William Alland
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- 4 March 1916 · Delmar, Delaware, USA
- Died
- 11 November 1997
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.
Known for
Acting 11
- 2014Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 1996The Battle Over Citizen Kane as Self
- 1991The Complete 'Citizen Kane' as Self
- 1973F for Fake as Self
- 1948Macbeth as Second Murderer
- 1947The Lady from Shanghai as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1947Riff-Raff as Trumpy - Man in Cell (uncredited)
- 1942The Falcon Takes Over as Reporter (Uncredited)
- 1941Tom, Dick and Harry as Newsreel Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- 1941Citizen Kane as Jerry Thompson/Narrator
- 1939The Green Goddess
Editing 1
- 2013Too Much Johnson · editor
Production 26
- 1966The Rare Breed · producer
- 1961Look in Any Window · producer
- 1958Raw Wind in Eden · producer
- 1958The Party Crashers · producer
- 1958The Colossus of New York · producer
- 1958The Space Children · producer
- 1958The Lady Takes a Flyer · producer
- 1957The Land Unknown · producer
- 1957The Deadly Mantis · producer
- 1956Gun for a Coward · producer
- 1956The Mole People · producer
- 1956The Creature Walks Among Us · producer
- 1955Tarantula · producer
- 1955This Island Earth · producer
- 1955Chief Crazy Horse · producer
- 1955Revenge of the Creature · producer
- 1954Four Guns to the Border · producer
- 1954Dawn at Socorro · producer
- 1954Johnny Dark · producer
- 1954Creature from the Black Lagoon · producer
- 1953The Stand at Apache River · producer
- 1953It Came from Outer Space · producer
- 1952The Lawless Breed · producer
- 1952The Raiders · producer
- 1952The Black Castle · producer
- 1951Cave of Outlaws · associate producer
Writing 7
- 1966The Deadly Mantis · writer
- 1958The Party Crashers · story
- 1957The Deadly Mantis · story
- 1955Revenge of the Creature · story
- 1954Creature from the Black Lagoon · idea
- 1952The Lawless Breed · story
- 1952Flesh and Fury · story
Directing 1
- 1961Look in Any Window · director