Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    EmmysSuperheroes GuideSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideBest Of 2025 So FarDisability Pride MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Allan Balter(1925-1981)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Script and Continuity Department
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
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 The Powers of 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)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels
  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 4 nominations total

Known for

Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, 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
The Powers of Matthew Star (1982)
The Powers of Matthew Star
6.0
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Richard Roundtree in Shaft (1973)
Shaft
6.5
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Writer

  • Jane Badler, Peter Graves, Antony Hamilton, Terry Markwell, Phil Morris, and Thaao Penghlis in Mission: Impossible (1988)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1988
  • The Powers of Matthew Star (1982)
    The Powers of Matthew Star
    6.0
    TV Series
    • developed by
    • writer (creator)
    • 1982–1983
  • Just a Little Inconvenience (1977)
    Just a Little Inconvenience
    8.2
    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, and Greg Morris in Mission Impossible Versus the Mob (1969)
    Mission Impossible Versus the Mob
    6.8
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1966–1968
  • The Time Tunnel (1966)
    The Time Tunnel
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966
  • June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Jonathan Harris, Marta Kristen, Bill Mumy, Dick Tufeld, and Guy Williams in Lost in Space (1965)
    Lost in Space
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965–1966
  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965–1966
  • Convoy (1965)
    Convoy
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1965
  • The Outer Limits (1963)
    The Outer Limits
    8.2
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • written by
    • 1963–1964
  • Gardner McKay in Adventures in Paradise (1959)
    Adventures in Paradise
    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 II: Death Too Soon (1979)
    Captain America II: Death Too Soon
    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
  • Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
    The Six Million Dollar Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • supervising producer
    • producer
    • 1976–1978
  • Just a Little Inconvenience (1977)
    Just a Little Inconvenience
    8.2
    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
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964)
    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
    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

  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • script consultant
    • 1967–1968

Personal details

Edit
  • 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

Edit
  • Trivia
    Balter formed a writing partnership with William Read Woodfield during the production of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (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.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb App
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.