Roger Corman
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- April 5, 1926
- Died
- May 9, 2024 (aged 98)
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
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 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.
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Filmography
Occupy Cannes!
Movie · Executive Producer
DinoGator
Movie · Executive Producer
Abduction
Movie · Producer
Death Race 2050
Movie · Producer
Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf
Movie · Producer
Water Wars
Movie · Executive Producer
Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda
Movie · Producer
Operation Rogue
Movie · Producer
Fist of the Dragon
Movie · Producer
Palace of the Damned
Movie · Producer, Executive Producer
Virtually Heroes
Movie · Executive Producer
Death Race: Inferno
Movie · Executive Producer
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
Movie · Producer
Piranhaconda
Movie · Executive Producer
Stealing Las Vegas
Movie · Producer
Camel Spiders
Movie · Executive Producer
Sharktopus
Movie · Producer
Dinocroc vs. Supergator
Movie · Executive Producer
Searchers 2.0
Movie · Executive Producer
When Life Gives You Lemons
Movie · Producer
Dinoshark
Movie · Producer
Death Race 2
Movie · Executive Producer
Splatter
Movie · Producer
Splatter
TV · Producer · 3 eps
Death Race
Movie · Producer
Cyclops
Movie · Producer
Supergator
Movie · Executive Producer
The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point
Movie · Producer
Scorpius Gigantus
Movie · Executive Producer
Saurian
Movie · Producer
The Hunt for Eagle One
Movie · Producer
Cry of the Winged Serpent
Movie · Executive Producer
Bloodfist 2050
Movie · Executive Producer
Asphalt Wars
Movie · Executive Producer
Dinocroc
Movie · Executive Producer
Rage and Discipline
Movie · Executive Producer
Barbarian
Movie · Executive Producer
Operation Balikatan
Movie · Executive Producer
Firefight
Movie · Executive Producer
Slaughter Studios
Movie · Executive Producer
Wolfhound
Movie · Executive Producer
Sting of the Black Scorpion
Movie · Executive Producer
Shakedown
Movie · Executive Producer
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
Movie · Producer
The Arena
Movie · Producer
Raptor
Movie · Producer
Hard as Nails
Movie · Executive Producer
Avalanche Alley
Movie · Producer
A Girl, Three Guys, and a Gun
Movie · Producer
Black Scorpion
TV · Producer · 22 eps
Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time
Movie · Producer
Moving Target
Movie · Producer
The Doorway
Movie · Executive Producer
Dangerous Curves
Movie · Producer
Up Against Amanda
Movie · Producer
The Suicide Club
Movie · Producer
Nightfall
Movie · Producer
Velocity
Movie · Producer
The Haunting of Hell House
Movie · Producer
Enemy Action
Movie · Producer
Born Bad
Movie · Producer
Stray Bullet
Movie · Producer
The Protector
Movie · Executive Producer
The Phantom Eye
Movie · Executive Producer
Knocking on Death's Door
Movie · Executive Producer
The White Pony
Movie · Producer
Cybermaster: Shepherd II
Movie · Executive Producer
Desert Thunder
Movie · Executive Producer
Running Woman
Movie · Producer
Criminal Affairs
Movie · Executive Producer
Lola's Game
Movie · Executive Producer
The Capitol Conspiracy
Movie · Executive Producer
The Shepherd
Movie · Executive Producer
A Very Unlucky Leprechaun
Movie · Producer
Watchers Reborn
Movie · Executive Producer
Club Vampire
Movie · Executive Producer
Termination Man
Movie · Executive Producer
Black Thunder
Movie · Executive Producer
Future Fear
Movie · Executive Producer
Black Scorpion II: Aftershock
Movie · Executive Producer
Shadow Dancer
Movie · Executive Producer
Macon County Jail
Movie · Executive Producer
Don't Sleep Alone
Movie · Executive Producer
The Haunted Sea
Movie · Executive Producer
Eruption
Movie · Executive Producer
The Sea Wolf
Movie · Executive Producer
