Donald F. Glut

AKA: Donald Glut, Don Glut, Dinosaur Don Glut
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1944-02-19

Pecos, Texas, USA

Biography

Donald F. Glut has been active in both the entertainment and publishing industries since 1966, and has had a long and varied career. He has been a professional musician, actor, film director, executive producer, photographer, magazine editor, proofreader and copywriter, but is mostly known for his long career as a freelance writer. He has written and directed feature-length motion pictures, documentaries and music videos, authored approximately 80 fiction and non-fiction published books, TV scripts (live action and animation shows, network and syndicated), comic-book scripts, short stories, magazine articles, even music and theatre. He has been involved with numerous popular franchises such as Star Wars, The Monkees, Tarzan, Spider-Man, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Vampirella, Masters of the Universe, The Flintstones, Jonny Quest and many others, and created original comic-book characters for Gold Key, Marvel and DC. He is arguably best known for his novelization of the second "Star Wars" movie, The Empire Strikes Back.

Crew Roles

Dinosaur Valley Girls
Director
Dinosaur Valley Girls
Screenplay
The Vampire Hunters Club
Director
Blood Scarab
Director
Blood Scarab
Writer
As I Kiss You
Director
The Mummy's Kiss: 2nd Dynasty
Director
The Mummy's Kiss: 2nd Dynasty
Writer
The Mummy's Kiss
Writer
The Mummy's Kiss
Director
I Was a Teenage Vampire
Director
Hollywood Goes Ape!
Director
Hollywood Goes Ape!
Writer
Batman and Robin
Director
Dragstrip Dracula
Director
The Invisible Teenager
Director
Rocketman Flies Again
Director
Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood
Casting
The Human Torch
Director
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
Director
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thanks
Superduperman
Director
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula
Writer
More Dinosaurs
Creative Consultant
The Adventures of the Spirit
Director
Spider-Man
Producer
Captain America Battles the Red Skull
Director
Captain America vs. The Mutant
Director
Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood
Director
Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood
Writer
Dinosaur Movies
Director
Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood
Co-Producer
The Teenage Werewolf
Director
The Day I Vanished
Director
Spy Smasher vs. The Purple Monster
Director
Wrath of the Sun Demon
Director
For What Purpose?
Director
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
Music
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
Second Unit Cinematographer
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
Producer
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula
Director
It Came from Alpha Centauri
Special Effects
Tyran the Terrible
Special Effects
The Mummy's Kiss
Casting
Spider-Man
Director
Spider-Man
Writer
Son of Tor
Director
Dances with Werewolves
Director
Dances with Werewolves
Screenplay
Dances with Werewolves
Executive Producer
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Assistant Director
The Teenage Frankenstein
Writer
The Teenage Frankenstein
Costume Coordinator
The Teenage Frankenstein
Makeup Artist
The Teenage Frankenstein
Props
The Teenage Frankenstein
Producer
The Teenage Frankenstein
Editor
The Teenage Frankenstein
Set Designer
Dinosaurs (KABC Special)
Creative Consultant
Atom Man vs. Martian Invaders
Director
Tales of Frankenstein
Director
Tales of Frankenstein
Writer
Tor, King of Beasts
Director
The Time Monsters
Director
Diplodocus at Large
Director
The Earth Before Man
Director
Dinosaur Destroyer
Director
The Fire Monsters
Director
The Age of Reptiles
Director
Time Is Just a Place
Director
Frankenstein Meets Dracula
Director
Return of the Wolf Man
Director
The Revenge of Dracula
Director
The Frankenstein Story
Director
Return of the Monster Maker
Director
The Teenage Frankenstein
Director
Slave of the Vampire
Director
I Was a Teenage Apeman
Director
Return of the Teenage Werewolf
Director
The Teenage Frankenstein Meets the Teenage Werewolf
Director
Revenge of the Teenage Werewolf
Director
Monster Rumble
Director
Tales of Frankenstein
Producer
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula
Casting
Monchhichis
Writer
Dinosaur Valley Girls
Casting
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Creator
Creator
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {26}

1963-01-01 0

The Human Torch

A battle royal takes place between a super villain the Raven (played by Rich Hagopian) and super hero the Human Torch (played by Don Glut). ...
Genre :

Self

2002-11-01 7.7

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2006-10-03 0

I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies

From 1953 to 1969, Don Glut made amateur movies. Shot on 16mm, these films became "legendary" throughout the world. ...
Genre :Documentary

