Visual Effects
David Allen
82 years · Los Angeles, California, USA · 12 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 12
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
2024 · Self
The Primevals
2023 · Director
The Magic Treasure
2006 · Director
Unleashing the Beast: Making ‘The Howling’
2003 · Self (archive)
Puppet Master II
1990 · Director
Videozone: The Making of "Puppet Master II"
1990 · Self
No Strings Attached: A Behind the Scenes Look at Puppet Master
1989 · Actor
The Dungeonmaster
1984 · Director, Writer
Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast From Hell
1972 · Zorgon
King Kong Color Test Footage
1971 · Director
Raiders of the Stone Ring
1968 · Director, Writer
Taurus Test Footage
1965 · Director