Roger Corman

Cast

Roger Corman

Production

Known for

Production

Born

1926-04-05

From

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died

2024-05-09

Also known as Roger William Corman, The Pope of Pop Cinema, ۱ۧۏ۱ Ú©ÙˆŰ±Ù…Ù†

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 CinĂ©mathĂšque 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.

The Godfather Part II
★8.6
MOVIE1974

The Godfather Part II

as Senator #2

Apollo 13
★7.5
MOVIE1995

Apollo 13

as Congressman

Scream 3
★6.0
MOVIE2000

Scream 3

as Studio Executive

Philadelphia
★7.7
MOVIE1993

Philadelphia

as Mr. Laird

The Silence of the Lambs
★8.3
MOVIE1991

The Silence of the Lambs

as FBI Director Hayden Burke

Looney Tunes: Back in Action
★6.4
MOVIE2003

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

as Hollywood Director

Rachel Getting Married
★6.3
MOVIE2008

Rachel Getting Married

as Wedding Guest

The Manchurian Candidate
★6.5
MOVIE2004

The Manchurian Candidate

as Mr. Secretary

The Howling
★6.6
MOVIE1981

The Howling

as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

Corman's World
★7.1
MOVIE2011

Corman's World

as Self - Filmmaker

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
★7.1
MOVIE2003

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

as Self

Cannonball
★5.6
MOVIE1976

Cannonball

as District Attorney

The Independent
★5.5
MOVIE2000

The Independent

as Roger Corman

Body Bags
★6.1
MOVIE1993

Body Bags

as Dr. Bregman

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
★7.7
MOVIE2011

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

as Self

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
★6.8
MOVIE2010

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

as Self

Swing Shift
★5.6
MOVIE1984

Swing Shift

as Mr. MacBride

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
★5.4
MOVIE2012

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader

as Dean Hinkle

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
★3.0
MOVIE1998

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

as Self

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
★6.4
MOVIE2020

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

as Self

A Decade Under the Influence
★7.9
MOVIE2003

A Decade Under the Influence

as Self

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
★4.7
MOVIE2021

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

as Self (archive footage)

Machete Maidens Unleashed!
★6.6
MOVIE2010

Machete Maidens Unleashed!

as Self

Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master
★8.1
MOVIE2024

Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master

as Self (archive) - filmmaker, producer

The Perfect Scary Movie
★7.7
MOVIE2005

The Perfect Scary Movie

as Self

The Second Civil War
★6.1
MOVIE1997

The Second Civil War

as Sandy Collins

Tidal Wave
MOVIE1975

Tidal Wave

as President of the United States (voice)

Sharktopus
★4.2
MOVIE2010

Sharktopus

as Beach Bum

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
★6.8
MOVIE2007

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

as Self

Memory: The Origins of Alien
★6.4
MOVIE2019

Memory: The Origins of Alien

as Self

Sharksploitation
★7.0
MOVIE2024

Sharksploitation

as Self

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
★6.8
MOVIE2020

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

as Self

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
MOVIE2020

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

as (archive footage)

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
MOVIETBA

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

as Self

Extraordinary Tales
★6.5
MOVIE2015

Extraordinary Tales

as Prince Prospero (voice) (segment 'The Masque of the Red Death')

Martin Scorsese Directs
★9.0
MOVIE1990

Martin Scorsese Directs

as Self

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
★7.7
MOVIE2017

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

A Century of Cinema
★8.3
MOVIE1994

A Century of Cinema

as Self

Horror!!!
★1.0
MOVIE1964

Horror!!!

as Self

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
★7.7
MOVIE1978

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

as Self

Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows
★6.9
MOVIE2007

Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows

as Self

Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
★5.0
MOVIE2009

Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

as Self

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
★7.4
MOVIE2001

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

as Self

Dinoshark
★4.3
MOVIE2010

Dinoshark

as Dr. Frank Reeves

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
★8.0
MOVIE2002

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

as Self (uncredited)

Tales of the Uncanny
★7.0
MOVIE2020

Tales of the Uncanny

as Self

SEGAL
MOVIE2025

SEGAL

as Self

That Guy Dick Miller
★7.0
MOVIE2014

That Guy Dick Miller

as Self

The Sci-Fi Boys
★7.0
MOVIE2006

The Sci-Fi Boys

as Self

Lords of the Deep
★3.3
MOVIE1989

Lords of the Deep

as Corporate executive (uncredited)

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
★6.5
MOVIE2008

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

as Self - Producer, The Fantastic Four (1994)

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
★7.8
MOVIE2007

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

as Self

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
★7.3
MOVIE2001

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

as Self

The State of Things
★6.4
MOVIE1982

The State of Things

as The Lawyer

Runaway Daughters
★6.0
MOVIE1994

Runaway Daughters

as Mr. Randolph

The Wasp Woman
★4.5
MOVIE1959

The Wasp Woman

as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
★6.5
MOVIE2004

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

as Self

Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
★7.8
MOVIE2001

Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man

as Himself

The Fast and the Furious
★5.3
MOVIE1954

The Fast and the Furious

as Roadblock State Trooper (uncredited)

Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
★6.0
MOVIE2021

Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

as Self

Day the World Ended
★5.0
MOVIE1955

Day the World Ended

as Nelson - Louise's Fiancée in Framed Photograph (uncredited)

Cry Baby Killer
★5.8
MOVIE1958

Cry Baby Killer

as Joe - TV Truck Man (uncredited)

All the Love You Cannes!
★6.5
MOVIE2002

All the Love You Cannes!

as Self

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
★7.0
MOVIE2021

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

as Self

Blood Bath
★5.5
MOVIE1966

Blood Bath

as Antonio Sordi (in flashback) (uncredited)

