Donald F. Glut

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
- Directing
- Born
- 1944-02-19 · Pecos, Texas, USA
Known for
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) — Thanks
- The Graduate (1967) — College Student (uncredited)
- X-Men (1992) — Writer
- King Kong (1976) — Guy in Ampitheater
- The Transformers (1984) — Writer
- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981) — Writer
- Von Ryan's Express (1965) — Prisoner of War (uncredited)
- Spider-Man (1981) — Writer
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002) — Creator
- Schlock (1973) — Movie patron
- The Centurions (1986) — Writer
- Bikini Drive-In (1995)
- Blood Scarab (2008) — Director
- Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood (2004) — 'A-List' Strip Club Patron (as Don Glut)
- The New Adventures of He-Man (1990) — Creator
- Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) — Self