Irwin Allen

Producer

1916-06-12 – 1991-11-02 · New York City, New York, USA

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.

• Lost in Space (1998) — Screenplay
• The Towering Inferno (1974) — Producer, Action Director
• The Poseidon Adventure (1972) — Producer, Second Unit Director
• The Swarm (1978) — Director, Producer
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) — Producer, Screenplay, Director, Story
• Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) — Director, Producer
• The Lost World (1960) — Director, Producer, Screenplay
• When Time Ran Out... (1980) — Producer
• Where Danger Lives (1950) — Associate Producer
• Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) — Director, Screenplay, Producer
• The Story of Mankind (1957) — Writer, Producer, Associate Producer, Director
• Dangerous Mission (1954) — Producer
• City Beneath the Sea (1971) — Story, Director, Producer
• Viva Knievel! (1977) — Supervising Producer
• The Big Circus (1959) — Screenplay, Producer, Story
• Time Travelers (1976) — Producer
• Fire! (1977) — Producer
• Flood! (1977) — Producer
• The Sea Around Us (1953) — Director, Writer, Producer
• The Night the Bridge Fell Down (1980) — Producer
• Outrage! (1986) — Producer
• The Animal World (1956) — Director, Producer, Writer
• Cave-In! (1983) — Producer
• Adventures of the Queen (1975) — Producer, Story