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William Alland

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Born March 4, 1916 · Delmar, Delaware, USA

Died November 11, 1997

Biography

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. He worked frequently with director Jack Arnold. Alland is also remembered for his acting role as reporter Thompson, who investigates the meaning of "Rosebud" in Orson Welles's Citizen Kane (1941).

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Filmography30 titles

Citizen Kane

1941as Jerry Thompson/Narrator

F for Fake

1973as Self

The Lady from Shanghai

1947as Reporter (uncredited)

Dawn at Socorro

1954Producer

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954Idea, Producer

The Lawless Breed

1952Producer, Story

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Tarantula

1955Producer

Flesh and Fury

1952Story

The Black Castle

1952Producer

It Came from Outer Space

1953Producer

The Falcon Takes Over

1942as Reporter (Uncredited)

The Rare Breed

1966Producer

Riff-Raff

1947as Trumpy - Man in Cell (uncredited)

Raw Wind in Eden

1958Producer

Gun for a Coward

1956Producer

This Island Earth

1955Producer

Johnny Dark

1954Producer

The Colossus of New York

1958Producer

The Land Unknown

1957Producer

Revenge of the Creature

1955Producer, Story

Chief Crazy Horse

1955Producer

The Creature Walks Among Us

1956Producer

Cave of Outlaws

1951Associate Producer

Too Much Johnson

1938Editor

The Mole People

1956Producer

The Deadly Mantis

1957Producer, Story

Four Guns to the Border

1954Producer

The Lady Takes a Flyer

1958Producer

The Space Children

1958Producer