George A. Romero

Known for: Directing
Born: February 4, 1940, New York City, New York, USA
Died: July 16, 2017
Movies: 98

George Andrew Romero (February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American-Canadian film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical zombie films, including the seminal "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) and "Dawn of the Dead" (1978). Throughout his career he primarily worked in the horror genre and directed several notable films outside of the zombie subgenre, including vampire film "Martin" (1977) and EC Comics homage "Creepshow" (1982).

Best-Known Movies

8.3

The Silence of the Lambs

1991

7.6

Night of the Living Dead

1968

7.5

Dawn of the Dead

1978

6.3

Land of the Dead

2005

7.0

Day of the Dead

1985

6.9

Creepshow

1982

6.9

Night of the Living Dead

1990

5.5

Diary of the Dead

2007

6.2

Creepshow 2

1987

4.8

Survival of the Dead

2010

Filmography

2021	Iron City Asskickers
2020	Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi	Self
2020	Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business	Self
2019	Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017	Affair of the Heart	Self
2017	When Romero Met Del Toro
2016	Night of the Living Steelers
2015	Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini	Self
2015	Chronicles of the Living Dead	Self
2014	An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines	Himself
2014	The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half	Himself
2014	Why Horror?	Self
2014	Doc of the Dead	Self
2013	Birth of the Living Dead	Himself
2013	The World's End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'	Self
2013	A Fish Story	Nick's Dad
2011	The Future of Fear	Self
2011	Nightmare Factory	Self
2011	The Walking Dead Girls	Self
2010	Walking After Midnight: The Making of "Survival of the Dead"	Self
2010	Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!	Self
2010	Under the Scares	Self
2009	Deadtime Stories	Self - Host
2009	Autopsy of the Dead	Self (archival footage)
2009	Nightmares in Red, White and Blue	Self
2008	Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX	Self
2008	Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero	Himself
2008	Dead Eyes Open	Scientist
2008	Zombiemania	Himself - Filmmaker
2007	Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'	Self
2007	Diary of the Dead	Police Chief Arthur Katz (uncredited)
2006	Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream	Self
2005	George A. Romero on The Tales of Hoffmann
2005	After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking	Self
2005	Digging Up the Dead: The Lost Films of George A. Romero	Himself
2005	When Shaun Met George	Self
2005	Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy	Self
2005	Michael Powell
2005	Land of the Dead	Puppeteer (voice) (uncredited)
2005	Dream of the Dead	Self
2005	Make Your Own Damn Movie!	Himself
2004	The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead	Himself
2004	Making Martin: A Recounting
2004	John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies	Self
2003	The Many Days of Day of the Dead	Self
2003	Two Masters' Eyes
2002	Masters of Horror	Self
2001	Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror	Self
2001	Behind the Scenes with Day of the Dead
2000	The American Nightmare	Self
1999	The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic	Self
1997	Making of Biohazard 2 TV-CM	Self
1997	David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme	Himself
1993	Zombie Jamboree ‘93	Himself
1993	The Dark Half	Customer (uncredited)
1992	Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies	Self
1991	George Romero & the City of the Living Dead	Himself
1991	The Silence of the Lambs	FBI Agent in Memphis (uncredited)
1990	Night of the Living Dead	Passenger
1987	Drive-In Madness!	Himself
1986	Flight of the Spruce Goose	Gromero
1986	Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects	Himself
1985	Day of the Dead	Zombie with Scarf (uncredited)
1981	Document of the Dead	Himself
1978	Dawn of the Dead	TV Director / Biker (uncredited)
1978	Martin	Father Howard
1975	The Amusement Park	(cameo)
1973	The Crazies	Extra at Dance / High School Infirmary (uncredited)
1968	Night of the Living Dead	Washington Reporter

Directing, Writing & Producing

2022	Jacaranda Joe	Director, Writer
2021	Romero's Elegy	Director
2021	Iron City Asskickers	Director, Producer
2018	Synthwave Horror: Night Of The Living Dead	Writer
2011	Another Night of the Living Dead	Writer
2010	Survival of the Dead	Director, Screenplay
2007	Diary of the Dead	Director, Screenplay
2005	Land of the Dead	Director, Screenplay
2000	Bruiser	Director, Writer
1993	The Dark Half	Director, Screenplay
1990	Tales from the Darkside	Writer
1990	Night of the Living Dead	Screenplay
1990	Tales from the Darkside: The Movie	Screenplay
1990	Two Evil Eyes	Director, Screenplay
1988	Monkey Shines	Director, Screenplay
1987	Creepshow 2	Screenplay
1985	Day of the Dead	Director, Screenplay
1983	Trick or Treat	Writer
1982	Creepshow	Director
1981	Knightriders	Director, Writer
1978	Dawn of the Dead	Director, Screenplay
1978	Martin	Director, Screenplay
1975	The Amusement Park	Director
1974	O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose	Director
1973	The Crazies	Director, Screenplay
1972	Hungry Wives	Director, Writer
1971	There's Always Vanilla	Director
1968	Night of the Living Dead	Screenplay, Director
1962	Expostulations	Director

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