Dean Alioto

Biography

Director and writer Dean Alioto is an award-winning filmmaker and documentarian with an impressive track record across film and television. He has produced acclaimed specials for A+E, Bravo, and Discovery, and served as a consultant on James Fox’s hit UFO documentary The Phenomenon. Dean’s groundbreaking work in the genre has earned him a place in the Paramount+ documentary Unknown Dimensions: The Story of Paranormal Activity, where he is celebrated as the creator of The McPherson Tape, the first-ever found footage film. He is also known for the enigmatic Paramount TV movie Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County, which has become a cult classic in the UFO and paranormal storytelling space.

Directed

1. Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1998) — Director
2. UFO Abduction (1989) — Director
3. Shadowheart (2009) — Director
4. Portal (2019) — Director
5. The Alien Perspective (2025) — Director
6. The Experiencers: Full Disclosure (2026) — Director
7. L.A. Dicks (2007) — Director
8. The Haunting of Dalva House (2023) — Director
9. Jesse James: Legend, Outlaw, Terrorist (2005) — Director
10. The Last Podcast (2024) — Director
11. Lizzie Borden Had an Axe (2004) — Director
12. The Alien Perspective Part II (2025) — Director

Also appeared in

1. UFO Abduction (1989) — Michael Van Heese
2. Quarries (2016) — Cody
3. Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity (2021) — Self
4. MoniKa (2012) — Andy
5. Shadowheart (2009) — Spider
6. Complacent (2012) — Mr. Capilano
7. The Found Footage Phenomenon (2021) — Self
8. Beyond the Spectrum: Being Taken (2018) — Filmmaker
9. L.A. Dicks (2007) — Harold
10. Content (2025) — Stranger #1
11. Man With a Movie Camera: The Found Footage Legacy of 'Man Bites Dog' (2025) — Self
12. The Genesis Files (2010) — Taylor