William Alland
Actor, producer, writer and director (1916-1997) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 81
William Alland was an American actor, film producer and writer, mainly of Western and science-fiction/monster films, including This Island Earth, It Came From Outer Space, Tarantula!, The Deadly Mantis, The Mole People, The Colossus of New York, The Space Children, and the three Creature from the Black Lagoon films.
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The Battle Over Citizen KaneFilm1973
F for FakeFilm1966
The Rare BreedFilm, Producer1961
Look in Any WindowFilm, Director, Producer1957
The Deadly MantisFilm, Writer, Producer1956
Gun for a CowardFilm, Producer1955
Chief Crazy HorseFilm, Producer1954
Creature from the Black LagoonFilm, Producer1952
Flesh and FuryFilm, Writer1948
MacbethFilm, Second Murderer1947
Riff-RaffFilm, Trumpy - Man in Cell (uncredited)1941
Citizen KaneFilm, Jerry Thompson/Narrator1939The Green GoddessFilm1916Born4 March 1916People around William
Close ties
Russell David Johnson William produced It Came from Outer Space (1953)
Nestor Paiva William produced Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Jack Arnold Also in It Came from Outer Space (1953)
Dennis Weaver William produced The Lawless Breed (1953)
John Agar William produced Revenge of the Creature (1958)
Gregg Palmer William produced The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
Ricou Browning William produced Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Richard Carlson William produced Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Orson Welles Directed Citizen Kane and Macbeth
Julie Adams William produced Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Hugh O'Brian William produced The Lawless Breed (1953)
Charles Drake William produced It Came from Outer Space (1953)
Clint Eastwood William produced Revenge of the Creature (1958)
Lee Van Cleef William produced The Lawless Breed (1953)
Piper Laurie William produced Johnny Dark and Dawn at Socorro
John McIntire William produced The Lawless Breed (1953)
Mara Corday William produced Tarantula and Dawn at Socorro
Richard Denning William produced Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Raymond Bailey William produced Tarantula (1955)
Ross Elliott William produced Tarantula and The Lively Set
Jeff Morrow William produced This Island Earth (1955)
Edward Earle William produced The Lawless Breed (1953)
Rex Reason William produced This Island Earth (1955)
Robert B. Williams William produced Revenge of the Creature (1958)
Known for
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Citizen Kane 1941
F for Fake 1973
Macbeth 1948
The Lady from Shanghai 1947
Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954
Filmography 37
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About this person
He worked frequently with director Jack Arnold. Alland is also remembered for his acting role as reporter Thompson, who investigates the meaning of "Rosebud" in Orson Welles's Citizen Kane (1941).
