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Lewis Allen (I) (1905–2000)

Born in England on Christmas Day, 1905, Lewis Allen first came on the show-biz scene when he was appointed executive in charge of West End and Broadway stage productions for famed impresario Gilbert Miller. Allen also co-directed some of the productions (including the celebrated "Victoria Regina" with Helen Hayes and Vincent Price) before he was ... See full bio »

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Known For

The 20th Century-Fox Hour
The 20th Century-Fox Hour Director
(1955-1957)
The Uninvited
The Uninvited Director
(1944)
Desert Fury
Desert Fury Director
(1947)
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible Director
(1967-1973)
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Filmography

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 1978 The Oregon Trail (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Wagon Race (1978)
 1975 Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Doctor's Lady (1975)
 1973-1974 Griff (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Fugitive from Fear (1974)
- Hammerlock (1973)
 1967-1973 Mission: Impossible (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- The Pendulum (1973)
- The Puppet (1972)
- TOD-5 (1972)
- The Trial (1967)
 1960-1973 Bonanza (TV Series) (42 episodes)
- The Witness (1973)
- Riot (1972)
- One Ace Too Many (1972)
- Frenzy (1972)
- Second Sight (1972)
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 1972 Cannon (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Island Caper (1972)
 1970 Dan August (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- The Soldier (1970)
- Epitaph for a Swinger (1970)
 1970 Paris 7000 (TV Series)
 1969 The Survivors (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Chapter Thirteen (1969)
- Chapter Ten (1969)
 1969 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Man Who Killed Jim Sonnett (1969)
 1969 My Friend Tony (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Encounter (1969)
 1966-1968 The F.B.I. (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- The Mechanized Accomplice (1968)
- The Messenger (1968)
- The Plague Merchant (1966)
 1967-1968 The Invaders (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- The Pit (1968)
- The Ransom (1967)
 1967 The Fugitive (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Goodbye My Love (1967)
- The Other Side of the Coin (1967)
 1966 Court Martial (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Shadow of a Man (1966)
- How Ethical Can You Be? (1966)
 1966 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV Series) (1 episode)
- A Long Way Home (1966)
 1966 The Long, Hot Summer (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Face of Fear (1966)
 1965 The Big Valley (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Guilt of Matt Bentell (1965)
 1964 Burke's Law (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Who Killed the Swinger on a Hook? (1964)
- Who Killed Annie Foran? (1964)
- Who Killed April? (1964)
 1963-1964 Arrest and Trial (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- A Circle of Strangers (1964)
- Some Weeks Are All Mondays (1963)
 1962 Target: The Corruptors! (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Goodbye Children (1962)
 1962 Checkmate (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Referendum on Murder (1962)
 1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- The Clocks (1962)
- View from the Eiffel Tower (1962)
 1961-1962 The Detectives (TV Series) (5 episodes)
- One Lousy Wednesday (1962)
- Walk a Crooked Line (1962)
- Terror on Ice (1961)
- Matt's Woman (1961)
- Power Failure (1961)
 1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) (1 episode)
- A Man's Game (1961)
 1958-1961 Perry Mason (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- The Case of the Guilty Clients (1961)
- The Case of the Violent Vest (1961)
- The Case of the Haunted Husband (1958)
 1961 Route 66 (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Play It Glissando (1961)
 1957-1961 Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- One Must Die (1961)
- Black Is for Grief (1957)
 1959-1960 The Rifleman (TV Series) (5 episodes)
- The Grasshopper (1960)
- Stranger at Night (1959)
- The Challenge (1959)
- One Went to Denver (1959)
- The Second Witness (1959)
 1959 The David Niven Show (TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Maggie Malone (1959)
- The Last Room (1959)
- A Day of Small Miracles (1959)
- Backtrack (1959)
- Fortune's Folly (1959)
 1959 Whirlpool
 1958 Decision (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Sudden Silence (1958)
 1957 Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode dated 23 December 1957 (1957)
 1957 Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Tinhorn (1957)
 1956-1957 Telephone Time (TV Series) (8 episodes)
- Campaign for Marriage (1957)
- Revenge (1957)
- Plot to Save a Boy (1957)
- Diamond Peer (1957)
- Grandpa Changes the World (1956)
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 1955-1957 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) (14 episodes)
- The Marriage Broker (1957)
- Men in Her Life (1957)
- The Still Trumpet (1957)
- Deadline Decision (1957)
- Man of the Law (1957)
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 1956 Ethel Barrymore Theater (TV Series) (7 episodes)
- Winter and Spring (1956)
- General Delivery (1956)
- The Mix-Up (1956)
- Funny Money (1956)
- Justice for All (1956)
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 1953-1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Sudden Silence (1956)
- The Life of the Party (1953)
 1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Every Man Has Two Wives (1956)
 1955 Illegal
 1953-1954 Your Favorite Story (TV Series) (19 episodes)
- The Story of Two Lives (1954)
- The Bedford House Conspiracy (1954)
- Storm Center (1954)
- The Man Trap (1954)
- Live Forever (1954)
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 1954 Mr. District Attorney (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Rehearsed Robberies (1954)
 1954 Suddenly
 1954 I Led 3 Lives (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Editor (1954)
 1951 Valentino
 1947 Desert Fury
 1945 The Unseen
 1944 The Uninvited
 1943 Freedom Comes High (Short)
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Alternate Names:

Abel Meeropol

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