Actor · Producer

William Alland

24 credited titles on WatchWise

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.

William Alland in one minute

Strongest genre

Sci-Fi

$1.4M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

This Island Earth

$1.7M

Standout efficiency

2.9x

The Deadly Mantis · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$1.4M

Combined reported budget

$575K

Gross / budget

2.3x

Bankability Index

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