death_date death_place years_active birth_place name siblings birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
13 october 1991 coimbra , portugal 1949 -- 1983 clydach vale , glamorgan , wales , uk donald houston glyn houston and jean houston 6 november 1923 brenda -lrb- his death -rrb- hogan -lrb- 1949 & ndash ; 1991 -rrb- donald houston.jpeg donald houston
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donald houston

donald daniel houston -lrb- 6 november 1923 -- 13 october 1991 -rrb- was a welsh actor whose first two films -- `` the blue lagoon '' -lrb- 1949 -rrb- with jean simmons , and `` a run for your money '' -lrb- 1949 -rrb- with sir alec guinness -- were highly successful .
later in his career he was cast in military roles and in comedies such as the `` doctor '' and `` carry on '' series .
houston was born in tonypandy , glamorgan , and was the elder brother of actor glyn houston .
he would sometimes indulge his welsh accent as well as conceal it behind an english public school veneer .
he had a successful career as a character actor in british film and television , with prominent parts in several well-known films , including `` yangtse incident '' -lrb- 1957 -rrb- , `` 633 squadron '' -lrb- 1964 -rrb- , `` the longest day '' -lrb- 1962 -rrb- -lrb- in which he appeared alongside richard burton -rrb- , `` where eagles dare '' -lrb- 1968 -rrb- -lrb- again with burton -rrb- and `` the sea wolves '' -lrb- 1981 -rrb- .
his forte tended to be authority figures , often military , such as the brilliant but tough david caulder , the head of `` moonbase 3 '' or as dr francis in `` thirteen to centaurus '' -lrb- from the anthology series `` out of the unknown '' -rrb- .
he could also handle comedy , as he proved with `` doctor in the house '' -lrb- 1954 -rrb- and the later `` doctor in distress '' -lrb- 1963 -rrb- , both significant successes in europe , and `` carry on jack '' -lrb- 1963 -rrb- .
though preferring quality parts , he was not above journeyman work in films such as `` tales that witness madness '' -lrb- 1973 -rrb- and `` maniac '' -lrb- 1963 -rrb- .
on 13 october 1991 , donald houston died in coimbra , portugal at the age of 67 .
