Donald F. Glut
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.
The Graduate
as College Student (uncredited)Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love...
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King Kong
as Guy in AmpitheaterAn oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to...
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Von Ryan's Express
as uncreditedVon Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII...
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Schlock
as Movie patronA quiet suburb in Southern California is terrorized by a mysterious murderous monster living in...
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Spider-Man
as Spider-ManSpider-man must rescue the beautiful daughter of the evil Dr. Lightning.
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Bikini Drive-In
as uncreditedKim Taylor inherits her grandfather's drive-in theatre. She must raise $25,000 over one weekend...
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Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as SelfChronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who...
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The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
as SelfThe history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.
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Fanarchy
as SelfFanarchy explores the rise of fan culture and ways in which fans are threatening the Hollywood...
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Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
as SelfA documentary that explores man's enduring fascination with the vampire legend by examining...
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The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
as HimselfKing of Horror, legendary actor, scriptwriter and director, Paul Naschy is regarded as the...
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Dinosaur Movies
as HostDinosaurs Vs. Apes: DINOSAUR MOVIES and HOLLYWOOD GOES APE! have been hailed as the definitive...
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I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
as SelfFrom 1953 to 1969, Don Glut made amateur movies. Shot on 16mm, these films became "legendary"...
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Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
as SelfA look back at the classic 1964 film of horror and suspense starring Joan Crawford as an...
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Hollywood Dinosaur Chronicles
as uncreditedDocumentary showing how dinosaurs have been used in films. Trailers and scenes from moving about...
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The Adventures of the Spirit
as Spirit/Wolf Man/Green Hornet/Rocket ManThe Spirit is joined by a host of other heroes in battling the Phantom and his army of monsters
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Atom Man vs. Martian Invaders
as Atom-ManMartians land on Earth, prepared for conquest. Atom-Man is Earth's only defense.
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Captain America Battles the Red Skull
as Steve RogersThe Red Skull (played by Larry Ivie), is about to destroy an American city with only Steve...
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Batman and Robin
as BatmanVickie Vale, who has the combination of the Gotham City National Bank has been kidnapped by The...
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The Human Torch
as uncreditedA battle royal takes place between a super villain the Raven (played by Rich Hagopian) and super...
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The Teenage Frankenstein
as uncreditedDoctor Frankenstein (played by Charles Martinka) is rescued from being hung by a desperate stranger.
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