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Jack Arnold (I) (1916–1992)

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Jack Arnold reigns supreme as one of the great directors of 1950s science-fiction features. His films are distinguished by moody black and white cinematography, solid acting, smart, thoughtful scripts, snappy pacing, a genuine heartfelt enthusiasm for the genre and plenty of eerie atmosphere. Arnold was born on October 14... See full bio »

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Jack Arnold Waks
in New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Died:

(age 75) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1977-1984 The Love Boat (TV series)
– And One to Grow On/Seems Like Old Times/I'll Never Forget What's Her Name (1984)
– Vicki's Dilemma/Discount Romance/Looser & Still Champ (1983)
– Lady from Laramine, The/Vicki Swings/Phantom Bride (1981)
– Lose One, Win One/For the Record/Mind My Wife (1981)
– Audit Couple, The/Scoop, The/My Boyfriend's Back (1979)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1981 The Fall Guy (TV series)
– Japanese Connection (1981)
 
1981 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
– The Dorian Secret (1981)
– The Guardians (1981)
 
1980 Marilyn: The Untold Story (TV movie)
 
1980 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV series)
– Orly's Hot Skates (1980)
– Perkins Bombs Out (1980)
 
1977-1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
– Campus Terror (1978)
– A Haunting We Will Go (1977)
 
1978 The Bionic Woman (TV series)
– Which One Is Jaime? (1978)
 
1977 The San Pedro Beach Bums (TV series)
– The Bums Take a Cruise (1977)
 
1977 The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (TV series)
– The Queen and the Thief (1977)
 
1977 Sex and the Married Woman (TV movie)
 
1976 Holmes and Yo-Yo (TV series)
– The Thornhill Affair (1976)
– The Last Phantom (1976)
 
1976 The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (archive footage)
 
1975-1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
– The Adventure of the Disappearing Dagger (1976)
– The Adventure of the Two-Faced Woman (1976)
– The Adventure of the 12th Floor Express (1975)
 
1976 The Swiss Conspiracy
 
1976 McNaughton's Daughter (TV movie)
 
1976 Movin' On (TV series)
– Sing It Again, Sonny (1976)
– Witch Hunt (1976)
 
1975 Archer (TV series)
– Blood Money (1975)
 
1975 Boss Nigger
 
1974 The Bunny Caper
 
1974 Black Eye
 
1973-1974 Dusty's Trail (TV series)
– The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1974)
– Tomahawk Territory (1973)
 
1974 The Magician (TV series)
– The Illusion of the Lethal Playthings (1974)
 
1970-1974 The Brady Bunch (TV series)
– The Hair-Brained Scheme (1974)
– The Driver's Seat (1974)
– The Subject Was Noses (1973)
– Amateur Nite (1973)
– Greg Gets Grounded (1973)
See all 15 episodes »
 
1972 McCloud (TV series)
– The Park Avenue Rustlers (1972)
 
1971-1972 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
– What Happened at the XST? (1972)
– Bushwack! (1972)
– The Clementine Ingredient (1972)
– Which Way to the O.K. Corral? (1972)
– Something to Get Hung About (1971)
 
1971-1972 Love, American Style (TV series)
– Love and the Lady Athlete/Love and the Lady Killers/Love and the New Size 8/Love and the Single Sister (1972) (segment "Love and the New Size 8")
– Love and the Baby/Love and the Big Mother/Love and the Free Weekend/Love and the Jealous Husband/Love and the Old Cowboy (1971) (segment "Love and the Baby" / segment "Love and the Big Mother")
– Love and the Awakening/Love and the Bashful Groom/Love and the Four-Sided Triangle/Love and the Naked Stranger (1971) (segment "Love and the Four-Sided Triangle")
– Love and the Artful Codger/Love and the Neglected Wife/Love and the Traveling Salesman (1971) (segment "Love and the Neglected Wife" / segment "Love and the Traveling Salesman")
 
1970-1971 Nanny and the Professor (TV series)
– The Man Who Came to Pasta (1971)
– The Human Element (1970)
 
1970 The Virginian (TV series)
– Hannah (1970)
 
1970 Make Room for Granddaddy (TV series)
– Teaching Linda to Drive (1970)
 
1968-1970 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
– Project X (1970)
– An Evening with Alistair Mundy (1970)
– The Three Virgins of Rome (1969)
– The Great Casino Caper (1969)
– Saturday Night in Venice (1969)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1969 Hello Down There
 
1968-1969 Mod Squad (TV series)
– Hello Mother, My Name Is Julie (1969)
– A Quiet Weekend in the Country (1968)
 
1968 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
– Home Free (1968)
– The Trap (1968)
 
1968 Rowan & Martin at the Movies (documentary short)
 
1967 Cowboy in Africa (TV series)
– Lake Sinclair (1967)
 
1967 Mr. Terrific (TV series)
– Stanley the Track Star (1967)
– Has Mr. Terrific Sold Out? (1967)
– Fly, Ballerina, Fly (1967)
– Stanley the Jailbreaker (1967)
– Stanley the Fighter (1967)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1966 Run Buddy Run (TV series)
– The Bank Holdup (1966)
 
1966 It's About Time (TV series)
– He Caveman - You Woman (1966)
– Tailor Made Hero (1966)
– The Initiation (1966)
 
1964-1966 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
– Meet the Meteor (1966)
– V for Vitamins (1966)
– The Friendly Physician (1966)
– Allergy Time (1966)
– Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up? (1966)
See all 26 episodes »
 
