Person
Irwin Allen
Production · 1916–1991 · New York City, New York, USA
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
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Lost in Space
Producer
Lost in Space
Creator
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Writer
Film '72
Self
The Time Tunnel
Director
Land of the Giants
Producer
The Towering Inferno
Producer
The Poseidon Adventure
Producer
Lost in Space
Screenplay
Filmography
- 2024Music by John WilliamsSelf - Producer, The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno (archive footage)
- 2018Lost in SpaceCreator
- 1998Lost in SpaceScreenplay
- 1995The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin AllenSelf (archive footage)
- 1986Outrage!Producer
- 1985Alice in WonderlandProducer
- 1983Cave-In!Producer
- 1982Terror at AlcatrazExecutive Producer
- 1982Aliens From Another PlanetWriter
- 1980The Night the Bridge Fell DownProducer
- 1980The Memory of Eva RykerProducer
- 1980When Time Ran Out...Producer
- 1979Beyond the Poseidon AdventureDirector
- 1979Hanging by a ThreadProducer
- 1979Hanging by a ThreadProducer
- 1978The SwarmDirector
- 1978Inside 'the Swarm'Self
- 1977Viva Knievel!Supervising Producer
- 1977Flood!Producer
- 1977Fire!Producer
- 1976Time TravelersProducer
- 1975The Swiss Family RobinsonProducer
- 1975The Swiss Family RobinsonProducer
- 1975Adventures of the QueenProducer
- 1974The Towering InfernoProducer
- 1973Lost in SpaceOriginal Series Creator
- 1972The Poseidon AdventureProducer
- 1971Film '72Self
- 1971City Beneath the SeaStory
- 1968Land of the GiantsProducer
- 1966The Time TunnelDirector
- 1965Lost in SpaceProducer
- 1965Lost in Space - No Place to HideDirector
- 1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaWriter
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1962Five Weeks in a BalloonDirector
- 1961Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaProducer
- 1960The Lost WorldDirector
- 1959The Big CircusScreenplay
- 1957The Story of MankindWriter
- 1956The Animal WorldDirector
- 1954Dangerous MissionProducer
- 1953The Sea Around UsDirector
- 1950Where Danger LivesAssociate Producer
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