Person Details

Birthday: 1941-07-15 09:22:37

Death: 2019-03-24 09:22:37

Aliases: Laurence Robert Cohen , Lawrence George Cohen , Lawrence Cohen

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Kingston, New York, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 118

TV Involvements: 8


Most Famous Work

Biography

Lawrence George Cohen (July 15, 1941 – March 23, 2019) was an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film and television, best known as a B-movie auteur of horror and science fiction films — often containing police procedural and satirical elements — during the 1970s and 1980s, such as It's Alive (1974), God Told Me To (1976), It Lives Again (1978), The Stuff (1985) and A Return to Salem's Lot (1987). After that, he concentrated mainly on screenwriting, including Phone Booth (2002), Cellular (2004) and Captivity (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Larry Cohen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Most Famous Work

The Fugitive
Average
7

The Fugitive

(1963) Story
Masters of Horror
Average
7

Masters of Horror

(2005) Director
The Defenders
Average
6

The Defenders

(1961) Writer
Branded
Average
7

Branded

(1965) Creator
Body Snatchers
Average
6

Body Snatchers

(1993) Screenstory
Phone Booth
Average
7

Phone Booth

(2003) Screenplay
Cellular
Average
6

Cellular

(2004) Story
Return of the Seven
Average
6

Return of the Seven

(1966) Screenplay

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2020 Self
N/A
2019 Self
2018 Self
Himself
2017 Self
2015 Himself
2013 Self
2011 N/A
Himself
2009 Himself
Self
2006 Self
Self
Self
Himself
Self
Self
N/A
2005 N/A
2004 Self
N/A
2002 Self
1997 Self
1985 Ace Tomato Agent
1984 Journalist (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2010 Writer
2009 Writer
2008 Original Story
Screenplay
Characters
2007 Writer
2004 Story
2003 Screenplay
1998 Screenplay
Teleplay
Story
1997 Teleplay
1996 Screenplay
Writer
Writer
Original Story
Teleplay
1995 Characters
Writer
Writer
1993 Screenstory
Writer
Writer
Characters
1990 Writer
Writer
1989 Writer
1988 Writer
Writer
1987 Writer
Writer
Screenplay
Story
Characters
Screenplay
1985 Writer
1984 Writer
Writer
Story
1983 Story
1982 Writer
Screenplay
1981 Writer
Screenplay
1978 Writer
Characters
Writer
1977 Writer
Writer
1976 Screenplay
1975 Writer
1974 Writer
Story
1973 Screenplay
Writer
1972 Writer
1971 Writer
1970 Screenplay
1969 Screenplay
Story
Screenplay
Story
1968 Idea
1966 Writer
Screenplay
1963 Writer
Story
1961 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
1995 Creator
1972 Creator
1967 Creator
1965 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
1971 Set Designer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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