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Date of Birth:

11 March 1952, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK more

Date of Death:

11 May 2001, Santa Barbara, California, USA more

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Mini Biography:

Born Douglas Noel Adams on March 11, 1952 in Cambridge. From 1959 until... more

Trivia:

Helped Keith Allen with his piano lessons. more

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Down 5% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

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(30 articles)

Books: Review:Eoin Colfer: And Another Thing…
(From The AV Club. 28 October 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)
Dirk Gently on BBC?
(From JoBlo. 14 October 2009, 5:43 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

David Agnew | Douglas

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)	(book) (screenplay)	2005	$92M	6.6 (56,074)

2.	Starship Titanic (1998) (VG)	(writer)	1998	-	8.8 (29)

3.	Doctor Who: Shada (1992) (V)	(written by)	1992	-	8.0 (103)

4.	Hyperland (1990) (TV)	(writer)	1990	-	7.7 (35)

5.	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1984) (VG)	(writer)	1984	-	7.5 (36)

6.	"Doctor Who" (1963)	(9 episodes, 1978-1983)	1983	-	8.7 (2,165)
	9 TV episodes: "Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (#20.23)" (uncredited) "Doctor Who: City of Death: Part 4 (#17.8)" (written by) (as David Agnew) "Doctor Who: City of Death: Part 3 (#17.7)" (written by) (as David Agnew) "Doctor Who: City of Death: Part 2 (#17.6)" (written by) (as David Agnew) "Doctor Who: City of Death: Part 1 (#17.5)" (written by) (as David Agnew) 4 episodes not shown.
7.	"The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" (1981)	(6 episodes, 1981)	1981	-	8.0 (3,794)
	AKAs: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (USA: video title) 6 TV episodes: "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy: (#1.6)" (radio series) (written by) "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy: (#1.5)" (radio series) (written by) "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy: (#1.4)" (radio series) (written by) "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy: (#1.3)" (radio series) (written by) "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy: (#1.2)" (radio series) (written by) 1 episode not shown.
8.	"Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979)	(unknown episodes)	1979	-	8.1 (319)

9.	"Doctor Snuggles" (1979)	(2 episodes)	1979	-	7.2 (174)
	2 TV episodes: "Doctor Snuggles: The Great Disappearing Mystery (#1.12)" (writer) "Doctor Snuggles: The Remarkable Fidgety River (#1.7)" (writer)
10.	"Doctor on the Go" (1975)	(1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	6.7 (11)
	1 TV episode: "Doctor on the Go: For Your Own Good... (#2.6)" (writer)
11.	Out of the Trees (1976) (TV)	(writer)	1976	-	8.6 (13)

12.	"Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969)	(1 episode, 1974)	1974	-	9.4 (6,223)
	AKAs: Monty Python (UK: new title) 1 TV episode: "Monty Python's Flying Circus: Party Political Broadcast (#4.6)" (written by)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Doctor Who: Shada (1992) (V)	(script editor: original material)	1992	-	8.0 (103)

2.	"Doctor Who" (1963)	script editor (20 episodes, 1979-1980)	1980	-	8.7 (2,165)
	20 TV episodes: "Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon: Part 4 (#17.20)" (script editor) "Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon: Part 3 (#17.19)" (script editor) "Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon: Part 2 (#17.18)" (script editor) "Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon: Part 1 (#17.17)" (script editor) "Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden: Part 4 (#17.16)" (script editor) 15 episodes not shown.

