Acting credits
4
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Irwin Allen
Production
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
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Movies: 34Series: 8Crew credits: 38
TMDB ID: 7506
IMDb ID: nm0000740
Known for: Production
Born: June 12, 1916
Died: November 2, 1991
Age: 75
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1950 - 2024
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.33
Wikidata: Q740071
Other jobs
Producer (18)Director (9)Writer (3)Screenplay (2)Associate Producer (1)Creator (1)Executive Producer (1)Original Series Creator (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Irwin Allen.
8.1
Music by John Williams
as Self - Producer, The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno (archive footage)
2024 Movie
5.4
Lost in Space
Screenplay
1998 Movie
6.0
The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen
as Self (archive footage)
1995 Movie
5.0
Outrage!
Producer
1986 Movie
4.1
Cave-In!
Producer
1983 Movie
Terror at Alcatraz
Executive Producer
1982 Movie
3.5
Aliens From Another Planet
Writer
1982 Movie
5.9
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
Producer
1980 Movie
6.0
The Memory of Eva Ryker
Producer
1980 Movie
5.4
When Time Ran Out...
Producer
1980 Movie
5.1
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Director
1979 Movie
5.8
Hanging by a Thread
Producer
1979 Movie
5.0
The Swarm
Director
1978 Movie
7.0
Inside 'the Swarm'
as Self
1978 Movie
3.6
Viva Knievel!
Supervising Producer
1977 Movie
5.0
Flood!
Producer
1977 Movie
6.9
Fire!
Producer
1977 Movie
6.2
Time Travelers
Producer
1976 Movie
6.0
The Swiss Family Robinson
Producer
1975 Movie
4.8
Adventures of the Queen
Producer
1975 Movie
7.0
The Towering Inferno
Producer
1974 Movie
Lost in Space
Original Series Creator
1973 Movie
7.1
The Poseidon Adventure
Producer
1972 Movie
4.2
City Beneath the Sea
Story
1971 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Irwin Allen.
7.5
Lost in Space
Creator
2018 Series
6.8
Alice in Wonderland
Producer • 2 eps
1985 Series
6.2
The Swiss Family Robinson
Producer • 20 eps
1975 Series
6.7
Land of the Giants
Director • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.6
The Time Tunnel
Director • 1 eps
1966 Series
7.1
Lost in Space
Producer • 83 eps
1965 Series
7.7
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Writer • 2 eps
1964 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series