Roger Corman

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Often considered the Patron Saint of B-movies, Roger Corman continues to produce super low budget films to this day.

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Director Credits (48) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1990 Frankenstein Unbound
1980 Battle Beyond the Stars Director
1978 Deathsport Director
1971 Von Richthofen and Brown Director
1970 Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It
1970 Gas-s-s-s
1970 Bloody Mama Director
1967 A Time for Killing
1967 The Trip
1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1966 The Wild Angels
1965 The Tomb of Ligeia
1964 The Secret Invasion
1964 The Masque of the Red Death
1963 X
1963 The Haunted Palace
1963 The Terror director
1963 Tales of Terror
1963 The Raven
1963 The Intruder
1962 Tower of London
1962 The Premature Burial
1961 Pit and the Pendulum
1961 Atlas
1961 Creature from the Haunted Sea
1960 The Little Shop of Horrors
1960 House of Usher
1959 The Wasp Woman
1959 A Bucket of Blood
1959 I Mobster
1958 Teenage Cave Man
1958 War of the Satellites
1958 Machine-Gun Kelly Director
1957 Sorority Girl
1957 Teenage Doll
1957 The Undead
1957 Attack of the Crab Monsters
1957 Not of This Earth
1957 Carnival Rock
1956 It Conquered the World
1956 The Oklahoma Woman
1956 Gunslinger
1955 Day the World Ended
1955 Apache Woman
1955 Five Guns West
1955 The Beast with a Million Eyes
1955 Swamp Women
1954 Monster from the Ocean Floor
Actor Credits (38) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2012 Attack of the 50ft Cheerleader Dean Hinkle
2011 Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel
2010 Sharktopus Old Man on Beach
2010 Dinoshark Dr. Frank Reeves
2010 Machete Maidens Unleashed! Himself
2009 Popatopolis
2009 Searchers 2.0 Producer
2009 Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
2008 Rachel Getting Married Wedding Guest
2007 Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows
2007 Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2005 Dinner for Five (2) Himself
2004 The Manchurian Candidate Mr. Secretary
2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action Hollywood Director
2003 Sunday Morning Shootout (1) Himself
2000 Scream 3 Studio Executive
1999 The Phantom Eye Dr. Gorman
1999 The Directors (2) Himself
1996 100 Years of Horror: Girl Ghouls
1996 E! True Hollywood Story (3) Himself
1996 Beverly Hills, 90210 (1)
1995 Apollo 13 Congressman
1993 Philadelphia Mr. Laird
1993 John Carpenter presents Body Bags Dr. Bregman
1991 The Silence of the Lambs FBI Director Hayden Burke
1989 Lords of the Deep Corporate executive
1984 Swing Shift Mr. MacBride
1983 Der Stand der Dinge The Lawyer
1981 The Howling Man in Phone Booth
1976 Cannonball! District Attorney
1974 The Godfather: Part II Senator #2
1966 Blood Bath Antonio Sordi
1961 Atlas Greek Soldier
1959 The Wasp Woman Doctor in the Hospital
1958 The Cry Baby Killer Joe - TV Truck Man
1958 Hot Car Girl Cop Who Finds Note
1955 The Fast and the Furious Roadblock State Trooper
1954 Monster from the Ocean Floor
Producer Credits (161) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2012 Piranhaconda executive producer
2011 Camel Spiders executive producer
2010 Sharktopus Producer
2010 Dinoshark Producer
2009 Searchers 2.0 executive producer
2008 Death Race executive producer
2006 The Hunt for Eagle One Executive Producer
2006 Scorpius Gigantus executive producer
2004 Dinocroc executive producer
2003 Firefight executive producer
2003 When Eagles Strike producer
2002 Wolfhound Executive producer
2002 Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song executive producer
2001 The Arena executive producer
2001 Black Scorpion (22)
2001 Up Against Amanda producer
1999 The Phantom Eye executive producer
1998 Aliens Among Us executive producer
1998 A Very Unlucky Leprechaun producer
1997 Spacejacked executive producer
1997 Macon County Jail executive producer
1997 Club Vampire executive producer
1997 Knocking on Death's Door executive producer
1996 Carnosaur 3: Primal Species producer
1996 Alien Terminator executive producer
1996 Vampirella executive producer
1996 House of the Damned executive producer
1995 One Night Stand executive producer
1995 Twisted Love executive producer
1995 Carnosaur 2 producer
1995 The Wasp Woman executive producer
1995 Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure executive producer
1994 Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III executive producer
1994 The Fantastic Four executive producer
1993 Carnosaur executive producer
1992 Barbarian Queen 2 Producer
1991 Curse of the Crystal Eye executive producer
1991 Immortal Sins Roger Corman
1991 Deathstalker IV: Match of Titans executive producer
1991 Angel Fist producer
1991 Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger executive producer
