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Curtis Harrington

Curtis Harrington

Director · 1926–2007 · Los Angeles, California

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Biography

Gene Curtis Harrington was an American film and television director whose work included experimental films, horror films, and episodic television. He is considered one of the forerunners of New Queer Cinema.

Directed 36

2000s

  1. 2002

    Usher

    Director

1970s

  1. 1978
  2. Sword of Justice

    Director

  3. 1977
  4. Lucan

    Director

  5. Ruby

    Director

  6. 1976
  7. 1975
  8. The Dead Don't Die

    Director

  9. 1974

    The Killing Kind

    Director

  10. Killer Bees

    Director

  11. 1973

    The Cat Creature

    Director

  12. 1972
  13. 1971

    What's the Matter with Helen?

    Director

  14. 1970

1950s

  1. 1956

    The Wormwood Star

    Director

  2. 1953

    The Assignation

    Director

  3. 1951

    On the Edge

    Director

1940s

  1. 1949

    Picnic

    Director

  2. 1947

    Fragment of Seeking

    Director

  3. 1942

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    Director

Wrote 9

2000s

  1. 2002

    Usher

    Writer

1950s

  1. 1958

    Mardi Gras

    Story

  2. 1953

    The Assignation

    Writer

1940s

  1. 1949

    Picnic

    Writer

  2. 1947

    Fragment of Seeking

    Writer

Acted in 8

2000s

  1. 2007

    The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One

    Movie

  2. 2002

    Usher

    Roderick Usher/Madeline Usher

1970s

  1. 1974

    Magick Lantern Cycle

    Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker

1950s

  1. 1954

    The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

    Cesare / Slave / Sleep-walker

1940s

  1. 1947

    Fragment of Seeking

    Young Man with Glasses (uncredited)

  2. 1942

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    Roderick Usher / Madeline Usher

Produced 5

1960s

  1. 1963

    The Stripper

    Associate Producer

  2. 1961

    Return to Peyton Place

    Associate Producer

1950s

  1. 1958
  2. 1956

    The Wormwood Star

    Producer

  3. 1953

    The Assignation

    Producer

Edited 2

1950s

  1. 1956

    The Wormwood Star

    Editor

  2. 1953

    The Assignation

    Editor

Camera 2

1970s

  1. 1974

    Magick Lantern Cycle

    Director of Photography

1940s

  1. 1949

    Puce Moment

    Director of Photography

Appearances9

2000s

  1. 2009

    House of Harrington

    Himself

  2. 2000

    Now You See Him: 'The Invisible Man' Revealed!

    Self

1990s

  1. 1999

    The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale

    Self

  2. Sex, Death & The Hollywood Mystique

    Himself

  3. 1998

    Universal Horror

    Self - Interviewee

  4. 1997

    Hollywood Halloween

    Self

  5. 1993

    Working with Orson Welles

    Himself