William Alland
Production1916Delmar, Delaware, USA
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.
Known For
Citizen Kane
Jerry Thompson/Narrator
The Lady from Shanghai
Reporter (uncredited)
F for Fake
Self
Macbeth
Second Murderer
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Falcon Takes Over
Reporter (Uncredited)
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Self
Tom, Dick and Harry
Newsreel Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Acting History
2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
1996
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
as Self
1991
The Complete 'Citizen Kane'
as "News on the March" narrator
1973
F for Fake
as Self
1966
The Deadly Mantis
Writer
The Rare Breed
Producer
1961
Look in Any Window
Director
Look in Any Window
Producer
1958
The Party Crashers
Story
The Space Children
Producer
The Party Crashers
Producer
The Lady Takes a Flyer
Producer
The Colossus of New York
Producer
Raw Wind in Eden
Producer
1957
1956
1955
1954
Dawn at Socorro
Producer
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Producer
Johnny Dark
Producer
Four Guns to the Border
Producer
1953
It Came from Outer Space
Producer
The Stand at Apache River
Producer
1952
The Black Castle
Producer
Flesh and Fury
Story
The Lawless Breed
Story
The Lawless Breed
Producer
The Raiders
Producer
1951
Cave of Outlaws
Associate Producer
1948
Macbeth
as Second Murderer
1947
The Lady from Shanghai
as Reporter (uncredited)
1942
The Falcon Takes Over
as Reporter (Uncredited)
1941
Tom, Dick and Harry
as Newsreel Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
as Jerry Thompson/Narrator
1938
Too Much Johnson
Editor