Director · Actor · Writer · Producer

Douglas Heyes

45 credited titles on WatchWise

Douglas Heyes (May 22, 1919 – February 8, 1993) was an American film and television writer, director, producer, actor, composer, and author with a long list of accomplishments. He was sometimes credited under the pseudonym Matthew Howard.

Douglas Heyes in one minute

Strongest genre

Comedy

$62M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

$60M

Standout efficiency

6.4x

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$157M

Combined reported budget

$58M

Gross / budget

2.7x

Bankability Index

39 / 100

All figures are associated, not attributed — box-office numbers are sourced from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$, and weighted by billing prominence. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.