Irwin Allen
- Production
- June 12, 1916 · New York City, New York, USA
- November 2, 1991
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Music by John Williams · Self
- Lost in Space · Creator
- Lost in Space · Screenplay
- The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen · Self
- Outrage! · Producer
- Alice in Wonderland · Producer
- Cave-In! · Producer
- Terror at Alcatraz · Executive producer
- Aliens From Another Planet · Writer, Director
- The Night the Bridge Fell Down · Producer
- The Memory of Eva Ryker · Producer
- When Time Ran Out... · Producer
- Beyond the Poseidon Adventure · Director, Producer
- Hanging by a Thread · Producer
- The Swarm · Director, Producer
- Ciné regards · Self
- Inside 'the Swarm' · Self
- Viva Knievel! · Supervising Producer
- Flood! · Producer
- Fire! · Producer
- Time Travelers · Producer
- The Swiss Family Robinson · Producer, Creator
- The Swiss Family Robinson · Producer
- Adventures of the Queen · Producer, Story
- The Towering Inferno · Producer, Action Director
- Lost in Space · Original Series Creator
- The Poseidon Adventure · Producer, Second Unit Director
- Film '72 · Self
- City Beneath the Sea · Story, Director
- Land of the Giants · Director, Producer
- The Time Tunnel · Director, Producer
- Lost in Space · Producer, Creator
- Lost in Space - No Place to Hide · Director
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea · Writer, Director
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- Five Weeks in a Balloon · Director, Screenplay
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea · Producer, Screenplay
- The Lost World · Director, Producer
- The Big Circus · Screenplay, Producer
- The Story of Mankind · Writer, Producer
- The Animal World · Director, Producer
- Dangerous Mission · Producer
- The Sea Around Us · Director, Writer
- Where Danger Lives · Associate Producer