David W. Allen

This article is about the film and television animator. For other people with the same name, see David Allen (disambiguation).
David W. Allen
BornOctober 22, 1944
Los Angeles, California, United States
DiedAugust 16, 1999(1999-08-16) (aged 54)
Burbank, California, United States
OccupationStop motion model animator

David W. Allen (October 22, 1944 – August 16, 1999) was an American film and television stop motion model (puppet) animator.

Allen provided special effects on such productions as The Howling, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Young Sherlock Holmes (for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination), Willow and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. He also had a long association with producer Charles Band, working on such films as Dolls, Puppet Master, Bride of Re-Animator, Subspecies and Demonic Toys.