Irwin Allen
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- June 12, 1916, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- November 2, 1991
- Movies
- 29
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2024 | Music by John Williams | Self - Producer, The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno (archive footage) |
| 1995 | The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen | Self (archive footage) |
| 1978 | Inside 'the Swarm' | Self |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1998 | Lost in Space | Screenplay |
| 1986 | Outrage! | Producer |
| 1983 | Cave-In! | Producer |
| 1982 | Aliens From Another Planet | Director, Writer |
| 1980 | The Night the Bridge Fell Down | Producer |
| 1980 | The Memory of Eva Ryker | Producer |
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out... | Producer |
| 1979 | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure | Producer, Director |
| 1978 | The Swarm | Director, Producer |
| 1977 | Flood! | Producer |
| 1977 | Fire! | Producer |
| 1976 | Time Travelers | Producer |
| 1975 | The Swiss Family Robinson | Producer |
| 1975 | Adventures of the Queen | Producer |
| 1974 | The Towering Inferno | Producer |
| 1972 | The Poseidon Adventure | Producer |
| 1971 | City Beneath the Sea | Director, Producer |
| 1965 | Lost in Space - No Place to Hide | Director |
| 1962 | Five Weeks in a Balloon | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1961 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1960 | The Lost World | Screenplay, Producer, Director |
| 1959 | The Big Circus | Producer, Screenplay |
| 1957 | The Story of Mankind | Writer, Producer, Director |
| 1956 | The Animal World | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1954 | Dangerous Mission | Producer |
| 1953 | The Sea Around Us | Writer, Director, Producer |
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