Donald F. Glut
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.
Known For
All Movies (31)
- Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story2022 · as Self - Interviewee
- Fly Trap: Catching a Classic2019 · as Self
- The Amazing Colossal Woman2016 · as Paleontologist
- Fanarchy2015 · as Self
- Toy Masters2014 · as Self
- The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry2010 · as Self
- Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story2007 · as Self
- I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies2006 · as Self
- The Sci-Fi Boys2006 · as Self
- T-Rex: A Dinosaur in Hollywood2005 · as Himself
- Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood2004 · as 'A-List' Strip Club Patron (as Don Glut)
- Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'2002 · as Self
- Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"2002 · as Self
- Taking the Punishment Poll2002 · as Self
- The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster1999 · as Self
- Vampires: Thirst for the Truth1996 · as Self
- Bikini Drive-In1995
- Dinosaur Movies1993 · as Host
- Hollywood Dinosaur Chronicles1987
- King Kong1976 · as Guy in Ampitheater
- Schlock1973 · as Movie patron
- Spider-Man1969 · as Spider-Man
- The Graduate1967 · as College Student (uncredited)
- Atom Man vs. Martian Invaders1967 · as Atom-Man
- Von Ryan's Express1965
- Captain America Battles the Red Skull1964 · as Steve Rogers
- Batman and Robin1964 · as Batman
- The Human Torch1963
- The Adventures of the Spirit1963 · as Spirit/Wolf Man/Green Hornet/Rocket Man
- The Teenage Frankenstein1959
- 13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O— · as Self
All TV Shows (1)
- Icons Unearthed: Transformers2026 · as Self