Irwin Allen
Production
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
Production33
movieOutrage!
1986
Producer
tvAlice in Wonderland
1985
Producer
movieCave-In!
1983
Producer
movieTerror at Alcatraz
1982
Executive Producer
movieThe Memory of Eva Ryker
1980
Producer
movieWhen Time Ran Out...
1980
Producer
movieHanging by a Thread
1979
Producer
tvHanging by a Thread
1979
Producer
movieThe Swarm
1978
Producer
movieViva Knievel!
1977
Supervising Producer
movieFlood!
1977
Producer
movieFire!
1977
Producer
movieTime Travelers
1976
Producer
tvThe Swiss Family Robinson
1975
Producer
movieAdventures of the Queen
1975
Producer
movieThe Towering Inferno
1974
Producer
movieThe Poseidon Adventure
1972
Producer
movieCity Beneath the Sea
1971
Producer
tvLand of the Giants
1968
Producer
tvThe Time Tunnel
1966
Producer
tvLost in Space
1965
Producer
movieFive Weeks in a Balloon
1962
Producer
movieThe Lost World
1960
Producer
movieThe Big Circus
1959
Producer
movieThe Story of Mankind
1957
Producer, Associate Producer
movieThe Animal World
1956
Producer
movieDangerous Mission
1954
Producer
movieThe Sea Around Us
1953
Producer
movieWhere Danger Lives
1950
Associate Producer
Directing16
movieThe Swarm
1978
Director
movieThe Towering Inferno
1974
Action Director
movieThe Poseidon Adventure
1972
Second Unit Director
movieCity Beneath the Sea
1971
Director
tvLand of the Giants
1968
Director
tvThe Time Tunnel
1966
Director
movieFive Weeks in a Balloon
1962
Director
movieThe Lost World
1960
Director
movieThe Story of Mankind
1957
Director
movieThe Animal World
1956
Director
movieThe Sea Around Us
1953
Director
Writing15
movieLost in Space
1998
Screenplay
movieLost in Space
1973
Original Series Creator
movieFive Weeks in a Balloon
1962
Screenplay
movieVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
Screenplay, Story
movieThe Lost World
1960
Screenplay
movieThe Big Circus
1959
Screenplay, Story
Acting6
movieMusic by John Williams
2024
Self - Producer, The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno (archive footage)
movieThe Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen
1995
Self (archive footage)
Creator6
tvLost in Space
2018
Creator
tvLand of the Giants
1968
Creator
tvThe Time Tunnel
1966
Creator
tvLost in Space
1965
Creator