George A. Romero in 2007

George A. Romero (1940–2017) was an American-Canadian film director, writer, editor and cinematographer. He contributed to many projects as either the writer, director, editor, cinematographer or a combination of the four.

Romero's first project was the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead, which he produced independently. Romero was also a contributing producer for the anthology television series Tales from the Darkside, which aired from 1983 to 1988.

Film

Year Title Director Writer Editor Notes
1968 Night of the Living Dead Yes Yes Yes Also cinematographer
1971 There's Always Vanilla Yes No Yes
1973 Season of the Witch Yes Yes Yes
The Crazies Yes Yes Yes
1975 The Amusement Park[N 1] Yes No Yes
1977 Martin Yes Yes Yes
1978 Dawn of the Dead Yes Yes Yes
1981 Knightriders Yes Yes Yes
1982 Creepshow Yes No Yes
1985 Day of the Dead Yes Yes No
1987 Creepshow 2 No Yes No
1988 Monkey Shines Yes Yes No
1990 Night of the Living Dead No Yes No Also executive producer
1993 The Dark Half Yes Yes No
2000 Bruiser Yes Yes No
2005 Land of the Dead Yes Yes No
2007 Diary of the Dead Yes Yes No
2009 Survival of the Dead Yes Yes No Also executive producer
Final film

Executive producer only

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1990 Cat from Hell No Yes Segment of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Yes Yes Segment of Two Evil Eyes
1994 Jacaranda Joe Yes Yes

Television

Year Title Director Writer Executive producer Editor Notes
1973–1974 The Winners Yes No Yes Yes Documentary series; also cinematographer
1974 O. J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose Yes No No Yes Documentary film
1983–1988 Tales from the Darkside No Yes Yes No Creator; wrote 4 episodes
1998 Iron City Asskickers Yes No Yes Yes Unaired pilot

Acting roles

Year Title Role
1968 Night of the Living Dead Washington Reporter
1973 The Crazies Mayor
1973 The Amusement Park "Road Rage" Bumper Car Driver[3]
1978 Martin Father Howard
Dawn of the Dead TV Director
1985 Day of the Dead Zombie with Scarf
1991 The Silence of the Lambs FBI Agent in Memphis
1998 Iron City Asskickers Bar Patron
2005 Land of the Dead Puppeteer
2007 Diary of the Dead Police Chief Arthur Katz
2009 Deadtime Stories Himself (Host)
2011 Deadtime Stories 2
Call of Duty: Call of the Dead Zombie George A. Romero (voice)

Documentary appearances

Notes

  1. ↑ Mid-length film, produced in 1973. Premiered at the American Film Festival in New York in June 1975 and was a finalist in the competition,[1][2] but went otherwise unreleased. It was believed lost until a print was discovered in 2017, shortly before Romero's death. It was subsequently given a 4K restoration by IndieCollect, which premiered in 2019.

References

  1. ↑ "Boxoffice-July.14.1975".
  2. ↑ "GOING OUT Guide". The New York Times. 2 June 1975.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Kyle (June 1, 2021). "Romero's THE AMUSEMENT PARK Is Horrific Because It's Real". Nerdist. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
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