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William Alland (1916–1997)

Producer | Writer | Actor

Born in Delmar, Delaware, William Alland began his show-biz career as an actor with a semi-professional Baltimore troupe. Arriving in Manhattan with $25, "a paper suitcase" and the ambition to work on Broadway, Alland took courses and acted at the Henry Street Settlement House and there met "boy wonder" Orson Welles... See full bio »

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in Delmar, Delaware, USA

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(age 81) in Long Beach, California, USA
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1966 The Rare Breed (producer)
 
1964 The Lively Set (producer)
 
1961 Look in Any Window (producer)
 
1959 World of Giants (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Off Beat (1959) (producer)
 
1958 The Party Crashers (producer)
 
1958 As Young as We Are (producer)
 
1958 Raw Wind in Eden (producer)
 
1958 The Space Children (producer)
 
1958 The Colossus of New York (producer)
 
1958 The Lady Takes a Flyer (producer)
 
1957 The Land Unknown (producer)
 
1957 The Deadly Mantis (producer)
 
1957 Gun for a Coward (producer)
 
1956 The Mole People (producer)
 
1956 The Creature Walks Among Us (producer)
 
1955 Tarantula (producer)
 
1955 This Island Earth (producer)
 
1955 Chief Crazy Horse (producer)
 
1955 Revenge of the Creature (producer)
 
1954 Four Guns to the Border (producer)
 
1954 Dawn at Socorro (producer)
 
1954 Johnny Dark (producer)
 
1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon (producer)
 
1953 The Stand at Apache River (producer)
 
1953 It Came from Outer Space (producer)
 
1953 The Lawless Breed (producer)
 
1952 The Black Castle (producer)
 
1952 The Raiders (producer)
 
1952 The Treasure of Lost Canyon (associate producer)
 
1951 Cave of Outlaws (associate producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (9 titles)
1966 The Deadly Mantis (short) (story / archive footage)
 
1964 The Lively Set (story)
 
1958 As Young as We Are (story)
 
1958 The Party Crashers (story)
 
1957 The Deadly Mantis (story)
 
1955 Revenge of the Creature (story)
 
1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon (idea - uncredited)
 
1953 The Lawless Breed (story)
 
1952 Flesh and Fury (story)
 
Show ShowActor (7 titles)
1948 Macbeth
Second Murderer
 
1947 The Lady from Shanghai
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1947 Riffraff
Trumpy, Man in Cell (uncredited)
 
1942 The Falcon Takes Over
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1941 The Devil and Daniel Webster
Guide (scenes deleted) (uncredited)
 
1941 Tom Dick and Harry
Newsreel Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1941 Citizen Kane
Jerry Thompson
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1948 Macbeth (dialogue director)
 
1942 The Magnificent Ambersons (assistant: Mr. Welles - uncredited)
 
1941 Citizen Kane (assistant: Mr. Welles - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1938 Too Much Johnson (short)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
1996 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996) … Himself
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Mutants (video documentary short)
Himself - Producer - 'Creature from the Black Lagoon'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Gory Gimmicks (video documentary short)
Himself - Producer, 'It Came from Outer Space'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Dinosaurs (video documentary short)
Himself - Producer, 'The Land Unknown'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Aliens (video documentary short)
Himself - Producer, 'It Came from Outer Space'
 
1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– It's All True (1987) … Himself
 
1973 F for Fake (documentary)
Special Participant (voice)
 

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