Production
Roger Corman
EN, IT, ES, FR cinema · 570 credits
Born
5 April 1926
Died
9 May 2024 (aged 98)
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also known as Roger William Corman · The Pope of Pop Cinema · راجر کورمن · The King of The B’s
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.
Known for
Filmography
In Hock & Staying There
as Himself
Z Dead End
as Rumored
Olivera & Corman: Hollywood en Argentina
as Entrevistado
SEGAL
as Self
Occupy Cannes!
Executive Producer
Sharksploitation
as Self
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master
as Self (archive) - filmmaker, producer
DinoGator
Executive Producer
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
as Self (archive footage)
Ivan, the TerrirBle
as Self (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Abduction
Producer
Death Race 2050
Producer
Extraordinary Tales
as Prince Prospero (voice) (segment 'The Masque of the Red Death')
Kings of Cult
as self
Water Wars
Art Direction, Executive Producer
Operation Rogue
Producer
Fist of the Dragon
Producer
Palace of the Damned
Producer, Executive Producer
Virtually Heroes
Executive Producer
Death Race: Inferno
Executive Producer
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
as Dean Hinkle, Producer
Piranhaconda
Executive Producer
Stealing Las Vegas
Producer
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker
From Manila with Love
as Himself
Camel Spiders
Executive Producer
Sharktopus
as Beach Bum, Producer
Searchers 2.0
as Producer (Flashback), Executive Producer
Dinoshark
as Dr. Frank Reeves, Producer
Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres
as Himself (archive footage)
Dinocroc vs. Supergator
Executive Producer
Death Race 2
Executive Producer
Popatopolis
as Himself
Splatter
Producer
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
as Self - Producer, The Fantastic Four (1994)
Rachel Getting Married
as Wedding Guest
Death Race
Producer
Cyclops
Producer
Supergator
Executive Producer
The Sci-Fi Boys
as Self
Scorpius Gigantus
Executive Producer
Saurian
Producer
The True Story of Hannibal
2005
The True Story of Hannibal
as Self - Producer
Cry of the Winged Serpent
Executive Producer
Bloodfist 2050
Executive Producer
Asphalt Wars
2005
Asphalt Wars
Executive Producer
The Manchurian Candidate
as Mr. Secretary
Dinocroc
Executive Producer
Rage and Discipline
2004
Rage and Discipline
Executive Producer
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Hollywood Director
Barbarian
Executive Producer
Operation Balikatan
Executive Producer
Firefight
Executive Producer
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (uncredited)
Slaughter Studios
Executive Producer
Sting of the Black Scorpion
Executive Producer
Wolfhound
Executive Producer
Shakedown
Executive Producer
The Wicker Man Enigma
as Himself
The Arena
Producer
Raptor
Producer
Hard as Nails
Executive Producer
Avalanche Alley
Producer
Scream 3
as Studio Executive
The Independent
as Roger Corman
Moving Target
Producer
The Doorway
Executive Producer
Dangerous Curves
Producer
Up Against Amanda
Producer
The Suicide Club
Producer
Nightfall
Producer
The Phantom Eye
as Dr. Gorman, Executive Producer
The Devil Ant
as Himself
Velocity
Producer
Enemy Action
Producer
Stray Bullet
Producer
Born Bad
Producer
The Protector
Executive Producer
Knocking on Death's Door
Executive Producer
The White Pony
Producer
Cybermaster: Shepherd II
Executive Producer
Some Nudity Required
as Himself
Desert Thunder
Executive Producer
Running Woman
Producer
Criminal Affairs
Executive Producer
Lola's Game
Executive Producer
The Capitol Conspiracy
Executive Producer
The Shepherd
Executive Producer
Watchers Reborn
Executive Producer
Club Vampire
Executive Producer
Termination Man
Executive Producer
Black Thunder
Executive Producer
The Second Civil War
as Sandy Collins
Future Fear
Executive Producer
Black Scorpion II: Aftershock
Executive Producer
Shadow Dancer
Executive Producer
Macon County Jail
Executive Producer
Don't Sleep Alone
Executive Producer
The Haunted Sea
Executive Producer
Eruption
Executive Producer
The Sea Wolf
Executive Producer
Under Oath
Executive Producer
Alien Avengers II
Executive Producer
Operation Cobra
Executive Producer
Rumble in the Streets
Executive Producer
Overdrive
Executive Producer
Star Portal
Producer
Time Under Fire
Producer
Falling Fire
