David Allen (1944 – 1999) was a film and television stop-motion model (puppet) animator.
Considered among the finest stop-motion model animators, Dave Allen has contributed some of the best stop-motion sequences to many feature films, rivaling the work of other premier model animators Ray Harryhausen and Jim Danforth.
Some of Allen's earliest animation work can be seen in the 1971 16mm student film, "Equinox", expanded from a short film to a feature length film by Jack H. Harris, later re-titled "The Beast" for VHS video release in the 80s.
Although he had been working for years in animation, mostly doing commercials like the Pillsbury Doughboy, Allen made a splash on movie viewers when he animated the "Nesuahyrrah" monster who appears at the climax of the semi-porn low-brow parody comedy, Flesh Gordon, produced by Howard Ziehm in 1974. The film also featured an impressive animation sequence from long-time Allen friend Jim Danforth.
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