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
★6.5
MOVIE2020

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis

as Self

Some Nudity Required
★5.1
MOVIE1998

Some Nudity Required

as Himself

Battle of Blood Island
★5.1
MOVIE1960

Battle of Blood Island

as Soldier on Hilltop (uncredited)

The Horror Hall of Fame II
MOVIE1991

The Horror Hall of Fame II

as Self - Inductee

Target: Harry
★6.1
MOVIE1969

Target: Harry

as Man on Phone

The True Story of Hannibal
★7.0
MOVIE2005

The True Story of Hannibal

as Self - Producer

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
MOVIE1991

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

as Self

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
★8.0
MOVIE2020

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1

as Self

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
★6.4
MOVIE1997

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

as Self

Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror
★8.3
MOVIE2010

Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror

as Self

Monster from the Ocean Floor
★3.8
MOVIE1954

Monster from the Ocean Floor

as Tommy (uncredited)

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
MOVIE2011

Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

as Self

Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four
★6.7
MOVIE2015

Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four

as Himself

The Young Racers
★5.3
MOVIE1963

The Young Racers

as Man Outside Monaco Hotel (uncredited)

Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
★2.0
MOVIE2010

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

as Self

La Ășltima pelĂ­cula de Jess Franco
★6.0
MOVIE2013

La Ășltima pelĂ­cula de Jess Franco

as Self

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
★7.4
MOVIE2005

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

The Horror of It All
★8.3
MOVIE1983

The Horror of It All

as Self

War of the Satellites
★5.2
MOVIE1958

War of the Satellites

as Ground Control (uncredited)

Atlas
★3.4
MOVIE1961

Atlas

as Greek Soldier (uncredited)

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
★6.6
MOVIE2009

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

as Self

Naked Paradise
★4.4
MOVIE1957

Naked Paradise

as Office Worker (uncredited)

I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni
MOVIETBA

I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni

as Self

Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres
★3.7
MOVIE2010

Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres

as Himself (archive footage)

Mario Bava: Operazione paura
★6.5
MOVIE2004

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

as Self

The Phantom Eye
★8.0
MOVIE1999

The Phantom Eye

as Dr. Gorman

Popatopolis
★6.4
MOVIE2009

Popatopolis

as Himself

First Works
★7.0
MOVIE1989

First Works

as Self

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
★9.0
MOVIE2007

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

as Self

Searchers 2.0
★6.2
MOVIE2007

Searchers 2.0

as Producer (Flashback)

Ski Troop Attack
★4.8
MOVIE1960

Ski Troop Attack

as German Officer (uncredited)

Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson
★6.1
MOVIE2019

Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson

as Self

Z Dead End
MOVIETBA

Z Dead End

as Rumored

Hot Car Girl
★6.7
MOVIE1958

Hot Car Girl

as Cop Who Finds Note (uncredited)

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
★6.0
MOVIE2014

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins

as Self

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
MOVIE2017

Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur

as Self

Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute
★5.0
MOVIE2007

Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute

as Self

Kings of Cult
★7.7
MOVIE2015

Kings of Cult

as self

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
★6.9
MOVIE2001

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

as Himself

Out of the Blue and Into the Black
MOVIE1987

Out of the Blue and Into the Black

as Self

The Wicker Man Enigma
★6.2
MOVIE2001

The Wicker Man Enigma

as Himself

Greetings from Tromaville!
MOVIE2017

Greetings from Tromaville!

as Self

Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
★5.0
MOVIE2009

Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman

as Self

Hollywood Boulevard II
★4.4
MOVIE1991

Hollywood Boulevard II

as Roger Corman

Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2
★6.0
MOVIE2018

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

as Self

The Dark Side of Hollywood
★9.0
MOVIE1998

The Dark Side of Hollywood

Remembering 'The Intruder'
MOVIE2001

Remembering 'The Intruder'

as Self

It Came From Connemara!
★4.5
MOVIE2014

It Came From Connemara!

as Self

Hollywood Gangster
MOVIE2008

Hollywood Gangster

as Self

The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
★7.5
MOVIE1994

The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters

as Self

The Devil Ant
★8.0
MOVIE1999

The Devil Ant

as Himself

Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
★10.0
MOVIE2020

Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy

as Self

In Hock & Staying There
MOVIETBA

In Hock & Staying There

as Himself

Wasp Woman: Murder of a B-movie Queen
★8.0
MOVIE2025

Wasp Woman: Murder of a B-movie Queen

as Himself

Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
★7.0
MOVIE2001

Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties

as Self

Horror Cafe
★8.5
MOVIE1990

Horror Cafe

as Self

Lost Explorer
MOVIE2023

Lost Explorer

as Jean

Ticket to Hollywood
MOVIE1984

Ticket to Hollywood

as Self

From Manila with Love
MOVIE2011

From Manila with Love

as Himself

Ivan, the TerrirBle
★1.0
MOVIE2020

Ivan, the TerrirBle

as Self (archive footage)

Behind the Swinging Blade
MOVIE2014

Behind the Swinging Blade

as Self

Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie
★7.7
MOVIE2013

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

Olivera & Corman: Hollywood en Argentina
MOVIETBA

Olivera & Corman: Hollywood en Argentina

as Entrevistado

Il cinema secondo Corman
MOVIE2025

Il cinema secondo Corman

as Self

Chiller Theatre Fiend Club Show: Volume 2
MOVIE1996

Chiller Theatre Fiend Club Show: Volume 2

as Self

It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story
★10.0
MOVIE2015

It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story

as Himself

The Fanex Files, Volume 2: Samuel Z. Arkoff
MOVIE2008

The Fanex Files, Volume 2: Samuel Z. Arkoff

as Himself

Corman's Comedy of Poe
MOVIE2003

Corman's Comedy of Poe

as Himself

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