George A. Romero

Actor · Director · Writer· New York City, New York, USA

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).

Known For

The roles that explain the career.

Full credits

The Silence of the Lambsposter

The Silence of the Lambs

1991

Night of the Living Deadposter

Night of the Living Dead

Director · 1968

Dawn of the Deadposter

Dawn of the Dead

Director · 1978

Land of the Deadposter

Land of the Dead

Director · 2005

Day of the Deadposter

Day of the Dead

Director · 1985

Night of the Living Deadposter

Night of the Living Dead

Passenger · 1990

Diary of the Deadposter

Diary of the Dead

Director · 2007

The Dark Halfposter

The Dark Half

Customer (uncredited) · 1993

Filmography

58 credits across 4 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2020	Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi	Self	Film
2018	Synthwave Horror: Night Of The Living Dead	Director	Film
2018	Synthwave Horror: Night Of The Living Dead	Writer	Film
2015	Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini	Self	Film
2014	Why Horror?	Self	Film
2013	The World's End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'	Self	Film
2013	Birth of the Living Dead	Himself	Film
2011	The Future of Fear	Self	Film
2011	Nightmare Factory	Self	Film
2011	The Walking Dead Girls	Self	Film
2010	Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!	Self	Film
2010	Survival of the Dead	Director	Film
2010	The Crazies	Executive Producer	Film
2009	Nightmares in Red, White and Blue	Self	Film
2009	Deadtime Stories	Self - Host	Film
2009	Autopsy of the Dead	Self (archival footage)	Film
2009	Deadtime Stories	Executive Producer	Film
2008	Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX	Self	Film
2008	Zombiemania	Himself - Filmmaker	Film
2008	Dead Eyes Open	Scientist	Film
2007	Diary of the Dead	Director	Film
2006	Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream	Self	Film
2005	Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy	Self	Film
2005	Land of the Dead	Director	Film
2004	The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead	Himself	Film
2004	John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies	Self	Film
2003	The Many Days of Day of the Dead	Self	Film
2002	Masters of Horror	Self	Film
2001	Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror	Self	Film
2000	The American Nightmare	Self	Film
1999	The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic	Self	Film
1993	Zombie Jamboree	Himself	Film
1993	The Dark Half	Customer (uncredited)	Film
1993	The Dark Half	Director	Film
1993	The Dark Half	Executive Producer	Film
1990	Night of the Living Dead	Passenger	Film
1990	Two Evil Eyes	Director	Film
1990	Night of the Living Dead	Executive Producer	Film
1988	Monkey Shines	Director	Film
1987	Drive-In Madness!	Himself	Film
1986	Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects	Himself	Film
1985	Day of the Dead	Director	Film
1984	Tales from the Darkside	Executive Producer	TV
1982	Creepshow	Director	Film
1981	Document of the Dead	Himself	Film
1981	Knightriders	Director	Film
1981	Knightriders	Writer	Film
1978	Martin	Father Howard	Film
1978	Martin	Director	Film
1978	Dawn of the Dead	Director	Film
1975	The Amusement Park	(cameo)	Film
1975	The Amusement Park	Director	Film
1973	The Crazies	Extra at Dance / High School Infirmary (uncredited)	Film
1973	The Crazies	Director	Film
1972	Hungry Wives	Director	Film
1972	Hungry Wives	Writer	Film
1971	There's Always Vanilla	Director	Film
1968	Night of the Living Dead	Director	Film

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