1. Donald Chaffey was a British film director, writer, producer, and art director.
20 Facts About Don Chaffey
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Don Chaffey remained active in the industry until his death in 1990 from heart failure.
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Concurrent with his theatrically released films, Don Chaffey directed episodes of numerous British television series, including multiple installments of Danger Man, The Prisoner, and The Avengers.
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Don Chaffey was art director of The Adventures of Dusty Bates and The Little Ballerina.
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Don Chaffey directed the documentary shorts Thames Tideway and Cape Cargoes.
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Don Chaffey directed the short features The Mysterious Poacher and The Case of the Missing Scene.
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Don Chaffey returned to the art department for King of the Underworld, The Stolen Plans, Murder at the Grange, Murder at Scotland Yard, and Black 13.
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Don Chaffey resumed his directing career with the family film Skid Kids.
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Don Chaffey made the short Watch Out, then did Strange Stories, Bouncer Breaks Up, The Mask, and A Good Pull Up.
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Don Chaffey 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.
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Don Chaffey interspersed these with features like A Question of Adultery, The Man Upstairs, Danger Within, Dentist in the Chair, Lies My Father Told Me, and Nearly a Nasty Accident.
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Don Chaffey directed Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog, then A Matter of WHO, a version of The Prince and the Pauper for Disney, and The Webster Boy.
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Don Chaffey had a big hit with Jason and the Argonauts with Ray Harryhausen.
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Don Chaffey directed They All Died Laughing, The Crooked Road, and One Million Years BC for Hammer.
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Don Chaffey returned to television to do episodes of Danger Man, The Baron, The Prisoner, Man in a Suitcase, Journey to the Unknown, The Avengers, The Pathfinders, and The Protectors.
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Don Chaffey did The Viking Queen for Hammer, A Twist of Sand, Creatures the World Forgot for Hammer, Clinic Exclusive, Charley-One-Eye, and Persecution.
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Don Chaffey went to Australia where he directed Ben Hall, Ride a Wild Pony, The Fourth Wish, and Shimmering Light.
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Don Chaffey was married to Edna Chaffey for 40 years until she died in 1981 of cancer.
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Don Chaffey then married American actress Paula Kelly in 1985.
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Don Chaffey died of a heart attack in 1990 in a house he owned in New Zealand.