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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 4, 1916
- November 11, 1997 (aged 81)
- Delmar, Delaware, USA
- Producer, actor and writer
- 30 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
What are William Alland's films like?
Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 26
Light 9 · Serious 13 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3
Gentle 1 · Charged 18 · Intense 7
Steady 8 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 0
Casual 14 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 2
Resolved 20 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3
Roles they play
- Heraldas Jerry Thompson in Citizen Kane (1941)
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet9
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous5
- Other1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch William Alland's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for William Alland's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
39 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Too Much Johnson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Complete 'Citizen Kane' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Rare Breed(1966)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Look in Any Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Raw Wind in Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
The Party Crashers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
The Colossus of New York(1958)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Space Children(1958)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
The Lady Takes a Flyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
As Young as We Are(1958)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Land Unknown(1957)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Deadly Mantis(1957)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Gun for a Coward(1956)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Mole People(1956)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Tarantula(1955)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
This Island Earth(1955)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Chief Crazy Horse(1955)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Revenge of the Creature(1955)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Four Guns to the Border(1954)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Dawn at Socorro(1954)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Johnny Dark(1954)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
It Came from Outer Space(1953)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Lawless Breed(1952)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The Black Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Flesh and Fury(1952)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Cave of Outlaws(1951)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Love Happy(1949)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Macbeth(1948)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Lady from Shanghai(1947)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Riffraff(1947)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Falcon Takes Over(1942)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Tom, Dick and Harry(1941)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Citizen Kane(1941)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all filmsThe Green Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
Career shape
A full career of 36 titles from 1939 to 2013.
Film career
- 1941Screen debut· Citizen Kane
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do William Alland's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th13
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Broadly Agreed9
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is William Alland's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does William Alland work with?
People who share at least 2 of William Alland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Herman Stein shares the most, 10.
Directors
- Jack ArnoldShared titles: The Space Children (1958), Revenge of the Creature (1955), Tarantula (1955), This Island Earth (1955), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), It Came from Outer Space (1953)See all 6 shared titles with Jack Arnold
- George ShermanShared titles: Chief Crazy Horse (1955), Dawn at Socorro (1954), Johnny Dark (1954)See all 3 shared titles with George Sherman
- Virgil W. VogelShared titles: The Land Unknown (1957), The Mole People (1956), This Island Earth (1955), Flesh and Fury (1952)See all 4 shared titles with Virgil W. Vogel
- Orson WellesShared titles: F for Fake (1973), Citizen Kane (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Orson Welles
Writers
- Franklin CoenShared titles: Chief Crazy Horse (1955), This Island Earth (1955), Four Guns to the Border (1954), Johnny Dark (1954)See all 4 shared titles with Franklin Coen
- Martin BerkeleyShared titles: The Deadly Mantis (1957), Revenge of the Creature (1955), Tarantula (1955)See all 3 shared titles with Martin Berkeley
- Arthur A. RossShared titles: The Creature Walks Among Us (1956), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), The Stand at Apache River (1953)See all 3 shared titles with Arthur A. Ross
- László GörögShared titles: The Land Unknown (1957), The Mole People (1956)See all 2 shared titles with László Görög
Actors
- Russell JohnsonShared titles: The Space Children (1958), This Island Earth (1955), Johnny Dark (1954), It Came from Outer Space (1953), The Stand at Apache River (1953)See all 5 shared titles with Russell Johnson
- Nestor PaivaShared titles: The Mole People (1956), Revenge of the Creature (1955), Tarantula (1955), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Four Guns to the Border (1954)See all 5 shared titles with Nestor Paiva
- Julie AdamsShared titles: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), The Stand at Apache River (1953), The Lawless Breed (1952), The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952)See all 4 shared titles with Julie Adams
- John AgarShared titles: The Mole People (1956), Revenge of the Creature (1955), Tarantula (1955)See all 3 shared titles with John Agar
Composers
- Herman SteinShared titles: The Land Unknown (1957), The Mole People (1956), Revenge of the Creature (1955), Tarantula (1955), This Island Earth (1955), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Dawn at Socorro (1954), Four Guns to the Border (1954), It Came from Outer Space (1953), The Lawless Breed (1952)See all 10 shared titles with Herman Stein
- Hans J. SalterShared titles: The Land Unknown (1957), The Mole People (1956), This Island Earth (1955), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Four Guns to the Border (1954), Johnny Dark (1954), Flesh and Fury (1952)See all 7 shared titles with Hans J. Salter
- Henry ManciniShared titles: The Land Unknown (1957), The Creature Walks Among Us (1956), Tarantula (1955), This Island Earth (1955), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), It Came from Outer Space (1953)See all 6 shared titles with Henry Mancini
- Frank SkinnerShared titles: Gun for a Coward (1956), Chief Crazy Horse (1955), Dawn at Socorro (1954), Four Guns to the Border (1954), The Stand at Apache River (1953), The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952)See all 6 shared titles with Frank Skinner
Producers
- Leonard GoldsteinShared titles: Chief Crazy Horse (1955), Flesh and Fury (1952), The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952), Cave of Outlaws (1951)See all 4 shared titles with Leonard Goldstein