David Allen
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- October 22, 1944
- Died
- August 16, 1999
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals 2024
as Self
The Primevals 2023
Story, Visual Effects, Director
The Magic Treasure 2006
Director
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’ 2003
as Self (archive)
Galgameth 1997
Visual Effects Supervisor
Oblivion 2: Backlash 1996
Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects
Prehysteria! 3 1995
Visual Effects
Prehysteria! 2 1994
Visual Effects
Puppet Master 5 1994
Visual Effects
Oblivion 1994
Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects
Bloodlust: Subspecies III 1994
Animation
Puppet Master 4 1993
Visual Effects
Freaked 1993
Animation
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys 1993
Animation
Prehysteria! 1993
VFX Supervisor
Robot Wars 1993
Visual Effects
Doctor Mordrid 1992
Animation
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge 1992
Visual Effects
Highway to Hell 1991
Thanks
Subspecies 1991
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Director
Crash and Burn 1990
Special Effects, Visual Effects
Puppet Master II 1990
Visual Effects Supervisor, Director
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II" 1990
as Self
No Strings Attached: A Behind the Scenes Look at Puppet Master 1989
Actor
Dolls 1987
Visual Effects, Special Effects
Young Sherlock Holmes 1985
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Stuff 1985
Visual Effects
The Dungeonmaster 1984
Director, Writer, Visual Effects
Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983
Visual Effects
The Hunger 1983
Animation, Special Effects
Vincent 1982
Thanks
Q 1982
Visual Effects
Caveman 1981
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Howling 1981
Visual Effects
Laserblast 1978
Visual Effects
Flesh Gordon 1974
Visual Effects
Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast From Hell 1972
as Zorgon
King Kong Color Test Footage 1971
Director, Animation
Equinox 1970
Special Effects
Raiders of the Stone Ring 1968
Director, Writer
The Equinox ... A Journey into the Supernatural 1967
Special Effects
Taurus Test Footage 1965
Director
Credits from TMDB.