Don Chaffey

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-08-05 (73 years old)

Deathday

1990-11-13

Place of Birth

Hastings, Sussex, England

Don Chaffey

Biography

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. (197...

Production

1980

Casino

as Director

1966

1977

Pete's Dragon

as Director

1967

The Viking Queen

as Director

1961

Greyfriars Bobby

as Director

1977

Born to Run

as Director

1960

1973

Charley-One-Eye

as Director

1979

C.H.O.M.P.S.

as Director

1975

Ride a Wild Pony

as Director

1974

Persecution

as Director

1978

1957

1958

The Man Upstairs

as Director

1958

The Man Upstairs

as Additional Dialogue

1971

Clinic Exclusive

as Director

1954

Time Is My Enemy

as Director

1965

The Crooked Road

as Director

1961

A Matter of WHO

as Director

1964

1958

1959

Danger Within

as Director

1960

1976

The Fourth Wish

as Director

1968

A Twist of Sand

as Director

1978

Shimmering Light

as Director

1985

1953

Watch Out

as Director

1953

A Good Pull-Up

as Director

1953

Skid Kids

as Director

1953

1953

The Mask

as Director

1978

The Gift of Love

as Director

1972

1952

King of the Underworld

as Art Direction

1965

1953

Black 13

as Art Direction

1962

The Webster Boy

as Director

1969

1953

Strange Stories

as Director

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