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
The Graduate
1967
King Kong
1976
Von Ryan's Express
1965
Icons Unearthed: Transformers
2026
Bikini Drive-In
1995
Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood
2004
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
2010
The Mummy's Kiss
2003
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999
Fanarchy
2015
Schlock
1973
Filmography
The Graduate
as College Student (uncredited) · 1967
King Kong
as Guy in Ampitheater · 1976
Von Ryan's Express
as Prisoner of War (uncredited) · 1965
Icons Unearthed: Transformers
as Self · 2026
Bikini Drive-In
· 1995
Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood
as 'A-List' Strip Club Patron (as Don Glut) · 2004
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
as Self · 2010
The Mummy's Kiss
as Workman #4 · 2003
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
as Self · 2007
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
as Self · 1999
Fanarchy
as Self · 2015
Schlock
as Movie patron · 1973
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
as Self · 1996
Spider-Man
as Spider-Man · 1969
Fly Trap: Catching a Classic
as Self · 2019
The Sci-Fi Boys
as Self · 2006
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as Self - Interviewee · 2022
Psychette: William Castle and "Homicidal"
as Self · 2002
Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
as Self · 2002
Taking the Punishment Poll
as Self · 2002
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
as Self · 2006
T-Rex: A Dinosaur in Hollywood
as Himself · 2005
The Amazing Colossal Woman
as Paleontologist · 2016
13 Ghosts: The Magic of Illusion-O
as Self
The Adventures of the Spirit
as Spirit/Wolf Man/Green Hornet/Rocket Man · 1963
Atom Man vs. Martian Invaders
as Atom-Man · 1967
Toy Masters
as Self · 2014
Captain America Battles the Red Skull
as Steve Rogers · 1964
The Teenage Frankenstein
· 1959
Batman and Robin
as Batman · 1964
Hollywood Dinosaur Chronicles
· 1987
The Human Torch
· 1963
Dinosaur Movies
as Host · 1993