Person Details
Birthday: 1916-06-12 11:10:53
Death: 1991-11-02 11:10:53
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York, New York, U.S.
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 54
TV Involvements: 19
Most Famous Work
Biography
Irwin Allen (June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) was an American film and television producer and director, known for his work in science fiction, then later as the "Master of Disaster" for his work in the disaster film genre. His most successful productions were The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering Inferno (1974). He also created and produced the popular 1960s science fiction television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel and Land of the Giants. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irwin Allen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Lost in Space
(1965) CreatorLost in Space
(2018) CreatorVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea
(1964) CreatorThe Poseidon Adventure
(1972) ProducerThe Time Tunnel
(1966) CreatorLost in Space
(1998) ScreenplayLand of the Giants
(1968) CreatorThe Towering Inferno
(1974) ProducerActing
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1978 | Self | |
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Creator
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2018 | Creator | |
1975 | Creator | |
1968 | Creator | |
1966 | Creator | |
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1964 | Creator | |
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Writing
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1998 | Screenplay | |
1982 | Writer | |
1971 | Story | |
1968 | Story | |
1966 | Story | |
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1962 | Screenplay | |
1961 | Screenplay | |
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1960 | Screenplay | |
1959 | Story | |
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1957 | Writer | |
1956 | Writer | |
1953 | Writer | |
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Production
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1986 | Producer | |
1985 | Producer | |
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1983 | Producer | |
1982 | Executive Producer | |
1980 | Producer | |
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1979 | Producer | |
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1978 | Producer | |
1977 | Supervising Producer | |
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1976 | Producer | |
1975 | Producer | |
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1974 | Producer | |
1972 | Producer | |
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1968 | Producer | |
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1961 | Producer | |
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1957 | Producer | |
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1956 | Producer | |
1954 | Producer | |
1953 | Producer | |
1950 | Associate Producer | |
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Directing
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1982 | Director | |
1979 | Director | |
1978 | Director | |
1974 | Action Director | |
1972 | Second Unit Director | |
1971 | Director | |
1968 | Director | |
1966 | Director | |
1965 | Director | |
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1957 | Director | |
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1953 | Director | |
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