- BIRTH 05/04/1926
- DEATH 09/05/2024
- Country United States
- SHOWS 3
- MOVIES 41
- DIRECTOR 35
- SCRIPT 4
- PRODUCTION 197
Roger Corman
Roger William Corman (April 5, 1926 – May 9, 2024) was an American film director, producer and actor. Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", he was known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film.
Many of the more than 500 features directed or produced by Corman were low-budget films that later attracted a cult following, such as The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), The Intruder (1962), X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes (1963), and the counterculture films, The Wild Angels (1966) and The Trip (1967). House of Usher (1960) became the first of eight films directed by Corman that were adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and which collectively came to be known as the "Poe Cycle".
In 1964, Corman became the youngest filmmaker to have a retrospective at the Cinémathèque française, as well as in the British Film Institute and the Museum of Modern Art. He was the co-founder of New World Pictures, the founder of New Concorde and was a longtime member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2009, he was awarded an Academy Honorary Award "for his rich engendering of films and filmmakers".
Corman was also famous for handling the U.S. distribution of many films by noted foreign directors, including Federico Fellini (Italy), Ingmar Bergman (Sweden), François Truffaut (France) and Akira Kurosawa (Japan). He mentored and gave a start to many young film directors such as Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, Peter Bogdanovich, Joe Dante, John Sayles, and James Cameron, and was highly influential in the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s. He also helped to launch the careers of actors like Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, Dennis Hopper, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, and William Shatner.
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Shows (3)
Movies (41)
Extraordinary Tales
Extraordinary Tales
Prince Prospero (voice) (segment 'The Masque of the Red Death')
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie…
Self
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The…
Self
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of…
Self
Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres
Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber…
Himself (archive footage)
Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four
Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's…
Himself
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n'…
Self
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight…
Self
Director (35)
House of Usher
House of Usher
The Masque of the Red Death
The Masque of the Red Death
The Haunted Palace
The Haunted Palace
The Little Shop of Horrors
The Little Shop of Horrors
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Intruder
The Intruder
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The Raven
The Raven
The Tomb of Ligeia
The Tomb of Ligeia
A Bucket of Blood
A Bucket of Blood
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
The Wasp Woman
The Wasp Woman
Bloody Mama
Bloody Mama
Ski Troop Attack
Ski Troop Attack
Tales of Terror
Tales of Terror
Atlas
Atlas
Frankenstein Unbound
Frankenstein Unbound
The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial
Day the World Ended
Day the World Ended
Last Woman on Earth
Last Woman on Earth
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their…
The Secret Invasion
The Secret Invasion
Tower of London
Tower of London
Von Richthofen and Brown
Von Richthofen and Brown
The Wild Angels
The Wild Angels
Attack of the Crab Monsters
Attack of the Crab Monsters
Not of This Earth
Not of This Earth
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the…
Sorority Girl
Sorority Girl
Machine-Gun Kelly
Machine-Gun Kelly
The Terror
The Terror
The Trip
The Trip
De Sade
De Sade
The Undead
The Undead
Target: Harry
Target: Harry
Script (4)
The Little Shop of Horrors
The Little Shop of Horrors
The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter
The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious
Frankenstein Unbound
Frankenstein Unbound
Production (197)
Death Race
Death Race
Piranha
Piranha
Death Race 2
Death Race 2
Death Race: Inferno
Death Race: Inferno
Galaxy of Terror
Galaxy of Terror
Mon oncle d'Amérique
Mon oncle d'Amérique
House of Usher
House of Usher
The Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Masque of the Red Death
The Masque of the Red Death
God Told Me To
God Told Me To
Watchers
Watchers
The Haunted Palace
The Haunted Palace
The Little Shop of Horrors
The Little Shop of Horrors
Death Race 2000
Death Race 2000
Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia
Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia
Cannonball
Cannonball
The Raven
The Raven
The Evil
The Evil
Humanoids from the Deep
Humanoids from the Deep
The Tomb of Ligeia
The Tomb of Ligeia
Sharktopus
Sharktopus
The Intruder
The Intruder
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
A Bucket of Blood
A Bucket of Blood
Tales of Terror
Tales of Terror
Dead Space
Dead Space
Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda
Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda
Carnosaur
Carnosaur
L'isola degli uomini pesce
L'isola degli uomini pesce
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Cockfighter
Cockfighter
The Shooting
The Shooting
Bloody Mama
Bloody Mama
The Hunt for Eagle One
The Hunt for Eagle One
Atlas
Atlas
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
Piranha
Piranha
The Arena
The Arena
Dinocroc
Dinocroc
Frankenstein Unbound
Frankenstein Unbound
Forbidden World
Forbidden World
Ski Troop Attack
Ski Troop Attack
