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David Allen

Known For
Visual Effects

Known Credits
5

Gender
Male

Birthday
October 22, 1944 (81 years old)

Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA

David Allen

Biography

David W. Allen (October 22, 1944 – August 16, 1999) was an American film and television stop motion model (puppet) animator.

Allen provided special effects on such productions as The Howling, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Young Sherlock Holmes (for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination), Willow and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. He also had a long association with producer Charles Band, working on such films as Dolls, Puppet Master, Bride of Re-Animator, Subspecies and Demonic Toys.

Known For

Directing

2023The Primevals...Director
2006The Magic Treasure...Director
1990Puppet Master II...Director
1984The Dungeonmaster...Director
1971King Kong Color Test Footage...Director
1968Raiders of the Stone Ring...Director
1965Taurus Test Footage...Director

Visual Effects

2023The Primevals...Visual Effects
1997Galgameth...Visual Effects Supervisor
1996Oblivion 2: Backlash...Visual Effects Director
1996Oblivion 2: Backlash...Visual Effects
1995Prehysteria! 3...Visual Effects
1994Prehysteria! 2...Visual Effects
1994Puppet Master 5...Visual Effects
1994Oblivion...Visual Effects Director
1994Oblivion...Visual Effects
1994Bloodlust: Subspecies III...Animation
1993Puppet Master 4...Visual Effects
1993Freaked...Animation
1993Dollman vs. Demonic Toys...Animation
1993Prehysteria!...VFX Supervisor
1993Robot Wars...Visual Effects
1992Doctor Mordrid...Animation
1992Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge...Visual Effects
1991Subspecies...Visual Effects Director
1991Subspecies...Visual Effects
1990Crash and Burn...Visual Effects
1990Puppet Master II...Visual Effects Supervisor
1987Dolls...Visual Effects
1985Young Sherlock Holmes...Visual Effects Supervisor
1985The Stuff...Visual Effects
1984The Dungeonmaster...Visual Effects
1983Twilight Zone: The Movie...Visual Effects
1983The Hunger...Animation
1982Q...Visual Effects
1981Caveman...Visual Effects Supervisor
1981The Howling...Visual Effects
1978Laserblast...Visual Effects
1974Flesh Gordon...Visual Effects
1971King Kong Color Test Footage...Animation

Writing

2023The Primevals...Story
1984The Dungeonmaster...Writer
1968Raiders of the Stone Ring...Writer

Crew

1991Highway to Hell...Thanks
1990Crash and Burn...Special Effects
1987Dolls...Special Effects
1983The Hunger...Special Effects
1982Vincent...Thanks
1970Equinox...Special Effects
1967The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural...Special Effects
1956The Gumby Show...Special Effects

Acting

2024Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevalsas Self
2003Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’as Self (archive)
1990Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II"as Self
1989No Strings Attached: A Behind the Scenes Look at Puppet Masteras
1972Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast From Hellas Zorgon