Roger Corman
Known for Production · 151 credits
- Born
- 1926-04-05
- Died
- 2024-05-09
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Roger William Corman · The Pope of Pop Cinema · راجر کورمن · The King of The B’s
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
TV Shows (18)
Conan
2010
as Self - Guest
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Roger Corman
The Practice
1997
as John Matlin
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Biography
1987
as Self
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
2019
as Self
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self
Rebel Highway
1994
as Mr. Randolph
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
as Self
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
A History of Horror
2010
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
100 Years of Horror
1996
as Self - Interview
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
as Self
Sodankylä Forever
2010
as Self
Spector
2022
as Self
The Last Drive-In Live: A Tribute to Roger Corman
2024
as Himself
CULT-TASTIC: Tales From The Trenches With Roger And Julie Corman
2019
as Himself
Movies (133)
The Godfather Part II
1974
as Senator #2
Apollo 13
1995
as Congressman
Scream 3
2000
as Studio Executive
The Silence of the Lambs
1991
as FBI Director Hayden Burke
Philadelphia
1993
as Mr. Laird
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
as Hollywood Director
Rachel Getting Married
2008
as Wedding Guest
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
as Mr. Secretary
The Howling
1981
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Cannonball
1976
as District Attorney
The Independent
2000
as Roger Corman
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011
as Self
Body Bags
1993
as Dr. Bregman
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
as Self
Corman's World
2011
as Self - Filmmaker
The Second Civil War
1997
as Sandy Collins
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
2012
as Dean Hinkle
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
as Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
as Self
Swing Shift
1984
as Mr. MacBride
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master
2024
as Self (archive) - filmmaker, producer
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010
as Self
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001
as Self
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978
as Self
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008
as Self - Producer, The Fantastic Four (1994)
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
as (archive footage)
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2001
as Self
Sharktopus
2010
as Beach Bum
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
as Self
The Wasp Woman
1959
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
SEGAL
2025
as Self
Sharksploitation
2024
as Self
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
as Self
Day the World Ended
1955
as Nelson - Louise's Fiancée in Framed Photograph (uncredited)
Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
2009
as Self
A Century of Cinema
1994
as Self
Martin Scorsese Directs
1990
as Self
Tidal Wave
1975
as President of the United States (voice)
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
as Self
The True Story of Hannibal
2005
as Self - Producer
Tales of the Uncanny
2020
as Self
Extraordinary Tales
2015
as Prince Prospero (voice) (segment 'The Masque of the Red Death')
The Fast and the Furious
1954
as Roadblock State Trooper (uncredited)
Lords of the Deep
1989
as Corporate executive (uncredited)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
as Self (uncredited)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
2020
as Self
Runaway Daughters
1994
as Mr. Randolph
Mary Woronov: Cult Queen
as Self
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
2001
as Himself
Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows
2007
as Self
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
as Self
Memory: The Origins of Alien
2019
as Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
as Self
Atlas
1961
as Greek Soldier (uncredited)
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
as Self
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
2017
All the Love You Cannes!
2002
as Self
The State of Things
1982
as The Lawyer
Monster from the Ocean Floor
1954
as Tommy (uncredited)
Cry Baby Killer
1958
as Joe - TV Truck Man (uncredited)
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004
as Self
Dinoshark
2010
as Dr. Frank Reeves
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
as Self
Target: Harry
1969
as Man on Phone
Naked Paradise
1957
as Office Worker (uncredited)
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror
2010
as Self
Horror!!!
1964
as Self
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
2021
as Self
Blood Bath
1966
as Antonio Sordi (in flashback) (uncredited)
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
2009
as Self
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
as Self
The Young Racers
1963
as Man Outside Monaco Hotel (uncredited)
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997
as Self
Some Nudity Required
1998
as Himself
The Horror of It All
1983
as Self
Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four
2015
as Himself
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004
as Self
Popatopolis
2009
as Himself
Battle of Blood Island
1960
as Soldier on Hilltop (uncredited)
War of the Satellites
1958
as Ground Control (uncredited)
Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres
2010
as Himself (archive footage)
I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni
as Self
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
as Self - Inductee
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
2014
as Self
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
2010
as Self
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
as Self
Influence And Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute
2007
as Self
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
1987
as Self
Greetings from Tromaville!
2017
as Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
as Self
La última película de Jess Franco
2013
as Self
Searchers 2.0
2007
as Producer (Flashback)
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001
as Himself
The Phantom Eye
1999
as Dr. Gorman
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020
as Self
Ski Troop Attack
1960
as German Officer (uncredited)
Kings of Cult
2015
as self
Hollywood Boulevard II
1991
as Roger Corman
Z Dead End
as Rumored
First Works
1989
as Self
Monstres, l'ennemi de l'intérieur
2017
as Self
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
2020
as Self
Hollywood Gangster
2008
as Self
Tromatized: Meet Lloyd Kaufman
2009
as Self
Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson
2019
as Self
From Manila with Love
2011
as Himself
The Wicker Man Enigma
2001
as Himself
The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters
1994
as Self
Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2
2018
as Self
Hot Car Girl
1958
as Cop Who Finds Note (uncredited)
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie
2013
It Came From Connemara!
2014
as Self
The Dark Side of Hollywood
1998
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
2001
as Self
Ivan, the TerrirBle
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Horror Cafe
1990
as Self
About Roger Corman
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 (19… With 151 credits spanning from 1954 to 2025, Roger Corman has appeared in 133 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Roger Corman Movies
- The Godfather Part II (1974) — as Senator #2
- Apollo 13 (1995) — as Congressman
- Scream 3 (2000) — as Studio Executive
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991) — as FBI Director Hayden Burke
- Philadelphia (1993) — as Mr. Laird
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