Roger Corman

Personal Info

Known For

Production

Known Credits

149

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-04-05

Day of death

2024-05-09 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Roger Corman

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.

Known For

  • Beverly Hills, 90210

    Beverly Hills, 90210

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • The Godfather Part II

    The Godfather Part II

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Biography

    Biography

  • Cannonball

    Cannonball

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • Rebel Highway

    Rebel Highway

  • Sharksploitation

    Sharksploitation

  • Apollo 13

    Apollo 13

  • Dinoshark

    Dinoshark

  • It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

    It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

  • Scream 3

    Scream 3

  • Some Nudity Required

    Some Nudity Required

  • Philadelphia

    Philadelphia

  • Rachel Getting Married

    Rachel Getting Married

  • The Silence of the Lambs

    The Silence of the Lambs

  • The Young Racers

    The Young Racers

  • Horror Cafe

    Horror Cafe

  • Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman

    Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman

  • The Perfect Scary Movie

    The Perfect Scary Movie

  • Sharktopus

    Sharktopus

  • Looney Tunes: Back in Action

    Looney Tunes: Back in Action

  • Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson

    Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson

  • Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader

    Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader

  • The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

    The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

  • The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

    The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

  • Corman's World

    Corman's World

  • Machete Maidens Unleashed!

    Machete Maidens Unleashed!

  • Martin Scorsese Directs

    Martin Scorsese Directs

  • Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

    Nightmares in Red, White and Blue

  • The Devil Ant

    The Devil Ant

  • The Phantom Eye

    The Phantom Eye

  • The Manchurian Candidate

    The Manchurian Candidate

  • Battle of Blood Island

    Battle of Blood Island

  • The Howling

    The Howling

  • Sodankylä Forever

    Sodankylä Forever

  • Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

    Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

  • Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

    Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

  • Kings of Cult

    Kings of Cult

  • 100 Years of Horror

    100 Years of Horror

  • All the Love You Cannes!

    All the Love You Cannes!

  • Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

    Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow

  • Body Bags

    Body Bags

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

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

  • CULT-TASTIC: Tales From The Trenches With Roger And Julie Corman

    CULT-TASTIC: Tales From The Trenches With Roger And Julie Corman

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Hollywood Gangster

    Hollywood Gangster

  • A History of Horror

    A History of Horror

  • Spector

    Spector

  • Horror!!!

    Horror!!!

  • Hot Car Girl

    Hot Car Girl

  • Swing Shift

    Swing Shift

  • In Hock & Staying There

    In Hock & Staying There

  • Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

    Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

  • The Second Civil War

    The Second Civil War

  • Tales of the Uncanny

    Tales of the Uncanny

  • Day the World Ended

    Day the World Ended

  • The Sci-Fi Boys

    The Sci-Fi Boys

  • Lost Explorer

    Lost Explorer

  • Atlas

    Atlas

  • A Decade Under the Influence

    A Decade Under the Influence

  • With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

    With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

  • Lords of the Deep

    Lords of the Deep

  • Memory: The Origins of Alien

    Memory: The Origins of Alien

  • Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

    Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

  • The Fast and the Furious

    The Fast and the Furious

  • The Wasp Woman

    The Wasp Woman

  • The State of Things

    The State of Things

  • Extraordinary Tales

    Extraordinary Tales

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

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

  • The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

    The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

  • Blood Bath

    Blood Bath

  • That Guy Dick Miller

    That Guy Dick Miller

  • Tidal Wave

    Tidal Wave

  • Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

    Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

  • Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

    Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

  • A Century of Cinema

    A Century of Cinema

  • Cry Baby Killer

    Cry Baby Killer

  • War of the Satellites

    War of the Satellites

  • Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

    Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

  • First Works

    First Works

  • Target: Harry

    Target: Harry

  • The Independent

    The Independent

  • Popatopolis

    Popatopolis

  • Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

    Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

  • Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

    Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

  • Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

    Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

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

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

  • Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

    Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

  • SEGAL

    SEGAL

  • Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

    Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

  • Hollywood Boulevard II

    Hollywood Boulevard II

  • Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

    Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

  • Ski Troop Attack

    Ski Troop Attack

  • The Wicker Man Enigma

    The Wicker Man Enigma

  • The True Story of Hannibal

    The True Story of Hannibal

  • Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

    Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

  • The Horror of It All

    The Horror of It All

  • Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

    Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

  • Naked Paradise

    Naked Paradise

  • Runaway Daughters

    Runaway Daughters

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

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

  • Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

    Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

  • Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

    Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

  • Monster from the Ocean Floor

    Monster from the Ocean Floor

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

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

  • La última película de Jess Franco

    La última película de Jess Franco

  • The Last Drive-In Live: A Tribute to Roger Corman

    The Last Drive-In Live: A Tribute to Roger Corman

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

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

  • AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis

    AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis

  • From Manila with Love

    From Manila with Love

  • AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1

    AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1

  • Mario Bava: Operazione paura

    Mario Bava: Operazione paura

  • It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story

    It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story

  • Greetings from Tromaville!

    Greetings from Tromaville!

  • Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

    Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

  • Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

    Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

  • Sodankylä Forever

    Sodankylä Forever

  • The Dark Side of Hollywood

    The Dark Side of Hollywood

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

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

  • I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni

    I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni

  • Z Dead End

    Z Dead End

  • Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

    Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

  • Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

    Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

  • Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute

    Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute

  • Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man

    Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man

  • Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

    Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

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

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

  • It Came From Connemara!

    It Came From Connemara!

  • Searchers 2.0

    Searchers 2.0

  • Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres

    Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres

  • The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters

    The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters

  • Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur

    Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur

  • Out of the Blue and Into the Black

    Out of the Blue and Into the Black

  • Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows

    Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows

  • Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties

    Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties

  • Ticket to Hollywood

    Ticket to Hollywood

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

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

  • Remembering 'The Intruder'

    Remembering 'The Intruder'

  • Il cinema secondo Corman

    Il cinema secondo Corman

  • Ivan, the TerrirBle

    Ivan, the TerrirBle

  • Behind the Swinging Blade

    Behind the Swinging Blade

  • Olivera & Corman: Hollywood en Argentina

    Olivera & Corman: Hollywood en Argentina

  • Wasp Woman: Murder of a B-movie Queen

    Wasp Woman: Murder of a B-movie Queen

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

    The Fanex Files, Volume 2: Samuel Z. Arkoff

  • Chiller Theatre Fiend Club Show: Volume 2

    Chiller Theatre Fiend Club Show: Volume 2

  • Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy

    Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy

  • Corman's Comedy of Poe

    Corman's Comedy of Poe