Richard Gordon
Born: 1921-09-15
Known For: Writing
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
2017
- Richard as Richard
1988
- A Gentleman's Club ... (Creator)
1970
- Doctor in Trouble ... (Novel)
1966
- Doctor in Clover ... (Novel)
1963
- Doctor in Distress as George Stubbins (uncredited)
1960
- Doctor in Love ... (Novel)
1958
- Grip of the Strangler ... (Producer)
1957
- Doctor at Large as George Stubbins (uncredited)
1955
- Doctor at Sea ... (Screenplay)
1954
- Doctor in the House as George Stubbins (uncredited)