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Allan King (1930–2009)

Director | Producer | Writer

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His films were usually made with only a camera operator and a sound technician. They typically lack interviews and narration. See more trivia »

Born:

in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Died:

(age 79) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
from LEFT TO RIGHT: STEVEN PEASE, LACHY HULME, ADAM HADDRICK, ALLAN KING
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2006 EMPz 4 Life (documentary)
 
2005 Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company (documentary)
 
2003 Dying at Grace (documentary)
 
1999-2000 Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)
– My Blue Heaven (2000)
– What She Did for Love (1999)
– School's Out (1999)
– Healing Touch (1999)
– Death and Taxes (1999)
 
1999 Deep in the City (TV series)
– Departures (1999)
– Means to an End (1999)
– Surviving (1999)
 
1998 Leonardo: A Dream of Flight (TV movie)
 
1998 The Dragon's Egg (TV movie)
 
1995-1997 Ready or Not (TV series)
– Your Own Money (1997)
– I Do, I Don't (1996)
– Three's a Crowd (1995)
 
1994-1997 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (TV series)
– May I Talk with You (1997)
– Dark Side of Chi (1996)
– Kung Fu Blues (1995)
– The Promise (1995)
– Eye Witness (1995)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1991-1996 Avonlea (TV series)
– Woman of Importance (1996)
– Davey and the Mermaid (1996)
– Love May Be Blind... But the Neighbours Ain't (1996)
– Out of the Ashes (1996)
– Homecoming (1995)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1994 The Odyssey (TV series)
– Learning Curve (1994)
 
1993 Madison (TV series)
– Last Pick (1993)
– The Girl Most Likely (1993)
 
1992-1993 By Way of the Stars (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.6 (1993)
– Episode #1.2 (1992)
– Episode #1.3 (1992)
– Episode #1.4 (1992)
– Episode #1.5 (1992)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1991 Monkey House (TV series)
– All the King's Horses (1991)
 
1990-1991 Dracula: The Series (TV series)
– Sophie, Queen of the Night (1991)
– The Great Tickler (1990)
– Get a Job (1990)
 
1986-1990 Danger Bay (TV series)
– Looking Back (1990) (also segment director)
– Flying Blind (1990)
– Trouble Is My Middle Name (1989)
– High Ice (1989)
– Getting to Know You (1989)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1990 Bordertown (TV series)
– Four Eyes (1990)
 
1990 Neon Rider (TV series)
– You Can Run (1990)
 
1989 Termini Station
 
1987-1989 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
– Murder in Mind (1989)
– Survival of the Fittest (1988)
– User Deadly (1988)
– Murder Party (1988)
– Killer Takes All (1988)
See all 11 episodes »
 
1988 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
– Dream Me a Life (1988)
 
1987 Friday the 13th (TV series)
– Root of All Evil (1987)
 
1986 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (TV series)
– Blackmailers Don't Shoot (1986)
 
1986 The Last Season
 
1985 Tucker and the Horse Thief (TV movie)
 
1981 Silence of the North
 
1978 One Night Stand (TV movie)
 
1977 Who Has Seen the Wind (as Allan Winton King)
 
1977 Maria (TV movie)
 
1975 Performance (TV series)
– Six War Years (1975)
 
1974 Red Emma (TV movie) (filming directed by)
 
1973 Come on Children (documentary)
 
1969 A Married Couple (documentary)
 
1967 Warrendale (documentary)
 
1967 Children in Conflict: A Talk with Irene (short)
 
1964 Running Away Backwards
 
1964 Telescope (TV series documentary)
– The Sound of Christopher Plummer (1964)
 
1963 Joshua: A Nigerian Portrait (TV movie)
 
1963 The Field Day (short)
 
1962 Dreams (TV short)
 
1961 A Matter of Pride (TV documentary)
 
1960 Rickshaw (TV documentary short)
 
1960 Orson Welles: The Paris Interview (TV documentary)
 
1957 The Pemberton Valley
 
1956 Skid Row (documentary short)
 
Show ShowProducer (13 titles)
2006 EMPz 4 Life (documentary) (producer)
 
2005 Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company (documentary) (producer)
 
2003 Dying at Grace (documentary) (producer)
 
1998 The Dragon's Egg (TV movie) (producer)
 
1989 Termini Station (producer)
 
1983 Who's in Charge? (TV movie) (producer)
 
1978 One Night Stand (TV movie) (producer)
 
1974 Red Emma (TV movie) (producer)
 
1973 Come on Children (documentary) (producer)
 
1969 A Married Couple (documentary) (producer)
 
1968 Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up? (documentary) (executive producer)
 
1967 Warrendale (documentary) (producer)
 
1964 Running Away Backwards (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1962 Dreams (TV short)
 
1961 A Matter of Pride (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1965 The Flying Alberts (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2003 Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (documentary) (acknowledgment)
 
2000 Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment (documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
2009 Who Has Seen Allan King? (documentary short)
 
2002 Indie Truth: An Inquiry Into the Documentary (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.130 (1970) … Himself
 
1963 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Guest panelist
– Episode dated 18 March 1963 (1963) … Guest panelist
 
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Alternate Names:

Allan Winton King
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Self-interest is the reason I make most of my films. I'm getting older and I'm going to die. I thought I'd better find out what it's about. (on making the documentary Dying at Grace, about hospice patients) See more »

Trivia:

His films were usually made with only a camera operator and a sound technician. They typically lack interviews and narration. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius