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name: "Buck Houghton"
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roles: ["Producer","Writer"]
born: "4 May 1915"
died: "14 May 1999"
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average_fi1m_score: 83
updated: "2026-09-16T15:51:12.256084+00:00"
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# Buck Houghton

Producer and writer. Born 4 May 1915 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Died 14 May 1999.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer, Writer
- **Born:** 4 May 1915, Denver, Colorado, USA
- **Died:** 14 May 1999
- **Active:** 1959–1966
- **Also known as:** Archible Ernest "Buck" Houghton Jr.
- **Works often with:** Allen H. Miner, David Lowell Rich, Ralph Senensky, Robert Butler, Robert Gist

## Biography

Buck Houghton was an American television producer. Born Archible Ernest Houghton Jr. in Denver, Colorado, he graduated from UCLA with degrees in English and economics. His early career in Hollywood included work as a reader and story editor for David O. Selznick, positions at Paramount and RKO, and service with the Office of War Information during the Second World War.

Houghton produced the first three seasons of the anthology series *The Twilight Zone* (1959–1962), overseeing more than one hundred episodes. He later produced episodes of series including *Yancy Derringer* (1958), *The Richard Boone Show* (1963–1964), *The High Chaparral*, *Harry O* and *Hawaii Five-O*. His feature credits include executive producer on *The Wraith* (1986). He wrote the book *What a Producer Does* (1991).

Houghton died in Los Angeles in 1999.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)

## Also known for

- *The Wraith* (1986), Executive Producer

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