Irwin Allen
Born: 1916-06-12 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1991-11-02
Known For: Production
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.
Filmography
2024
- Music by John Williams as Self - Producer, The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno (archive footage)
2018
- Lost in Space ... (Creator)
1998
- Lost in Space ... (Screenplay)
1986
- Outrage! ... (Producer)
1985
- Alice in Wonderland ... (Producer)
1983
- Cave-In! ... (Producer)
1982
- Aliens From Another Planet ... (Director)
- Terror at Alcatraz ... (Executive Producer)
1980
- When Time Ran Out... ... (Producer)
- The Night the Bridge Fell Down ... (Producer)
- The Memory of Eva Ryker ... (Producer)
1979
- Beyond the Poseidon Adventure ... (Director)
- Hanging by a Thread ... (Producer)
1978
- The Swarm ... (Director)
- Inside 'the Swarm' as Self
1977
- Flood! ... (Producer)
- Viva Knievel! ... (Supervising Producer)
- Fire! ... (Producer)
1976
- Time Travelers ... (Producer)
1975
- The Swiss Family Robinson ... (Producer)
- The Swiss Family Robinson ... (Producer)
- Adventures of the Queen ... (Producer)
1974
- The Towering Inferno ... (Producer)
1973
- Lost in Space ... (Original Series Creator)
1972
- The Poseidon Adventure ... (Producer)
1971
- City Beneath the Sea ... (Director)
- Film '72 as Self
1968
- Land of the Giants ... (Director)
1966
- The Time Tunnel ... (Director)
1965
- Lost in Space ... (Producer)
- Lost in Space - No Place to Hide ... (Director)
1964
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ... (Writer)
1962
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- Five Weeks in a Balloon ... (Director)
1961
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ... (Director)
1960
- The Lost World ... (Director)
1959
- The Big Circus ... (Producer)
1957
- The Story of Mankind ... (Writer)
1956
- The Animal World ... (Director)
1954
- Dangerous Mission ... (Producer)
1953
- The Sea Around Us ... (Director)
1950
- Where Danger Lives ... (Associate Producer)