6.8
12
A Run for Your Money

A Run for Your Money

1949 · 1h 23m · Movie

Brothers from a Welsh village take their first trip to London to collect a prize, and meet a con artist and various other urban distractions.

6.4
13
The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

1962 · 1h 33m · Movie

Two boys, one a prince and one a poor boy, change places.

6.3
14
Twice Round the Daffodils

Twice Round the Daffodils

1962 · 1h 29m · Movie

A group of patients resides in a sanatorium and aspire to walk twice round the daffodils, which they can do when they are better.

6.2
15
My Lover, My Son

My Lover, My Son

1970 · 1h 36m · Movie

Francesca, obsessed with her late lover, tries seducing her son James who has a girlfriend. Her husband learns of her intentions and attempts to kill her, resulting in a dramatic confrontation.

5.1
16
The Man Upstairs

The Man Upstairs

1958 · 1h 28m · Movie

John Wilson is troubled with pain and and an inability to sleep. He tries to light the gas-fire and seeks help from another lodger, artist Nicholas, who is spending the night with his model, and is reluctant to be disturbed. Anoth...

6.5
17
Dance Hall

Dance Hall

1950 · 1h 20m · Movie

The storyline centres on four young female factory workers who escape the monotony of their jobs by spending their evenings at the Chiswick Palais, the local dance hall, where they have various problems with their boyfriends.

6.0
18
Wishing Well

Wishing Well

1954 · 1h 18m · Movie

Postman/poet Eynon Evans patches up broken romances in a Welsh village.

6.5
19
A Letter for Wales

A Letter for Wales

1960 · 22m · Movie

Donald Houston plays a Welshman who tells the story of what it's like to live in small town Wales and how the train service helps.

6.0
20
Every Valley

Every Valley

1957 · 20m · Movie

A look at the transport system in the South Wales Valleys and how it effects peoples livelihoods and everyday lives.

7.0