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"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964): Season 2: Episode 25 -- Peter Omir, a super-human android, will stop at nothing—not even the annihilation of the planet—in his quest to mine a powerful new element from the Earth’s core.
"Lost in Space" (1965): : -- Clip: Season 1 - Episode 8500 - No Place To Hide
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) -- US Home Video Trailer from 20th Century Fox
"Lost in Space" (1965): : -- A space colony family struggles to survive when a spy/accidental stowaway throws their ship hopelessly off course.
"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964): Season 2: Episode 11 -- In order to rescue a kidnapped scientist, Nelson infiltrates a mysterious toy company serving as a front for an enemy spy ring.

Overview

Date of Birth:
12 June 1916, New York City, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
2 November 1991, Santa Monica, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
A graduate of New York's Columbia School of Journalism, Irwin Allen was... more
Trivia:
His production company was called Irwin Allen Productions. more
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Up 8% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Producer, Writer, Director, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Self, Archive Footage
Producer:
  1. Outrage! (1986) (TV) (producer)
  2. Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) (producer)
    ... aka Alice Through the Looking Glass (USA: video title (second part title))
  3. Cave-In! (1983) (TV) (producer)
  4. The Night the Bridge Fell Down (1983) (TV) (producer)
  5. Aliens from Another Planet (1982) (TV) (producer)
  6. "Code Red" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1981) (producer) (1 episode, 1981)
        - Death of a Fireman (1981) TV episode (executive producer) (producer)
  7. Code Red (1981) (TV) (producer)
  8. The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980) (TV) (producer)
  9. When Time Ran Out... (1980) (producer)
    ... aka The Day the World Ended (Philippines: English title) (USA: video title)
    ... aka Earth's Final Fury (USA: TV title)

  10. Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) (producer)
  11. Hanging by a Thread (1979) (TV) (producer)
  12. The Swarm (1978) (producer)
  13. The Return of Captain Nemo (1978) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka The Amazing Captain Nemo (USA: theatrical title)
  14. Fire! (1977) (TV) (executive producer)
  15. Flood! (1976) (TV) (producer) (uncredited)
  16. Time Travelers (1976) (TV) (producer)
  17. "Swiss Family Robinson" (1975) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes, 1975-1976)
    ... aka Island of Adventure (UK)
  18. The Swiss Family Robinson (1975) (TV) (producer)
  19. Adventures of the Queen (1975) (TV) (producer)
  20. The Towering Inferno (1974) (producer)
  21. The Poseidon Adventure (1972) (producer)
  22. City Beneath the Sea (1971) (TV) (producer)
    ... aka One Hour to Doomsday (UK: theatrical title)
  23. "Land of the Giants" (producer) (51 episodes, 1968-1970)
        - Graveyard of Fools (1970) TV episode (producer)
        - Wild Journey (1970) TV episode (producer)
        - The Marionettes (1970) TV episode (producer)
        - A Small War (1970) TV episode (producer)
        - Doomsday (1970) TV episode (producer)
          (46 more)

  24. City Beneath the Sea (1969) (TV) (executive producer)
  25. "Lost in Space" (producer) (84 episodes, 1965-1968)
        - Junkyard of Space (1968) TV episode (producer)
        - The Great Vegetable Rebellion (1968) TV episode (producer)
        - The Flaming Planet (1968) TV episode (producer)
        - Space Beauty (1968) TV episode (producer)
        - Fugitives in Space (1968) TV episode (producer)
          (79 more)
  26. The Man from the 25th Century (1968) (TV) (producer)
  27. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (producer) (97 episodes, 1964-1967)
        - Deadly Amphibians (1967) TV episode (producer)
        - Blow Up (1967) TV episode (producer)
        - A Time to Die (1967) TV episode (producer)
        - Terror (1967) TV episode (producer)
        - Rescue (1967) TV episode (producer)
          (92 more)
  28. "The Time Tunnel" (producer) (30 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - Town of Terror (1967) TV episode (producer)
        - Raiders from Outer Space (1967) TV episode (producer)
        - The Kidnappers (1967) TV episode (producer)
        - Merlin the Magician (1967) TV episode (producer)
        - Attack of the Barbarians (1967) TV episode (producer)
          (25 more)
  29. Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) (producer)
  30. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) (producer)
  31. The Lost World (1960) (producer)
    ... aka Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World (USA: complete title)

  32. The Big Circus (1959) (producer)
  33. The Story of Mankind (1957) (producer)
  34. The Animal World (1956) (producer)
  35. Dangerous Mission (1954) (producer)
    ... aka Rangers of the North (USA: alternative title)
  36. The Sea Around Us (1953) (producer)
    ... aka Rachel L. Carson's The Sea Around Us (USA: complete title)
  37. A Girl in Every Port (1952) (producer)
  38. Double Dynamite (1951) (co-producer) (uncredited) (producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka It's Only Money
  39. Where Danger Lives (1950) (associate producer)
Writer:
  1. Lost in Space (1998) (television series)
    ... aka LS (USA: promotional abbreviation)

