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Dan Curtis
American director and producer of television and film (1927-2006) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 78
Daniel Mayer Cherkoss, known by his pen name Dan Curtis, was an American television and film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was best known as the creator of the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows (1966-71), and for directing the epic World War II miniseries The Winds of War (1983) and War and Remembrance (1988).
Dan Curtis is read about 100 times a day, in 13 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 22 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
2006Died27 March 20062004
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the HolocaustFilm1998
The Love LetterFilm, Director, Producer1993
Me and the KidFilm, Director1992
IntrudersSeries, Director, Producer1990
Johnny RyanFilm, Producer1989
Prisoners of GravitySeries1988
War and RemembranceSeries, Director, Writer1983
The Winds of WarSeries, Director, Creator1980
The Long Days of SummerFilm, Director, Producer1979
SupertrainSeries, Director, Producer
Express to TerrorFilm, 1979Director, Producer1977Sitges Film Festival Best Director awardAward
Curse of the Black WidowFilm, 1977Director, Producer1976
Burnt OfferingsFilm, Director, Writer1974
Come Die with MeFilm, Producer1973
FrankensteinSeries, Writer, Creator
FrankensteinFilm, 1973Writer, Producer1971
Night of Dark ShadowsFilm, Director, Writer1970
House of Dark ShadowsFilm, Director, Producer1968
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm, Producer1966
Dark ShadowsSeries, Director, Creator1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Director1927Born12 August 1927
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the HolocaustFilm1998The Love LetterFilm, Director, Producer1993Me and the KidFilm, Director1992IntrudersSeries, Director, Producer1990Johnny RyanFilm, Producer1989Prisoners of GravitySeries1988War and RemembranceSeries, Director, Writer1983The Winds of WarSeries, Director, Creator1980The Long Days of SummerFilm, Director, Producer1979SupertrainSeries, Director, ProducerExpress to TerrorFilm, 1979Director, Producer1977Sitges Film Festival Best Director awardAwardCurse of the Black WidowFilm, 1977Director, Producer1976Burnt OfferingsFilm, Director, Writer1974Come Die with MeFilm, Producer1973FrankensteinSeries, Writer, CreatorFrankensteinFilm, 1973Writer, Producer1971Night of Dark ShadowsFilm, Director, Writer1970House of Dark ShadowsFilm, Director, Producer1968The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm, Producer1966Dark ShadowsSeries, Director, Creator1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Director1927Born12 August 1927People around Dan
Close ties
- John Karlen Dan directed House of Dark Shadows (1971)
William F. Nolan Also in The Norliss Tapes (1973)
Richard Matheson Also in The Night Stalker (1972)
Grayson Hall Dan produced House of Dark Shadows (1971)- Matt Clark Dan directed Trilogy of Terror II (1996)
Dale Robertson Dan directed The Kansas City Massacre (1975)
George DiCenzo Dan produced House of Dark Shadows (1971)
Jack Palance Dan produced Bram Stoker's Dracula (1973)- Thayer David Dan directed House of Dark Shadows (1971)
Karen Black Dan produced Burnt Offerings (1979)
Dean Jones Dan directed When Every Day Was the Fourth of July (1978)
Geoffrey Lewis Dan directed Trilogy of Terror II (1996)
Harris Yulin Dan directed Melvin Purvis: G-Man (1975)
Scott Brady Dan directed When Every Day Was the Fourth of July (1978)
Glenn Jordan Directed Frankenstein (1973)
Don Stansauk Dan directed Curse of the Black Widow (1977)- Earl W. Wallace Also in Curse of the Black Widow (1977)
- Lela Swift Directed Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon (1969)
Nigel Davenport Dan produced Bram Stoker's Dracula (1973)
Kathryn Leigh Scott Dan produced House of Dark Shadows (1971)
Claude Akins Dan directed The Norliss Tapes (1973)
Hana Maria Pravda Dan directed Bram Stoker's Dracula (1973)
Fiona Lewis Dan directed Bram Stoker's Dracula (1973)
Michael DeLano Dan directed Curse of the Black Widow (1977)
Known for
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The Night Stalker 1972
The Night Strangler 1973
House of Dark Shadows 1970
Night of Dark Shadows 1971
Burnt Offerings 1976
Filmography 38
89 credits on file
Television 9
Awards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2006 · aged 78
