Biography
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 ri…
Movies & TV Shows
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991) — FBI Director Hayden Burke
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The Godfather Part II (1974) — Senator #2
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Apollo 13 (1995) — Congressman
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Philadelphia (1993) — Mr. Laird
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Scream 3 (2000) — Studio Executive
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The Manchurian Candidate (2004) — Mr. Secretary
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Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) — Hollywood Director
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The Howling (1981) — Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
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Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) — Roger Corman
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Rachel Getting Married (2008) — Wedding Guest
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Body Bags (1993) — Dr. Bregman
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Conan (2010) — Self - Guest
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Sharktopus (2010) — Beach Bum
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The Movies That Made Us (2019) — Self
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Extraordinary Tales (2015) — Prince Prospero (voice) (segment 'The Masque of the Red Death')
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Cannonball (1976) — District Attorney
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The Wasp Woman (1959) — Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
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The Practice (1997) — John Matlin
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Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) — Self
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Swing Shift (1984) — Mr. MacBride
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Corman's World (2011) — Self - Filmmaker
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The State of Things (1982) — The Lawyer
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E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
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Day the World Ended (1955) — Nelson - Louise's Fiancée in Framed Photograph (uncredited)
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Dinoshark (2010) — Dr. Frank Reeves
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Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2009) — Self
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Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012) — Dean Hinkle
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) — Self
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The Second Civil War (1997) — Sandy Collins
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Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010) — Self
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Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four (2015) — Himself
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Lords of the Deep (1989) — Corporate executive (uncredited)
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A Decade Under the Influence (2003) — Self
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The Fast and the Furious (1954) — Roadblock State Trooper (uncredited)
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War of the Satellites (1958) — Ground Control (uncredited)
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Biography (1987) — Self
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Blood Bath (1966) — Antonio Sordi (in flashback) (uncredited)
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With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010) — Self
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Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson (2019) — Self
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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) — Self
Directed
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The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) — Director
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The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) — Director
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House of Usher (1960) — Director
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The Masque of the Red Death (1964) — Director
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The Raven (1963) — Director
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X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) — Director
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Tales of Terror (1962) — Director
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The Haunted Palace (1963) — Director
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The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) — Director
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The Terror (1963) — Director
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A Bucket of Blood (1959) — Director
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The Premature Burial (1962) — Director
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Frankenstein Unbound (1990) — Director
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The Wasp Woman (1959) — Director
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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) — Director
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The Intruder (1962) — Director
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The Trip (1967) — Director
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Bloody Mama (1970) — Director
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Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) — Director
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The Wild Angels (1966) — Director
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Day the World Ended (1955) — Director
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Not of This Earth (1957) — Director
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Tower of London (1962) — Director
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Last Woman on Earth (1960) — Director
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It Conquered the World (1956) — Director
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Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961) — Director
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The Secret Invasion (1964) — Director
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Machine-Gun Kelly (1958) — Director
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The Undead (1957) — Director
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Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. (1970) — Director
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Von Richthofen and Brown (1971) — Director
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The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955) — Director
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War of the Satellites (1958) — Director
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A Time for Killing (1967) — Director
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Swamp Women (1956) — Director
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Gunslinger (1956) — Director
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The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957) — Director
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Five Guns West (1955) — Director
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Teenage Cave Man (1958) — Director
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She Gods of Shark Reef (1958) — Director