Roger Corman

Roger Corman

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Born April 5, 1926 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

55 films as director · Active 1955–2001

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 King of The B’s”, "The Spiritu…

Known for

Conan

Conan

2010

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990

The Practice

The Practice

1997

The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

1974

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

Biography

Biography

1987

The Movies That Made Us

The Movies That Made Us

2019

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

2019

Directed(55)

Frankenstein Unbound

1990Frankenstein Unbound★ 5.8

Von Richthofen and Brown

1971Von Richthofen and Brown★ 6.2

Bloody Mama

1970Bloody Mama★ 5.5

Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.

1970Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.★ 4.3

Target: Harry

1969Target: Harry★ 6.1

De Sade

1969De Sade★ 3.4

The Wild Racers

1968The Wild Racers★ 3.9

The Trip

1967The Trip★ 5.7

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967The St. Valentine's Day Massacre★ 6.3

A Time for Killing

1967A Time for Killing★ 4.7

The Wild Angels

1966The Wild Angels★ 5.4

The Masque of the Red Death

1964The Masque of the Red Death★ 6.6

The Tomb of Ligeia

1964The Tomb of Ligeia★ 6.4

The Secret Invasion

1964The Secret Invasion★ 5.8

The Haunted Palace

1963The Haunted Palace★ 6.7

The Terror

1963The Terror★ 5.2

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

1963X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes★ 6.6

The Raven

1963The Raven★ 6.3

The Young Racers

1963The Young Racers★ 5.3

The Premature Burial

1962The Premature Burial★ 6.3

Tales of Terror

1962Tales of Terror★ 6.7

Tower of London

1962Tower of London★ 5.9

The Intruder

1962The Intruder★ 7.1

The Pit and the Pendulum

1961The Pit and the Pendulum★ 6.9

Atlas

1961Atlas★ 3.4

Creature from the Haunted Sea

1961Creature from the Haunted Sea★ 3.7

House of Usher

1960House of Usher★ 6.7

The Little Shop of Horrors

1960The Little Shop of Horrors★ 6.3

Last Woman on Earth

1960Last Woman on Earth★ 4.5

Ski Troop Attack

1960Ski Troop Attack★ 4.8

A Bucket of Blood

1959A Bucket of Blood★ 6.6

The Wasp Woman

1959The Wasp Woman★ 4.5

I, Mobster

1959I, Mobster★ 6.6

War of the Satellites

1958War of the Satellites★ 5.2

Machine-Gun Kelly

1958Machine-Gun Kelly★ 5.9

She Gods of Shark Reef

1958She Gods of Shark Reef★ 3.2

Teenage Cave Man

1958Teenage Cave Man★ 4.1

Attack of the Crab Monsters

1957Attack of the Crab Monsters★ 5.2

Not of This Earth

1957Not of This Earth★ 5.7

Naked Paradise

1957Naked Paradise★ 4.4

The Undead

1957The Undead★ 4.5

Teenage Doll

1957Teenage Doll★ 5.4

Carnival Rock

1957Carnival Rock★ 4.7

Rock All Night

1957Rock All Night★ 5.5

Sorority Girl

1957Sorority Girl★ 5.8

The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent

1957The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent★ 3.4

Swamp Women

1956Swamp Women★ 3.5

It Conquered the World

1956It Conquered the World★ 4.9

The Oklahoma Woman

1956The Oklahoma Woman★ 4.4

Gunslinger

1956Gunslinger★ 4.4

Day the World Ended

1955Day the World Ended★ 5.0

Five Guns West

1955Five Guns West★ 4.5

Apache Woman

1955Apache Woman★ 5.0

The Beast with a Million Eyes

1955The Beast with a Million Eyes★ 3.8

Acting(151)

2025Il cinema secondo CormanSelf

2025Wasp Woman: Murder of a B-movie QueenHimself

2024SharksploitationSelf

2024The Last Drive-In Live: A Tribute to Roger CormanHimself

2024Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American MasterSelf (archive) - filmmaker, producer

2023Lost ExplorerJean

2022SpectorSelf

2022Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterSelf

2021Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!Self (archive footage)

2021Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop CinemaSelf

2020Tales of the UncannySelf

2020Ivan, the TerrirBleSelf (archive footage)

2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and CampSelf

2020Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-FiSelf

2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: SequelitisSelf

2020Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All TimeSelf

2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1Self

2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault(archive footage)

2020Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too CrazySelf

2019The Movies That Made UsSelf

2019CULT-TASTIC: Tales From The Trenches With Roger And Julie CormanHimself

2019Dr. Jack & Mr. NicholsonSelf

2019The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob BriggsSelf

2019Memory: The Origins of AlienSelf

2018Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2Self

2017Greetings from Tromaville!Self

2017Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieurSelf

2017Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

2015It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP StoryHimself

2015Kings of Cultself

2015Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic FourHimself

2015Extraordinary TalesPrince Prospero (voice) (segment 'The Masque of the Red Death')

