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Allan Balter (1925–1981)

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Balter formed a writing partnership with William Read Woodfield during the production of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. They wrote an early episode of Mission: Impossible and quickly got more work and were named script consultants. By the third season of M:I, they were elevated to producers but had conflicts with executive producer Bruce Geller. See more trivia »

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(age 55)

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Filmography

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1980 Where the Ladies Go (TV movie) (producer)
 
1979 Captain America II: Death Too Soon (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1979 Samurai (TV movie) (producer)
 
1979 Captain America (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series) (producer - 11 episodes, 1976-1977) (executive producer - 3 episodes, 1977-1978) (supervising producer - 1 episode, 1977)
Date with Danger: Part 2 (1978) (executive producer)
Just a Matter of Time (1978) (executive producer)
The Dark Side of the Moon: Part 2 (1977) (executive producer)
Sharks (1977) (supervising producer)
Ghostly Teletype (1977) (producer)
 
1977 Just a Little Inconvenience (TV movie) (producer)
 
1977 The Man with the Power (TV movie) (producer)
 
1974 Shaft (TV series) (executive producer - 3 episodes)
The Murder Machine (1974) (executive producer)
The Capricorn Murders (1974) (executive producer)
Cop Killer (1974) (executive producer)
 
1971 Earth II (TV movie) (producer)
 
1970 San Francisco International Airport (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
San Francisco International (1970) (producer)
 
1968 Mission: Impossible (TV series) (producer - 7 episodes)
The Diplomat (1968) (producer)
The Cardinal (1968) (producer)
The Execution (1968) (producer)
The Mercenaries (1968) (producer)
The Contender: Part 2 (1968) (producer)
 
1964-1965 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series) (associate producer - 15 episodes)
The Condemned (1965) (associate producer)
The Enemies (1965) (associate producer)
The Exile (1965) (associate producer)
Cradle of the Deep (1965) (associate producer)
The Human Computer (1965) (associate producer)
 
1962 Stoney Burke (TV series) (associate producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (15 titles)
1988 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
The Legacy (1988) (writer)
 
1982 The Powers of Matthew Star (TV series)
Jackal (1982) (writer)
 
1977 Just a Little Inconvenience (TV movie)
 
1977 The Man with the Power (TV movie)
 
1973 Shaft (TV series)
The Kidnapping (1973) (writer)
The Enforcers (1973) (writer)
 
1971 Earth II (TV movie)
 
1970 San Francisco International Airport (TV series)
San Francisco International (1970) (written by)
 
1966-1968 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
The Execution (1968) (written by)
The Contender: Part 2 (1968) (written by)
The Contender: Part 1 (1968) (written by)
Recovery (1968) (written by)
The Killing (1968) (written by)
 
1966 The Time Tunnel (TV series)
Revenge of the Gods (1966) (writer)
 
1965-1966 Lost in Space (TV series)
Wild Adventure (1966) (writer)
Attack of the Monster Plants (1965) (writer)
 
1965-1966 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
The Menfish (1966) (written by)
Deadly Creature Below! (1966) (written by)
Killers of the Deep (1966) (written by)
The Monster from Outer Space (1965) (written by)
The Peacemaker (1965) (written by)
 
1965 Convoy (TV series)
The Assassin (1965) (writer)
 
1963-1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
The Mutant (1964) (teleplay)
The Hundred Days of the Dragon (1963) (written by)
 
1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Errand of Mercy (1961) (story / as Allen Balter)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1974 Shaft (TV series) (developed for television - 2 episodes)
The Murder Machine (1974) (developed for television)
The Capricorn Murders (1974) (developed for television)
 
Mission: Impossible (TV series) (script consultant - 24 episodes, 1967-1968) (story consultant - 15 episodes, 1967)
Recovery (1968) (script consultant)
Trial by Fury (1968) (script consultant)
The Phoenix (1968) (script consultant)
The Killing (1968) (script consultant)
The Town (1968) (script consultant)
 

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Trivia:

Balter formed a writing partnership with William Read Woodfield during the production of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. They wrote an early episode of Mission: Impossible and quickly got more work and were named script consultants. By the third season of M:I, they were elevated to producers but had conflicts with executive producer Bruce Geller. See more »