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Allan Balter(1925-1981)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Allan Balter was born on 28 August 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Mission impossible (1966), San Francisco International Airport (1970) and Matthew Star (1982). He was married to Lana Wood. He died on 23 September 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 28, 1925
DiedSeptember 23, 1981(56)
BornAugust 28, 1925
DiedSeptember 23, 1981(56)
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 4 nominations total

Known for

Leonard Nimoy, Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission impossible (1966)
Mission impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
San Francisco International Airport (1970)
San Francisco International Airport
2.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Matthew Star (1982)
Matthew Star
5.9
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Richard Roundtree in Shaft (1973)
Shaft
6.5
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Jane Badler, Peter Graves, Antony Hamilton, Terry Markwell, Phil Morris, and Thaao Penghlis in Mission impossible, 20 ans après (1988)
    Mission impossible, 20 ans après
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1988
  • Matthew Star (1982)
    Matthew Star
    5.9
    TV Series
    • developed by
    • writer (creator)
    • 1982–1983
  • Just a Little Inconvenience (1977)
    Just a Little Inconvenience
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Persis Khambatta and Bob Neill in The Man with the Power (1977)
    The Man with the Power
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Richard Roundtree in Shaft (1973)
    Shaft
    6.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1973
  • Earth II (1971)
    Earth II
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • San Francisco International Airport (1970)
    San Francisco International Airport
    2.7
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1970
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1969)
    Mission: Impossible
    6.8
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Leonard Nimoy, Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission impossible (1966)
    Mission impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1966–1968
  • Au coeur du temps (1966)
    Au coeur du temps
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966
  • June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Jonathan Harris, Marta Kristen, Bill Mumy, and Guy Williams in Perdus dans l'espace (1965)
    Perdus dans l'espace
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965–1966
  • Voyage au fond des mers (1964)
    Voyage au fond des mers
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965–1966
  • Convoy (1965)
    Convoy
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1965
  • Au-delà du réel (1963)
    Au-delà du réel
    8.2
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • written by
    • 1963–1964
  • Gardner McKay in Aventures dans les îles (1959)
    Aventures dans les îles
    8.1
    TV Series
    • story by (as Allen Balter)
    • 1961

Producer

  • Where the Ladies Go (1980)
    Where the Ladies Go
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Reb Brown in Captain America (1979)
    Captain America
    3.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • Samurai (1979)
    Samurai
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Reb Brown in Captain America (1979)
    Captain America
    3.5
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • L'homme qui valait 3 milliards (1974)
    L'homme qui valait 3 milliards
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • supervising producer
    • producer
    • 1976–1978
  • Just a Little Inconvenience (1977)
    Just a Little Inconvenience
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Persis Khambatta and Bob Neill in The Man with the Power (1977)
    The Man with the Power
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Richard Roundtree in Shaft (1973)
    Shaft
    6.5
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1973–1974
  • Earth II (1971)
    Earth II
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1971
  • San Francisco International Airport (1970)
    San Francisco International Airport
    2.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Leonard Nimoy, Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission impossible (1966)
    Mission impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Voyage au fond des mers (1964)
    Voyage au fond des mers
    7.2
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1964–1965
  • Stoney Burke (1962)
    Stoney Burke
    7.7
    TV Series
    • associate producer (as Allen Balter)
    • 1963

Script and Continuity Department

  • Leonard Nimoy, Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission impossible (1966)
    Mission impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1967–1968

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Allen Balter
  • Born
    • August 28, 1925
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • September 23, 1981
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Lana WoodOctober 20, 1979 - December 16, 1980 (divorced)

Did you know

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    Balter formed a writing partnership with William Read Woodfield during the production of Voyage au fond des mers (1964). They wrote an early episode of Mission impossible (1966) and quickly got more work and were named script consultants. By the third season of M:I, they were elevated to producers but had conflicts with executive producer Bruce Geller.

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