Under Oath
Movie · Executive Producer
Alien Avengers II
Movie · Executive Producer
Operation Cobra
Movie · Executive Producer
Rumble in the Streets
Movie · Executive Producer
Overdrive
Movie · Executive Producer
Star Portal
Movie · Producer
Time Under Fire
Movie · Producer
Falling Fire
Movie · Producer
My Brother's War
Movie · Executive Producer
Spacejacked
Movie · Executive Producer
Black Rose of Harlem
Movie · Executive Producer
Ladykiller
Movie · Producer
Humanoids from the Deep
Movie · Executive Producer
Carnosaur 3: Primal Species
Movie · Producer
Baby Face Nelson
Movie · Executive Producer
House of the Damned
Movie · Executive Producer
Last Exit to Earth
Movie · Executive Producer
Subliminal Seduction
Movie · Executive Producer
The Unspeakable
Movie · Executive Producer
Vampirella
Movie · Executive Producer
Dance with Me
Movie · Executive Producer
Bio-Tech Warrior
Movie · Producer
Starquest II
Movie · Producer
Alien Terminator
Movie · Producer
Alien Avengers
Movie · Executive Producer
Inhumanoid
Movie · Executive Producer
Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill
Movie · Executive Producer
Marquis de Sade
Movie · Executive Producer
When the Bullet Hits the Bone
Movie · Executive Producer
Death Game
Movie · Executive Producer
Black Scorpion
Movie · Executive Producer
Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
Movie · Executive Producer
The Wasp Woman
Movie · Executive Producer
Cyberzone
Movie · Executive Producer
Where Evil Lies
Movie · Executive Producer
The Alien Within
Movie · Executive Producer
Hellfire
Movie · Producer
One Night Stand
Movie · Executive Producer
Twisted Love
Movie · Executive Producer
Carnosaur 2
Movie · Producer
A Bucket of Blood
Movie · Executive Producer
Not of This Earth
Movie · Executive Producer
Suspect Device
Movie · Executive Producer
Sawbones
Movie · Executive Producer
Stripteaser
Movie · Producer
Caged Heat 3000
Movie · Executive Producer
Body Chemistry 4: Full Exposure
Movie · Executive Producer
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
Movie · Executive Producer
Virtual Seduction
Movie · Executive Producer
Dillinger and Capone
Movie · Executive Producer
Bloodfist 7: Manhunt
Movie · Executive Producer
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero
Movie · Executive Producer
Piranha
Movie · Executive Producer
Terminal Virus
Movie · Executive Producer
Not Like Us
Movie · Executive Producer
Burial of the Rats
Movie · Executive Producer
The Fantastic Four
Movie · Executive Producer
Dinosaur Island
Movie · Executive Producer
Caged Heat II: Stripped of Freedom
Movie · Executive Producer
Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III
Movie · Executive Producer
Saturday Night Special
Movie · Executive Producer
The Spy Within
Movie · Executive Producer
Reflections on a Crime
Movie · Executive Producer
The Crazysitter
Movie · Executive Producer
Stranglehold
Movie · Executive Producer
In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful
Movie · Executive Producer
The Liars' Club
Movie · Producer
No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn
Movie · Producer
Terminal Voyage
Movie · Producer
Munchie Strikes Back
Movie · Executive Producer
Caroline at Midnight
Movie · Executive Producer
Watchers III
Movie · Executive Producer
Bloodfist V: Human Target
Movie · Executive Producer
The Unborn II
Movie · Producer
Cheyenne Warrior
Movie · Executive Producer
Angel of Destruction
Movie · Executive Producer
Revenge of the Red Baron
Movie · Executive Producer
Demon Keeper
Movie · Executive Producer
New Crime City: Los Angeles 2020
Movie · Executive Producer
One Man Army
Movie · Executive Producer
The Silence of the Hams
Movie · Production Assistant
Fire on the Amazon
Movie · Executive Producer
Carnosaur
Movie · Executive Producer
Kill Zone
Movie · Producer
To Sleep with a Vampire
Movie · Executive Producer
The Skateboard Kid
