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 s 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 12
TV Shows 4
self 1
Creator 1
Producer 1
Screenplay 1
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Richard (2017)
Movie
Creator

A Gentleman's Club (1988)
TV
Writer

Doctor Down Under (1979)
TV
Writer

Der Kapitän (1971)
Movie
Writer

Doctor at Large (1971)
TV
Producer

Grip of the Strangler (1958)
Movie
Screenplay

Doctor in the House (1954)
Movie
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Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-09-15
Deathday
2017-08-11 (95 years old)
Birth Name
Gordon Stanley Ostlere
Birth Place
London, United Kingdom
Citizenships
United Kingdom
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