{{short description|American film producer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}} '''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.<ref name="variety.com">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1993/scene/people-news/douglas-heyes-103884/|title=Douglas Heyes Obit|date=10 February 1993|accessdate=6 July 2019}}</ref>
==Personal life and death== He was the father of actor Douglas Heyes Jr.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
He died in Beverly Hills, California on February 8, 1993.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
==Bibliography== * {{cite book|author=Heyes, Douglas|title=The Kiss-Off (''An Inner Sanctum Mystery'')|date=1951|publisher=Simon & Schuster|edition=First|asin=B0006ASRYU}}<ref>{{cite news|work=Kirkus Reviews|author=Pierce, J. Kingston|title=The Rap Sheet: 'The Kill' by Douglas Heyes (Rediscovered Reads) |date= May 10, 2011|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/rap-sheet-kill-douglas-heyes-rediscovered-reads/#continue_reading_post }}</ref> * {{cite book|title=The 12th of Never|edition=First|date=1963|author=Heyes, Douglas|publisher=Random House|asin=B0006AYOZ6}}<ref>{{cite news|work=Kirkus Reviews|title=Review of ''The 12th of Never'' by Douglas Heyes |date=October 17, 1963|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/douglas-heyes/the-12th-of-never/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=Kirkus Reviews|author=Pierce, J. Kingston|title=The Rap Sheet: 'The Kill' by Douglas Heyes (Rediscovered Reads) |date= May 10, 2011|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/rap-sheet-kill-douglas-heyes-rediscovered-reads/#continue_reading_post }}</ref> * {{cite book|title=The Kill|author=Heyes, Douglas|date=1985|publisher=Ballantine Books|edition=First|isbn=978-0345325013}}, Shamus Award Nominee for Best Original PI Paperback (1986) <ref>{{cite news|work=Kirkus Reviews|author=Pierce, J. Kingston|title=The Rap Sheet: 'The Kill' by Douglas Heyes (Rediscovered Reads) |date= May 10, 2011|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/rap-sheet-kill-douglas-heyes-rediscovered-reads/#continue_reading_post }}</ref>
==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) **"Dust" S2 E12 - Rogers, who brings his children to witness a hanging, but who instead witness a scene of forgiveness.
===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
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name | id=0382227 | name=Douglas Heyes }} *{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/douglas-heyes/person/9167/biography.html |title=Biography: Douglas Heyes |website=TV.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524133853/http://www.tv.com/douglas-heyes/person/9167/biography.html |archive-date=May 24, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heyes, Douglas}} Category:1919 births Category:1993 deaths Category:Film producers from Los Angeles Category:20th-century American businesspeople