Attack of the Giant Leeches
Attack of the Giant Leeches
The Wasp Woman
The Wasp Woman
The Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious
White Wolves - A Cry in the Wild II
White Wolves - A Cry in the Wild II
Dinoshark
Dinoshark
Slumber Party Massacre III
Slumber Party Massacre III
Slumber Party Massacre II
Slumber Party Massacre II
The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial
Time Under Fire
Time Under Fire
Dinocroc vs. Supergator
Dinocroc vs. Supergator
Boxcar Bertha
Boxcar Bertha
Piranhaconda
Piranhaconda
La figlia di Frankenstein
La figlia di Frankenstein
Dementia 13
Dementia 13
Avalanche
Avalanche
Battle Beyond the Stars
Battle Beyond the Stars
The Slumber Party Massacre
The Slumber Party Massacre
Alien Avengers II
Alien Avengers II
Ride in the Whirlwind
Ride in the Whirlwind
Munchies
Munchies
Rock 'n' Roll High School
Rock 'n' Roll High School
The Dunwich Horror
The Dunwich Horror
The Unborn II
The Unborn II
Not of This Earth
Not of This Earth
Lords of the Deep
Lords of the Deep
Overdrive
Overdrive
The Capitol Conspiracy
The Capitol Conspiracy
The Big Doll House
The Big Doll House
Capone
Capone
Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard
Black Scorpion II: Aftershock
Black Scorpion II: Aftershock
Last Woman on Earth
Last Woman on Earth
One Night Stand
One Night Stand
Virtually Heroes
Virtually Heroes
The Bees
The Bees
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
Camel Spiders
Camel Spiders
Operation Cobra
Operation Cobra
Leopard in the Snow
Leopard in the Snow
Terminal Virus
Terminal Virus
Sorceress
Sorceress
The Undead
The Undead
Food of the Gods II
Food of the Gods II
Day the World Ended
Day the World Ended
Emmanuelle 6
Emmanuelle 6
Street Fighter 2050
Street Fighter 2050
Up from the Depths
Up from the Depths
Caged Heat 3000
Caged Heat 3000
Wolfhound
Wolfhound
Dillinger and Capone
Dillinger and Capone
White Star
White Star
School Spirit
School Spirit
Sorority House Massacre
Sorority House Massacre
Cocaine Wars
Cocaine Wars
Target: Harry
Target: Harry
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight
Big Bad Mama
Big Bad Mama
Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill
Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill
Bloodfist
Bloodfist
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero
Bloodfist II
Bloodfist II
Bloodfist V: Human Target
Bloodfist V: Human Target
Dragon Fire
Dragon Fire
Sting of the Black Scorpion
Sting of the Black Scorpion
Born Bad
Born Bad
The Liars' Club
The Liars' Club
Big Bad Mama II
Big Bad Mama II
Silk 2
Silk 2
The Lady in Red
The Lady in Red
The Brain Eaters
The Brain Eaters
Cry of the Winged Serpent
Cry of the Winged Serpent
Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell
Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell
The Unborn
The Unborn
Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
Down and Dirty Duck
Down and Dirty Duck
Grotesque
Grotesque
Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders
Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders
Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
Raptor
Raptor
Caged Heat
Caged Heat
Deathstalker
Deathstalker
The Terror Within
The Terror Within
The Terror Within II
The Terror Within II
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their…
Night Call Nurses
Night Call Nurses
Watchers III
Watchers III
Dune Warriors
Dune Warriors
Women in Cages
Women in Cages
T-Bird Gang
T-Bird Gang
TNT Jackson
TNT Jackson
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the…
Firefight
Firefight
Death Race 2050
Death Race 2050
Humanoids from the Deep
Humanoids from the Deep
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species
Carnosaur 2
Carnosaur 2
Andy Colby’s Incredibly Awesome Adventure
Andy Colby’s Incredibly Awesome Adventure
The Big Bird Cage
The Big Bird Cage
Stripped to Kill
Stripped to Kill
Chopping Mall
Chopping Mall
Android
Android
Think Big
Think Big
The Terror
The Terror
Blackbelt
Blackbelt
Future Fear
Future Fear
The Final Comedown
The Final Comedown
The Haunting of Morella
The Haunting of Morella
The Cry Baby Killer
The Cry Baby Killer
Alien Avengers
Alien Avengers
Sorority Girl
Sorority Girl
A Very Unlucky Leprechaun
A Very Unlucky Leprechaun
Machine-Gun Kelly
Machine-Gun Kelly
Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf
Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf
Stealing Las Vegas
Stealing Las Vegas
Shakedown
Shakedown
Jackson County Jail
Jackson County Jail
Operation Rogue
Operation Rogue
Not of This Earth
Not of This Earth
The Trip
The Trip
ＫＹＯＫＯ
ＫＹＯＫＯ
The Warrior and the Sorceress
The Warrior and the Sorceress
The Wild Angels
The Wild Angels
Marquis de Sade
Marquis de Sade
Bloodfist VII: Manhunt
Bloodfist VII: Manhunt
Mountaintop Motel Massacre
Mountaintop Motel Massacre
Fire on the Amazon
Fire on the Amazon
Saint Jack
Saint Jack
Il castello dalle porte di fuoco
Il castello dalle porte di fuoco
Watchers Reborn
Watchers Reborn
Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back
Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back
Barbarian Queen
Barbarian Queen
Deathsport
Deathsport
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters
Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
I Escaped from Devil's Island
I Escaped from Devil's Island
Suburbia
Suburbia
Cyclops
Cyclops
Queen of Blood
Queen of Blood
Future Kick
Future Kick
Attack of the Crab Monsters
Attack of the Crab Monsters
Murder by Phone
Murder by Phone
Not of This Earth
Not of This Earth
Black Scorpion
Black Scorpion
Space Raiders
Space Raiders
Avalanche Alley
Avalanche Alley
Munchie
Munchie
Supergator
Supergator
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom
Munchie Strikes Back
Munchie Strikes Back
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom
Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom
