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Roger William Corman is an American director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Much of Corman's work has an established critical reputation, such as his cycle of low-budget cult films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe.

Birth Name

Roger William Corman

Born

Monday, 05 April 1926

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster	Self - Interviewee / Himself	2021
A Nau dos Loucos - Mergulho e Decolagem de Pazucus	Self	2021
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 2 Horror and Sci-Fi	Self	2020
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Parts 1-3	Self	2020
Cult-Tastic: Tales from the Trenches with Roger and Julie Corman	Self	2019
The Movies	Self - Director, The Wild Angels / Founder, New World Pictures, Self - Director, The Wild Angels	2019
Memory: The Origins of Alien	Himself / Self	2019
Eli Roth's History of Horror	Self	2018
Greetings from Tromaville	Himself / Self	2017
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive		2017

(see additional filmography)

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster	Self - Interviewee / Himself	2021
A Nau dos Loucos - Mergulho e Decolagem de Pazucus	Self	2021
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 2 Horror and Sci-Fi	Self	2020
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Parts 1-3	Self	2020
Cult-Tastic: Tales from the Trenches with Roger and Julie Corman	Self	2019
The Movies	Self - Director, The Wild Angels / Founder, New World Pictures, Self - Director, The Wild Angels	2019
Memory: The Origins of Alien	Himself / Self	2019
Eli Roth's History of Horror	Self	2018
Greetings from Tromaville	Himself / Self	2017
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive		2017
Chroma	Self	2016
It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The American International Pictures Story	Himself / Self	2015
Kings of Cult	Self	2015
Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's the Fantastic Four	Himself / Self	2015
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders and Drive-Ins	Self	2014
It Came from Connemara	Himself / Self	2014
That Guy Dick Miller	Himself / Self	2014
Missing Reel	Self	2014
Unsung Hollywood	Self	2014
Horror Hotel	Self	2013
Le dernier film de Jess Franco	Himself / Self	2013
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie	Self	2013
Extraordinary Tales	Prince Prospero (segment "The Masque of the Red Death") / Prince Prospero (voice) (segment 'The Masque of the Red Death')	2013
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader	Dean Hinkle	2012
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel	Self / Himself - Filmmaker	2011
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!	Self	2011
On Story	Self	2011
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective	Himself / Self	2011
This Week in Horror	Self - Guest	2010
Conan	Himself - Guest	2010
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood	Self	2010
Machete Maidens Unleashed!	Director 'The Little Shop of Horrors' / Self - Producer / Himself	2010
A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss	Self	2010
Sharktopus	Beach Bum	2010
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story	Himself / Self	2010
Post Mortem with Mick Garris	Self	2010
Charles Beaumont: the Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man	Self	2010
Dinoshark	Dr. Frank Reeves	2010
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards	Self - Honorary Award Recipient	2010
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film	Himself / Self	2009
Popatopolis	Himself / Self	2009
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!	Self	2009
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman	Himself / Self	2009
Rachel Getting Married	Wedding Guest	2008
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound	Himself / Self - Producer, The Fantastic Four (1994)	2008
Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows	Himself - Interviewee / Self	2008
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project	Self	2007
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story	Himself / Self	2007
Searchers 2.0	Producer / Producer (Flashback)	2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman	Himself / Self	2007
The Fearmakers Collection	Self	2007
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner	Self - Audience	2006
The Sci-Fi Boys	Self	2006
Bullets Over Hollywood	Self	2005
The Perfect Scary Movie	Himself / Self	2005
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen	Self	2004
The Manchurian Candidate	Mr. Secretary	2004
Cinemaker	Self	2004
Looney Tunes: Back in Action	Hollywood Director	2003
Shootout	Self	2003
A Decade Under the Influence	Self	2003
All the Love You Cannes!	Self	2002
California's Golden Parks	Self	2002
A Galaxy Far, Far Away	Self	2001
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties	Self - interviewee / Himself	2001
Dinner for Five	Self - Special Guest	2001
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures	Himself / Self	2001
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies	Himself / Self	2001
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'	Self	2001
The Independent	Himself / Roger Corman	2000
The Directors	Self	1999
Some Nudity Required	Himself / Self	1998
E! Mysteries & Scandals	Self	1998
Monte Hellman: American Auteur	Self	1997
The Practice	John Matlin	1997
100 Years of Horror	Self - Director, Self - Producer & Director, Self, Self - Producer, 'Dementia 13', Self - Director, 'House of Usher', Self - Director, 'Masque of the Red Death', Self - Director - 'House of Usher', Self - Director - 'It Conquered the World', Self - Director - 'The Haunted Palace', Self - Director & Producer	1996
Reel Wild Cinema	Self	1996
E! True Hollywood Story	Himself	1996
100 Years of Horror: The Count and Company	Self	1996
100 Years of Horror: Witchcraft and Demons	Self	1996
Apollo 13	Congressman	1995
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein	Self	1994
Masters of Fantasy	Self, Director / Self - Producer, Himself	1994
Rebel Highway	Mr. Randolph	1994
Movie Magic	Self	1994
A Visit with Vincent	Self	1994
The Horror Hall of Fame II	Himself / Self - Inductee	1991
Beverly Hills, 90210	Roger Corman	1990
The Horror Hall of Fame	Himself / Self - Presenter	1990
Up All Night	Himself - Lifetime Achievement Recipient	1989
Hollywood Boulevard II	Himself / Roger Corman	1989
Biography	Self	1987
American Masters	Self - Film Director, Self	1986
The Howling	Man in Phone Booth	1981
CBS News Sunday Morning	Himself - Guest	1979
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel	Himself / Self	1978
The Paul Ryan Show	Self	1977
Cannonball!	District Attorney	1976
The Godfather: Part II	Senator #2	1974
Target: Harry	Man on Payphone	1969
Battle of Blood Island	Soldier on Hilltop	1960
The Wasp Woman	Doctor in the Hospital / Hospital Doctor	1959
Hot Car Girl	Cop Who Finds Note	1958
The Cry Baby Killer	Joe - TV Truck Man	1958
War of the Satellites	Ground Control	1958
Naked Paradise	Office Worker	1957
Monster from the Ocean Floor	Tommy	1954

Director Filmography

Title	Year

Battle Beyond the Stars	1980
Von Richthofen and Brown	1971
Gas! -or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.	1970
Bloody Mama	1970
De Sade	1969
Target: Harry	1969
The Wild Racers	1968
The Trip	1967
A Time for Killing	1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre	1967
The Wild Angels	1966
The Tomb of Ligeia	1964
The Secret Invasion	1964
The Masque of the Red Death	1964
The Haunted Palace	1963
The Young Racers	1963
Tower of London	1962
Tales of Terror	1962
Creature from the Haunted Sea	1961
Last Woman on Earth	1960
The Little Shop of Horrors	1960
House of Usher	1960
A Bucket of Blood	1959
The Wasp Woman	1959
I Mobster	1959
Teenage Cave Man	1958
War of the Satellites	1958
Machine-Gun Kelly	1958
Sorority Girl	1957
Teenage Doll	1957
Carnival Rock	1957
Naked Paradise	1957
It Conquered the World	1956
Gunslinger	1956
The Oklahoma Woman	1956
Apache Woman	1955
The Beast with a Million Eyes	1955
Five Guns West	1955

Producer Filmography

Title	Year

Abduction	2019
Death Race 4: Beyond Anarchy	2018
Death Race 2050	2017
Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf	2015
Fist of the Dragon	2014
Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda	2014
Water Wars	2014
Operation Rogue	2014
Virtually Heroes	2013
Death Race: Inferno	2013
Palace of the Damned	2013
Piranhaconda	2012
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader	2012
Stealing Las Vegas	2012
Camel Spiders	2011
Death Race 2	2010
Sharktopus	2010
Dinocroc vs. Supergator	2010
Dinoshark	2010
When Life Gives You Lemons	2010
Searchers 2.0	2007
Supergator	2007
Scorpius Gigantus	2006
Saurian	2006
Bloodfist 2050	2005
Asphalt Wars	2005
Dinocroc	2004
Rage and Discipline	2004
Firefight	2003
Barbarian	2003
Operation Balikatan	2003
Sting of the Black Scorpion	2002
Wolfhound	2002
Escape from Afghanistan	2002
A Girl, Three Guys, and a Gun	2001
Hard As Nails	2001
The Arena	2001
Avalanche Alley	2001
Black Scorpion	2001
The Doorway	2000
Moving Target	2000
Nightfall	2000
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time	2000
The Suicide Club	2000
Up Against Amanda	2000
The White Pony	1999
Knocking on Death's Door	1999
Shepherd II	1999
Stray Bullet	1999
Shadow Dancer	1999
Enemy Action	1999
Club Vampire	1998
Shepherd	1998
Desert Thunder	1998
The Protector	1998
Running Woman	1998
Watchers 4	1998
Criminal Affairs	1998
Lola's Game	1998
Future Fear	1997
Time Under Fire	1997
Born Bad	1997
Alien Avengers II	1997
My Brother's War	1997
Under Oath	1997
Falling Fire	1997
Black Scorpion II: Aftershock	1997
Star Portal	1997
Eruption	1997
The Haunted Sea	1997
Macon County Jail	1997
The Sea Wolf	1997
Overdrive	1997
Don't Sleep Alone	1997
Rumble in the Streets	1997
Detonator	1996
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species	1996
Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill	1996
Ladykiller	1996
Vampirella	1996
Death Game	1996
Humanoids from the Deep	1996
The Unspeakable	1996
Alien Avengers	1996
Circuit Breaker	1996
When the Bullet Hits the Bone	1996
Kyoko	1996
Black Rose of Harlem	1996
Starquest II	1996
Baby Face Nelson	1996
Subliminal Seduction	1996
Bio-Tech Warrior	1996
Last Exit to Earth	1996
Marquis de Sade	1996
Droid Gunner	1995
Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys	1995
One Night Stand	1995
Piranha	1995
Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure	1995
Alien Terminator	1995
Not of This Earth	1995
The Wasp Woman	1995
Black Scorpion	1995
Not Like Us	1995
Twisted Love	1995
Virtual Seduction	1995
The Alien Within	1995
Stripteaser	1995
