Ray Austin Biography (1932-)

Full name, Raymond John DeVere Austin; born December 5, 1932, in London, England; immigrated to United States, 1953; son of Thomas Henry and Eileen Jane (maiden name, Harris) Austin; married Alysoun Seebhome, December 5, 1966 (divorced September, 1970); married Wendy DeVere Knigh-Brisley, November 3, 1984;children: (first marriage) Araminta, Johanna. Addresses: Agent: The Chasin Agency, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Suite 716, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, stunt performer, actor, writer
Birth Details: December 5, 1932; London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Director
Episodic
Robin Hood (also known as The Adventures of Robin Hood), CBS, 1955-1958
Danger Man, CBS, 1961
The Baron, ABC, 1966
"The Desperate Diplomat," The Saint, NBC, 1968
"The People Importers," The Saint, NBC, 1968
"All Done with Mirrors," The Avengers, ABC, 1968
"Have Guns--Will Haggle," The Avengers, ABC, 1968
The Champions, NBC, 1968
The Prisoner, CBS, 1968-1969
Journey to the Unknown, ABC, 1968-1969
The Ugliest Girl in Town, ABC, 1968-1969
"The Trojan Tanker," Department S, syndicated, 1969
"Black Out," Department S, syndicated, 1969
"Dead Men Die Twice," Department S, syndicated, 1969
"Death on Reflection," Department S, syndicated, 1969
"A Disturbing Case," Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (also known asMy Partner the Ghost), 1969
"Whoever Heard of a Ghost Dying?," Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)(also known as My Partner the Ghost), 1969
"The House on Haunted Hill," Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (alsoknown as My Partner the Ghost), 1969
"When the Spirit Moves You," Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (alsoknown as My Partner the Ghost), 1970
"Money to Burn," Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (also known as My Partner the Ghost), 1970
"You Can Always Find a Fall Guy," Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (also known as My Partner the Ghost), 1970
The Strange Report, NBC, 1971
Shirley's World, ABC, 1971-1972
Black Beauty, 1974
Space: 1999 (also known as Spazio: 1999), syndicated, 1975-1976
"House of Cards," The New Avengers (also known as Chapeau melonet bottes de cuir and The New Avengers in Canada), CBS, 1976
The Hardy Boys Mysteries (also known as The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries), ABC, 1977-1979
W.E.B., NBC, 1978
"When the Heat Cools Off," The Professionals, 1978
"Rogue," The Professionals, 1978
"Signal Stop," Return of the Saint (also known as The Son of the Saint), CBS, 1978
"Academy of Evil," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1978
"Aloha, Julia Lang," Sword of Justice, NBC, 1978
"The Skywaymen," Sword of Justice, NBC, 1978
Vegas, ABC, 1978-1981
"The Haunting of Manderly Mansion," Salvage 1, ABC, 1979
"Confederate Gold," Salvage 1, ABC, 1979
(With Elizabeth Lindberg Gallagher) "Collision Course," A Man Called Sloane, NBC, 1979
"Stringer," Hawaii Five-O (also known as McGarrett), CBS, 1979
B. J. and the Bear, NBC, 1979-1980
"Passport to Murder," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1979
"Jonathan Hart, Jr.," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1979
"Amazon Hot Wax," Wonder Woman (also known as The New Adventures of Wonder Woman and The New Original Wonder Woman), CBS, 1979
From Here to Eternity, NBC, 1980
"Night Horrors," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1980
"Which Way Freeman?," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1980
"Tell Her She's Great/Matchmaker, Matchmaker Times Two/The Baby Alarm," The Love Boat, 1980
House Calls, CBS, 1980-1982
"To Kill in Plain Sight," Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy), 1981
Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1981-1986
"The Hottest Ticket in Town," Simon and Simon, CBS, 1982
"Uncivil Servant," Simon and Simon, CBS, 1982
"A Cry for Help," Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy), 1983
The Mississippi (also known as On the Mississippi), CBS, 1983-1984
Jessie, ABC, 1984
The Master, NBC, 1984
"Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1984
"Firestorm," Airwolf (also known as Lobo del aire), CBS, 1984
"The Winner," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1984
"Semi-Catastrophe," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1985

