Larry Cohen

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

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The Fugitive

(1963) Story

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The Defenders

(1961) Writer

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Branded

(1965) Creator

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Masters of Horror

(2005) Director

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Cool Million

(1972) Creator

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Phone Booth

(2003) Screenplay

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Cellular

(2004) Story

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The Invaders

(1995) Creator

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2020	Self	In Search of Darkness: Part II 2020-10-06 Movie
	N/A	Clapboard Jungle 2020-03-26 Movie
2019	Self	In Search of Darkness 2019-05-01 Movie
2018	Self	The Fear is Real 2018-10-16 Movie
	Himself	King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen 2018-07-07 Movie
2017	Self	Bette Davis - Größer als das Leben 2017-12-18 Movie
2015	Himself	42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street 2015-07-15 Movie
2013	Self	House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! 2013-10-01 Movie
2011	N/A	Scripting a New Slasher Super-Villain: Larry Cohen on Matt Cordell 2011-10-31 Movie
	Himself	American Grindhouse 2011-02-04 Movie
2009	Himself	Nightmares in Red, White and Blue 2009-08-06 Movie
	Self	Tales from the Script 2009-01-10 Movie
2006	Self	The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird 2006-10-03 Movie
	Self	Welcome to the Big House 2006-09-18 Movie
	Self	Prohibition Opens the Floodgates 2006-09-18 Movie
	Himself	Hitchcocked! 2006-08-11 Movie
	Self	Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood 2006-07-18 Movie
	Self	Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films 2006-07-18 Movie
	N/A	Shooting the Police: Cops on Film 2006-07-01 Movie
2005	N/A	Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That 2005-12-02 Movie
2004	Self	Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted 2004-12-31 Movie
	N/A	100 Scariest Movie Moments 2004-10-27 TV Show
2002	Self	BaadAsssss Cinema 2002-08-14 Movie
1997	Self	Hollywood Rated 'R' 1997-06-19 Movie
1985	Ace Tomato Agent	Spies Like Us 1985-12-06 Movie
1984	Journalist (uncredited)	Special Effects 1984-11-16 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2010	Writer	Messages Deleted 2010-02-05 Movie
2009	Writer	The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger 2009-07-11 Movie
2008	Original Story	Connected 2008-09-25 Movie
	Screenplay	It's Alive 2008-09-10 Movie
	Characters	It's Alive 2008-09-10 Movie
2007	Writer	Captivity 2007-03-01 Movie
2004	Story	Cellular 2004-09-06 Movie
2003	Screenplay	Phone Booth 2003-04-04 Movie
1998	Screenplay	Misbegotten 1998-06-23 Movie
	Story	The Defenders: Choice of Evils 1998-01-18 Movie
	Teleplay	The Defenders: Choice of Evils 1998-01-18 Movie
1997	Teleplay	Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave 1997-01-12 Movie
1996	Screenplay	The Ex 1996-12-13 Movie
	Writer	Invasion of Privacy 1996-11-15 Movie
	Writer	Uncle Sam 1996-11-13 Movie
	Original Story	The Tourist 1996-05-07 Movie
	Teleplay	Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice 1996-02-18 Movie
1995	Characters	The Invaders 1995-11-12 Movie
	Writer	The Expert 1995-08-15 Movie
	Writer	As Good as Dead 1995-05-10 Movie
1993	Screenstory	Body Snatchers 1993-06-09 Movie
	Writer	Guilty as Sin 1993-06-04 Movie
	Writer	Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence 1993-02-01 Movie
	Characters	Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence 1993-02-01 Movie
1990	Writer	Maniac Cop 2 1990-07-18 Movie
	Writer	The Ambulance 1990-03-22 Movie
1989	Writer	Wicked Stepmother 1989-02-03 Movie
1988	Writer	Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge 1988-05-24 Movie
	Writer	Maniac Cop 1988-05-13 Movie
1987	Writer	Deadly Illusion 1987-10-16 Movie