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfolds	1995
The Spy Within	1995
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero	1995
Carnosaur 2	1995
Hellfire	1995
Where Evil Lies	1995
Caged Heat 3000	1995
Sawbones	1995
Burial of the Rats	1995
Suspect Device	1995
Terminal Virus	1995
The Crazysitter	1994
Watchers III	1994
New Crime City	1994
Midnight Tease	1994
Munchie Strikes Back	1994
No Dessert, Dad, Till You Mow the Lawn	1994
Reflections on a Crime	1994
Terminal Voyage	1994
Demon Keeper	1994
The Unborn II	1994
Dinosaur Island	1994
One Man Army	1994
Revenge of the Red Baron	1994
Caroline at Midnight	1994
Bloodfist V: Human Target	1994
In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful	1994
Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom	1994
The Fantastic Four	1994
Stranglehold	1994
Little Miss Millions	1993
Live by the Fist	1993
The Skateboard Kid	1993
Carnosaur	1993
Angelfist	1993
Stepmonster	1993
White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II	1993
To Sleep with a Vampire	1993
Firehawk	1993
Dragon Fire	1993
The Liars' Club	1993
Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon	1993
Dracula Rising	1993
Killer Instinct	1992
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying	1992
Raiders of the Sun	1992
Quake	1992
Body Waves	1992
For a Lost Soldier	1992
Munchie	1992
The Berlin Conspiracy	1992
Ultraviolet	1992
In the Heat of Passion	1992
Crisis in the Kremlin	1992
Final Judgement	1992
Dance with Death	1992
Beyond the Call of Duty	1992
Final Embrace	1991
Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger	1991
Future Kick	1991
Curse of the Crystal Eye	1991
Cabeza de Vaca	1991
Immortal Sins	1991
Deathstalker IV: Match of Titans	1991
Kiss Me a Killer	1991
Crackdown	1991
Dead Space	1991
The Terror Within II	1991
Battle Gear	1991
Naked Obsession	1990
The Rain Killer	1990
Bloodfist II	1990
Corporate Affairs	1990
Sorority House Massacre II	1990
Play Murder for Me	1990
Slumber Party Massacre III	1990
Watchers II	1990
Primary Target	1990
Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders	1990
Full Fathom Five	1990
A Cry in the Wild	1990
Transylvania Twist	1990
Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back	1990
Ultra Warrior	1990
Body Chemistry	1990
Overexposed	1990
The Haunting of Morella	1990
Streets	1990
Brain Dead	1990
Schweitzer	1990
Last Stand at Lang Mei	1989
Masque of the Red Death	1989
Think Big	1989
Warlock	1989
Food of the Gods II	1989
Time Trackers	1989
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II	1989
Nowhere to Run	1989
Two to Tango	1989
Stripped to Kill 2: Live Girls	1989
Nam Angels	1989
Back to Back	1989
Silk 2	1989
Heroes Stand Alone	1989
Hollywood Boulevard II	1989
Purple People Eater	1988
Crime Zone	1988
Watchers	1988
Twice Dead	1988
Dangerous Love	1988
Saturday the 14th Strikes Back	1988
The Expendables	1988
The Drifter	1988
Not of This Earth	1988
Under the Boardwalk	1988
Beach Balls	1988
Nightfall	1988
The Lawless Land	1988
Dance of the Damned	1988
The New Gladiators	1988
Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell	1988
Daddy's Boys	1988
Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure	1988
The Sisterhood	1988
The Nest	1987
Slumber Party Massacre II	1987
Big Bad Mama II	1987
Deathstalker II	1987
Saigon Commandos	1987
Sweet Revenge	1987
Hour of the Assassin	1987
Summer Camp Nightmare	1986
Sorority House Massacre	1986
Shadow Play	1986
Recruits	1986
Last Resort	1986
Hunter's Blood	1986
The Dirt Bike Kid	1985
School Spirit	1985
Cocaine Wars	1985