1964-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
– The Case of the Thermal Thief (1965)
– The Case of the Scandalous Sculptor (1964)
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
– One Tiger to a Hill (1964)
 
1959-1964 Rawhide (TV series)
– Canliss (1964)
– Incident at Jacob's Well (1959)
– Incident in No Man's Land (1959)
– Incident Below the Brazos (1959)
 
1964 The Lively Set
 
1963-1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
– Think Pretty (1964)
– The House Next Door (1963)
 
1964 A Global Affair
 
1963 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
– The Day of the Misfits (1963)
 
1963 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
– Ship's Doctor (1963)
– Jail Ward (1963)
– The Good Luck Charm (1963)
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
– Everybody Knows You Left Me (1963)
– The Wings of the Morning (1963)
– Like a Diamond in the Sky (1963)
 
1961 Bachelor in Paradise
 
1959-1960 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
– Dangerous Lady (1960)
– Stacked Deck (1960)
– Operation Fortuna (1960)
– Last Journey (1960)
– Taking a Chance (1960)
See all 16 episodes »
 
1959-1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
– The Hunt (1960)
– Vendetta (1959)
– Bullet for a Badge (1959)
– Love Me to Death (1959)
– Keep Smiling (1959)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1959 World of Giants (TV series)
– Panic in 3-B (1959)
– Unexpected Murder (1959)
 
1959 The Mouse That Roared
 
1959 Wagon Train (TV series)
– The Matthew Lowry Story (1959)
 
1959 No Name on the Bullet
 
1959 Bold Venture (TV series)
– From Here to Paternity (1959)
 
1958 Monster on the Campus
 
1958 The Space Children
 
1958 High School Confidential!
 
1958 The Lady Takes a Flyer
 
1957/I Man in the Shadow
 
1957 The Tattered Dress
 
1957 The Incredible Shrinking Man
 
1956 Outside the Law
 
1956 Red Sundown
 
1955 Tarantula
 
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
– Spider Inc. (1955)
– Sound of Murder (1955)
– No Food for Thought (1955)
– Time Is Just a Place (1955)
 
1955 The Man from Bitter Ridge
 
1955 Revenge of the Creature
 
1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon
 
1953 The Glass Web
 
1953 It Came from Outer Space
 
1953 Girls in the Night
 
1951 Working Through College (documentary short)
 
1951 World Affairs Are Your Affairs (documentary)
 
1950 With These Hands
 
1947 The Valley of the Shadow (documentary short)
 
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1977 Sex and the Married Woman (TV movie) (producer)
 
1975 Boss Nigger (producer)
 
1969-1970 It Takes a Thief (TV series) (executive producer - 33 episodes, 1969-1970) (producer - 5 episodes, 1969-1970)
– Project X (1970) (executive producer)
– Beyond a Treasonable Doubt (1970) (executive producer)
– An Evening with Alistair Mundy (1970) (executive producer)
– The Suzie Simone Caper (1970) (executive producer, producer)
– To Sing a Song of Murder (1970) (executive producer)
See all 33 episodes »
 
1967 The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special (TV movie) (producer)
 
1967 Mr. Terrific (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes, 1967) (producer - 1 episode, 1967)
– Harley and the Killer (1967) (executive producer)
– Stanley the Safecracker (1967) (executive producer)
– The Formula Is Stolen (1967) (executive producer)
– My Partner the Jewel Thief (1967) (executive producer)
– I Can't Fly (1967) (executive producer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1964-1965 Gilligan's Island (TV series) (producer - 23 episodes)
– A Nose by Any Other Name (1965) (producer)
– My Fair Gilligan (1965) (producer)
– Goodbye Old Paint (1965) (producer)
– It's Magic (1965) (producer)
– Physical Fatness (1965) (producer)
See all 23 episodes »
 
1959-1960 Mr. Lucky (TV series) (producer - 34 episodes)
– Election Bet (1960) (producer)
– Dangerous Lady (1960) (producer)
– Odyssey of Hate (1960) (producer)
– Stacked Deck (1960) (producer)
– Operation Fortuna (1960) (producer)
See all 34 episodes »
 
1959 No Name on the Bullet (producer)
 
1951 World Affairs Are Your Affairs (documentary) (producer)
 
1950 With These Hands (producer)
 
1947 The Valley of the Shadow (documentary short) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1957 The Monolith Monsters (story)
 
1955 Tarantula (story)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1985 Into the Night
Man with Dog
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1980 The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything (TV movie) (program consultant)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1983 Jack Arnold erzählt (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– Der Schrecken schleicht durch die Nacht (1983) … Himself - Narrator
– Das Geheimnis des steinernen Monsters (1983) … Himself - Narrator
– Tarantula (1983) … Himself - Narrator
– Metaluna 4 antwortet nicht (1983) … Himself - Narrator
– Die Rache des Ungeheuers (1983) … Himself - Narrator
See all 8 episodes »
 
1953 The Bond Between Us (documentary short)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2007 The Fearmakers Collection (video documentary)
Himself
 

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(1944) Stage: Appeared in "A Bell for Adano" on Broadway. See more »

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I love science fiction. As a youngster, I used to buy all the pulp magazines. I loved them. I was very pleased when I was assigned to direct my first SF film because I was still an avid fan. The more I did this type of film the better I liked it, because the studio left me alone. Fortunately, no one at that time at the studio was an expert at directing SF films... See more »

Trivia:

He was the director of "The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special" on CBS in 1966; it won an Emmy for outstanding variety special. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra