Irwin Allen
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Irwin Allen

Jun 12, 1916 - New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Movie1978Inside 'the Swarm'Self
Movie2024Music by John WilliamsSelf - Producer, The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno (archive footage)
TV Show1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf1

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Movie1972The Poseidon AdventureProducerProduction
Movie1960The Lost WorldDirectorDirecting
Movie1960The Lost WorldProducerProduction
Movie1960The Lost WorldScreenplayWriting
Movie1983Cave-In!ProducerProduction
Movie1998Lost in SpaceScreenplayWriting
Movie1961Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaProducerProduction
Movie1961Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaScreenplayWriting
Movie1961Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaDirectorDirecting
Movie1974The Towering InfernoProducerProduction
Movie1979Beyond the Poseidon AdventureDirectorDirecting
Movie1979Beyond the Poseidon AdventureProducerProduction
Movie1962Five Weeks in a BalloonDirectorDirecting
Movie1957The Story of MankindWriterWriting
Movie1978The SwarmDirectorDirecting
Movie1980When Time Ran Out...ProducerProduction
Movie1971City Beneath the SeaStoryWriting
Movie1971City Beneath the SeaDirectorDirecting
Movie1980The Memory of Eva RykerProducerProduction
Movie1975Adventures of the QueenProducerProduction
Movie1953The Sea Around UsDirectorDirecting
Movie1953The Sea Around UsWriterWriting
Movie1971City Beneath the SeaProducerProduction
Movie1954Dangerous MissionProducerProduction
Movie1956The Animal WorldDirectorDirecting
Movie1956The Animal WorldProducerProduction
Movie1956The Animal WorldWriterWriting
Movie1959The Big CircusScreenplayWriting
Movie1959The Big CircusProducerProduction
Movie1959The Big CircusStoryWriting
Movie1976Time TravelersProducerProduction
Movie1982Terror at AlcatrazExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie1978The SwarmProducerProduction
Movie1957The Story of MankindProducerProduction
Movie1957The Story of MankindAssociate ProducerProduction
Movie1957The Story of MankindDirectorDirecting
Movie1975Adventures of the QueenStoryWriting
Movie1961Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaStoryWriting
Movie1953The Sea Around UsProducerProduction
Movie1974The Towering InfernoAction DirectorDirecting
Movie1972The Poseidon AdventureSecond Unit DirectorDirecting
Movie1962Five Weeks in a BalloonScreenplayWriting
Movie1950Where Danger LivesAssociate ProducerProduction
Movie1975The Swiss Family RobinsonProducerProduction
Movie1973Lost in SpaceOriginal Series CreatorWriting
Movie1982Aliens From Another PlanetWriterWriting
Movie1982Aliens From Another PlanetDirectorDirecting
Movie1986Outrage!ProducerProduction
Movie1977Viva Knievel!Supervising ProducerProduction
Movie1979Hanging by a ThreadProducerProduction
Movie1977Fire!ProducerProduction
Movie1977Flood!ProducerProduction
Movie1965Lost in Space - No Place to HideDirectorDirecting
Movie1980The Night the Bridge Fell DownProducerProduction
TV Show1966The Time TunnelDirectorDirecting
TV Show1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaWriterWriting
TV Show1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaDirectorDirecting
TV Show1965Lost in SpaceProducerProduction
TV Show1968Land of the GiantsProducerProduction
TV Show1968Land of the GiantsDirectorDirecting
TV Show1975The Swiss Family RobinsonProducerProduction
TV Show1985Alice in WonderlandProducerProduction
TV Show1968Land of the GiantsStoryWriting
TV Show1966The Time TunnelProducerProduction
TV Show1966The Time TunnelStoryWriting
TV Show1966The Time TunnelCreatorCreator
TV Show1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaCreatorCreator
TV Show1968Land of the GiantsCreatorCreator
TV Show1965Lost in SpaceCreatorCreator
TV Show1975The Swiss Family RobinsonCreatorCreator
TV Show2018Lost in SpaceCreatorCreator