David Allen
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- October 22, 1944, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- August 16, 1999
- Movies
- 12
David W. Allen (October 22, 1944 – August 16, 1999) was an American film and television stop motion model (puppet) animator.
Allen provided special effects on such productions as The Howling, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Young Sherlock Holmes (for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination), Willow and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. He also had a long association with producer Charles Band, working on such films as Dolls, Puppet Master, Bride of Re-Animator, Subspecies and Demonic Toys.
Best-Known Movies
Puppet Master II
1990
The Dungeonmaster
1984
The Primevals
2023
Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast From Hell
1972
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003
The Magic Treasure
2006
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
2024
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II"
1990
No Strings Attached: A Behind the Scenes Look at Puppet Master
1989
King Kong Color Test Footage
1971
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2023 | The Primevals | Director |
| 2006 | The Magic Treasure | Director |
| 1990 | Puppet Master II | Director |
| 1984 | The Dungeonmaster | Director, Writer |
| 1971 | King Kong Color Test Footage | Director |
| 1968 | Raiders of the Stone Ring | Director, Writer |
| 1965 | Taurus Test Footage | Director |
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