Dan Curtis

CrewProducerDirectorActorWriter Aug 12 (died age 78) Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA 1951–2009 (58 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dan Curtis (August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006) was an American director and producer of television and film, probably best known for his miniseries The Winds of War and War and Remembrance and for his afternoon TV series Dark Shadows. Dark Shadows originally aired from 1966 to 1971 and has aired in syndication for nearly 40 years. Curtis was responsible for the 1991 remake of Dark Shadows, which was canceled due to low ratings. He was the executive produc…

Known For

Film

Burnt Offerings

Director

Film

The Night Stalker

Producer

Film

Dark Shadows

Director

Film

Trilogy of Terror

Director

Film

The Night Strangler

Director

Film

House of Dark Shadows

Director

Film

War and Remembrance

Director

Film

Dark Shadows

Director

Filmography

Acting (2)

Movies (1)

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

2004

as Self

6.5

Television (1)

Prisoners of Gravity

1989

as Self

5.7

Crew (79)

Movies (66)

Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse

2009

Creator

9.5

Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse

Executive Producer

Our Fathers

Director

Saving Milly

Director

Saving Milly

Executive Producer

The Love Letter

Director

The Love Letter

Producer

Trilogy of Terror II

Director

Trilogy of Terror II

Executive Producer

Trilogy of Terror II

Writer

Me and the Kid

Director

Johnny Ryan

Executive Producer

St. John in Exile

1986

Director

8.0

The Long Days of Summer

1980

Director

The Long Days of Summer

1980

Executive Producer

Express to Terror

1979

Director

Express to Terror

1979

Executive Producer

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

Director

Mrs. R's Daughter

Director

Mrs. R's Daughter

Executive Producer

When Every Day Was the Fourth of July

1978

Director

6.0

When Every Day Was the Fourth of July

1978

Producer

6.0

When Every Day Was the Fourth of July

Story

Dead of Night

Director

Dead of Night

Producer

Curse of the Black Widow

1977

Director

5.0

Curse of the Black Widow

Executive Producer

Burnt Offerings

Director

Burnt Offerings

Producer

Burnt Offerings

Screenplay

Trilogy of Terror

Director

Trilogy of Terror

Producer

Melvin Purvis G-Man

Director

Melvin Purvis G-Man

Producer

The Kansas City Massacre

1975

Director

4.7

The Kansas City Massacre

1975

Producer

4.7

The Great Ice Rip-Off

1974

Director

7.0

The Great Ice Rip-Off

1974

Producer

7.0

Come Die with Me

1974

Executive Producer

Dracula

Director

Dracula

Producer

The Invasion of Carol Enders

1974

Director

3.8

The Invasion of Carol Enders

1974

Producer

3.8

Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest

1974

Executive Producer

The Turn of the Screw

1974

Director

6.5

The Turn of the Screw

Producer

Scream of the Wolf

Director

Scream of the Wolf

Producer

Shadow of Fear

Executive Producer

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Producer

Frankenstein

Producer

Frankenstein

Screenplay

The Night Strangler

Director

The Night Strangler

Producer

The Norliss Tapes

Director

The Norliss Tapes

Producer

The Night Stalker

Producer

Night of Dark Shadows

1971

Director

6.6

Night of Dark Shadows

1971

Producer

6.6

Night of Dark Shadows

1971

Story

6.6

House of Dark Shadows

1970

Director

6.5

House of Dark Shadows

1970

Producer

6.5

Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon

1969

Producer

6.4

Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon

1969

Writer

6.4

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1968

Producer

6.5

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1967

Producer

Television (13)

Intruders

Director

Intruders

Executive Producer

Dark Shadows

Director

Dark Shadows

Executive Producer

War and Remembrance

Director

War and Remembrance

Executive Producer

War and Remembrance

Writer

The Winds of War

Director

The Winds of War

Producer

Supertrain

Director

Supertrain

Producer

Dark Shadows

Director

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Director

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