David W. Allen

David W. Allen (October 22, 1944 – August 16, 1999) was an American film and television stop motion model (puppet) animator.

Allen provided special effects on such productions as ''The Howling'', ''Twilight Zone: The Movie'', ''Young Sherlock Holmes'' (for which he earned an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination), ''Willow'' and ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids''. He also had a long association with producer Charles Band, working on such films as ''Dolls'', ''Puppet Master'', ''Bride of Re-Animator'', ''Subspecies'' and ''Demonic Toys''. Provided by Wikipedia