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. (1979), his final feature film. Concurrent with his theatrically released films, Chaffey directed episodes of numerous British television series, including multiple installments of Danger Man, The Prisoner, and The Avengers. From the 1980s until his death, all of his work was in American made-for-TV movies, and in such TV series as Fantasy Island, Stingray, MacGyver, Vega$, T. J. Hooker, Matt Houston, and Charlie's Angels. Chaffey began his career in the art department of Gainsborough Pictures where he worked as a draftsman on Madonna of the Seve…

Directed

1. MacGyver (1985) — Director
2. Pete's Dragon (1977) — Director
3. Jason and the Argonauts (1963) — Director
4. Airwolf (1984) — Director
5. One Million Years B.C. (1966) — Director
6. Charlie's Angels (1976) — Director
7. Mission: Impossible (1988) — Director
8. The Prisoner (1967) — Director
9. The Avengers (1961) — Director
10. T. J. Hooker (1982) — Director
11. Hunter (1984) — Director
12. Greyfriars Bobby (1961) — Director
13. The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963) — Director
14. The Prince and the Pauper (1962) — Director
15. Spenser: For Hire (1985) — Director
16. Creatures the World Forgot (1971) — Director
17. Matt Houston (1982) — Director
18. Hotel (1982) — Director
19. Vega$ (1978) — Director
20. Danger Man (1960) — Director
21. Stingray (1985) — Director
22. The Viking Queen (1967) — Director
23. C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979) — Director
24. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) — Director
25. Danger Within (1959) — Director
26. Charley-One-Eye (1973) — Director
27. The Magic of Lassie (1978) — Director
28. The Protectors (1972) — Director
29. Ride a Wild Pony (1975) — Director
30. The Man Upstairs (1958) — Director
31. Dentist in the Chair (1960) — Director
32. Man in a Suitcase (1967) — Director
33. A Twist of Sand (1968) — Director
34. Time Is My Enemy (1954) — Director
35. The Flesh Is Weak (1957) — Director
36. Clinic Exclusive (1971) — Director
37. The Baron (1966) — Director
38. Outlaws (1986) — Director
39. Lassie: The New Beginning (1978) — Director
40. The Girl in the Picture (1957) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Six Into One: The Prisoner File (1984) — Self