- Known For
- Creator
- Born
- August 12, 1927
- Place of Birth
- Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
- Died
- March 27, 2006
Dan Curtis
Daniel Mayer Cherkoss (August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006), known by his pen name Dan Curtis, was an American director and producer of television and film, best known for creating the horror soap Dark Shadows. Dark Shadows ran from 1966 to 1971 for a record-setting 1,225 episodes. Curtis also produced the 1991 revival, which was canceled after twelve episodes due to low ratings. He also served as executive producer for a WB reboot; however, it was canceled before the pilot episode aired. His series of macabre films include The Night Stalker (which inspired the series Kolchak: The Night Stalker), Intruders, The Night Strangler, House of Dark Shadows, Night of Dark Shadows, Burnt Offerings, Trilogy of Terror, The Norliss Tapes (a 1973 pilot for an unproduced series starring Roy Thinnes), Curse of the Black Widow, Dead of Night, Scream of the Wolf, and others. He worked frequently with sci-f…
Filmography
movieDark Shadows: The Vampire Curse
2009 · Creator, Executive Producer
movieOur Fathers
2005 · Director
movieSaving Milly
2005 · Director, Executive Producer
movieImaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004 · Self
movieThe Love Letter
1998 · Director, Producer
movieTrilogy of Terror II
1996 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
movieMe and the Kid
1993 · Director
tvIntruders
1992 · Executive Producer, Director
tvDark Shadows
1991 · Director, Teleplay, Writer, Creator
movieJohnny Ryan
1990 · Executive Producer
tvPrisoners of Gravity
1989 · Self
tvWar and Remembrance
1988 · Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
movieSt. John in Exile
1986 · Director
tvThe Winds of War
1983 · Director, Producer, Creator
movieThe Long Days of Summer
1980 · Director, Executive Producer
movieThe Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979 · Director
movieMrs. R's Daughter
1979 · Director, Executive Producer
movieExpress to Terror
1979 · Executive Producer, Director
tvSupertrain
1979 · Director, Executive Producer
movieWhen Every Day Was the Fourth of July
1978 · Director, Story, Producer
movieCurse of the Black Widow
1977 · Director, Executive Producer
movieDead of Night
1977 · Director, Producer
movieBurnt Offerings
1976 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieThe Kansas City Massacre
1975 · Director, Producer
movieTrilogy of Terror
1975 · Director, Producer
movieMelvin Purvis G-Man
1975 · Director, Producer
movieThe Great Ice Rip-Off
1974 · Director, Producer
movieNightmare at 43 Hillcrest
1974 · Executive Producer
movieDracula
1974 · Director, Producer
movieCome Die with Me
1974 · Executive Producer
movieThe Turn of the Screw
1974 · Director, Producer
movieThe Invasion of Carol Enders
1974 · Producer, Director
movieShadow of Fear
1974 · Executive Producer
movieScream of the Wolf
1974 · Director, Producer
movieThe Picture of Dorian Gray
1973 · Producer
movieThe Norliss Tapes
1973 · Director, Producer
movieFrankenstein
1973 · Screenplay, Producer
movieThe Night Strangler
1973 · Director, Producer
tvFrankenstein
1973 · Producer, Writer, Creator
movieThe Night Stalker
1972 · Producer
movieNight of Dark Shadows
1971 · Director, Story, Producer
movieHouse of Dark Shadows
1970 · Director, Producer
movieDead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon
1969 · Writer, Producer
movieThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968 · Producer
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
movieThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1967 · Producer
tvDark Shadows
1966 · Director, Creator
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Director