Producer
My Brother's War
Executive Producer
Spacejacked
Executive Producer
Black Rose of Harlem
Executive Producer
Ladykiller
Producer
Humanoids from the Deep
Executive Producer
Baby Face Nelson
Executive Producer
Subliminal Seduction
Executive Producer
House of the Damned
Executive Producer
Last Exit to Earth
Executive Producer
The Unspeakable
Executive Producer
Vampirella
Executive Producer
Dance with Me
Executive Producer
Starquest II
Producer
Bio-Tech Warrior
Producer
Alien Terminator
Producer
Alien Avengers
Executive Producer
Inhumanoid
Executive Producer
Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill
Executive Producer
Marquis de Sade
Executive Producer
When the Bullet Hits the Bone
Executive Producer
Death Game
Executive Producer
Apollo 13
as Congressman
Black Scorpion
Executive Producer
Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
Executive Producer
The Wasp Woman
Executive Producer
Cyberzone
Executive Producer
Where Evil Lies
Executive Producer
The Alien Within
Executive Producer
Hellfire
Producer
Twisted Love
Executive Producer
One Night Stand
Executive Producer
Carnosaur 2
Producer
A Bucket of Blood
Executive Producer
Not of This Earth
Executive Producer
Suspect Device
Executive Producer
Sawbones
Executive Producer
Stripteaser
Producer
Caged Heat 3000
Executive Producer
Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure
Executive Producer
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
Executive Producer
Virtual Seduction
Executive Producer
Dillinger and Capone
Executive Producer
Bloodfist 7: Manhunt
Executive Producer
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero
Executive Producer
Piranha
Executive Producer
Terminal Virus
1995
Terminal Virus
Executive Producer
Not Like Us
Executive Producer
Burial of the Rats
Executive Producer
Runaway Daughters
as Mr. Randolph
The Fantastic Four
Executive Producer
Dinosaur Island
Executive Producer
Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom
Executive Producer
Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III
Executive Producer
Saturday Night Special
Executive Producer
The Spy Within
Executive Producer
Reflections on a Crime
Executive Producer
The Crazysitter
Executive Producer
Stranglehold
Executive Producer
In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful
Executive Producer
The Liars' Club
Producer
Terminal Voyage
Producer
Munchie Strikes Back
Executive Producer
Caroline at Midnight
Executive Producer
Watchers III
Executive Producer
Bloodfist V: Human Target
Executive Producer
The Unborn II
Producer
Cheyenne Warrior
Executive Producer
Angel of Destruction
Executive Producer
Revenge of the Red Baron
Executive Producer
Demon Keeper
Executive Producer
New Crime City: Los Angeles 2020
Executive Producer
One Man Army
Executive Producer
The Silence of the Hams
Production Assistant
Body Bags
as Dr. Bregman
Philadelphia
as Mr. Laird
Fire on the Amazon
Executive Producer
Carnosaur
Executive Producer
Kill Zone
Producer
To Sleep with a Vampire
Executive Producer
The Skateboard Kid
Executive Producer
Angelfist
Executive Producer
Stepmonster
Producer
Dragon Fire
Executive Producer
Live by the Fist
Executive Producer
Dracula Rising
Producer
The Turn-On
Executive Producer
Little Miss Millions
Executive Producer
Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon
Executive Producer
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight
Executive Producer
Final Judgement
Executive Producer
The Berlin Conspiracy
Executive Producer
Ultraviolet
Executive Producer
Quake
Executive Producer, Producer
Munchie
Executive Producer
In the Heat of Passion
Executive Producer
Final Embrace
Producer
Dance with Death
Executive Producer
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
Executive Producer
Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger
Executive Producer
Blackbelt
Executive Producer
The Silence of the Lambs
as FBI Director Hayden Burke
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
as Self
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
The Horror Hall of Fame II
as Self - Inductee
Future Kick
Executive Producer
Deathstalker IV: Match of Titans
Executive Producer
To Die Standing
Executive Producer
The Terror Within II
Executive Producer
Immortal Sins
Producer
Dead Space
Executive Producer
Kiss Me a Killer
Producer
The Unborn
Producer
