George A. Romero

Biography

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 horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." Description above from the Wikipedia George A. Romero, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

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Tales from the Darkside

(1984) Creator

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Terrifier

(2018) In Memory Of

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Dawn of the Dead

(2004) Original Film Writer

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Land of the Dead

(2005) Screenplay

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Dawn of the Dead

(1978) Screenplay

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Creepshow 2

(1987) Screenplay

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Night of the Living Dead

(1968) Screenplay

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The Crazies

(2010) Original Film Writer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2024	Himself (archive footage)	George A. Romero's Resident Evil 2024-03-01 Movie
2021	N/A	Zombie-Rama 2021-07-30 Movie
	(cameo)	The Amusement Park 2021-06-02 Movie
	N/A	Iron City Asskickers 2021-04-03 Movie
2020	Self	Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi 2020-05-19 Movie
	N/A	Clapboard Jungle 2020-03-26 Movie
2019	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)	Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary 2019-11-08 Movie
2017	N/A	When Romero Met Del Toro 2017-10-23 Movie
2016	N/A	Night of the Living Steelers 2016-10-05 Movie
2015	Self	Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini 2015-10-16 Movie
	Himself	Chronicles Of The Living Dead 2015-08-01 Movie
2014	Himself	An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines 2014-11-18 Movie
	Himself	The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half 2014-11-18 Movie
	Don Adaded (voice)	Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists 2014-10-04 Movie
	Self	Why Horror? 2014-10-03 Movie
	Self	Doc of the Dead 2014-03-10 Movie
2013	Himself	Birth of the Living Dead 2013-10-18 Movie
	Self	The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead' 2013-09-17 Movie
	Nick's Dad	A Fish Story 2013-09-07 Movie
2011	Self	Nightmare Factory 2011-10-27 Movie
	Self	The Walking Dead Girls 2011-03-22 Movie
2010	Self	A History of Horror 2010-10-11 TV Show
	Himself	Under the Scares 2010-07-01 Movie
2009	Self - Host	Deadtime Stories 2009-10-28 Movie
	Himself (archival footage)	Autopsy of the Dead 2009-09-22 Movie
	Self	Nightmares in Red, White and Blue 2009-08-06 Movie
2008	Self	Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX 2008-10-07 Movie
	Himself	Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero 2008-07-16 Movie
	Scientist	Dead Eyes Open 2008-07-02 Movie
	Himself - Filmmaker	Zombiemania 2008-01-03 Movie
2007	Himself	30 Even Scarier Movie Moments 2007-10-31 TV Show
	Himself	Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow' 2007-10-22 Movie
	Don Adaded (voice)	Phineas and Ferb 2007-08-17 TV Show
	Police Chief Arthur Katz (uncredited)	Diary of the Dead 2007-05-26 Movie
2006	Himself	Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream 2006-06-20 Movie
2005	N/A	George A. Romero on The Tales of Hoffmann 2005-11-22 Movie
	Self	After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking 2005-10-25 Movie
	Himself	Digging Up the Dead: The Lost Films of George A. Romero 2005-10-18 Movie
	Self	When Shaun Met George 2005-10-18 Movie
	Self	Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy 2005-10-04 Movie
	Puppeteer (voice) (uncredited)	Land of the Dead 2005-06-18 Movie
	Himself	Make Your Own Damn Movie! 2005-05-31 Movie
2004	Himself	The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead 2004-09-07 Movie
	Self	John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies 2004-03-23 Movie
2003	Himself	The Many Days of Day of the Dead 2003-08-19 Movie
	N/A	Two Masters' Eyes 2003-04-29 Movie
2002	Self	Masters of Horror 2002-11-06 Movie
	N/A	Icons 2002-05-01 TV Show
2001	Self	Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror 2001-04-15 Movie
2000	Self	The American Nightmare 2000-09-11 Movie
1999	Self	The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic 1999-01-01 Movie
1997	Himself	David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme 1997-01-19 Movie
1996	N/A	E! True Hollywood Story 1996-08-21 TV Show
1993	Himself	Zombie Jamboree 1993-10-01 Movie
	Customer (uncredited)	The Dark Half 1993-04-23 Movie
1992	Self	Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies 1992-10-31 Movie
1991	FBI Agent in Memphis (uncredited)	The Silence of the Lambs 1991-02-14 Movie
1990	Passenger	Night of the Living Dead 1990-10-19 Movie
1989	Self	The Incredibly Strange Film Show: George A. Romero & Tom Savini 1989-10-27 Movie
1988	Self	The Incredibly Strange Film Show 1988-08-05 TV Show
1987	Himself	Drive-In Madness 1987-01-02 Movie
1986	Gromero	Flight of the Spruce Goose 1986-01-17 Movie
	Himself	Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects 1986-01-01 Movie
1985	Zombie with Scarf (uncredited)	Day of the Dead 1985-07-03 Movie
1981	Himself	Document of the Dead 1981-01-19 Movie
