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George A. Romero

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Known For

77 Years Old

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).

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 4th February 1940

Died

16th July 2017

All Credits

Phineas and Ferb Image
Phineas and Ferb
Don Adaded (voice)
Icons Image
Icons
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments Image
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
Himself
A History of Horror Image
A History of Horror
Self
Night of the Living Dead Image
Night of the Living Dead
Washington Reporter
E! True Hollywood Story Image
E! True Hollywood Story
Dawn of the Dead Image
Dawn of the Dead
TV Director / Biker (uncredited)
Land of the Dead Image
Land of the Dead
Puppeteer (voice) (uncredited)
The Silence of the Lambs Image
The Silence of the Lambs
FBI Agent in Memphis (uncredited)
Night of the Living Dead Image
Night of the Living Dead
Passenger
Day of the Dead Image
Day of the Dead
Zombie with Scarf (uncredited)
Diary of the Dead Image
Diary of the Dead
Police Chief Arthur Katz (uncredited)
The Dark Half Image
The Dark Half
Customer (uncredited)
The Incredibly Strange Film Show Image
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Self
George A. Romero's Resident Evil Image
George A. Romero's Resident Evil
Self (archive footage)
The Amusement Park Image
The Amusement Park
(cameo)
Martin Image
Martin
Father Howard
No Image
Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!
Self
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists Image
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
Don Adaded (voice)
Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary Image
Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream Image
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
Self
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business Image
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
Self
The American Nightmare Image
The American Nightmare
Self
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies Image
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy Image
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Self
No Image
The Walking Dead Girls
Self
Nightmare Factory Image
Nightmare Factory
Self
An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines Image
An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines
Himself
Doc of the Dead Image
Doc of the Dead
Self
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue Image
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Self
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi Image
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX Image
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Self
Why Horror? Image
Why Horror?
Self
A Fish Story Image
A Fish Story
Nick's Dad
Drive-In Madness! Image
Drive-In Madness!
Himself
Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' Image
Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'
Self
Deadtime Stories Image
Deadtime Stories
Self - Host
No Image
Zombie Jamboree
Himself
Michael Powell Image
Michael Powell
The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead' Image
The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'
Self
Masters of Horror Image
Masters of Horror
Self
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini Image
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
Self
Digging Up the Dead: The Lost Films of George A. Romero Image
Digging Up the Dead: The Lost Films of George A. Romero
Himself
No Image
Make Your Own Damn Movie!
Himself
When Shaun Met George Image
When Shaun Met George
Self
Autopsy of the Dead Image
Autopsy of the Dead
Self (archival footage)
No Image
The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half
Himself
Zombiemania Image
Zombiemania
Himself - Filmmaker
Birth of the Living Dead Image
Birth of the Living Dead
Himself
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror Image
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Self
Flight of the Spruce Goose Image
Flight of the Spruce Goose
Gromero
No Image
When Romero Met Del Toro
Zombie-Rama Image
Zombie-Rama
No Image
The Future of Fear
Self
Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects Image
Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects
Himself
Under the Scares Image
Under the Scares
Himself
No Image
The Many Days of Day of the Dead
Himself
The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead Image
The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead
Himself
Document of the Dead Image
Document of the Dead
Himself
No Image
Two Masters' Eyes
Dead Eyes Open Image
Dead Eyes Open
Scientist
After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking Image
After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking
Self
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme Image
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
Himself
Walking After Midnight: The Making of "Survival of the Dead" Image
Walking After Midnight: The Making of "Survival of the Dead"
Self
Night of the Living Steelers Image
Night of the Living Steelers
Iron City Asskickers Image
Iron City Asskickers
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies Image
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
Self
Chronicles of the Living Dead Image
Chronicles of the Living Dead
Self
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic Image
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic
Self
George Romero & the City of the Living Dead Image
George Romero & the City of the Living Dead
Himself
No Image
George A. Romero on The Tales of Hoffmann
Making of Biohazard 2 TV-CM Image
Making of Biohazard 2 TV-CM
Self
No Image
Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero
Himself