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Forrest J. Ackerman

Acting

Forrest J. Ackerman

EN, DE cinema · 100 credits

Born

24 November 1916

Died

8 December 2008 (aged 92)

Birthplace

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as Forrest James Ackerman · Forest J. Ackerman · Forrest Ackerman · Forry J. Ackerman · Forry Ackerman

Forrest J Ackerman (born Forrest James Ackerman; November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor, science fiction writer and literary agent, a founder of science fiction fandom, a leading expert on science fiction and fantasy films, and acknowledged as the world's most avid collector of genre books and movie memorabilia. He was based in Los Angeles, California. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Forrest J Ackerman", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Known for

Filmography

The AckerMonster Chronicles!

The AckerMonster Chronicles!

EN1.0

Actor

Untitled Vampirella film poster

Untitled Vampirella film

ENNot rated

Characters, Novel

Gator Man poster

Gator Man

EN · 2026Not rated

as Self

The Mummy Creeps poster

The Mummy Creeps

EN · 2024Not rated

Actor

Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror poster

Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror

EN · 20167.0

as Host

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

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

EN · 20146.0

as Self

Uncle Forry's Ackermansions poster

Uncle Forry's Ackermansions

EN · 20147.0

as Self (archival footage)

The Life After Death Project 2: Personal Encounters poster

The Life After Death Project 2: Personal Encounters

EN · 20136.0

as Self (archival appearance)

The Life After Death Project poster

The Life After Death Project

EN · 20136.0

as Self

Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society poster

Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society

EN · 2012Not rated

Actor

Second Unit

2011

Second Unit

EN · 2011Not rated

as Scary Old Man

The Dead Undead poster

The Dead Undead

EN · 20103.9

as Wheelchair ZomVamp

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

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

EN · 20102.0

as Self

Red Velvet poster

Red Velvet

EN · 20093.6

as Himself

The Boneyard Collection poster

The Boneyard Collection

EN · 20085.3

as Dr. Acula

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story poster

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

EN · 20077.8

as Self

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman poster

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

EN · 20079.0

as Self

Vampira: The Movie poster

Vampira: The Movie

EN · 20068.0

as Himself

I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies poster

I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies

EN · 2006Not rated

as Self

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

2006

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

EN · 20068.2

as Self

The Sci-Fi Boys poster

The Sci-Fi Boys

EN · 20067.0

as Self

American Scary poster

American Scary

EN · 20067.5

as Himself

Scarlet Moon

2006

Scarlet Moon

EN · 20062.0

as The General

Jack Parsons: Jet Propelled Antichrist poster

Jack Parsons: Jet Propelled Antichrist

EN · 20068.0

as Himself

Working with a Master: John Landis poster

Working with a Master: John Landis

EN · 2006Not rated

as Himself

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman poster

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

EN · 20067.6

as Self

The Naked Monster poster

The Naked Monster

EN · 20054.4

as Flustered Man

Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes poster

Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes

EN · 200510.0

as Self

Visions from the Edge: The Art of Science Fiction

2005

Visions from the Edge: The Art of Science Fiction

EN · 2005Not rated

as Himself

Ringers: Lord of the Fans poster

Ringers: Lord of the Fans

EN · 20056.4

as Self

The Scorned poster

The Scorned

EN · 20054.0

as Man in Wheelchair

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection poster

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

EN · 20058.0

as Self

Skinned Deep poster

Skinned Deep

EN · 20044.2

as Forrey

Night of the Pumpkinmen poster

Night of the Pumpkinmen

EN · 20047.0

as Caped Man

Frazetta: Painting with Fire poster

Frazetta: Painting with Fire

EN · 20036.6

as Self

The Vampire Hunters Club

2001

The Vampire Hunters Club

EN · 20018.0

as Forry

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies poster

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

EN · 20016.9

as Himself

The Double-D Avenger poster

The Double-D Avenger

EN · 20014.1

as Museum Caretaker

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces poster

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

EN · 20006.8

as Self

Sex, Death & The Hollywood Mystique poster

Sex, Death & The Hollywood Mystique

EN · 1999Not rated

as Himself

Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania poster

Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania

EN · 19997.8

as Himself

Keepers of the Frame

1999

Keepers of the Frame

EN · 199910.0

as Himself

The Devil Ant poster

The Devil Ant

EN · 19998.0

as Himself

Universal Horror poster

Universal Horror

EN · 19987.1

as Self - Interviewee

Hollywood Rated 'R' poster

Hollywood Rated 'R'

EN · 19975.3

as Self

Secret Lives: L. Ron Hubbard poster

Secret Lives: L. Ron Hubbard

EN · 19977.0

as Self - Ron Hubbard's Literary Agent

Future War poster

Future War

EN · 19972.5

as Park Victim

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth poster

Vampires: Thirst for the Truth

EN · 199610.0

as Self

Vampirella poster

Vampirella

EN · 19964.0

as Club Patron (uncredited), Creator, Characters, Novel

Dinosaur Valley Girls poster

Dinosaur Valley Girls

EN · 19954.3

as Acker-Man

Bikini Drive-In poster

Bikini Drive-In

EN · 19955.2

as Man with Insect Repellent

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold poster

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold

EN · 19954.0

as Dracula

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces poster

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

EN · 19959.0

as Self

Hollywood Goes Ape! poster

Hollywood Goes Ape!

