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William Alland

Production
81 years oldDelmar, Delaware, USA

Biography

William Alland was an American actor, film producer and writer, mainly of Western and science-fiction/monster films, including This Island Earth, It Came From Outer Space, Tarantula!, The Deadly Mantis, The Mole People, The Colossus of New York, The Space Children, and the three Creature from the Black Lagoon films.

Personal Details

Born
March 4, 1916 - November 11, 1997 (age 81)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Delmar, Delaware, USA
Known For
Production

Movies (38)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.5

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2014

The Battle Over Citizen Kane
7.3

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

as Self

1996

The Complete 'Citizen Kane'

The Complete 'Citizen Kane'

as "News on the March" narrator

1991

F for Fake
7.4

F for Fake

as Self

1973

The Rare Breed
6.1

The Rare Breed

Producer (Production)

1966

The Deadly Mantis

The Deadly Mantis

Writer (Writing)

1966

Look in Any Window
5.6

Look in Any Window

Director (Directing)

1961

Raw Wind in Eden
5.1

Raw Wind in Eden

Producer (Production)

1958

The Party Crashers
4.7

The Party Crashers

Story (Writing)

1958

The Colossus of New York
5.5

The Colossus of New York

Producer (Production)

1958

The Space Children
4.0

The Space Children

Producer (Production)

1958

The Lady Takes a Flyer
3.6

The Lady Takes a Flyer

Producer (Production)

1958

The Land Unknown
5.6

The Land Unknown

Producer (Production)

1957

The Deadly Mantis
4.9

The Deadly Mantis

Story (Writing)

1957

Gun for a Coward
5.6

Gun for a Coward

Producer (Production)

1956

The Mole People
5.1

The Mole People

Producer (Production)

1956

The Creature Walks Among Us
5.4

The Creature Walks Among Us

Producer (Production)

1956

Tarantula
6.5

Tarantula

Producer (Production)

1955

This Island Earth
6.0

This Island Earth

Producer (Production)

1955

Chief Crazy Horse
5.6

Chief Crazy Horse

Producer (Production)

1955

Revenge of the Creature
5.6

Revenge of the Creature

Story (Writing)

1955

Four Guns to the Border
4.9

Four Guns to the Border

Producer (Production)

1954

Dawn at Socorro
7.2

Dawn at Socorro

Producer (Production)

1954

Johnny Dark
5.0

Johnny Dark

Producer (Production)

1954

Creature from the Black Lagoon
6.8

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Producer (Production)

1954

The Stand at Apache River
6.0

The Stand at Apache River

Producer (Production)

1953

It Came from Outer Space
6.3

It Came from Outer Space

Producer (Production)

1953

The Lawless Breed
6.6

The Lawless Breed

Story (Writing)

1952

The Raiders
5.7

The Raiders

Producer (Production)

1952

The Black Castle
6.4

The Black Castle

Producer (Production)

1952

Flesh and Fury
6.1

Flesh and Fury

Story (Writing)

1952

Cave of Outlaws
5.2

Cave of Outlaws

Associate Producer (Production)

1951

Macbeth
7.3

Macbeth

as Second Murderer

1948

The Lady from Shanghai
7.3

The Lady from Shanghai

as Reporter (uncredited)

1947

The Falcon Takes Over
6.2

The Falcon Takes Over

as Reporter (Uncredited)

1942

Citizen Kane
8.0

Citizen Kane

as Jerry Thompson/Narrator

1941

Tom, Dick and Harry
5.7

Tom, Dick and Harry

as Newsreel Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

1941

Too Much Johnson
5.3

Too Much Johnson

Editor (Editing)

1938