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.^[1]

He was the father of actor Douglas Heyes Jr.^{[citation needed]}

He died in Beverly Hills, California on February 8, 1993.^{[citation needed]}

• Heyes, Douglas (1951). The Kiss-Off (An Inner Sanctum Mystery) (First ed.). Simon & Schuster. ASIN B0006ASRYU.^[2]
• Heyes, Douglas (1963). The 12th of Never (First ed.). Random House. ASIN B0006AYOZ6.^[3][4]
• Heyes, Douglas (1985). The Kill (First ed.). Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0345325013., Shamus Award Nominee for Best Original PI Paperback (1986) ^[5]