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Jack Arnold

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter / Actor / Television Producer | * 10/14/1916 († 75, 03/17/1992) | New Haven, Connecticut (United States of America (USA))
Jack Arnold (born John Arnold Waks; October 14, 1916 – March 17, 1992) was an American actor and film and television director, best known as one of the leading filmmakers of 1950s science fiction films. His most notable films are It Came from Outer Space (1953), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Tarantula (1955), and The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his s ...

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Certification unknown

1954 | 3.5/5 | 1h 19min
Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction
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A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must su ...

The Incredible Shrinking Man

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1957 | 3.7/5 | 1h 21min
Drama, Science Fiction, Horror
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Author & amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona, but Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after exam ...

It Came from Outer Space

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1953 | 3.2/5 | 1h 21min
Horror, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Jack Arnold

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
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Movies with Jack Arnold as Actor(2)

as Man with Dog1985 Into the Night
as Communist Agitator (uncredited)1950 With These Hands

TV Shows/Series with Jack Arnold as Actor(1)

as himself1983 Jack Arnold erzählt

Movies with Jack Arnold as Crew(37)

Directing/Director1980 Marilyn: The Untold Story
Directing/Director1977 Sex and the Married Woman
Production/Producer1977 Sex and the Married Woman
Directing/Director1976 The Wackiest Wagon Train In The West
Directing/Director1976 The Swiss Conspiracy
Directing/Director1975 Boss Nigger
Production/Producer1975 Boss Nigger
Directing/Director1974 Black Eye
Directing/Director1974 Sex Play
Directing/Director1969 Hello Down There
Directing/Director1968 Rowan & Martin At the Movies
Directing/Director1964 The Lively Set
Directing/Director1964 A Global Affair
Directing/Director1961 Bachelor in Paradise
Directing/Director1959 The Mouse That Roared
Directing/Director1959 No Name on the Bullet
Production/Producer1959 No Name on the Bullet
Directing/Director1958 The Lady Takes a Flyer
Directing/Director1958 High School Confidential!
Directing/Director1958 The Space Children
Directing/Director1958 Monster on the Campus
Directing/Director1957 The Incredible Shrinking Man
Directing/Director1957 Man in the Shadow
Writing/Story1957 The Monolith Monsters
Directing/Director1957 The Tattered Dress
Directing/Director1956 Red Sundown
Directing/Director1956 Outside the Law
Directing/Director1955 Tarantula
Directing/Director1955 Revenge of the Creature
Directing/Director1955 The Man from Bitter Ridge
Directing/Director1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon
Directing/Director1953 It Came from Outer Space
Directing/Director1953 Girls in the Night
Directing/Director1953 The Glass Web
Directing/Director1950 With These Hands
Production/Producer1950 With These Hands
Directing/Director1948 The Chicken of Tomorrow

TV Shows/Series with Jack Arnold as Crew(36)

Directing/Director1981 The Fall Guy
Directing/Director1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Directing/Director1979 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
Directing/Director1977 The Love Boat
Directing/Director1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Directing/Director1976 The Bionic Woman
Directing/Director1975 Wonder Woman
Directing/Director1975 Ellery Queen
Directing/Director1975 Archer
Directing/Director1974 Movin' On
Directing/Director1973 Dusty's Trail
Directing/Director1971 Alias Smith and Jones
Directing/Director1970 McCloud
Directing/Director1970 Make Room for Granddaddy
Directing/Director1970 Nanny and the Professor
Directing/Director1969 Love, American Style
Directing/Director1969 The Brady Bunch
Directing/Director1968 It Takes a Thief
Directing/Director1968 The Mod Squad
Directing/Director1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett
Directing/Director1967 Mr. Terrific
Production/Producer1967 Mr. Terrific
Directing/Director1966 It's About Time
Directing/Director1964 Gilligan's Island
Directing/Director1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Directing/Director1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
Directing/Director1962 The Virginian
Directing/Director1962 The Eleventh Hour
Directing/Director1961 Dr. Kildare
Directing/Director1959 Rawhide
Directing/Director1959 Mr. Lucky
Production/Producer1959 Mr. Lucky
Directing/Director1959 Bold Venture
Directing/Director1958 Peter Gunn
Directing/Director1957 Perry Mason
Directing/Director1955 Science Fiction Theatre

Full Name: Jack Arnold
Born: Saturday, 10/14 1916 (October) in New Haven, Connecticut (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 03/17 1992 (March) in Woodland Hills (aged: 75)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Jack Arnold (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jack Arnold Waks"
"Jack Arnold (director)"
Jack Arnold frequently works together with these people:
Glen A. Larson (19x, Crew)
Robert B. Williams (18x, Actor)
Ford Rainey (18x, Actor)
Harry Lauter (17x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (16x, Actor)
Bill Quinn (16x, Actor)
William Schallert (15x, Actor)
Frank Maxwell (15x, Actor)
William Boyett (15x, Actor)
John Harmon (15x, Actor)
Paul Carr (15x, Actor)
Bud Westmore (14x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:61098, Added: 05/21/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024