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Rockstar (2000)	Black shoe and blue jeans trouser leg	2000	-	6.4 (222)

2.	Starship Titanic (1998) (VG)	Shorbut Sweet aka Succ-U-Bus/Leovinus	1998	-	8.8 (29)

3.	"The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" (1981)	Man in Ocean / Man in Pub (2 episodes, 1981)	1981	-	8.0 (3,794)
	AKAs: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (USA: video title) 2 TV episodes: "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy: (#1.2)" (uncredited) Man in Ocean "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy: (#1.1)" (uncredited) Man in Pub
4.	"Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969)	Dr. Emile Koning - Surgeon / Ulverston Road Pepperpot (2 episodes, 1974)	1974	-	9.4 (6,223)
	AKAs: Monty Python (UK: new title) 2 TV episodes: "Monty Python's Flying Circus: Mr. Neutron (#4.5)" (uncredited) Ulverston Road Pepperpot "Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Light Entertainment War (#4.3)" (uncredited) Dr. Emile Koning - Surgeon

Producer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)	(executive producer) (posthumous credit)	2005	$92M	6.6 (56,074)

Director View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Rockstar (2000)		2000	-	6.4 (222)

Cinematographer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Rockstar (2000)		2000	-	6.4 (222)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)	(dedicatee) (as Douglas)	2005	$92M	6.6 (56,074)

2.	Dogma (1999)	(humble thanks)	1999	$36.7M	7.3 (94,010)

3.	"Horizon" (1964)	thanks (1 episode, 1991)	1991	-	8.8 (149)
	1 TV episode: "Horizon: Colonizing Cyberspace" (thanks)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Top Ten" (2000)	Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	4.3 (14)
	1 TV episode: "Top Ten: TV Sci-Fi" Himself - Interviewee
2.	"Omnibus" (1967)	Himself (1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	7.5 (14)
	1 TV episode: "Omnibus: Douglas Adams: The Man Who Blew Up the World" Himself
3.	"What a Performance!" (1999)	Himself (1 episode, 2000)	2000	-	-
	1 TV episode: "What a Performance!: Madcap (#1.7)" Himself
4.	"Infinite Mhz" (1999)	Himself	1999	-	-

5.	The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires (1996) (TV)	Himself (author)	1996	-	8.8 (413)
	AKAs: The Triumph of the Nerds (USA: short title)
6.	"Cyberpunks and Technophobes" (1993)	Himself (1993)	1993	-	-

7.	The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (1993) (V)	Himself	1993	-	8.0 (107)

8.	'Doctor Who': Thirty Years in the Tardis (1993) (TV)	Himself	1993	-	7.3 (139)
	AKAs: Doctor Who: More Than Thirty Years in the Tardis (UK: video title)
9.	"Have I Got News for You" (1990)	Himself (1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	8.7 (708)
	AKAs: HIGNFY (UK: short title) Have I Got 1992 for You (UK: rerun title) Have I Got Old News for You (UK: rerun title) Have I Got a Little Bit More News for You (UK: rerun title (longer version)) Have I Got the 90s for You (UK: rerun title) 1 TV episode: "Have I Got News for You: (#4.9)" Himself
10.	"The South Bank Show" (1978)	Himself (1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	6.7 (32)
	1 TV episode: "The South Bank Show: Douglas Adams (#15.13)" Himself
11.	"The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures" (1966)	Himself (1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	6.9 (22)
	1 TV episode: "The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures: Growing Up in the Universe: The Ultraviolet Garden (#26.4)" Himself
12.	Hyperland (1990) (TV)	Himself	1990	-	7.7 (35)


1.	"The Comedy Map of Britain"
	1 TV episode: Episode #2.5 (2008) (uncredited) Himself
2.	"Time Shift"
	1 TV episode: Gagging for It: TV's Hunger for Radio Comedy (2007) Himself
3.	Parrot Fashion (2007) (V)	Himself

4.	A Matter of Time (2007) (V)	Himself

5.	Paris in the Springtime (2005) (V)	Himself

6.	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) (V)	Himself

7.	The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' (2002) (V)	Himself

8.	Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams (2002) (V)	Himself

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Other Works:

Created The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for BBC Radio. more

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1 Print Biography | 2 Interviews | 37 Articles more

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Sci-Fi | Adventure | Drama | Comedy more

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