Filmography
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Known For
The Towering Inferno Producer (1974) -
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Writer (1964-1968) -
The Time Tunnel Writer (1966-1967) -
Known For
The Sea Around Us Writer (1953) -
Producer
Outrage! (1986) -
Alice in Wonderland (1985) -
Cave In! (1983) -
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Aliens from Another Planet (1982) -
Code Red (1981-1982) -
The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980) -
When Time Ran Out... (1980) -
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Hanging by a Thread (1979) -
![The Swarm]( "The Swarm")
The Swarm (1978) -
![The Return of Captain Nemo]( "The Return of Captain Nemo")
The Return of Captain Nemo (1978) -
![Viva Knievel!]( "Viva Knievel!")
Viva Knievel! (1977) -
![Fire]( "Fire")
Fire (1977) -
![Flood]( "Flood")
Flood (1976) -
![Time Travelers]( "Time Travelers")
Time Travelers (1976) -
![Swiss Family Robinson]( "Swiss Family Robinson")
Swiss Family Robinson (1975) -
![The Swiss Family Robinson]( "The Swiss Family Robinson")
The Swiss Family Robinson (1975) -
Adventures of the Queen (1975)
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![The Towering Inferno]( "The Towering Inferno")
The Towering Inferno (1974) -
![The Poseidon Adventure]( "The Poseidon Adventure")
The Poseidon Adventure (1972) -
![City Beneath the Sea]( "City Beneath the Sea")
City Beneath the Sea (1971) -
![Land of the Giants]( "Land of the Giants")
Land of the Giants (1968-1970) -
![City Beneath the Sea]( "City Beneath the Sea")
City Beneath the Sea (1969) -
![The Man from the 25th Century]( "The Man from the 25th Century")
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![Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]( "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea")
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964-1968) -
![Lost in Space]( "Lost in Space")
Lost in Space (1965-1968) -
![The Time Tunnel]( "The Time Tunnel")
The Time Tunnel (1966-1967) -
![Five Weeks in a Balloon]( "Five Weeks in a Balloon")
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) -
![Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]( "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea")
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![The Lost World]( "The Lost World")
The Lost World (1960) -
![The Big Circus]( "The Big Circus")
The Big Circus (1959) -
![The Story of Mankind]( "The Story of Mankind")
The Story of Mankind (1957) -
![The Animal World]( "The Animal World")
The Animal World (1956) -
![Dangerous Mission]( "Dangerous Mission")
Dangerous Mission (1954) -
![The Sea Around Us]( "The Sea Around Us")
The Sea Around Us (1953) -
![A Girl in Every Port]( "A Girl in Every Port")
A Girl in Every Port (1952) -
![Double Dynamite]( "Double Dynamite")
Double Dynamite (1951) -
Producer
![Where Danger Lives]( "Where Danger Lives")
Where Danger Lives (1950) -
Writer
![Lost in Space]( "Lost in Space")
Lost in Space (2018-2019) -
![The Time Tunnel]( "The Time Tunnel")
The Time Tunnel (2006) -
![The Robinsons: Lost in Space]( "The Robinsons: Lost in Space")
The Robinsons: Lost in Space (2004) -
![Lost in Space]( "Lost in Space")
Lost in Space (1998) -
![Aliens from Another Planet]( "Aliens from Another Planet")
Aliens from Another Planet (1982) -
![Time Travelers]( "Time Travelers")
Time Travelers (1976) -
Adventures of the Queen (1975)
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![City Beneath the Sea]( "City Beneath the Sea")
City Beneath the Sea (1971) -
![Land of the Giants]( "Land of the Giants")
Land of the Giants (1968-1970) -
![City Beneath the Sea]( "City Beneath the Sea")
City Beneath the Sea (1969) -
![The Man from the 25th Century]( "The Man from the 25th Century")
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![Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]( "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea")
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964-1968) -
![Lost in Space]( "Lost in Space")
Lost in Space (1965-1968) -
![The Time Tunnel]( "The Time Tunnel")
The Time Tunnel (1966-1967) -
![Five Weeks in a Balloon]( "Five Weeks in a Balloon")
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) -
![Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]( "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea")
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![The Lost World]( "The Lost World")
The Lost World (1960) -
![The Big Circus]( "The Big Circus")
The Big Circus (1959) -
![The Story of Mankind]( "The Story of Mankind")
The Story of Mankind (1957) -
![The Animal World]( "The Animal World")
The Animal World (1956) -
Writer
![The Sea Around Us]( "The Sea Around Us")
The Sea Around Us (1953) -
Director
![Aliens from Another Planet]( "Aliens from Another Planet")
Aliens from Another Planet (1982) -
![Beyond the Poseidon Adventure]( "Beyond the Poseidon Adventure")
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![The Swarm]( "The Swarm")
The Swarm (1978) -
![City Beneath the Sea]( "City Beneath the Sea")
City Beneath the Sea (1971) -
![City Beneath the Sea]( "City Beneath the Sea")
City Beneath the Sea (1969) -
![The Man from the 25th Century]( "The Man from the 25th Century")
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![Land of the Giants]( "Land of the Giants")
Land of the Giants (1968) -
![The Time Tunnel]( "The Time Tunnel")
The Time Tunnel (1966) -
![Lost in Space]( "Lost in Space")
Lost in Space (1965) -
![Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]( "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea")
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![Five Weeks in a Balloon]( "Five Weeks in a Balloon")
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) -
![Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]( "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea")
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![The Lost World]( "The Lost World")
The Lost World (1960) -
![The Story of Mankind]( "The Story of Mankind")
The Story of Mankind (1957) -
![The Animal World]( "The Animal World")
The Animal World (1956) -
Director
![The Sea Around Us]( "The Sea Around Us")
The Sea Around Us (1953) -
Actor
![Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]( "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea")
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Crewman (1964-1965) -
Archive footage
![Les Chroniques du Mea]( "Les Chroniques du Mea")
Les Chroniques du Mea (2018) -
Hollywood Science (2006)
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![Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years]( "Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years")
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Archive footage
![Backstory]( "Backstory")
Backstory (2000) -
![The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen]( "The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen")
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
![The Towering Inferno]( "The Towering Inferno")
The Towering Inferno (1974) -
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
![The Poseidon Adventure]( "The Poseidon Adventure")
The Poseidon Adventure (1972) -
Miscellaneous Crew
![Where Danger Lives]( "Where Danger Lives")
Where Danger Lives (1950) -
Script and Continuity Department
![The Sea Around Us]( "The Sea Around Us")
The Sea Around Us (1953)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
His production company was called Irwin Allen Productions.
Quotes
Nightmares are my best source of entertainment.
Trademark
Used a helicopter in every one of his disaster epics
Nickname
The Master of Disaster
Star Sign
Gemini
Personal Details
Born
New York City, New York, USA
Died
(age 75)
Santa Monica, California, USA
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