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Douglas Adams
Writing

Douglas Adams

Known for exceptional writing in global cinema.

Profession

Writing

Birthday

11 Mar 1952

Age

74 Years

Born In

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Total Projects

23

Years Active

58 Yrs

Avg Rating

7.5 ★

Overview

Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English writer, humorist, and dramatist. He is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which started life in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime, a...

Filmography

Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future

movie

Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future

2025

Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future

as Self (Archive Material)

Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams

movie

Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams

2024

Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams

as Self - (archive)

A Matter of Time

movie

A Matter of Time

2007

A Matter of Time

as (archive footage)

Parrot Fashion

movie

Parrot Fashion

2007

Parrot Fashion

as (archive footage)

Paris in the Springtime

movie

Paris in the Springtime

2005

Paris in the Springtime

as (archive footage)

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

movie

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

2005

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

as Self (archive footage)

Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams

movie

Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams

2002

Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams

as Himself

CineRaya

movie

Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything

2001

Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything

as Himself

Rockstar

movie

Rockstar

2000

Rockstar

as Black shoe and blue jeans trouser leg

Visions of Heaven and Hell

movie

Visions of Heaven and Hell

1994

Visions of Heaven and Hell

as Self

30 Years in the TARDIS

movie

30 Years in the TARDIS

1993

30 Years in the TARDIS

as Himself

The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

movie

The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

1993

The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

as Self

Have I Got News for You

tv

Have I Got News for You

1990

Have I Got News for You

as Self

Hyperland

movie

Hyperland

1990

Hyperland

as Self

Prisoners of Gravity

tv

Prisoners of Gravity

1989

Prisoners of Gravity

as Self

CineRaya

tv

Saturday Review

1984

Saturday Review

as Self

Wogan

tv

Wogan

1982

Wogan

as Self

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

movie

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

1981

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

as Man in Ocean

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

tv

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1981

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

as Man in Pub (uncredited)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

tv

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1981

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

as Man in Ocean (uncredited)

Monty Python's Flying Circus

tv

Monty Python's Flying Circus

1969

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Omnibus

tv

Omnibus

1967

Omnibus

as Self

CineRaya

tv

Open Door

TBA

Open Door

as Self

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