Jack Arnold

Career Overview

Jack Arnold has 51 screen credits in a career dating back to 1948. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Creature from the Black Lagoon with 2 titles. Signature works include Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Boss Nigger. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

51

Birth Date

1912-10-14

Birth Place

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Known For

• 

  Creature from the Black Lagoon
• 

  The Incredible Shrinking Man
• 

  Boss Nigger
• 

  Bachelor in Paradise
• 

  The Mouse That Roared
• 

  It Came from Outer Space

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• Creature from the Black Lagoon (2 titles)
• The Nigger Charley Collection (1 titles)
• Duchy of Grand Fenwick Collection (1 titles)
• It Came from Outer Space Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Richard Carlson (2 collaborations)
• Robert Carson (2 collaborations)
• Julie Adams (1 collaborations)
• Richard Denning (1 collaborations)
• Antonio Moreno (1 collaborations)
• Nestor Paiva (1 collaborations)
• Whit Bissell (1 collaborations)
• Bernie Gozier (1 collaborations)
• Henry A. Escalante (1 collaborations)
• Ricou Browning (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (4 credits)

  • Jack Arnold Remembers The Incredible Shrinking Man

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Into the Night

    Man with Dog

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • With These Hands

    Communist Agitator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950

• directing (41 credits)

  • The Fall Guy

    - The Japanese Connection (1981) ... director directing
    1981
  • Marilyn: The Untold Story

    director

    directing
    1980
  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

    - The Dorian Secret (1981) ... director directing

    - The Guardians (1981) ... director directing
    1979
  • Sex and the Married Woman

    director

    directing
    1977
  • The Love Boat

    - And One to Grow On/Seems Like Old Times/I'll Never Forget What's Her Name (1984) ... director directing

    - Vicki's Dilemma/Discount Romance/ Loser & still Champ (1983) ... director directing

    - The Lady from Laramie/Vicki Swings/Phantom Bride (1981) ... director directing

    - The Audit Couple/The Scoop/My Boyfriend's Back (1979) ... director directing

    - The Last of the Stubings/The Million Dollar Man/The Sisters (1978) ... director directing
    1977
  • The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West

    director

    directing
    1976
  • The Swiss Conspiracy

    director

    directing
    1976
  • The Bionic Woman

    - Which One Is Jaime? (1978) ... director directing
    1976
  • Boss Nigger

    director

    directing
    1975
  • Sex Play

    director

    directing
    1974
  • Black Eye

    director

    directing
    1974
  • Hello Down There

    director

    directing
    1969
  • The Brady Bunch

    - The Hair-Brained Scheme (1974) ... director directing

    - The Driver's Seat (1974) ... director directing

    - The Subject Was Noses (1973) ... director directing

    - Amateur Nite (1973) ... director directing

    - Greg Gets Grounded (1973) ... director directing
    1969
  • Love, American Style

    - Love and the New Size 8 (1972) ... director directing

    - Love and the Big Mother (1971) ... director directing

    - Love and the Baby (1971) ... director directing

    - Love and the Four-Sided Triangle (1971) ... director directing

    - Love and the Traveling Salesman (1971) ... director directing
    1969
  • Rowan & Martin at the Movies

    director

    directing
    1968
  • The Lively Set

    director

    directing
    1964
  • A Global Affair

    director

    directing
    1964
  • The Virginian

    - Hannah (1970) ... director directing
    1962
  • Bachelor in Paradise

    director

    directing
    1961
  • Dr. Kildare

    - Ship's Doctor (1963) ... director directing

    - Jail Ward (1963) ... director directing

    - Good Luck Charm (1963) ... director directing
    1961
  • The Mouse That Roared

    director

    directing
    1959
  • No Name on the Bullet

    director

    directing
    1959
  • Rawhide

    - Canliss (1964) ... director directing

    - Incident in No Man's Land (1959) ... director directing

    - Incident Below the Brazos (1959) ... director directing
    1959
  • Monster on the Campus

    director

    directing
    1958
  • The Space Children

    director

    directing
    1958
  • High School Confidential!

    director

    directing
    1958
  • The Lady Takes a Flyer

    director

    directing
    1958
  • Man in the Shadow

    director

    directing
    1957
  • The Tattered Dress

    director

    directing
    1957
  • The Incredible Shrinking Man

    director

    directing
    1957
  • Perry Mason

    - The Case of the Thermal Thief (1965) ... director directing

    - The Case of the Scandalous Sculptor (1964) ... director directing
    1957
  • Outside the Law

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Red Sundown

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Tarantula

    director

    directing
    1955
  • The Man from Bitter Ridge

    director

    directing
    1955
  • Revenge of the Creature

    director

    directing
    1955
  • Creature from the Black Lagoon

    director

    directing
    1954
  • It Came from Outer Space

    director

    directing
    1953
  • Girls in the Night

    director

    directing
    1953
  • With These Hands

    director

    directing
    1950
  • The Chicken of Tomorrow

    director

    directing
    1948

• production (4 credits)

  • Sex and the Married Woman

    producer

    production
    1977
  • Boss Nigger

    producer

    production
    1975
  • No Name on the Bullet

    producer

    production
    1959
  • With These Hands

    producer

    production
    1950

• writing (2 credits)

  • Bachelor in Paradise

    story

    writing
    1961
  • The Monolith Monsters

    story

    writing
    1957