"The Mystery of Flight 401," Lime Street, ABC, 1985
"The Wayward Train," Lime Street, ABC, 1985
"Diamonds Aren't Forever," Lime Street, ABC, 1985
"Breakout," V, NBC, 1985
Our House, NBC, 1986-1987
"Swiss Watch and Wait," Lime Street, Lifetime, 1987
"The Three Million Dollar Spirit," Lime Street, Lifetime, 1987
Snoops, CBS, 1989
"The Man Who Knew Too Little," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 1989
The New Zorro (also known as Zorro and Les nouvelles aventures de Zorro), Family Channel, 1992
The Boys of Twilight (also known as Grey Guns and Cody and Bill), CBS, 1992
Highlander (also known as Highlander: The Series), syndicated, 1992-1993
"Yesterday, Upon the Stair ... : Part 2," Pensacola: Wings of Gold, syndicated, 1997
"Tusk Force," CI5: The New Professionals, syndicated, 1999
"Souvenir," CI5: The New Professionals, syndicated, 1999
Also directed episodes of Bad Cast; Westworld; The Yeagers; The Perfume Garden; JAG; Heaven Help Us, syndicated; Tales of the Gold Monkey (also known as Tales of the Golden Monkey); "Family Reunion," King's Crossing, ABC; "One Afternoon" (also known as "A Matter of Discretion"), Kings Crossing, ABC; "School Daze" and "The Thomas Crown Affair," both unaired episodes of A Fine Romance; "Don Darko," an unaired episode of Dirty Dozen: The Series; "DrySpell," an unaired episode of Salvage 1, ABC (unaired); "Now, More Than Ever" and "Breaking out Is Hard to Do," both unaired episodes of The Yeagers; "A Madness Most Discreet," Spenser: For Hire, ABC; "When Silence Speaks," Spenser: For Hire, ABC.
Television Work
Series
Stunt performer, Highway Patrol, syndicated, 1955-1959
Stunt performer, Have Gun Will Travel, CBS, 1957-1963
Stunt performer, Peter Gunn, NBC, 1958-1960, ABC, 1960-1961
Producer, Shirley's World, ABC, 1971-1972
Producer, JAG, NBC, 1995-1996, then CBS, 1997-
Also worked as producer, The Perfume Garden; stunt arranger, The Avengers.
Television Director
Pilots
Tales of the Gold Monkey, ABC, 1982
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The 15 Years Later Affair (also known as The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. and The FifteenYears Later Affair), CBS, 1983
Lime Street, ABC, 1985
The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, NBC, 1987
Movies
Journey through the Black Sun, 1976
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood, CBS, 1984
Specials
The New Avengers, CBS, 1978
Television Appearances
Series
Billy Clay, Ghost Squad (also known as G.S.5), 1964
Episodic
Joe Dunning, "Polsky," Ghost Squad, 1963
Andret, "The Menacing Mazurka," Ghost Squad, 1963
Ali, "Sabotage," Ghost Squad, 1963
Marsh, "The Fellow Traveler," The Saint, 1963
Joe, "The Rough Diamonds," The Saint, 1963
Arthur, "The Damsel in Distress," The Saint, 1964
Baron, "The Gravediggers," The Avengers, 1965
(Uncredited) Egghead #6/Thug, "The Master Minds," The Avengers, 1965
(Uncredited) Dead milkman, "The Hour That Never Was," The Avengers, 1965
Erich Braeur, "The Helpful Pirate," The Saint, 1966
Philipe, "The Black Orchid," Magnum, P.I., 1981
Nigel Hucksby, "Ms. Jones," Magnum, P.I., 1985
Film Director
It's the Only Way to Go, Hallelujah, 1970
1,000 Convicts and a Woman (also known as Fun and Games andStory of a Nympho), American International, 1971
The Virgin Witch (also known as Lesbian Twins), Joseph Brenner Associates, 1972
House of the Living Dead (also known as Doctor Maniac, Curse of the Dead, and Kill, Baby, Kill), Associated Film Producers, 1973
Master Ninja I, 1984
Film Unit Director
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Continental Distributing, 1961
Film Stunt Director
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Continental Distributing, 1961
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (also known as Rebelwith a Cause), Continental Distributing, 1962
Cleopatra, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963
Tom Jones, Lopert, 1963
Film Stunt Performer
North by Northwest, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959
Operation Petticoat, Universal, 1959
Spartacus, Universal, 1960
Film Appearances
Craig, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (also known as Rebel with a Cause), Continental Distributing, 1962
Rolls Chauffeur, The V.I.P.s, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
The Intruder, Escape by Night (released in England as Clash byNight), Allied Artists, 1965
WRITINGS
Television Episodes
"That's How Murder Snowballs," Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), 1969
Department S, syndicated, 1971
Shirley's World, ABC, 1971-1972
Black Beauty, 1974
Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1980-1986
Hart to Hart, ABC, 1984
The Master, NBC, 1984
Airwolf, CBS, 1985
Lime Street, ABC, 1985
V, NBC, 1985
Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1986
Our House, NBC, 1986-1988
Also wrote episodes of The Professionals.
Television Pilots
Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, NBC, 1987
Television Movies
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood, CBS, 1984
Books
Wrote The Eagle Heist.

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