David Allen
Born: 1944-10-22 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 1999-08-16
Known For: Visual Effects
Biography
David W. Allen (October 22, 1944 – August 16, 1999) was an American film and television stop motion model (puppet) animator. Allen provided special effects on such productions as The Howling, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Young Sherlock Holmes (for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination), Willow and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. He also had a long association with producer Charles Band, working on such films as Dolls, Puppet Master, Bride of Re-Animator, Subspecies and Demonic Toys.
Filmography
2024
2023
- The Primevals ... (Story)
2006
- The Magic Treasure ... (Director)
1997
- Galgameth ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
1996
- Oblivion 2: Backlash ... (Visual Effects Director)
1995
- Prehysteria! 3 ... (Visual Effects)
1994
- Puppet Master 5 ... (Visual Effects)
- Oblivion ... (Visual Effects Director)
- Prehysteria! 2 ... (Visual Effects)
- Bloodlust: Subspecies III ... (Animation)
1993
- Freaked ... (Animation)
- Robot Wars ... (Visual Effects)
- Prehysteria! ... (VFX Supervisor)
- Puppet Master 4 ... (Visual Effects)
- Dollman vs. Demonic Toys ... (Animation)
1992
- Doctor Mordrid ... (Animation)
- Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge ... (Visual Effects)
1991
- Subspecies ... (Visual Effects)
- Highway to Hell ... (Thanks)
1990
- Puppet Master II ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
- Crash and Burn ... (Special Effects)
- Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II" as Self
1986
- Dolls ... (Visual Effects)
1985
- Young Sherlock Holmes ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
- The Stuff ... (Visual Effects)
1984
- The Dungeonmaster ... (Director)
1983
- Twilight Zone: The Movie ... (Visual Effects)
- The Hunger ... (Special Effects)
1982
- Q: The Winged Serpent ... (Visual Effects)
- Vincent ... (Thanks)
1981
- The Howling ... (Visual Effects)
- Caveman ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
1978
- Laserblast ... (Visual Effects)
1974
- Flesh Gordon ... (Visual Effects)
1972
- Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast From Hell as Zorgon
1971
- King Kong Color Test Footage ... (Director)
1970
- Equinox ... (Special Effects)
1968
- Raiders of the Stone Ring ... (Director)
1967
- The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural ... (Special Effects)
1965
- Taurus Test Footage ... (Director)
1956
- Gumby ... (Special Effects)