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 King of The B’s”, "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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Known for
Beverly Hills, 90210
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
Self
The Godfather Part II
Senator #2
The Practice
John Matlin
The Movies That Made Us
Self
Spector
Self
Apollo 13
Congressman
Scream 3
Studio Executive
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Himself
Hollywood Boulevard II
Roger Corman
E! True Hollywood Story
The Silence of the Lambs
FBI Director Hayden Burke
CULT-TASTIC: Tales From The Trenches With Roger And Julie Corman
Himself
Philadelphia
Mr. Laird
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Hollywood Director
The Manchurian Candidate
Mr. Secretary
The Fast and the Furious
Roadblock State Trooper
The Sci-Fi Boys
Self
The Howling
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Self
The Cry Baby Killer
Joe - TV Truck Man (uncredited)
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
Dean Hinkle
Battle of Blood Island
Soldier on Hilltop (uncredited)
The Wasp Woman
Hospital Doctor
Rachel Getting Married
Wedding Guest
Cannonball
District Attorney
The Second Civil War
Sandy Collins
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self
A History of Horror
Self
Sharktopus
Beach Bum
Body Bags
Dr. Bregman
Extraordinary Tales
Prince Prospero (voice) (segment 'The Masque of the Red Death')
Searchers 2.0
Producer (Flashback)
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
Ski Troop Attack
German Officer (uncredited)
Lords of the Deep
Corporate executive (uncredited)
War of the Satellites
Ground Control (uncredited)
Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four
Himself
Day the World Ended
Nelson - Louise's Fiancée in Framed Photograph (uncredited)
Memory: The Origins of Alien
Self
Swing Shift
Mr. MacBride
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Self
Dinoshark
Dr. Frank Reeves
Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
Self
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self
Some Nudity Required
Himself
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
Self
A Century of Cinema
Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Target: Harry
Man on Phone
The State of Things
The Lawyer
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Self
Sharksploitation
Self
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Self
Tidal Wave
President of the United States (voice)
Tales of the Uncanny
Self
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
Runaway Daughters
Mr. Randolph
I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni
Self
The Independent
Roger Corman
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
Atlas
Greek Soldier (uncredited)
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Self
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Self (archive footage)
Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson
Self
The Last Drive-In Live: A Tribute to Roger Corman
Himself
The Horror of It All
Self
Popatopolis
Himself
First Works
Self
The True Story of Hannibal
Self - Producer
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Self (uncredited)
Z Dead End
Rumored
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Self
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
Self
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
Self
That Guy Dick Miller
Self
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
Himself
Naked Paradise
Office Worker (uncredited)
Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows
Self
Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres
Himself (archive footage)
Greetings from Tromaville!
Himself
Monster from the Ocean Floor
Tommy
Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Self - Producer, The Fantastic Four (1994)
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
Himself
The Wicker Man Enigma
Himself
SEGAL
Self
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Self
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS
Self
All the Love You Cannes!
Self
AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1
Self
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
The Dark Side of Hollywood
Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off
Self
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Self
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
Self
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
Self
It Came From Connemara!
Self
From Manila with Love
Himself
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
Self
La última película de Jess Franco
Self
Horror Cafe
Self
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
Self
The Phantom Eye
Dr. Gorman
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
Self
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
Self
Sodankylä Forever
Self
Kings of Cult
self
Hollywood Gangster
Self
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Self
Lost Explorer
Jean
Remembering 'The Intruder'
Himself
The Devil Ant
Himself
The Fanex Files, Volume 2: Samuel Z. Arkoff
Himself
Martin Scorsese Directs
Self
Horror!!!
Self
Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute
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Behind the Swinging Blade
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Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Self
It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story
Himself
Corman's Comedy of Poe
Himself
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror
Self
In Hock & Staying There
Himself
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Weird Night
Ticket to Hollywood
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Ivan, the TerrirBle
Self (archive footage)
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
Chiller Theatre Fiend Club Show: Volume 2
Self