1990 Frankenstein Unbound producer
1990 Bloodfist II producer
1990 Ministry of Vengeance executive producer
1990 Full Fathom Five producer
1990 Slumber Party Massacre III producer
1990 Ultra Warrior executive producer
1990 Overexposed producer
1990 The Haunting of Morella producer
1989 Masque of the Red Death producer
1989 Bloodfist producer
1989 Apprentice to Murder executive producer: New World Pictures
1989 Time Trackers producer
1989 Under the Boardwalk executive producer
1989 Lords of the Deep producer
1989 The Terror Within producer
1989 Stripped to Kill II: Live Girls executive producer
1989 Transylvania Twist executive producer
1988 Watchers executive producer
1988 Daddy's Boys executive producer
1988 Beach Balls executive producer
1988 Crime Zone executive producer
1988 Not of This Earth executive producer
1987 Deathstalker II executive producer
1987 Slumber Party Massacre II executive producer
1987 Big Bad Mama II Producer
1987 House II: The Second Story executive producer
1987 Summer Camp Nightmare executive producer
1987 Stripped to Kill executive producer
1987 Hour of the Assassin executive producer
1987 Munchies producer
1986 Amazons executive producer
1986 Chopping Mall executive producer
1986 House executive producer
1986 Beyond Therapy executive producer
1985 Barbarian Queen executive producer
1985 School Spirit executive producer
1985 The Alien Within executive producer
1984 Suburbia producer
1984 Oddballs executive producer
1984 Love Letters producer
1983 Mountaintop Motel Massacre co-executive producer
1983 Deathstalker executive producer
1983 Space Raiders producer
1982 Forbidden World producer
1981 Galaxy of Terror producer
1981 Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine executive producer
1981 Galaxy Express 999 executive producer
1980 Battle Beyond the Stars executive producer
1980 Humanoids from the Deep producer
1979 Saint Jack producer
1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School executive producer
1978 The Bees executive producer (uncredited)
1978 Avalanche producer
1978 Piranha executive producer
1978 Ride in the Whirlwind producer
1978 Deathsport producer
1977 Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia Producer
1977 I Never Promised You a Rose Garden executive producer
1977 Grand Theft Auto Executive Producer
1976 Fighting Mad producer
1976 Hollywood Boulevard executive producer
1976 Jackson County Jail executive producer
1975 Death Race 2000 producer
1975 Capone producer
1974 Big Bad Mama Producer
1974 T.N.T. Jackson executive producer
1974 Candy Stripe Nurses executive producer
1974 Caged Heat producer
1974 The Arena executive producer
1974 Cockfighter Producer
1972 Unholy Rollers executive producer
1972 The Big Bird Cage executive producer
1972 Boxcar Bertha producer
1971 The Velvet Vampire executive producer
1971 The Big Doll House executive producer
1971 Women in Cages producer
1970 Bloody Mama producer
1970 The Dunwich Horror producer
1970 The Student Nurses executive producer
1968 The Shooting executive producer
1967 The Trip producer
1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre producer
1967 Devil's Angels producer
1966 The Wild Angels producer
1966 Queen of Blood executive producer
1966 Blood Bath executive producer
1965 Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet executive producer
1964 The Masque of the Red Death producer
1963 Dementia 13 producer
1963 X producer
1963 The Haunted Palace producer
1963 The Terror producer
1963 Tales of Terror producer
1963 The Raven producer
1963 The Intruder producer
1962 The Premature Burial producer
1961 Pit and the Pendulum producer
1961 Creature from the Haunted Sea producer
1960 The Little Shop of Horrors producer
1960 House of Usher producer
1959 The Wasp Woman producer
1959 A Bucket of Blood producer
1959 Attack of the Giant Leeches executive producer
1959 Beast from Haunted Cave executive producer
1958 The Brain Eaters executive producer
1958 The Cry Baby Killer executive producer
1958 Hot Car Girl executive producer
1958 Teenage Cave Man producer
1958 War of the Satellites
1958 Machine-Gun Kelly Producer
1958 Night of the Blood Beast executive producer
1957 Sorority Girl producer
1957 Teenage Doll producer
1957 The Undead executive producer
1957 Attack of the Crab Monsters producer
1957 Not of This Earth producer
1956 It Conquered the World producer
1956 Gunslinger producer
1955 The Beast with a Million Eyes executive producer
1954 Monster from the Ocean Floor
Writer Credits (4) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2001 Black Scorpion (22)
1990 Frankenstein Unbound
1963 The Terror writer
1955 The Fast and the Furious
General Information Edit
Credited Name Roger Corman
Gender Male
Birthday April 5, 1926
Death
Primary Role Director
Hometown Detroit, Michigan
Country USA
Website
Email Address
Alias(es)
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