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom	1985
Streetwalkin'	1985
Barbarian Queen	1985
The Warrior and the Sorceress	1984
Suburbia	1984
Oddballs	1984
Ciske the Rat	1984
White Star	1983
Deathstalker	1983
Mountaintop Motel Massacre	1983
Space Raiders	1983
Love Letters	1983
Screwballs	1983
Time Walker	1982
Jimmy the Kid	1982
Android	1982
The Personals	1982
Murder by Phone	1982
Fitzcarraldo	1982
Sorceress	1982
Battletruck	1982
Saturday the 14th	1981
Galaxy of Terror	1981
The Territory	1981
Next Year If All Goes Well	1981
Smokey Bites the Dust	1981
Quartet	1981
Firecracker	1981
The Georgia Peaches	1980
The Private Eyes	1980
Shogun Assassin	1980
Battle Beyond the Stars	1980
Ruckus	1980
Breaker Morant	1980
Humanoids from the Deep	1980
The Prize Fighter	1979
Galaxy Express 999	1979
The Lady in Red	1979
The Kids Are Alright	1979
Up from the Depths	1979
The Brood	1979
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider	1979
The Tin Drum	1979
Saint Jack	1979
The Island of the Fishmen	1979
Starcrash	1978
Avalanche	1978
Blackout	1978
The Green Room	1978
Leopard in the Snow	1978
Jokes My Folks Never Told Me	1978
Outside Chance	1978
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich	1977
A Little Night Music	1977
Moonshine County Express	1977
Black Oak Conspiracy	1977
Bad	1977
God Told Me To	1976
Cannonball!	1976
Moving Violation	1976
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase	1976
Hollywood Boulevard	1976
Eat My Dust	1976
Lumiere	1976
Nashville Girl	1976
Fighting Mad	1976
The Story of Adele H	1975
Darktown Strutters	1975
Cover Girl Models	1975
The Romantic Englishwoman	1975
Summer School Teachers	1975
Capone	1975
Street Girls	1975
Big Bad Mama	1974
Cockfighter	1974
Dirty Duck	1974
TNT Jackson	1974
Candy Stripe Nurses	1974
Caged Heat	1974
Submersion of Japan	1973
Amarcord	1973
Tender Loving Care	1973
I Escaped from Devil's Island	1973
The Student Teachers	1973
Stacey	1973
Fly Me	1973
Savage!	1973
The Unholy Rollers	1972
The Dirt Gang	1972
The Woman Hunt	1972
The Big Bird Cage	1972
Boxcar Bertha	1972
Night Call Nurses	1972
The Final Comedown	1972
The Hot Box	1972
The Cremators	1972
Night of the Cobra Woman	1972
Lady Frankenstein	1971
Women in Cages	1971
Angels Hard as They Come	1971
Private Duty Nurses	1971
The Student Nurses	1970
Scream of the Demon Lover	1970
Gas! -or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.	1970
Angels Die Hard	1970
Bloody Mama	1970
Target: Harry	1969
The Shooting	1968
The Wild Racers	1968
The Trip	1967
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre	1967
Devil's Angels	1967
The Wild Angels	1966
Queen of Blood	1966
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet	1965
The Tomb of Ligeia	1964
The Masque of the Red Death	1964
Dementia 13	1963
The Haunted Palace	1963
Operacija Ticijan	1963
The Young Racers	1963
Tales of Terror	1962
The Broken Land	1962
Creature from the Haunted Sea	1961
Last Woman on Earth	1960
The Little Shop of Horrors	1960
House of Usher	1960
Battle of Blood Island	1960
A Bucket of Blood	1959
Attack of the Giant Leeches	1959
Battle Beyond the Sun	1959
The Wasp Woman	1959
High School Big Shot	1959
I Mobster	1959
Hot Car Girl	1958
The Cry Baby Killer	1958
Teenage Cave Man	1958
War of the Satellites	1958
Stakeout on Dope Street	1958
Machine-Gun Kelly	1958
Sorority Girl	1957
Teenage Doll	1957
Carnival Rock	1957
Naked Paradise	1957
It Conquered the World	1956
Gunslinger	1956
The Oklahoma Woman	1956
Apache Woman	1955
The Beast with a Million Eyes	1955
Five Guns West	1955
Monster from the Ocean Floor	1954
Highway Dragnet	1954