Douglas Adams
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Douglas Adams is, professionally, a British screenwriter who belongs to the crew side of the business rather than the cast. He has worked in adventure more than in any other register. The career now covers more than 50 years. The best-known title on the record is 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. The list also holds 'The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy'.
Douglas Adams
5 Movies
4 Series
Douglas Adams is, professionally, a British screenwriter who belongs to the crew side of the business rather than the cast. He has worked in adventure more than in any other register. The career now covers more than 50 years. The best-known title on the record is 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. The list also holds 'The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy'.
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Doctor Who: Shada
Writer
2017
Film
Dirk Gently
Creator
2012–
TV
Doctor Who: Shada
Writer
2003
Film
Rockstar
Director
2000
Film
Doctor Who: Shada
Writer
1992
Film
Doctor Snuggles
Writer · 2 episodes
1981–
TV
Out of the Trees
Writer
1976
Film
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Writer · 1 episode
1969–
TV
Doctor Who
Writer · 8 episodes
1963–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Douglas Adams still alive?
Douglas Adams passed away on May 11, 2001 at age 49.
What are the most famous roles of Douglas Adams?
Douglas Adams is best known for directing The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, Doctor Who: Shada.
How many movies has Douglas Adams directed?
Over a 25-year career (since 1976), Douglas Adams has directed or written 5 films and worked on 4 TV shows.
What was Douglas Adams's first movie?
The career of Douglas Adams began with Out of the Trees (1976).
What is Douglas Adams's most recent movie or series?
Douglas Adams's most recent release is Doctor Who: Shada, which premiered on November 24, 2017.
What TV shows has Douglas Adams created or directed?
On television, Douglas Adams has appeared in Monty Python's Flying Circus, Doctor Who, Dirk Gently, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Douglas Adams
1952-03-11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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 television series, several stage plays, comics, a computer game, and in 2005 a feature film. Adams's contribution to UK radio is commemorated in The Radio Academy's Hall of Fame