The Invisible Man (1975 TV series) was released on DVD in the UK on 8 July 2013 and distributed by Acorn Media UK. The Invisible Man (1975 TV series) The Invisible Man, the second television series with this title, debuted in the US in 1975 on NBC and starred David McCallum as the scientist Daniel Westin and Melinda Fee as his wife, Dr. Kate Westin. The series was created by Harve Bennett. A pilot TV movie initially aired in May 1975 and was followed by a 12-episode series later that year. Inspired by the original novel by H.G. Wells, the pilot film depicts Daniel Westin working
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man first and middle names. The special effects, which depicted invisibility and other optical illusions, were created by Stanley Horsley, son of cinema pioneer David Horsley. He also did the special effects for "The Invisible Man Returns", "The Invisible Woman" and "Invisible Agent". As a reference to the first "Invisible Man" film, a photo of the serum's inventor, Dr. John Griffin which is actually a picture of Claude Rains, who played the role in Universal's first "Invisible Man" film in 1933. When asked by a reporter whom he has fought in the past, Lou answers, "Chuck Lamont, Bud Grant." The film's