Cast & creator
David Lane
Best known for Space: 1999, Space: 1999, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
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.
49
film credits
15
television credits
4
1964–2026 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (64)
Showing 64 of 64 credits
Space: 1999
Second Unit Director
1975Space: 1999
Technical Supervisor
1975
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Director
1967
Thunderbirds
Director
1965Thunderbirds
Editor
1965
UFO
Writer
1970UFO
Director
1970
The Protectors
Editor
1972The Protectors
Supervising Editor
1972
Superman
Second Unit Director
1978
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Second Unit Director
1987
Catweazle
Director
1970
Stingray
Editor
1964
Superman III
Second Unit Director
1983
Supergirl
Second Unit Director
1984
Joe 90
Writer
1968Joe 90
Producer
1968
Muppet Treasure Island
Second Unit Director
1996
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet
Director
2005
The Secret Service
Producer
1969
Santa Claus: The Movie
Second Unit Director
1985
Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph
Editor
2026
Spectrum is 20: The Death and Life of New Captain Scarlet
Himself
2026
Brass Target
Editor
1978
Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster
Director
1966
Thunderbirds: End of The Road
Director
1965
Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom
Director
1965
The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity
Editor
1975
Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5
Director
1966
Stingray: The Reunion Party
Editor
2008
Thunderbirds Are GO
Director
1966
The Legend of Captain Scarlet
Director
2026
Cosmic Princess
Technical Supervisor
1982
Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators!
Director
1966
Journey Through the Black Sun
Supervising Editor
1982
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
Director
1980
Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky
Editor
1965
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
Director
2025Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
Editor
2025
UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...
Director
1972
Thunderbird 6
Director
1968
Invaders from the Deep
Director
1981
Thunderbirds: Security Hazard
Director
1966
Thunderbirds: Desperate Intruder
Director
1965
Destination Moonbase-Alpha
Technical Supervisor
1978
Thunderbirds: Sun Probe
Director
1965
Prisoners in Space
Technical Supervisor
2025
Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City
Director
1965
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
Producer
1981
Century 21 Revisited
Himself
2025
Thunderbirds in Outer Space
Director
1981
HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition
Director
2016
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
Director
1974
UFO: Take Them Alive
Director
1972UFO: Take Them Alive
Writer
1972
Thunderbirds to the Rescue
Editor
1980
Alien Attack
Supervising Editor
1980
Filmed in Supermarionation
Self
2014
Countdown to Disaster
Director
1982
This Is Supermarionation
Director
2014This Is Supermarionation
Producer
2014
Century 21 Slough
Himself
2018
The Investigator
Editor
1973
The Love Pill
Editor
1972