Dune Warriors
Producer
Curse of the Crystal Eye
Executive Producer
Horror Cafe
as Self
Frankenstein Unbound
Director, Screenplay, Producer
A Cry in the Wild
Executive Producer
Bloodfist II
Producer
Ultra Warrior
Executive Producer
Play Murder for Me
Executive Producer
Silk 2
Executive Producer
Body Chemistry
Executive Producer
Corporate Affairs
Executive Producer
Full Fathom Five
Producer
The Rain Killer
Producer
Overexposed
Producer
Schweitzer
Producer
Streets
Producer
Watchers II
Producer, Executive Producer
Sorority House Massacre II
Executive Producer
Lords of the Deep
as Corporate executive (uncredited), Producer
Hollywood Boulevard II
as Roger Corman, Executive Producer
First Works
as Self
Dance of the Damned
Executive Producer
The Terror Within
Producer
Bloodfist
Producer
Under the Boardwalk
Executive Producer
Stripped to Kill 2: Live Girls
Executive Producer
Food of the Gods II
Producer
Transylvania Twist
Executive Producer
Nowhere to Run
Executive Producer
Two to Tango
Producer
Time Trackers
Producer
Nam Angels
Producer
Heroes Stand Alone
Producer
Think Big
Producer, Executive Producer
Back to Back
Producer
Blackbelt II: Fatal Force
Executive Producer
Crime Zone
Executive Producer
Andy Colby’s Incredibly Awesome Adventure
Executive Producer
Warlords from Hell
Producer
Not of This Earth
Executive Producer
The New Gladiators
Executive Producer
The Drifter
Executive Producer
The Sisterhood
Producer
Emmanuelle 6
Producer
Grotesque
Producer
The Lawless Land
Producer
Purple People Eater
Producer
Deathstalker III: The Warriors from Hell
Executive Producer
Saigon Commandos
Executive Producer
Watchers
Executive Producer
Daddy's Boys
Executive Producer
Apprentice to Murder
Executive Producer
Munchies
Producer
Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans
Executive Producer
Slumber Party Massacre II
Executive Producer
Eye of the Eagle
Producer
Stripped to Kill
Executive Producer
Summer Camp Nightmare
Executive Producer
Sweet Revenge
Executive Producer
Big Bad Mama II
Producer
Hour of the Assassin
Executive Producer
Chopping Mall
Executive Producer
The Devastator
Executive Producer
Shadow Play
Executive Producer
Amazons
Associate Producer
Sorority House Massacre
Executive Producer
Little Shop of Horrors
Original Film Writer
Barbarian Queen
Executive Producer
Cocaine Wars
Producer
Streetwalkin'
Producer
School Spirit
Executive Producer
Naked Vengeance
Producer
Swing Shift
as Mr. MacBride
The Warrior and the Sorceress
Executive Producer
Oddballs
Executive Producer
Suburbia
Producer
Space Raiders
Producer
Love Letters
Producer
White Star
Producer
Deathstalker
Executive Producer
The State of Things
as The Lawyer
Forbidden World
Producer
Jimmy the Kid
Producer
Android
Producer
Murder by Phone
Producer
The Slumber Party Massacre
Executive Producer
Sorceress
Executive Producer
The Howling
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Galaxy of Terror
Producer
The Territory
Producer
Battle Beyond the Stars
Executive Producer
The Georgia Peaches
Executive Producer
Richard's Things
Producer
My American Uncle
Producer
Shogun Assassin
Producer
Humanoids from the Deep
Executive Producer
Rock 'n' Roll High School
Executive Producer
The Lady in Red
Executive Producer
Leopard in the Snow
Producer
The Prize Fighter
Producer
Up from the Depths
Producer
Saint Jack
Producer
Island of the Fishmen
Executive Producer
Piranha
Executive Producer
The Bees
Executive Producer
Avalanche
Producer
Deathsport
Producer
Outside Chance
1978
Outside Chance
Executive Producer
The Evil
Executive Producer
Black Oak Conspiracy
Producer
Grand Theft Auto
Executive Producer
The Ransom
Co-Producer
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Executive Producer
Cannonball
as District Attorney, Producer
Jackson County Jail
Executive Producer
Hollywood Boulevard
Executive Producer
Fighting Mad
Producer
Moving Violation
Executive Producer
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
Executive Producer
God Told Me To
Producer
Eat My Dust
Producer, Presenter
Nashville Girl
Executive Producer
Tidal Wave
as President of the United States (voice), Executive Producer
Death Race 2000
Executive Producer
Capone
Producer
Darktown Strutters
Executive Producer, Producer
Cover Girl Models
Executive Producer
The Godfather Part II
as Senator #2
Big Bad Mama
Producer
TNT Jackson
Executive Producer