Movie · Executive Producer
Angelfist
Movie · Executive Producer
Stepmonster
Movie · Producer
White Wolves - A Cry in the Wild II
Movie · Producer
Dragon Fire
Movie · Executive Producer
Live by the Fist
Movie · Executive Producer
Dracula Rising
Movie · Producer
The Turn-On
Movie · Executive Producer
Little Miss Millions
Movie · Executive Producer
Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon
Movie · Executive Producer
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight
Movie · Executive Producer
Final Judgement
Movie · Executive Producer
The Berlin Conspiracy
Movie · Executive Producer
Ultraviolet
Movie · Executive Producer
Quake
Movie · Executive Producer
Munchie
Movie · Executive Producer
In the Heat of Passion
Movie · Executive Producer
Beyond the Call of Duty
Movie · Producer
Crisis in the Kremlin
Movie · Producer
Final Embrace
Movie · Producer
Dance with Death
Movie · Executive Producer
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying
Movie · Executive Producer
Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger
Movie · Executive Producer
Blackbelt
Movie · Executive Producer
Future Kick
Movie · Executive Producer
Deathstalker IV: Match of Titans
Movie · Executive Producer
To Die Standing
Movie · Executive Producer
The Terror Within II
Movie · Executive Producer
Immortal Sins
Movie · Producer
Dead Space
Movie · Executive Producer
Kiss Me a Killer
Movie · Producer
The Unborn
Movie · Producer
Dune Warriors
Movie · Producer
Curse of the Crystal Eye
Movie · Executive Producer
Frankenstein Unbound
Movie · Producer
A Cry in the Wild
Movie · Executive Producer
Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back
Movie · Producer
The Haunting of Morella
Movie · Producer
Bloodfist II
Movie · Producer
Ultra Warrior
Movie · Executive Producer
Play Murder for Me
Movie · Executive Producer
Silk 2
Movie · Executive Producer
Body Chemistry
Movie · Executive Producer
Corporate Affairs
Movie · Executive Producer
The Rain Killer
Movie · Producer
Full Fathom Five
Movie · Producer
Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders
Movie · Producer
Overexposed
Movie · Producer
Schweitzer
Movie · Producer
Streets
Movie · Producer
Watchers II
Movie · Producer, Executive Producer
Sorority House Massacre II
Movie · Executive Producer
Masque of the Red Death
Movie · Producer
Dance of the Damned
Movie · Executive Producer
The Terror Within
Movie · Producer
Bloodfist
Movie · Producer
Under the Boardwalk
Movie · Executive Producer
Stripped to Kill 2: Live Girls
Movie · Executive Producer
Food of the Gods II
Movie · Producer
Last Stand at Lang Mei
Movie · Producer
Transylvania Twist
Movie · Executive Producer
Nowhere to Run
Movie · Executive Producer
Two to Tango
Movie · Producer
Time Trackers
Movie · Producer
Nam Angels
Movie · Producer
Think Big
Movie · Producer, Executive Producer
Ministry of Vengeance
Movie · Producer
Heroes Stand Alone
Movie · Producer
Back to Back
Movie · Producer
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
Movie · Producer
Lords of the Deep
Movie · Producer
Hollywood Boulevard II
Movie · Executive Producer
Blackbelt II: Fatal Force
Movie · Executive Producer
Crime Zone
Movie · Executive Producer
Andy Colby’s Incredibly Awesome Adventure
Movie · Executive Producer
Warlords from Hell
Movie · Producer
Not of This Earth
Movie · Executive Producer
The New Gladiators
Movie · Executive Producer
The Drifter
Movie · Executive Producer
Purple People Eater
Movie · Producer
Saturday the 14th Strikes Back
Movie · Producer
Emmanuelle 6
Movie · Producer
Grotesque
Movie · Producer
The Sisterhood
Movie · Producer
The Lawless Land
Movie · Producer
Deathstalker III: The Warriors from Hell
Movie · Executive Producer
Saigon Commandos
Movie · Executive Producer
Watchers
Movie · Executive Producer
Daddy's Boys
Movie · Executive Producer
Apprentice to Murder
Movie · Executive Producer
Munchies
