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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, 1916, in New Haven, ... See full bio »

Born:

October 14, 1916 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Died:

March 17, 1992 (age 75) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Known For

The Incredible Shrinking Man

The Incredible Shrinking Man Director

(1957)

With These Hands

With These Hands Director

(1950)

The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special

The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special Director

(1967)

It Came from Outer Space

It Came from Outer Space Director

(1953)

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Director (85 credits)

1977-1984 The Love Boat (TV Series) (8 episodes)

- And One to Grow On/Seems Like Old Times/I'll Never Forget What's Her Name (1984)

- Vicki's Dilemma/Discount Romance/Loser & Still Champ (1983)

- The Lady from Laramie/Vicki Swings/Phantom Bride (1981)

- Lose One, Win One/The $10,000 Lover/Mind My Wife (1981)

- The Scoop/The Audit Couple/My Boyfriend's Back (1979)

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1981 The Fall Guy (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Japanese Connection (1981)

1981 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Dorian Secret (1981)

- The Guardians (1981)

1980 Marilyn: The Untold Story (TV Movie)

1980 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Orly's Hot Skates (1980)

- Perkins Bombs Out (1980)

1977-1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Campus Terror (1978)

- A Haunting We Will Go (1977)

1978 The Bionic Woman (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Which One Is Jaime? (1978)

1977 The San Pedro Beach Bums (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Bums Take a Cruise (1977)

1977 Wonder Woman (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Queen and the Thief (1977)

1977 Sex and the Married Woman (TV Movie)

1976 Holmes and Yoyo (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Thornhill Affair (1976)

- The Last Phantom (1976)

1976 The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (archive footage)

1976 McNaughton's Daughter (TV Mini-Series) (1 episode)

- The M.O.M. Principle (1976)

1975-1976 Ellery Queen (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- 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 Movin' On (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Sing It Again, Sonny (1976)

- Witch Hunt (1976)

1975 Archer (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Blood Money (1975)

1974 Boss Nigger

1974 The Bunny Caper

1974 Black Eye

1973-1974 Dusty's Trail (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1974)

- Tomahawk Territory (1973)

1974 The Magician (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Illusion of the Lethal Playthings (1974)

1970-1974 The Brady Bunch (TV Series) (15 episodes)

- The Hair-Brained Scheme (1974)

- The Driver's Seat (1974)

- The Subject Was Noses (1973)

- Amateur Nite (1973)

- Greg Gets Grounded (1973)

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1972 McCloud (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Park Avenue Rustlers (1972)

1971-1972 Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- 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) (4 episodes)

- 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) ... (segments "Love and the Baby", "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) ... (segments "Love and the Neglected Wife", "Love and the Traveling Salesman")

1970-1971 Nanny and the Professor (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Man Who Came to Pasta (1971)

- The Human Element (1970)

1970 The Virginian (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Hannah (1970)

1970 Make Room for Granddaddy (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Teaching Linda to Drive (1970)

1968-1970 It Takes a Thief (TV Series) (8 episodes)

- 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)

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1969 Hello Down There

1968-1969 Mod Squad (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Hello Mother, My Name Is Julie (1969)

- A Quiet Weekend in the Country (1968)

1968 Rowan & Martin at the Movies (Documentary short)

1968 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Home Free (1968)

- The Trap (1968)

1967 Cowboy in Africa (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Lake Sinclair (1967)

1967 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Instant Money (1967)

1967 Mr. Terrific (TV Series) (9 episodes)

- Stanley the Track Star (1967)

- Has Mr. Terrific Sold Out? (1967)

- Fly, Ballerina, Fly (1967)

- Stanley the Jailbreaker (1967)

- Stanley the Safecracker (1967)

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1967 The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special (TV Special)

1966 The Mouse That Roared (TV Movie)

1966 Run Buddy Run (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Bank Holdup (1966)

1966 It's About Time (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- He Caveman - You Woman (1966)

- Tailor Made Hero (1966)

- The Initiation (1966)

1964-1966 Gilligan's Island (TV Series) (26 episodes)

- Meet the Meteor (1966)

- V for Vitamins (1966)

- The Friendly Physician (1966)

- Allergy Time (1966)

- Will the Real Mr. Howell Please Stand Up? (1966)

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1965 Who Goes There? (TV Movie)

1964-1965 Perry Mason (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Case of the Thermal Thief (1965)

- The Case of the Scandalous Sculptor (1964)

1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) (1 episode)

- One Tiger to a Hill (1964)

1959-1964 Rawhide (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- Canliss (1964)

- Incident at Jacob's Well (1959)

- Incident in No Man's Land (1959)

- Incident Below the Brazos (1959)

1963-1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Think Pretty (1964)

- The House Next Door (1963)

1964 The Lively Set

1964 A Global Affair

1963 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Day of the Misfits (1963)

1963 Dr. Kildare (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Ship's Doctor (1963)

- Jail Ward (1963)