2014Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-InsSelf

2014It Came From Connemara!Self

2014Behind the Swinging BladeSelf

2014That Guy Dick MillerSelf

2013La última película de Jess FrancoSelf

2013Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie

2012Attack of the 50 Foot CheerleaderDean Hinkle

2011Corman's WorldSelf - Filmmaker

2011Produce Your Own Damn Movie!Self

2011From Manila with LoveHimself

2011Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie RetrospectiveSelf

2010Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of TerrorSelf

2010ConanSelf - Guest

2010Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of HollywoodSelf

2010Machete Maidens Unleashed!Self

2010A History of HorrorSelf

2010Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party MassacresHimself (archive footage)

2010SharktopusBeach Bum

2010With Great Power: The Stan Lee StorySelf

2010Sodankylä ForeverSelf

2010Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic ManSelf

2010DinosharkDr. Frank Reeves

2009Nightmares in Red, White and BlueSelf

2009PopatopolisHimself

2009Direct Your Own Damn Movie!Self

2009Tromatized: Meet Lloyd KaufmanSelf

2008Hollywood GangsterSelf

2008The Fanex Files, Volume 2: Samuel Z. ArkoffHimself

2008Rachel Getting MarriedWedding Guest

2008Starz Inside: Comic Books UnboundSelf - Producer, The Fantastic Four (1994)

2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StorySelf

2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectSelf

2007Val Lewton: The Man in the ShadowsSelf

2007Searchers 2.0Producer (Flashback)

2007Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese TributeSelf

2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf

2006The Sci-Fi BoysSelf

2005Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

2005The Perfect Scary MovieSelf

2005The True Story of HannibalSelf - Producer

2004Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-ScreenSelf

2004The Manchurian CandidateMr. Secretary

2004Mario Bava: Operazione pauraSelf

2003Looney Tunes: Back in ActionHollywood Director

2003Corman's Comedy of PoeHimself

2003A Decade Under the InfluenceSelf

2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved HollywoodSelf

2002All the Love You Cannes!Self

2002Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in FilmSelf (uncredited)

2001Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker ManHimself

2001The Wicker Man EnigmaHimself

2001Hidden Values: The Movies of the FiftiesSelf

2001Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'Self

2001It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International PicturesSelf

2001Schlock! The Secret History of American MoviesHimself

2001Remembering 'The Intruder'Self

2000The IndependentRoger Corman

2000Scream 3Studio Executive

1999The Phantom EyeDr. Gorman

1999The Devil AntHimself

1998Some Nudity RequiredHimself

1998The Dark Side of Hollywood

1998Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des ErfolgsSelf

1997The Second Civil WarSandy Collins

1997Vincent Price: The Versatile VillainSelf

1997The PracticeJohn Matlin

1996100 Years of HorrorSelf - Interview

1996E! True Hollywood Story

1996Chiller Theatre Fiend Club Show: Volume 2Self

1995Apollo 13Congressman

1994Runaway DaughtersMr. Randolph

1994Rebel HighwayMr. Randolph

1994The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed MonstersSelf

1994A Century of CinemaSelf

1993PhiladelphiaMr. Laird

1993Body BagsDr. Bregman

1991The Horror Hall of Fame IISelf - Inductee

1991Crazy About the Movies: Dennis HopperSelf

1991The Silence of the LambsFBI Director Hayden Burke

1991Hollywood Boulevard IIRoger Corman

1990Beverly Hills, 90210Roger Corman

1990Martin Scorsese DirectsSelf

1990Horror CafeSelf

1989First WorksSelf

1989Lords of the DeepCorporate executive (uncredited)

1987BiographySelf

1987Out of the Blue and Into the BlackSelf

1984Ticket to HollywoodSelf

1984Swing ShiftMr. MacBride

1983The Horror of It AllSelf

1982The State of ThingsThe Lawyer

1981The HowlingMan in Phone Booth (uncredited)

1978Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild AngelSelf

1976CannonballDistrict Attorney

1975Tidal WavePresident of the United States (voice)

1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf

1974The Godfather Part IISenator #2

1969Target: HarryMan on Phone

1966Blood BathAntonio Sordi (in flashback) (uncredited)

1964Horror!!!Self

1963The Young RacersMan Outside Monaco Hotel (uncredited)

1961AtlasGreek Soldier (uncredited)

1960Battle of Blood IslandSoldier on Hilltop (uncredited)

1960Ski Troop AttackGerman Officer (uncredited)

1959The Wasp WomanHospital Doctor (uncredited)

1958Hot Car GirlCop Who Finds Note (uncredited)

1958Cry Baby KillerJoe - TV Truck Man (uncredited)

1958War of the SatellitesGround Control (uncredited)

1957Naked ParadiseOffice Worker (uncredited)

1955Day the World EndedNelson - Louise's Fiancée in Framed Photograph (uncredited)

1954The Fast and the FuriousRoadblock State Trooper (uncredited)

1954Monster from the Ocean FloorTommy (uncredited)

In Hock & Staying ThereHimself

I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo AntonioniSelf

Mary Woronov: Cult QueenSelf

Z Dead EndRumored

Olivera & Corman: Hollywood en ArgentinaEntrevistado

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