Roger Corman

Aktor, Produkcja, Reżyseria, Scenariusz

5 kwietnia 1926 — 9 maja 2024 (98 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Krwiożercza roślina
    Krwiożercza roślina1986
  • Skowyt
    Skowyt1981
  • Pomiot
    Pomiot1979
  • Pirania
    Pirania1978
  • Sklepik z horrorami
    Sklepik z horrorami1960
  • Mord podczas nudnego przyjęcia
    Mord podczas nudnego przyjęcia1982
  • Roboty śmierci
    Roboty śmierci1986
  • Sprawa Moranta
    Sprawa Moranta1980
  • Ośmiorekin
    Ośmiorekin2010
  • Worek na zwłoki
    Worek na zwłoki1993
  • Jim Ringo
    Jim Ringo1950
  • Humanoidy z głębiny
    Humanoidy z głębiny1980
  • Rock 'n' Roll High School
    Rock 'n' Roll High School1979
  • Bitwa wśród gwiazd
    Bitwa wśród gwiazd1980
  • Galaktyka grozy
    Galaktyka grozy1981
  • Obłęd
    Obłęd1963
  • Strach
    Strach1963
  • X - człowiek, który widział więcej
    X - człowiek, który widział więcej1963
  • Wiadro krwi
    Wiadro krwi1959
  • Starcrash
    Starcrash1978

Known For

  • Fitzcarraldo
    Fitzcarraldo1982
  • Jesienna sonata
    Jesienna sonata1978
  • Pomiot
    Pomiot1979
  • Krwiożercza roślina
    Krwiożercza roślina1986
  • Pirania
    Pirania1978
  • Blaszany bębenek
    Blaszany bębenek1979
  • Wyścig Śmierci
    Wyścig Śmierci2008
  • Sklepik z horrorami
    Sklepik z horrorami1960
  • Studnia i wahadło
    Studnia i wahadło1961
  • Maska Czerwonego Moru
    Maska Czerwonego Moru1964
  • Zagłada domu Usherów
    Zagłada domu Usherów1960
  • Wyścig Śmierci 2000: Początek
    Wyścig Śmierci 2000: Początek1975
  • Kruk
    Kruk1963
  • Wagon towarowy Bertha
    Wagon towarowy Bertha1972
  • Obłęd
    Obłęd1963
  • Roboty śmierci
    Roboty śmierci1986
  • Miłość Adeli H
    Miłość Adeli H1975
  • Nawiedzony pałac
    Nawiedzony pałac1963
  • Strach
    Strach1963
  • Opowieści niesamowite
    Opowieści niesamowite1962

Filmography

2022
2016
2013
Extraordinary Tales · as Prince Prospero (voice) (segment 'the Masque Of The Red Death')
2013
2012
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader · as Dean HinkleNa Plex
2010
Sharktopus · as Beach BumNa Plex
2010
Dinoshark · as Dr. Frank ReevesNa Plex
2008
Rachel Getting Married · as Wedding Guest
2007
Searchers 2.0 · as Producer (flashback)Na Plex
2005
2004
The Manchurian Candidate · as Mr. Secretary
2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Action · as Hollywood Director
2000
Scream 3 · as Studio Executive
1997
The Second Civil War · as Sandy Collins
1997
The Practice · as John Matlin
1996
1995
Apollo 13 · as Congressman
1994
Runaway Daughters · as Mr. Randolph
1994
Rebel Highway · as Mr. Randolph
1993
Philadelphia · as Mr. Laird
1993
Body Bags · as Dr. BregmanNa Plex
1992
1991
The Silence of the Lambs · as Fbi Director Hayden Burke
1989
Lords of the Deep · as Corporate Executive (uncredited)Na Plex
1984
Swing Shift · as Mr. Macbride
1982
The State of Things · as The Lawyer
1981
The Howling · as Man In Phone Booth (uncredited)Na Plex
1977
1976
Cannonball! · as District AttorneyNa Plex
1975
Tidal Wave · as President Of The United States (voice)
1974
The Godfather Part II · as Senator #2
1969
Target: Harry · as Man On Phone
1966
Blood Bath · as Antonio Sordi (in Flashback) (uncredited)Na Plex
1963
The Young Racers · as Man Outside Monaco Hotel (uncredited)
1961
Atlas · as Greek Soldier (uncredited)
1960
Ski Troop Attack · as German Officer (uncredited)Na Plex
1960
Battle of Blood Island · as Soldier On Hilltop (uncredited)Na Plex
1959
The Wasp Woman · as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)Na Plex
1958
The Cry Baby Killer · as Joe - Tv Truck Man (uncredited)Na Plex
1958
Hot Car Girl · as Cop Who Finds Note (uncredited)
1958
War of the Satellites · as Ground Control (uncredited)Na Plex
1957
Naked Paradise · as Office Worker (uncredited)
1955
Day the World Ended · as Nelson - Louise's Fiancée In Framed Photograph (uncredited)Na Plex
1954
The Fast and the Furious · as Roadblock State Trooper (uncredited)Na Plex
1954
Monster from the Ocean Floor · as Tommy (uncredited)

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