Biography
Richard Gordon is the pen name used by Gordon Stanley Ostlere (born 15 September 1921), an English surgeon and anaesthetist. As Richard Gordon, Ostlere has written numerous novels, screenplays for film and television and accounts of popular history, mostly dealing with the practice of medicine. He is most famous for a long series of comic novels on a medical theme starting with Doctor in the House, and the subsequent film, television, radio and stage adaptations. His The Alarming History of Medicine was published in 1993, and he followed this with The Alarming History of Sex.
Filmography
all 17
Movies 13
Writer 13
TV Shows 4
Producer 2
Creator 1
Richard
Richard (2017)
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Creator
A Gentleman's Club (1988)
TV
Writer
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams (1986)
Movie
Writer
Doctor Down Under (1979)
TV
Writer
Der Kapitän (1971)
Movie
Writer
Doctor at Large (1971)
TV
Writer
Doctor in Trouble (1970)
Movie
4.33
Writer
Doctor in the House (1969)
TV
Writer
Doctor in Clover (1966)
Movie
4.76
Producer
Curse of the Voodoo (1965)
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Writer
Doctor in Distress (1963)
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3.5
Writer
Doctor in Love (1960)
Movie
3.5
Writer
The Captain's Table (1959)
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Producer
Grip of the Strangler (1958)
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Writer
Doctor at Large (1957)
Movie
1.8
Writer
Doctor at Sea (1955)
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3.5
Writer
Doctor in the House (1954)
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5.21
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1921-09-15
Deathday2017-08-11 (95 years old)
Birth NameGordon Stanley Ostlere
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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