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Buck Houghton

Buck Houghton

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born May 4, 1915 in Denver, Colorado, USA

Died May 14, 1999

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Archible Ernest "Buck" Houghton Jr. is chiefly remembered as producer of The Twilight Zone (1959) during its first three seasons (more than a hundred episodes in total), his influence palpable in all facets of production, from script selection to renting production facilities, to casting, scoring and editing. Houghton had graduated from UCLA with majors in English and economics. He was at that time known as 'Arch'. The origin of his nickname 'Buck' may have been the result of buck teeth as a child. His career began in Hollywood as back stage help on films by Cecil B. DeMille, then as reader for Val Lewton and story editor to David O. Selznick. Via subsequent stints at Paramount's casting and budget departments, the Office of War Information (where he worked on short propaganda films) and four years as executive assistant at RKO, Houghton worked his way up to television producer by the early 1950's. He served as associate producer on an excellent early action series, Yancy Derringer (1958), which is, sadly, almost forgotten today. William Self, who preferred to remain in his executive position with CBS, offered Houghton the job of producing "The Twilight Zone" and Houghton enthusiastically accepted, having perused the first two scripts. He became popular with many of the directors, for example Douglas Heyes (usually put in charge of more character-driven assignments like "The Invaders"), who regarded him as the best producer he ever worked with. Most importantly, Houghton complemented the creative genius of Rod Serling by his expertise in all minutiae of production.

Houghton left "Twilight Zone" at the end of season three, having raised objections about extending the show to the -- as it turned out, much less suitable -- one-hour format. Few of his subsequent appointments proved entirely satisfactory: Houghton more often found his style cramped, clashing with stars he regarded as 'autocratic' (The Richard Boone Show (1963), Hawaii Five-O (1968)) or executive producers he disliked (Lost in Space (1965)). There were several more production credits to his name in the 80's -- mostly B-grade made-for-TV films -- before his retirement in 1994.

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Filmography

Actor

2

Type

Year

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985

The Godfather Part II Poster

The Godfather Part II Feature Film1974

Producer

24

Type

Year

Spring Awakening Poster

Spring Awakening TV Movie1994

The Wraith Poster

The Wraith Feature Film1986

Eternal Evil Poster

Eternal Evil Feature Film1985

An Innocent Love Poster

An Innocent Love TV Movie1982

The Escape Artist Poster

The Escape Artist Feature Film1982

The Violation of Sarah McDavid Poster

The Violation of Sarah McDavid TV Movie1981

Dynasty TV Movie1976

Executive Suite Poster

Executive Suite TV Series1976

Harry O TV Series1973

Hawaii Five-O Poster

Hawaii Five-O TV Series1968

The High Chaparral Poster

The High Chaparral TV Series1967

Blue Light Poster

Blue Light TV Series1966

I Deal in Danger Poster

I Deal in Danger Feature Film1966

The Long, Hot Summer Poster

The Long, Hot Summer TV Series1965

The Richard Boone Show Poster

The Richard Boone Show TV Series1963

The Dick Powell Theatre Poster

The Dick Powell Theatre TV Series1961

The Twilight Zone Poster

The Twilight Zone TV Series1959

Man with a Camera Poster

Man with a Camera TV Series1958

Yancy Derringer Poster

Yancy Derringer TV Series1958

Wire Service Poster

Wire Service TV Series1956

Paris Follies of 1956 Poster

Paris Follies of 1956 Feature Film1955

The New Adventures of China Smith Poster

The New Adventures of China Smith TV Series1954

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953

China Smith Poster

China Smith TV Series1952

Writer

6

Project U.F.O. Poster

Project U.F.O. TV Series1978

Nichols TV Series1971

Mission: Impossible Poster

Mission: Impossible TV Series1966

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Poster

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV Series1955

Four Star Playhouse Poster

Four Star Playhouse TV Series1952

Big Town Poster

Big Town TV Series1950

Other Crew

3

Type

Year

World for Ransom Poster

World for Ransom Feature Film1954

Cavalcade of America Poster

Cavalcade of America TV Series1952

China Smith Poster

China Smith TV Series1952

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

Hymn of the Nations Poster

Hymn of the Nations Documentary1944

Production Manager

1

Eternal Evil Poster

Eternal Evil Feature Film1985

Script and Continuity Department

1

Schlitz Playhouse Poster

Schlitz Playhouse TV Series1951

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