Irwin Allen

Irwin Allen

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Irwin Allen

  • Birthday:

    1916-06-12

  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Production

  • Popularity: 0.5078
  • Also Known As

Irwin Allen

Biography

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.

Top Movie Cast

Inside 'the Swarm'
Inside 'the Swarm'true- Self

1978-01-01

10.0
Music by John Williams
Music by John Williamstrue- Self - Producer, The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno (archive footage)

2024-11-01

8.0

Top Movie Crew

The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventuretrue

Production

1972-12-01

7.1
The Lost World
The Lost Worldtrue

Directing

1960-07-13

5.7
The Lost World
The Lost Worldtrue

Production

1960-07-13

5.7
The Lost World
The Lost Worldtrue

Writing

1960-07-13

5.7
Cave-In!
Cave-In!true

Production

1983-06-19

4.5
Lost in Space
Lost in Spacetrue

Writing

1998-04-03

5.4
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Seatrue

Production

1961-07-12

5.7
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Seatrue

Writing

1961-07-12

5.7
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Seatrue

Directing

1961-07-12

5.7
The Towering Inferno
The Towering Infernotrue

Production

1974-12-14

7.0
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Beyond the Poseidon Adventuretrue

Directing

1979-05-18

5.0
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Beyond the Poseidon Adventuretrue

Production

1979-05-18

5.0
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloontrue

Directing

1962-08-22

5.4
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankindtrue

Writing

1957-11-08

4.5
The Swarm
The Swarmtrue

Directing

1978-07-14

4.9
When Time Ran Out...
When Time Ran Out...true

Production

1980-03-28

5.3
City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Seatrue

Writing

1971-07-16

4.1
City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Seatrue

Directing

1971-07-16

4.1
The Memory of Eva Ryker
The Memory of Eva Rykertrue

Production

1980-05-05

6.0
Adventures of the Queen
Adventures of the Queentrue

Production

1975-02-14

4.8
The Sea Around Us
The Sea Around Ustrue

Directing

1953-06-30

6.2
The Sea Around Us
The Sea Around Ustrue

Writing

1953-06-30

6.2
City Beneath the Sea
City Beneath the Seatrue

Production

1971-07-16

4.1
Dangerous Mission
Dangerous Missiontrue

Production

1954-03-06

5.8
The Animal World
The Animal Worldtrue

Directing

1956-05-30

6.6
The Animal World
The Animal Worldtrue

Production

1956-05-30

6.6
The Animal World
The Animal Worldtrue

Writing

1956-05-30

6.6
The Big Circus
The Big Circustrue

Writing

1959-07-05

6.5
The Big Circus
The Big Circustrue

Production

1959-07-05

6.5
The Big Circus
The Big Circustrue

Writing

1959-07-05

6.5
Time Travelers
Time Travelerstrue

Production

1976-03-19

6.2
Terror at Alcatraz
Terror at Alcatraztrue

Production

1982-07-04

0.0
The Swarm
The Swarmtrue

Production

1978-07-14

4.9
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankindtrue

Production

1957-11-08

4.5
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankindtrue

Production

1957-11-08

4.5
The Story of Mankind
The Story of Mankindtrue

Directing

1957-11-08

4.5
Adventures of the Queen
Adventures of the Queentrue

Writing

1975-02-14

4.8
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Seatrue

Writing

1961-07-12

5.7
The Sea Around Us
The Sea Around Ustrue

Production

1953-06-30

6.2
The Towering Inferno
The Towering Infernotrue

Directing

1974-12-14

7.0
The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventuretrue

Directing

1972-12-01

7.1
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloontrue

Writing

1962-08-22

5.4
Where Danger Lives
Where Danger Livestrue

Production

1950-11-16

6.4
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinsontrue

Production

1975-04-15

0.0
Lost in Space
Lost in Spacetrue

Writing

1973-09-08

0.0
Aliens From Another Planet
Aliens From Another Planettrue

Writing

1982-03-10

5.0
Aliens From Another Planet
Aliens From Another Planettrue

Directing

1982-03-10

5.0
Outrage!
Outrage!true

Production

1986-01-01

5.0
Viva Knievel!
Viva Knievel!true

Production

1977-06-10

3.6
Hanging by a Thread
Hanging by a Threadtrue

Production

1979-05-08

5.7
Fire!
Fire!true

Production

1977-05-08

6.7
Flood!
Flood!true

Production

1977-06-05

4.9
Lost in Space - No Place to Hide
Lost in Space - No Place to Hidetrue

Directing

1965-01-01

0.0
The Night the Bridge Fell Down
The Night the Bridge Fell Downtrue

Production

1980-09-06

5.2

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