Actor
Roger Corman
April 5, 1926 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
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".
Notable work
8.3The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
as FBI Director Hayden Burke
8.6The Godfather Part II (1974)
as Senator #2
7.5Apollo 13 (1995)
as Congressman
7.7Philadelphia (1993)
as Mr. Laird
6Scream 3 (2000)
as Studio Executive
6.5The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
as Mr. Secretary
6.4Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
as Hollywood Director
6.6The Howling (1981)
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
7.3Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
as Roger Corman
6.3Rachel Getting Married (2008)
as Wedding Guest
6.3The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Director and Writer
6.2Body Bags (1993)
as Dr. Bregman
Often works with
Vincent Price
6 titles together
The Pit and the Pendulum, House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death
Dick Miller
4 titles together
Looney Tunes: Back in Action, The Howling, The Little Shop of Horrors
Paul Lazar
3 titles together
The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, The Manchurian Candidate
John Dierkes
3 titles together
The Raven, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, The Haunted Palace
Ted Levine
2 titles together
The Silence of the Lambs, The Manchurian Candidate
Charles Napier
2 titles together
The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia
Full filmography · 96
Z Dead End
as Rumored
Upcoming
Olivera & Corman: Hollywood en Argentina
as Entrevistado
Upcoming
Lost Explorer
as Jean
2023
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
2020
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
cast
2017
Extraordinary Tales
as Prince Prospero (voice) (segment 'The Masque of the Red Death')
20156.5
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie
cast
2013
Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader
as Dean Hinkle
20125.3
Sharktopus
as Beach Bum
20104.1
Dinoshark
as Dr. Frank Reeves
20104.2
Rachel Getting Married
as Wedding Guest
20086.3
Searchers 2.0
as Producer (Flashback)
2007