1978	TV Director / Biker (uncredited)	Dawn of the Dead 1978-09-02 Movie
1977	Father Howard	Martin 1977-10-27 Movie
1968	Washington Reporter	Night of the Living Dead 1968-10-04 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Writer	Jacaranda Joe 2022-04-12 Movie
2011	Writer	Another Night of the Living Dead 2011-01-01 Movie
2010	Screenplay	Survival of the Dead 2010-05-06 Movie
	Original Film Writer	The Crazies 2010-02-26 Movie
2008	Original Film Writer	Day of the Dead 2008-04-08 Movie
2007	Screenplay	Diary of the Dead 2007-05-26 Movie
2006	Original Film Writer	Night of the Living Dead 3D 2006-11-10 Movie
2005	Screenplay	Land of the Dead 2005-06-18 Movie
2004	Original Film Writer	Dawn of the Dead 2004-03-19 Movie
2000	Writer	Bruiser 2000-02-13 Movie
1993	Screenplay	The Dark Half 1993-04-23 Movie
1990	Writer	Tales from the Darkside 1990-11-29 Movie
	Screenplay	Night of the Living Dead 1990-10-19 Movie
	Screenplay	Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 1990-05-03 Movie
	Screenplay	Two Evil Eyes 1990-01-25 Movie
1988	Screenplay	Monkey Shines 1988-07-29 Movie
1987	Screenplay	Creepshow 2 1987-05-01 Movie
1985	Screenplay	Day of the Dead 1985-07-03 Movie
1984	Writer	Tales from the Darkside 1984-09-30 TV Show
1981	Writer	Knightriders 1981-04-10 Movie
1978	Screenplay	Dawn of the Dead 1978-09-02 Movie
1977	Screenplay	Martin 1977-10-27 Movie
1973	Screenplay	The Crazies 1973-03-16 Movie
1972	Writer	Hungry Wives 1972-05-01 Movie
1968	Screenplay	Night of the Living Dead 1968-10-04 Movie
	Story	Twilight of the Dead Movie
	Original Film Writer	Night of the Living Dead Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Director	Jacaranda Joe 2022-04-12 Movie
2021	Director	Romero's Elegy 2021-12-18 Movie
	Director	The Amusement Park 2021-06-02 Movie
	Director	Iron City Asskickers 2021-04-03 Movie
2010	Director	Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Night Of The Living Dead 2010-09-25 Movie
	Director	Survival of the Dead 2010-05-06 Movie
2007	Director	Diary of the Dead 2007-05-26 Movie
2005	Director	Land of the Dead 2005-06-18 Movie
2000	Director	Bruiser 2000-02-13 Movie
1999	Director	The Misfits: Scream! 1999-09-01 Movie
1993	Director	The Dark Half 1993-04-23 Movie
1990	Director	Two Evil Eyes 1990-01-25 Movie
1988	Director	Monkey Shines 1988-07-29 Movie
1985	Director	Day of the Dead 1985-07-03 Movie
1982	Director	Creepshow 1982-11-10 Movie
1981	Director	Knightriders 1981-04-10 Movie
1978	Director	Dawn of the Dead 1978-09-02 Movie
1977	Director	Martin 1977-10-27 Movie
1974	Director	O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose 1974-12-28 Movie
1973	Director	The Crazies 1973-03-16 Movie
1972	Director	Hungry Wives 1972-05-01 Movie
1971	Director	There's Always Vanilla 1971-12-01 Movie
1968	Director	Night of the Living Dead 1968-10-04 Movie
1962	Director	Expostulations 1962-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	In Memory Of	Texas Carlos Massacre 2021-06-17 Movie
2020	Thanks	Occurrence at Mills Creek 2020-09-12 Movie
2018	In Memory Of	Terrifier 2018-01-25 Movie
2009	Thanks	Staunton Hill 2009-10-06 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Editor	The Amusement Park 2021-06-02 Movie
1982	Editor	Creepshow 1982-11-10 Movie
1981	Editor	Knightriders 1981-04-10 Movie
1978	Editor	Dawn of the Dead 1978-09-02 Movie
1977	Editor	Martin 1977-10-27 Movie
1974	Editor	O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose 1974-12-28 Movie
1973	Editor	The Crazies 1973-03-16 Movie
1972	Editor	Hungry Wives 1972-05-01 Movie
1971	Editor	There's Always Vanilla 1971-12-01 Movie
1968	Editor	Night of the Living Dead 1968-10-04 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Producer	Iron City Asskickers 2021-04-03 Movie
2010	Executive Producer	The Crazies 2010-02-26 Movie
2009	Executive Producer	Deadtime Stories 2009-10-28 Movie
1993	Executive Producer	The Dark Half 1993-04-23 Movie
1990	Executive Producer	Night of the Living Dead 1990-10-19 Movie
1987	Executive Producer	The Yattering And Jack 1987-11-08 Movie
1985	Executive Producer	Stephen King's Golden Tales 1985-10-19 Movie
	Executive Producer	The False Prophet 1985-08-04 Movie
	Executive Producer	Grandma's Last Wish 1985-06-16 Movie
	Executive Producer	Levitation 1985-05-19 Movie
	Executive Producer	Madness Room 1985-05-05 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Tear Collector 1985-02-24 Movie
	Executive Producer	Answer Me 1985-02-17 Movie
	Executive Producer	In the Cards 1985-01-27 Movie
1984	Executive Producer	Slippage 1984-11-11 Movie
	Executive Producer	Mookie and Pookie 1984-11-04 Movie
	Executive Producer	The Odds 1984-10-21 Movie
	Executive Producer	Pain Killer 1984-10-14 Movie
	Executive Producer	I'll Give You a Million 1984-10-07 Movie
	Executive Producer	Tales from the Darkside 1984-09-30 TV Show
	Executive Producer	The New Man 1984-09-30 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1984	Creator	Tales from the Darkside 1984-09-30 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1972	Director of Photography	Hungry Wives 1972-05-01 Movie
1971	Director of Photography	There's Always Vanilla 1971-12-01 Movie
1968	Director of Photography	Night of the Living Dead 1968-10-04 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv