Curtis Harrington
American film director (1926-2007) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 80
Gene Curtis Harrington was an American film and television director, screenwriter, producer, and occasional actor. He emerged in the experimental film scene of the 1940s and ‘50s, notably as a collaborator of Kenneth Anger, before becoming a director of mainstream horror films and television series.
Curtis Harrington is read about 54 times a day, in 13 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 August 2026
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Something wrong?A life in dates
2007Died6 May 2007
The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume OneFilm, 20071999
Sex, Death & The Hollywood MystiqueFilm, Himself1997
Hollywood HalloweenFilm1985
The ColbysSeries, Director
Mata HariFilm, 1985Director1984
GlitterSeries, Director1982
HotelSeries, Director1981
DarkroomSeries, Director1978
Sword of JusticeSeries, Director
Devil Dog: The Hound of HellFilm, 1978Director1977
Logan's RunSeries, Director1976
Charlie's AngelsSeries, Director1975
BarettaSeries, Director
Wonder WomanSeries, 1975Director
The Dead Don't DieFilm, 1975Director1972
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?Film, Director1970
How Awful About AllanFilm, Director1966
Queen of BloodFilm, Director, Writer1965
The Legend of Jesse JamesSeries, Director1958
Mardi GrasFilm, Writer1954
The Inauguration of the Pleasure DomeFilm, Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker1949
PicnicFilm, Director, Writer1942
The Fall of the House of UsherFilm, Director1926Born17 September 1926
The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume OneFilm, 20071999Sex, Death & The Hollywood MystiqueFilm, Himself1997Hollywood HalloweenFilm1985The ColbysSeries, DirectorMata HariFilm, 1985Director1984GlitterSeries, Director1982HotelSeries, Director1981DarkroomSeries, Director1978Sword of JusticeSeries, DirectorDevil Dog: The Hound of HellFilm, 1978Director1977Logan's RunSeries, Director1976Charlie's AngelsSeries, Director1975BarettaSeries, DirectorWonder WomanSeries, 1975DirectorThe Dead Don't DieFilm, 1975Director1972Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?Film, Director1970How Awful About AllanFilm, Director1966Queen of BloodFilm, Director, Writer1965The Legend of Jesse JamesSeries, Director1958Mardi GrasFilm, Writer1954The Inauguration of the Pleasure DomeFilm, Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker1949PicnicFilm, Director, Writer1942The Fall of the House of UsherFilm, Director1926Born17 September 1926People around Curtis
Close ties
Luana Anders Curtis directed Games and Night Tide
Marjorie Cameron Curtis directed Night Tide (1961)
Dennis Hopper Curtis directed Queen of Blood and Night Tide
Shelley Winters Curtis directed Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1980)
Basil Rathbone Curtis directed Queen of Blood (1966)
Kent Smith Curtis directed Games (1967)- Douglas S. Cramer Produced The Cat Creature and The Dead Don't Die
Peter Brocco Curtis directed Games (1967)
Jack Perkins Curtis directed Ruby (1977)
Marjorie Eaton Curtis directed Night Tide (1961)
Roger Davis Curtis directed Ruby (1977)
Anaïs Nin Also in The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954)
Debbie Reynolds Curtis directed What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
Simone Signoret Curtis directed Games (1967)
James Caan Curtis directed Games (1967)
Sylvia Kristel Curtis directed Mata Hari (1985)
Piper Laurie Curtis directed Ruby (1977)
Robert Bloch Also in The Cat Creature and The Dead Don't Die
John Savage Curtis directed The Killing Kind (1973)
John Saxon Curtis directed Queen of Blood (1966)
Ann Sothern Curtis directed The Killing Kind (1973)
Christopher Cazenove Curtis directed Mata Hari (1985)
Oliver Tobias Curtis directed Mata Hari (1985)- Micheál Mac Liammóir Curtis directed What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
Known for
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Gods and Monsters 1998
The Other Side of the Wind 2018
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell 1978
Night Tide 1961
The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome 1954
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 37
71 credits on file
Television 14
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2007 · aged 80