1959-01-01 0

The Teenage Frankenstein

Doctor Frankenstein (played by Charles Martinka) is rescued from being hung by a desperate stranger. ...
Genre :Horror

Steve Rogers

1964-01-01 0

Captain America Battles the Red Skull

The Red Skull (played by Larry Ivie), is about to destroy an American city with only Steve Rogers as Captain America (played by Don Glut) able to stop him. Will he be in time? ...
Genre :

Movie patron

1973-03-01 5.609

Schlock

A quiet suburb in Southern California is terrorized by a mysterious murderous monster living in a cave. As the bodies pile up -- with incriminating banana peels always near by the crime scene -- a gro ...
Genre :Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

Self

1996-01-01 10

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

A documentary that explores man's enduring fascination with the vampire legend by examining historical accounts, literary works, and as they are portrayed in film and television. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2019-12-10 0

Fly Trap: Catching a Classic

Filmmakers and film historians discuss the original Fly trilogy. ...
Genre :

1987-01-01 0

Hollywood Dinosaur Chronicles

Documentary showing how dinosaurs have been used in films. Trailers and scenes from moving about or with dinosaurs are shown. ...
Genre :Documentary

College Student (uncredited)

1967-12-21 7.632

The Graduate

A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter. ...
Genre :Drama, Romance, Comedy

Self

2007-11-08 7.679

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Interviewee

2022-10-18 10

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, from 1931 to 1969, exploring films such as The Ghoul, The Walking Dead (1936), Charlie Chan at the Ope ...
Genre :Horror, Documentary

Spirit/Wolf Man/Green Hornet/Rocket Man

1963-01-01 10

The Adventures of the Spirit

The Spirit is joined by a host of other heroes in battling the Phantom and his army of monsters ...
Genre :Horror

1995-04-08 5.1

Bikini Drive-In

Kim Taylor inherits her grandfather's drive-in theatre. She must raise $25,000 over one weekend or the bank will take the property from her. She also has to deal with pesky capitalist J.B. Winston. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

2015-09-18 6

Fanarchy

Fanarchy explores the rise of fan culture and ways in which fans are threatening the Hollywood system by becoming a creative force in their own right. With affordable technology at their fingertips, f ...
Genre :Documentary

Host

1993-01-01 5

Dinosaur Movies

Dinosaurs Vs. Apes: DINOSAUR MOVIES and HOLLYWOOD GOES APE! have been hailed as the definitive documentaries on the prehistoric and anthropoid creatures that have appeared on the silver screen. Filled ...
Genre :Documentary

Paleontologist

2016-04-01 0

The Amazing Colossal Woman

Dr. Carol Heisler is angry... very angry. Her rage registers with a flying saucer scanning the populace. The alien being inside decides that she is an ideal subject for an experiment. Using its advanc ...
Genre :Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Guy in Ampitheater

1976-09-08 6.273

King Kong

An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him. ...
Genre :Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

Spider-Man

1969-01-01 7.578

Spider-Man

Spider-man must rescue the beautiful daughter of the evil Dr. Lightning. ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction

Atom-Man

1967-01-01 5

Atom Man vs. Martian Invaders

Martians land on Earth, prepared for conquest. Atom-Man is Earth's only defense. ...
Genre :Action, Science Fiction

Self

2010-10-07 6

The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry

King of Horror, legendary actor, scriptwriter and director, Paul Naschy is regarded as the Spanish Lon Chaney and the most prolific filmmaker dedicated to the fantastic cinema in Spain. ...
Genre :Documentary

1965-06-23 7.074

Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII Italy by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he finds himself commandin ...
Genre :War, Action, Adventure, Thriller

Self

2002-04-02 0

Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'

A look back at the classic 1964 film of horror and suspense starring Joan Crawford as an axe-murderer just released from the mental hospital. Includes footage of the filming and interviews with severa ...
Genre :Documentary, Horror

Batman

1964-01-01 2

Batman and Robin

Vickie Vale, who has the combination of the Gotham City National Bank has been kidnapped by The Mask and his henchmen. Batman and Robin attempt to rescue Vale, but Batman is rendered unconscious and R ...
Genre :Action

'A-List' Strip Club Patron (as Don Glut)

2004-06-08 5.2

Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood

Southern California 1897: While Dumas is in the parlor cleaning his gun, his sister Roxanne is in the bedroom being seduced by the lusty vampiress... ...
Genre :Horror

Self

2006-04-27 7

The Sci-Fi Boys

Legendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects films from the wild and funny days of B-movies to blockbusters that have captured the world's imaginati ...
Genre :Documentary