Movie · Producer
Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans
Movie · Executive Producer
Slumber Party Massacre II
Movie · Executive Producer
Eye of the Eagle
Movie · Producer
Stripped to Kill
Movie · Executive Producer
Summer Camp Nightmare
Movie · Executive Producer
Sweet Revenge
Movie · Executive Producer
Big Bad Mama II
Movie · Producer
Hour of the Assassin
Movie · Executive Producer
Chopping Mall
Movie · Executive Producer
The Devastator
Movie · Executive Producer
Shadow Play
Movie · Executive Producer
Amazons
Movie · Associate Producer
Sorority House Massacre
Movie · Executive Producer
Barbarian Queen
Movie · Executive Producer
Cocaine Wars
Movie · Producer
Streetwalkin'
Movie · Producer
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom
Movie · Producer
School Spirit
Movie · Executive Producer
Naked Vengeance
Movie · Producer
The Warrior and the Sorceress
Movie · Executive Producer
Oddballs
Movie · Executive Producer
Suburbia
Movie · Producer
Space Raiders
Movie · Producer
Love Letters
Movie · Producer
White Star
Movie · Producer
Deathstalker
Movie · Executive Producer
Mountaintop Motel Massacre
Movie · Producer
Forbidden World
Movie · Producer
Jimmy the Kid
Movie · Producer
Murder by Phone
Movie · Producer
Android
Movie · Producer
The Slumber Party Massacre
Movie · Executive Producer
Sorceress
Movie · Executive Producer
Galaxy of Terror
Movie · Producer
Smokey Bites the Dust
Movie · Producer
The Territory
Movie · Producer
Battle Beyond the Stars
Movie · Executive Producer
The Georgia Peaches
Movie · Executive Producer
Richard's Things
Movie · Producer
My American Uncle
Movie · Producer
Shogun Assassin
Movie · Producer
Humanoids from the Deep
Movie · Executive Producer
Rock 'n' Roll High School
Movie · Executive Producer
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
Movie · Producer
The Lady in Red
Movie · Executive Producer
Leopard in the Snow
Movie · Producer
The Prize Fighter
Movie · Producer
Up from the Depths
Movie · Producer
Saint Jack
Movie · Producer
Island of the Fishmen
Movie · Executive Producer
Piranha
Movie · Executive Producer
The Bees
Movie · Executive Producer
Avalanche
Movie · Producer
Deathsport
Movie · Producer
Outside Chance
Movie · Executive Producer
The Evil
Movie · Executive Producer
Galaxy Express 999
TV · Producer · 113 eps
Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia
Movie · Producer
Black Oak Conspiracy
Movie · Producer
Thunder and Lightning
Movie · Producer
Grand Theft Auto
Movie · Executive Producer
The Ransom
Movie · Co-Producer
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Movie · Executive Producer
Jackson County Jail
Movie · Executive Producer
Hollywood Boulevard
Movie · Executive Producer
Fighting Mad
Movie · Producer
Moving Violation
Movie · Executive Producer
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
Movie · Executive Producer
God Told Me To
Movie · Producer
Eat My Dust
Movie · Producer
Nashville Girl
Movie · Executive Producer
Cannonball
Movie · Producer
Death Race 2000
Movie · Executive Producer
Capone
Movie · Producer
Darktown Strutters
Movie · Executive Producer
Cover Girl Models
Movie · Executive Producer
Tidal Wave
Movie · Executive Producer
Big Bad Mama
Movie · Producer
TNT Jackson
Movie · Executive Producer
Candy Stripe Nurses
Movie · Executive Producer
Cockfighter
Movie · Producer
The Arena
Movie · Executive Producer
Down and Dirty Duck
Movie · Producer
Tender Loving Care
Movie · Producer
Caged Heat
Movie · Producer
The Young Nurses
Movie · Producer
I Escaped from Devil's Island
Movie · Producer
Fly Me
Movie · Executive Producer
Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman
Movie · Executive Producer
Stacey
Movie · Producer
Boxcar Bertha
Movie · Producer
The Big Bird Cage
Movie · Executive Producer
The Hot Box
Movie · Executive Producer
The Unholy Rollers
Movie · Executive Producer
Night Call Nurses