Candy Stripe Nurses
Executive Producer
Cockfighter
Producer
The Arena
Executive Producer
Down and Dirty Duck
Producer
Tender Loving Care
Producer
Caged Heat
Producer
The Young Nurses
Producer
Fly Me
Executive Producer
Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman
Executive Producer
Stacey
Producer
Boxcar Bertha
Producer
The Big Bird Cage
Executive Producer
The Hot Box
Executive Producer
The Unholy Rollers
Executive Producer
Night Call Nurses
Executive Producer
The Dirt Gang
Executive Producer
The Final Comedown
Producer
The Cremators
Producer
The Twilight People
Executive Producer
The Woman Hunt
Executive Producer
Sweet Kill
Executive Producer
Women in Cages
Producer
Angels Hard as They Come
Executive Producer
The Velvet Vampire
Executive Producer
Private Duty Nurses
Executive Producer
The Beast of the Yellow Night
Executive Producer
The Big Doll House
Executive Producer
Lady Frankenstein
Producer
Bloody Mama
Director, Producer
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
Director, Producer
The Student Nurses
Executive Producer
Angels Die Hard
Executive Producer
The Dunwich Horror
Executive Producer
Target: Harry
as Man on Phone, Director, Executive Producer
Pit Stop
Executive Producer
Targets
Executive Producer
The Wild Racers
Executive Producer, Director
The Trip
Director, Producer
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Director, Producer
Devil's Angels
Producer
A Time for Killing
Director
Blood Bath
as Antonio Sordi (in flashback) (uncredited), Executive Producer
Queen of Blood
Executive Producer
The Wild Angels
Producer, Director
The Shooting
Executive Producer
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
Executive Producer
Horror!!!
as Self
The Masque of the Red Death
Director, Producer
The Tomb of Ligeia
Director, Executive Producer
The Secret Invasion
Director
The Young Racers
as Man Outside Monaco Hotel (uncredited), Director, Producer
The Haunted Palace
Director, Producer
The Terror
Director, Producer
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Director, Producer
Dementia 13
Producer
The Raven
Director, Producer
Operation Titian
Co-Producer
The Premature Burial
Producer, Director
Tales of Terror
Producer, Director
Tower of London
Director
The Intruder
Director, Producer
Atlas
as Greek Soldier (uncredited), Director, Producer
The Pit and the Pendulum
Producer, Director
Creature from the Haunted Sea
Director, Producer
Battle of Blood Island
as Soldier on Hilltop (uncredited), Executive Producer
Ski Troop Attack
as German Officer (uncredited), Producer, Director
House of Usher
Director, Producer
The Little Shop of Horrors
Producer, Director, Writer
Last Woman on Earth
Director, Producer
The Wasp Woman
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited), Producer, Director
A Bucket of Blood
Director, Producer
Attack of the Giant Leeches
Executive Producer
I, Mobster
Director, Producer
T-Bird Gang
Producer
High School Big Shot
Producer
Beast from Haunted Cave
Executive Producer
War of the Satellites
as Ground Control (uncredited), Producer, Director
Cry Baby Killer
as Joe - TV Truck Man (uncredited), Producer
Hot Car Girl
as Cop Who Finds Note (uncredited), Executive Producer
Machine-Gun Kelly
Director, Producer
Teenage Cave Man
Producer, Director
The Brain Eaters
Executive Producer
Night of the Blood Beast
Executive Producer
Naked Paradise
as Office Worker (uncredited), Director, Producer
Attack of the Crab Monsters
Director, Producer
Not of This Earth
Director, Producer
The Undead
Director, Producer
Teenage Doll
Director, Producer
Carnival Rock
Director, Producer
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent
Producer, Director
Rock All Night
Director, Producer
Sorority Girl
Director, Producer
Swamp Women
Director
It Conquered the World
Director, Producer
The Oklahoma Woman
Director, Producer
Gunslinger
Director, Producer
Day the World Ended
as Nelson - Louise's Fiancée in Framed Photograph (uncredited), Producer, Director
The Beast with a Million Eyes
Executive Producer, Director
Five Guns West
Director, Producer
Apache Woman
Director, Producer
The Fast and the Furious
as Roadblock State Trooper (uncredited), Producer, Story, Stunt Driver
Monster from the Ocean Floor
as Tommy (uncredited), Producer
Highway Dragnet
Story, Co-Producer
The Gunfighter
Script Consultant, Story Editor