- The Good Luck Charm (1963)

1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- 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) (15 episodes)

- Dangerous Lady (1960)

- Stacked Deck (1960)

- Operation Fortuna (1960)

- Last Journey (1960)

- Taking a Chance (1960)

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1959-1960 Peter Gunn (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- The Hunt (1960)

- Vendetta (1959)

- Bullet for a Badge (1959)

- Love Me to Death (1959)

- Keep Smiling (1959)

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1959 Bold Venture (TV Series) (1 episode)

- From Here to Paternity (1959)

1959 World of Giants (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Panic in 3-B (1959)

- Unexpected Murder (1959)

1959 The Mouse That Roared

1959 Wagon Train (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Matthew Lowry Story (1959)

1959 No Name on the Bullet

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

1955-1956 Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- Sound of Murder (1956)

- Spider, Inc. (1955)

- No Food for Thought (1955)

- Time Is Just a Place (1955)

1955 Tarantula

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 The Challenge (Documentary short)

1951 Working Through College (Documentary short)

1951 World Affairs Are Your Affairs (Documentary)

1950 ILGWU's 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee Convention (Documentary short)

1950 With These Hands

1949 Our Union (Documentary short)

1948 The Chicken of Tomorrow (Documentary short)

1947 The Valley of the Shadow (Documentary short)

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Producer (24 credits)

Beechwood Package Home (Documentary short) (producer)

The Test (Documentary short) (producer)

1977 Sex and the Married Woman (TV Movie) (producer)

1974 Boss Nigger (producer)

It Takes a Thief (TV Series) (executive producer - 30 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) ... (producer)

- To Sing a Song of Murder (1970) ... (executive producer)

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Mr. Terrific (TV Series) (executive producer - 16 episodes, 1967) (producer - 1 episode, 1967)

- The Sultan Has Five Wives (1967) ... (executive producer)

- Stanley Joins the Circus (1967) ... (executive producer)

- Try This on for Spies (1967) ... (executive producer)

- Stanley the Track Star (1967) ... (executive producer)

- Stanley Goes to the Dentist (1967) ... (executive producer)

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1967 The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special (TV Special) (producer)

1966 The Mouse That Roared (TV Movie) (producer)

1965 Who Goes There? (TV Movie) (producer)

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)

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1964 A Global Affair (producer - uncredited)

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)

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1959 No Name on the Bullet (producer)

1951 At Our House (Documentary short) (producer)

1951 Cleveland - 1951 (Documentary short) (producer)

1951 The Challenge (Documentary short) (producer)

1951 Union and the Community (Documentary short) (producer)

1951 Working Through College (Documentary short) (producer)

1951 World Affairs Are Your Affairs (Documentary) (producer)

1950 ILGWU's 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee Convention (Documentary short) (co-producer)

1950 With These Hands (producer)

1949 Our Union (Documentary short) (co-producer)

1949 The Road (Documentary short) (producer)

1947 The Valley of the Shadow (Documentary short) (producer)

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Writer (4 credits)

1964 A Global Affair (screenplay) / (story - uncredited)

1961 Bachelor in Paradise (story - uncredited)

1957 The Monolith Monsters (story)

1955 Tarantula (story)

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Actor (2 credits)

1985 Into the Night
Man with Dog

1950 With These Hands
Communist Agitator (uncredited)

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

1980 The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything (TV Movie) (program consultant)

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Thanks (1 credit)

Frankenpimp's Revenge: The Romeo and Juliet Massacre (special thanks) (completed)

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Self (2 credits)

1983 Jack Arnold erzählt (TV Series documentary)
Self - Narrator

- Der Schrecken schleicht durch die Nacht (1983) ... Self - Narrator

- Das Geheimnis des steinernen Monsters (1983) ... Self - Narrator

- Tarantula (1983) ... Self - Narrator

- Metaluna 4 antwortet nicht (1983) ... Self - Narrator

- Die Rache des Ungeheuers (1983) ... Self - Narrator

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1953 The Bond Between Us (Documentary short)

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Archive footage (4 credits)

2017 John Landis: Back into the Night (Video documentary short)
Man with Dog (uncredited)

2017 L'antre du Mea (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Gremlins (1984) (2017) ... Self

2008 Jack Arnold erzählt (TV Series documentary)
Self - Narrator

- Karriereüberblick (2008) ... Self - Narrator

2007 The Fearmakers Collection (Video documentary)
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Other Works:

Stage Play: The American Way. Written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Costume Design by Irene Sharaff. Lighting Design by Hassard Short. Scene Technician for Mr. Oenslager: Isaac Benesch. Assistants to Miss Sharaff: Anna Hill Johnstone and Florence Keady. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Center Theatre:... See more »

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Personal Quote:

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, so I claimed to be one. I wasn't, ... See more »

Trivia:

He was the director of The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special (1967) special on CBS; it won an Emmy for outstanding variety special of 1967. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra

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