Movie · Executive Producer
The Dirt Gang
Movie · Executive Producer
The Final Comedown
Movie · Producer
The Cremators
Movie · Producer
The Crucified Girls of San Ramon
Movie · Producer
The Twilight People
Movie · Executive Producer
The Woman Hunt
Movie · Executive Producer
Night of the Cobra Woman
Movie · Producer
Sweet Kill
Movie · Executive Producer
Women in Cages
Movie · Producer
Angels Hard as They Come
Movie · Executive Producer
The Velvet Vampire
Movie · Executive Producer
Private Duty Nurses
Movie · Executive Producer
The Beast of the Yellow Night
Movie · Executive Producer
The Big Doll House
Movie · Executive Producer
Lady Frankenstein
Movie · Producer
The Student Nurses
Movie · Executive Producer
Scream of the Demon Lover
Movie · Producer
Angels Die Hard
Movie · Executive Producer
The Dunwich Horror
Movie · Executive Producer
Bloody Mama
Movie · Producer
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
Movie · Producer
Pit Stop
Movie · Executive Producer
Target: Harry
Movie · Executive Producer
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
Movie · Producer
Targets
Movie · Executive Producer
The Wild Racers
Movie · Executive Producer
Devil's Angels
Movie · Producer
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Movie · Producer
The Trip
Movie · Producer
Queen of Blood
Movie · Executive Producer
Blood Bath
Movie · Executive Producer
The Shooting
Movie · Executive Producer
The Wild Angels
Movie · Producer
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters
Movie · Producer
Ride in the Whirlwind
Movie · Producer
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
Movie · Executive Producer
The Masque of the Red Death
Movie · Producer
The Tomb of Ligeia
Movie · Executive Producer
The Day the Earth Froze
Movie · Producer
Dementia 13
Movie · Producer
The Raven
Movie · Producer
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Movie · Producer
The Terror
Movie · Producer
Operation Titian
Movie · Co-Producer
The Haunted Palace
Movie · Producer
The Young Racers
Movie · Producer
The Sword and the Dragon
Movie · Producer
The Premature Burial
Movie · Producer
Tales of Terror
Movie · Producer
The Intruder
Movie · Producer
The Magic Voyage of Sinbad
Movie · Producer
The Pit and the Pendulum
Movie · Producer
Atlas
Movie · Producer
Creature from the Haunted Sea
Movie · Producer
House of Usher
Movie · Producer
The Little Shop of Horrors
Movie · Producer
Ski Troop Attack
Movie · Producer
Last Woman on Earth
Movie · Producer
Battle of Blood Island
Movie · Executive Producer
A Bucket of Blood
Movie · Producer
Attack of the Giant Leeches
Movie · Executive Producer
The Wasp Woman
Movie · Producer
Battle Beyond the Sun
Movie · Producer
I, Mobster
Movie · Producer
T-Bird Gang
Movie · Producer
High School Big Shot
Movie · Producer
Beast from Haunted Cave
Movie · Executive Producer
War of the Satellites
Movie · Producer
Teenage Cave Man
Movie · Producer
Cry Baby Killer
Movie · Producer
The Brain Eaters
Movie · Executive Producer
Night of the Blood Beast
Movie · Executive Producer
Machine-Gun Kelly
Movie · Producer
Hot Car Girl
Movie · Executive Producer
Stakeout on Dope Street
Movie · Producer
Attack of the Crab Monsters
Movie · Producer
Naked Paradise
Movie · Producer
Teenage Doll
Movie · Producer
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent
Movie · Producer
Not of This Earth
Movie · Producer
The Undead
Movie · Producer
Rock All Night
Movie · Producer
Carnival Rock
Movie · Producer
Sorority Girl
Movie · Producer
It Conquered the World
Movie · Producer
Gunslinger
Movie · Producer
The Oklahoma Woman
Movie · Producer
The Beast with a Million Eyes
Movie · Executive Producer
Day the World Ended
Movie · Producer
Five Guns West
Movie · Producer
Apache Woman
Movie · Producer
The Fast and the Furious
Movie · Producer
Monster from the Ocean Floor
Movie · Producer
Highway Dragnet
Movie · Co-Producer