Irwin Allen
Known For
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 12, 1916 (110 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2024 | Music by John WilliamsSelf - Producer, The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno (archive footage) | |
| 1995 | The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin AllenSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1978 | Inside 'the Swarm'Self | |
| 1971 | Film '72Self | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSelf |
| 1986 | Outrage!Producer | |
| 1985 | Alice in WonderlandProducer | |
| 1983 | Cave-In!Producer | |
| 1982 | Terror at AlcatrazExecutive Producer | |
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out...Producer | |
| 1980 | The Memory of Eva RykerProducer | |
| 1980 | The Night the Bridge Fell DownProducer | |
| 1979 | Beyond the Poseidon AdventureProducer | |
| 1979 | Hanging by a ThreadProducer | |
| 1979 | Hanging by a ThreadProducer | |
| 1978 | The SwarmProducer | |
| 1977 | Viva Knievel!Supervising Producer | |
| 1977 | Fire!Producer | |
| 1977 | Flood!Producer | |
| 1976 | Time TravelersProducer | |
| 1975 | Adventures of the QueenProducer | |
| 1975 | The Swiss Family RobinsonProducer | |
| 1975 | The Swiss Family RobinsonProducer | |
| 1974 | The Towering InfernoProducer | |
| 1972 | The Poseidon AdventureProducer | |
| 1971 | City Beneath the SeaProducer | |
| 1968 | Land of the GiantsProducer | |
| 1966 | The Time TunnelProducer | |
| 1965 | Lost in SpaceProducer | |
| 1962 | Five Weeks in a BalloonProducer | |
| 1961 | Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaProducer | |
| 1960 | The Lost WorldProducer | |
| 1959 | The Big CircusProducer | |
| 1957 | The Story of MankindAssociate Producer | |
| 1957 | The Story of MankindProducer | |
| 1956 | The Animal WorldProducer | |
| 1954 | Dangerous MissionProducer | |
| 1953 | The Sea Around UsProducer | |
| 1950 | Where Danger LivesAssociate Producer |
| 1982 | Aliens From Another PlanetDirector | |
| 1979 | Beyond the Poseidon AdventureDirector | |
| 1978 | The SwarmDirector | |
| 1974 | The Towering InfernoAction Director | |
| 1972 | The Poseidon AdventureSecond Unit Director | |
| 1971 | City Beneath the SeaDirector | |
| 1968 | Land of the GiantsDirector | |
| 1966 | The Time TunnelDirector | |
| 1965 | Lost in Space - No Place to HideDirector | |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaDirector | |
| 1962 | Five Weeks in a BalloonDirector | |
| 1961 | Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaDirector | |
| 1960 | The Lost WorldDirector | |
| 1957 | The Story of MankindDirector | |
| 1956 | The Animal WorldDirector | |
| 1953 | The Sea Around UsDirector |
| 1998 | Lost in SpaceScreenplay | |
| 1982 | Aliens From Another PlanetWriter | |
| 1975 | Adventures of the QueenStory | |
| 1973 | Lost in SpaceOriginal Series Creator | |
| 1971 | City Beneath the SeaStory | |
| 1968 | Land of the GiantsStory | |
| 1966 | The Time TunnelStory | |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaWriter | |
| 1962 | Five Weeks in a BalloonScreenplay | |
| 1961 | Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaScreenplay | |
| 1961 | Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaStory | |
| 1960 | The Lost WorldScreenplay | |
| 1959 | The Big CircusStory | |
| 1959 | The Big CircusScreenplay | |
| 1957 | The Story of MankindWriter | |
| 1956 | The Animal WorldWriter | |
| 1953 | The Sea Around UsWriter |