Irwin Allen
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.
Personal Details
Movies (34)
Music by John Williams
as Self - Producer, The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno (archive footage)
2024
Lost in Space
Screenplay (Writing)
1998
The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen
1995
Outrage!
Producer (Production)
1986
Cave-In!
Producer (Production)
1983
Terror at Alcatraz
Executive Producer (Production)
1982
Aliens From Another Planet
Director (Directing)
1982
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
Producer (Production)
1980
The Memory of Eva Ryker
Producer (Production)
1980
When Time Ran Out...
Producer (Production)
1980
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Producer (Production)
1979
Hanging by a Thread
Producer (Production)
1979
The Swarm
Director (Directing)
1978
Inside 'the Swarm'
as Self
1978
Viva Knievel!
Supervising Producer (Production)
1977
Flood!
Producer (Production)
1977
Fire!
Producer (Production)
1977
Time Travelers
Producer (Production)
1976
The Swiss Family Robinson
Producer (Production)
1975
Adventures of the Queen
Producer (Production)
1975
The Towering Inferno
Producer (Production)
1974
Lost in Space
Original Series Creator (Writing)
1973
The Poseidon Adventure
Producer (Production)
1972
City Beneath the Sea
Director (Directing)
1971
Lost in Space - No Place to Hide
Director (Directing)
1965
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Director (Directing)
1962
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Director (Directing)
1961
The Lost World
Screenplay (Writing)
1960
The Big Circus
Producer (Production)
1959
The Story of Mankind
Writer (Writing)
1957
The Animal World
Director (Directing)
1956
Dangerous Mission
Producer (Production)
1954
The Sea Around Us
Writer (Writing)
1953
Where Danger Lives
Associate Producer (Production)
1950
TV Shows (9)
Lost in Space
Creator (Creator)
2018
Alice in Wonderland
Producer (Production)
1985
The Swiss Family Robinson
Producer (Production)
1975
Film '72
as Self
1971
Land of the Giants
Producer (Production)
1968
The Time Tunnel
Director (Directing)
1966
Lost in Space
Producer (Production)
1965
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Writer (Writing)
1964
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962