DIRECTOR · FROM UXBRIDGE, UK
David Lane
Born 1940 · 86 years old30 credits since 19651 coming up
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ABOUT DAVID
David Lane is a British television and film director, best known for his association with series produced by Gerry Anderson's AP Films. Lane directed several episodes of Thunderbirds, including "Attack of the Alligators!", as well as the two films Thunderbirds Are Go and Thunderbird 6.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born4 February 1940
BirthplaceUxbridge, UK
Known forDirecting
On Cineora8 of 30 titles
Known for
The titles people know David from.
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What David is working on next.
Thunderbirds 4K Double Bill - Atlantic Inferno / Attack of the Alligators!DirectorOut Nov 2026
Career
IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 8
- Average IMDb
- 7.3
- Highest rated
- UFOIMDb 7.9
- Working since
- 1965
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Filmography
The 2020s
2 titles
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The 2010s
2 titles
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The 2000s
1 title · IMDb 7.5 on averageSeriesDirector · 10 episodes
The 1980s
5 titles
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The 1970s
5 titles · IMDb 7.8 on average
The 1960s
15 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
Producer · 13 episodes
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Often works with
The people who keep turning up in David’s titles.
Gerry AndersonCreator · Space: 1999, Thunderbirds and 8 more
Sylvia AndersonSpace: 1999, Thunderbirds and 6 more
Barry GrayComposer · Space: 1999, UFO and 2 more
Christopher ReeveSuperman, Superman III and 1 more
Robert VaughnSuperman III, Brass Target and 1 more
Barbara BainSpace: 1999, Destination Moonbase-Alpha and 1 more
Martin LandauSpace: 1999, Destination Moonbase-Alpha and 1 more