EN · 19947.5

as Himself

Ceremony poster

Ceremony

EN · 19943.0

as Sylvia's Father

That Little Monster poster

That Little Monster

EN · 19944.1

as Edward Van Groan

Dinosaur Movies poster

Dinosaur Movies

EN · 19937.0

Actor

Braindead poster

Braindead

EN · 19927.4

as Forry

Innocent Blood poster

Innocent Blood

EN · 19926.2

as Stolen Car Man

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion poster

Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

EN · 19927.2

as Himself

My Lovely Monster poster

My Lovely Monster

DE · 19916.0

as The Master, Additional Dialogue

Nudist Colony of the Dead poster

Nudist Colony of the Dead

EN · 19914.3

as Judge Rhinehole

Hooray for Horrorwood poster

Hooray for Horrorwood

EN · 19918.0

as Self / Host, Writer

Shock Cinema: Volume Two poster

Shock Cinema: Volume Two

EN · 19914.2

as Self

Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy

1991

Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy

EN · 1991Not rated

as Self

Hard to Die poster

Hard to Die

EN · 19906.0

as Dr. Ed Newton

The Alien Within

1990

The Alien Within

EN · 1990Not rated

as Pool Guy

Transylvania Twist poster

Transylvania Twist

EN · 19895.3

as Funeral Director

The Laughing Dead poster

The Laughing Dead

EN · 19893.3

as Corpse #1

The Wizard of Speed and Time poster

The Wizard of Speed and Time

EN · 19896.4

as Mustached Man at Garage Sale

Return of the Living Dead Part II poster

Return of the Living Dead Part II

EN · 19886.4

as Harvey Kramer (Special Zombie)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait poster

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait

EN · 19886.3

as Himself

Curse of the Queerwolf poster

Curse of the Queerwolf

EN · 19885.0

as Alcoholic Patient

Evil Spawn poster

Evil Spawn

EN · 19873.9

as Pool Man

Hollywood Dinosaur Chronicles poster

Hollywood Dinosaur Chronicles

EN · 19879.0

Actor

Drive-In Madness! poster

Drive-In Madness!

EN · 19876.3

as Himself

Amazon Women on the Moon poster

Amazon Women on the Moon

EN · 19875.9

as U.S. President (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")

King Kong! The Living Legend

1986

King Kong! The Living Legend

EN · 1986Not rated

as Self

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors poster

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

EN · 19866.7

as Self

Lugosi: The Forgotten King poster

Lugosi: The Forgotten King

EN · 19867.5

as Host / Narrator

Beach Blanket Bloodbath poster

Beach Blanket Bloodbath

EN · 19857.0

as Doctor 1

Sleazemania Strikes Back poster

Sleazemania Strikes Back

EN · 19855.7

as ("Beach Blanket Bloodbath" segment)

Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me poster

Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me

EN · 19839.0

as Himself

Michael Jackson's Thriller poster

Michael Jackson's Thriller

EN · 19838.3

as Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)

Scalps poster

Scalps

EN · 19833.8

as Professor Trentwood

Filmgore poster

Filmgore

EN · 19837.5

Writer

The Aftermath poster

The Aftermath

EN · 19824.2

as The Curator

The Howling poster

The Howling

EN · 19816.6

as Bookstore Customer (uncredited)

Hollywood Boulevard poster

Hollywood Boulevard

EN · 19765.6

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

1974

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

EN · 19747.7

Writer

Schlock poster

Schlock

EN · 19735.6

as Man in cinema

Dracula vs. Frankenstein poster

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

EN · 19714.5

as Dr. Beaumont

Equinox poster

Equinox

EN · 19705.1

as Doctor on Tape Recorder (voice) (uncredited)

The Power poster

The Power

EN · 19686.3

as Delegate A.C. Fogbottom (uncredited)

Mad Monster Party? poster

Mad Monster Party?

EN · 19676.5

Writer

Queen of Blood poster

Queen of Blood

EN · 19665.2

as Farraday's Aide

The Time Travelers poster

The Time Travelers

EN · 19645.1

as Square-Frame Technician

It Came from Alpha Centauri

1962

It Came from Alpha Centauri

EN · 1962Not rated

Actor

Tyran the Terrible

1962

Tyran the Terrible

EN · 1962Not rated

Actor

The Winner's Circle poster

The Winner's Circle

EN · 19489.0

as Man in crowd (uncredited)