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name: "Donald Houston"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/donald-houston"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 November 1923"
died: "13 October 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T03:54:34.966820+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Donald Houston

Actor. Born 6 November 1923 in Clydach Vale, Rhondda, Wales, UK. Died 13 October 1991.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 November 1923, Clydach Vale, Rhondda, Wales, UK
- **Died:** 13 October 1991
- **Active:** 1958–1962
- **Also known as:** Donald Daniel Houston
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 82 (1), 1960s 68 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Houston, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q839022, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396819/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/38358

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Room at the Top*](https://film.one/film/room-at-the-top.md) (82)

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## Biography

Donald Houston (6 November 1923 – 13 October 1991) was a Welsh actor. Born in Clydach Vale, Rhondda, he was the elder brother of actor Glyn Houston. After stage work with the Pilgrim Players and service in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, he made his film debut in 1949 in *The Blue Lagoon* and *A Run for Your Money*.

Houston had a long career as a character actor in British film and television, often in military roles. He appeared in *Yangtse Incident* (1957), *The Longest Day* (1962), *633 Squadron* (1964), *Where Eagles Dare* (1968), *The Sea Wolves* (1980) and *Clash of the Titans* (1981). He also featured in comedies including *Doctor in the House* (1954) and *Carry On Jack* (1964), and played Charles Soames in *Room at the Top* (1959).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Longest Day* (1962), Fi1m 68, as RAF Pilot — [page](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md)
- *Room at the Top* (1958), Fi1m 82, as Charles Soames — [page](https://film.one/film/room-at-the-top.md)

## Complete filmography (71)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime* (1983), series, as Boris
- *The Secret Adversary* (1983), as Boris
- *Clash of the Titans* (1981), as Acrisius
- *The Sea Wolves* (1980), as Hilliard
- *Border Country* (1979), series, as Twmi
- *The Boy Merlin* (1979), series, as Dafydd
- *Return of the Saint* (1978), series, as Commander Denning
- *Voyage of the Damned* (1976), as Dr. Glauner
- *Shadows* (1975), series, as Dafydd
- *Tales That Witness Madness* (1973), as Sam Patterson (segment "Mr. Tiger")
- *Moonbase 3* (1973), series, as Dr David Caulder
- *Sunstruck* (1972), Actor
- *The Protectors* (1972), series, as Lockier
- *The Adventurer* (1972), series, as Jan De Groot
- *Justice* (1971), series, as Fielding
- *Now Take My Wife* (1971), series, Actor
- *My Lover, My Son* (1970), as Robert
- *Paul Temple* (1969), series, as Eric Margolis
- *Department S* (1969), series, as John Burnham
- *The Bushbaby* (1969), as John Leeds
- *Where Eagles Dare* (1968), as Christiansen
- *The Champions* (1968), series, as Richter
- *Man in a Suitcase* (1967), series, Actor
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Bill
- *Trapped* (1967), series, as Martin
- *The Viking Queen* (1967), as Maelgan
- *What's Wrong with Humpty Dumpty?* (1967), as David
- *Thirteen to Centaurus* (1965), as Dr. Francis
- *Out of the Unknown* (1965), series, as Dr. Francis
- *A Study in Terror* (1965), as Doctor Watson
- *Gideon's Way* (1965), series, as Tony Erickson
- *Public Eye* (1965), series, as Arthur Wellard
- *633 Squadron* (1964), as Group Captain Don Barrett
- *Carry On Jack* (1964), as Lieutenant Jonathan Howett
- *Festival* (1963), series, as The Onlooker
- *Doctor in Distress* (1963), as Major Tommy Ffrench
- *Maniac* (1963), as Georges
- *The Longest Day* (1962), as RAF Pilot — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-longest-day.md)
- *The 300 Spartans* (1962), as Hydarnes
- *Twice Round the Daffodils* (1962), as John Rhodes
- *The Prince and the Pauper* (1962), as John Canty
- *Drama 61-67* (1961), series, as Hartley
- *The Mark* (1961), as Austin
- *Sunday-Night Play* (1960), series, as Bobby Lowther, Lavalette
- *Danger Man* (1960), series, as Edmund Bierce
- *A Letter for Wales* (1960), as Narrator (Voice)
- *Danger Within* (1959), as Capt. Roger Byfold
- *Room at the Top* (1958), as Charles Soames — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/room-at-the-top.md)
- *The Man Upstairs* (1958), as Dr. Sanderson
- *A Question of Adultery* (1958), as Mr. Jacobus
- *The Surgeon's Knife* (1957), as Dr. Alex Waring
- *Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst* (1957), as Lieutenant Weston
- *Every Valley* (1957), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Girl in the Picture* (1957), as John Deering
- *Find the Lady* (1956), as Bill
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as David, Jeff Smith, Art, Robert Hook
- *Doublecross* (1956), as Albert Pascoe
- *The Flaw* (1955), as John Millway
- *Lilli Palmer Theatre* (1955), series, as George
- *The Happiness of Three Women* (1954), as John
- *Devil's Point* (1954), as Michael Mallard
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as John Canty
- *Doctor in the House* (1954), as Taffy Evans
- *Small Town Story* (1953), as Tony Warren
- *The Large Rope* (1953), as Tom Penney
- *The Red Beret* (1953), as Taffy
- *Crow Hollow* (1952), as Dr. Robert Armour
- *My Death Is a Mockery* (1952), as John Bradley
- *Dance Hall* (1950), as Phil
- *A Run for Your Money* (1949), as David "Dai Number 9" Jones
- *The Blue Lagoon* (1949), as Michael Reynolds

## Gallery

- ![Donald Houston](https://film.one/media/person/1239973/gallery-af13701c15d4.jpg) Donald Houston — Image via TMDB
- ![Donald Houston](https://film.one/media/person/1239973/gallery-f9895c0ff096.jpg) Donald Houston — Image via TMDB
- ![Donald Houston](https://film.one/media/person/1239973/gallery-654a2a91e056.jpg) Donald Houston — Image via TMDB

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