Irwin Allen
View on IMDb ↗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
Music by John Williams
Inside 'the Swarm'
The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen
The Merv Griffin Show
Ciné regardsFilmography (6)
Crew (39)
- 2018Lost in SpaceCreator
- 1998Lost in SpaceScreenplay
- 1986Outrage!Producer
- 1985Alice in WonderlandProducer
- 1983Cave-In!Producer
- 1982Terror at AlcatrazExecutive Producer
- 1982Aliens From Another PlanetDirector
- 1980The Memory of Eva RykerProducer
- 1980The Night the Bridge Fell DownProducer
- 1980When Time Ran Out...Producer
- 1979Hanging by a ThreadProducer
- 1979Beyond the Poseidon AdventureProducer
- 1979Hanging by a ThreadProducer
- 1978The SwarmProducer
- 1977Fire!Producer
- 1977Flood!Producer
- 1977Viva Knievel!Supervising Producer
- 1976Time TravelersProducer
- 1975The Swiss Family RobinsonProducer
- 1975The Swiss Family RobinsonCreator
- 1975Adventures of the QueenStory
- 1974The Towering InfernoAction Director
- 1973Lost in SpaceOriginal Series Creator
- 1972The Poseidon AdventureSecond Unit Director
- 1971City Beneath the SeaProducer
- 1968Land of the GiantsCreator
- 1966The Time TunnelCreator
- 1965Lost in SpaceCreator
- 1965Lost in Space - No Place to HideDirector
- 1964Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaCreator
- 1962Five Weeks in a BalloonProducer
- 1961Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaStory
- 1960The Lost WorldScreenplay
- 1959The Big CircusStory
- 1957The Story of MankindDirector
- 1956The Animal WorldWriter
- 1954Dangerous MissionProducer
- 1953The Sea Around UsProducer
- 1950Where Danger LivesAssociate Producer