  2. Aliens from Another Planet (1982) (TV) (story "Rendez-vous with Yesterday")

  3. Time Travelers (1976) (TV) (story) (uncredited)
  4. Adventures of the Queen (1975) (TV) (story)
  5. City Beneath the Sea (1971) (TV) (story)
    ... aka One Hour to Doomsday (UK: theatrical title)
  6. "Land of the Giants" (51 episodes, 1968-1970)
        - Graveyard of Fools (1970) TV episode (creator)
        - Wild Journey (1970) TV episode (creator)
        - The Marionettes (1970) TV episode (creator)
        - A Small War (1970) TV episode (creator)
        - Doomsday (1970) TV episode (creator)
          (46 more)

  7. City Beneath the Sea (1969) (TV) (writer)
  8. "Lost in Space" (84 episodes, 1965-1968)
        - Junkyard of Space (1968) TV episode (creator)
        - The Great Vegetable Rebellion (1968) TV episode (creator)
        - The Flaming Planet (1968) TV episode (creator)
        - Space Beauty (1968) TV episode (creator)
        - Fugitives in Space (1968) TV episode (creator)
          (79 more)
  9. The Man from the 25th Century (1968) (TV) (teleplay & story)
  10. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (88 episodes, 1964-1967)
        - Deadly Amphibians (1967) TV episode (creator)
        - Blow Up (1967) TV episode (creator)
        - A Time to Die (1967) TV episode (creator)
        - Terror (1967) TV episode (creator)
        - Rescue (1967) TV episode (creator)
          (83 more)
  11. "The Time Tunnel" (29 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - Town of Terror (1967) TV episode (creator)
        - Raiders from Outer Space (1967) TV episode (creator)
        - The Kidnappers (1967) TV episode (creator)
        - Merlin the Magician (1967) TV episode (creator)
        - Attack of the Barbarians (1967) TV episode (creator)
          (24 more)
  12. Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962) (screenplay)
  13. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) (screenplay) (story)
  14. The Lost World (1960) (screenplay)
    ... aka Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World (USA: complete title)

  15. The Big Circus (1959) (screenplay) (story)
  16. The Story of Mankind (1957) (writer)
  17. The Animal World (1956) (writer)
  18. The Sea Around Us (1953) (commentary written by) (continuity)
    ... aka Rachel L. Carson's The Sea Around Us (USA: complete title)
Director:
  1. Aliens from Another Planet (1982) (TV) (episode "Rendez-vous with Yesterday")

  2. Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
  3. The Swarm (1978)
  4. The Towering Inferno (1974) (action sequences)
  5. The Poseidon Adventure (1972) (co-director: action sequences) (uncredited)
  6. City Beneath the Sea (1971) (TV)
    ... aka One Hour to Doomsday (UK: theatrical title)

  7. City Beneath the Sea (1969) (TV)
  8. "Land of the Giants" (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Crash (1968) TV episode
  9. The Man from the 25th Century (1968) (TV)
  10. "The Time Tunnel" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Rendezvous with Yesterday (1966) TV episode
  11. "Lost in Space" (1 episode)
        - No Place to Hide (????) TV episode
  12. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (2 episodes, 1964)
        - The Village of Guilt (1964) TV episode
        - Eleven Days to Zero (1964) TV episode
  13. Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
  14. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
  15. The Lost World (1960)
    ... aka Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World (USA: complete title)

  16. The Story of Mankind (1957)
  17. The Animal World (1956)
  18. The Sea Around Us (1953) (uncredited)
    ... aka Rachel L. Carson's The Sea Around Us (USA: complete title)
Actor:
  1. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Crewman / ... (3 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - The Saboteur (1965) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Crewman
        - The Ghost of Moby Dick (1964) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Crewman
        - The Village of Guilt (1964) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Newscaster
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Where Danger Lives (1950) (presenter)
Self:
  1. Behind the Scenes: Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) (TV) .... Himself
  2. Inside 'The Swarm' (1978) (TV) .... Himself
  3. The 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Picture
  4. The Return of the Movie Movie (1972) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  2. The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen (1995) (TV) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
In 1968, he produced a demonstration film for CBS called "Man from the 25th Century" starring James Darren. The plot concerned an boy, kidnapped by aliens, who returns to Earth as a man to help them repel attacks by flying saucers from another planet. The film was never aired. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Portrayal | 1 Print Biography | 3 Interviews | 3 Articles more
Genres:
Sci-Fi | Adventure | Comedy | Family more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Beautiful Woman | Disaster | Disaster Film more

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