- Films
- 23
- Avg rating
- 6.36
- Peak run
- 1954’64
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Donald by the numbers
Average
6.36
10 rated films
Vote weighted
6.44
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.78
rating spread
Career
25y
1949 to 1973
Total votes
110K
across every film
Best
7.6
Where Eagles Dare
Worst
6.4
633 Squadron
Newest first
Filmography
| 1973 | Tales That Witness Madness | Sam (segment: Mr. Tiger) | 5.6 | 2,481 |
| 1970 | My Lover, My Son | Robert | · | 506 |
| 1968 |  Where Eagles Dare | Christiansen | 7.6 | 67,459 |
| 1967 | The Viking Queen | Maelgan | 5.1 | 1,064 |
| 1965 | A Study in Terror | Doctor Watson | 6.5 | 2,902 |
| 1964 | 633 Squadron | Group Capt. Don Barrett | 6.4 | 5,148 |
| 1964 | Carry on Jack | Jonathan Howett | 5.9 | 2,893 |
| 1963 | Maniac | Henri | 5.9 | 1,815 |
| 1963 | Doctor in Distress | Maj. Tommy Ffrench | · | 801 |
| 1962 | The 300 Spartans | Hydarnes | 6.5 | 8,350 |
| 1962 | Twice Round the Daffodils | John Rhodes | · | 430 |
| 1962 | The Prince and the Pauper | John Canty | · | 542 |
| 1959 | Breakout | Capt. Roger Byfold | · | 849 |
| 1958 | The Man Upstairs | Sanderson | · | 429 |
| 1958 | Room at the Top | Charles Soames | 7.5 | 8,373 |
| 1957 | Battle Hell | Lt Weston RN | · | 857 |
| 1954 | Doctor in the House | Taffy Evans | 6.6 | 1,811 |
| 1953 | The Long Rope | Tom Penney | · | 287 |
| 1953 | Paratrooper | Taffy | · | 907 |
| 1952 | Crow Hollow | Robert | · | 518 |
Better together?
Donald Houston's regulars
- Don ChaffeyDirector and actor · 4 films · 5.10 avg▼−1.10
- Gerald ThomasDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.90 avg▼−0.27
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Donald Houston
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