	Writer	Best Seller 1987-09-25 Movie
	Screenplay	A Return to Salem's Lot 1987-09-11 Movie
	Story	A Return to Salem's Lot 1987-09-11 Movie
	Screenplay	It's Alive III: Island of the Alive 1987-05-27 Movie
	Characters	It's Alive III: Island of the Alive 1987-05-27 Movie
1985	Writer	The Stuff 1985-06-14 Movie
1984	Writer	Special Effects 1984-11-16 Movie
	Writer	Perfect Strangers 1984-11-01 Movie
	Story	Scandalous 1984-01-29 Movie
1983	Story	Women of San Quentin 1983-10-23 Movie
1982	Writer	Q 1982-09-08 Movie
	Screenplay	I, the Jury 1982-04-22 Movie
1981	Writer	See China and Die 1981-12-09 Movie
	Screenplay	Full Moon High 1981-08-04 Movie
1978	Writer	It Lives Again 1978-05-10 Movie
	Characters	It Lives Again 1978-05-10 Movie
	Writer	The Case of the Baltimore Girls 1978-01-23 Movie
1977	Writer	The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover 1977-12-01 Movie
	Writer	Calling Doctor Storm, M.D. 1977-08-25 Movie
1976	Screenplay	God Told Me To 1976-10-22 Movie
1975	Writer	Man on the Outside 1975-06-29 Movie
1974	Writer	It's Alive 1974-04-26 Movie
	Story	Shootout in a One-Dog Town 1974-01-09 Movie
1973	Screenplay	Hell Up In Harlem 1973-12-01 Movie
	Writer	Black Caesar 1973-02-07 Movie
1972	Writer	Bone 1972-07-01 Movie
1971	Writer	In Broad Daylight 1971-10-16 Movie
1970	Screenplay	El Condor 1970-06-19 Movie
1969	Screenplay	Daddy's Gone A-Hunting 1969-05-13 Movie
	Story	Daddy's Gone A-Hunting 1969-05-13 Movie
	Story	Scream Baby Scream 1969-01-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Scream Baby Scream 1969-01-01 Movie
1968	Idea	The Legend of Custer 1968-01-01 Movie
1966	Writer	I Deal In Danger 1966-12-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Return of the Seven 1966-10-19 Movie
1963	Writer	The Fugitive 1963-09-17 TV Show
	Story	The Fugitive 1963-09-17 TV Show
1961	Writer	The Defenders 1961-09-16 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2006	Director	Pick Me Up 2006-01-20 Movie
2005	Director	Masters of Horror 2005-10-28 TV Show
1996	Director	Original Gangstas 1996-05-10 Movie
1995	Director	As Good as Dead 1995-05-10 Movie
1990	Director	The Ambulance 1990-03-22 Movie
1989	Director	Wicked Stepmother 1989-02-03 Movie
1987	Director	Deadly Illusion 1987-10-16 Movie
	Director	A Return to Salem's Lot 1987-09-11 Movie
	Director	It's Alive III: Island of the Alive 1987-05-27 Movie
1985	Director	The Stuff 1985-06-14 Movie
1984	Director	Special Effects 1984-11-16 Movie
	Director	Perfect Strangers 1984-11-01 Movie
1982	Director	Q 1982-09-08 Movie
1981	Director	See China and Die 1981-12-09 Movie
	Director	Full Moon High 1981-08-04 Movie
1978	Director	It Lives Again 1978-05-10 Movie
1977	Director	The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover 1977-12-01 Movie
1976	Director	God Told Me To 1976-10-22 Movie
1974	Director	It's Alive 1974-04-26 Movie
1973	Director	Hell Up In Harlem 1973-12-01 Movie
	Director	Black Caesar 1973-02-07 Movie
1972	Director	Bone 1972-07-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1995	Creator	The Invaders 1995-11-12 TV Show
1972	Creator	Cool Million 1972-10-28 TV Show
1967	Creator	Coronet Blue 1967-05-29 TV Show
1965	Creator	Branded 1965-01-24 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1995	Producer	As Good as Dead 1995-05-10 Movie
1993	Co-Producer	Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence 1993-02-01 Movie
1990	Producer	Maniac Cop 2 1990-07-18 Movie
1989	Executive Producer	Wicked Stepmother 1989-02-03 Movie
1988	Producer	Maniac Cop 1988-05-13 Movie
1987	Executive Producer	A Return to Salem's Lot 1987-09-11 Movie
1985	Executive Producer	The Stuff 1985-06-14 Movie
1982	Producer	Q 1982-09-08 Movie
1981	Producer	Full Moon High 1981-08-04 Movie
1978	Producer	It Lives Again 1978-05-10 Movie
1977	Producer	The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover 1977-12-01 Movie
1976	Producer	God Told Me To 1976-10-22 Movie
1974	Producer	It's Alive 1974-04-26 Movie
1973	Producer	Hell Up In Harlem 1973-12-01 Movie
	Producer	Black Caesar 1973-02-07 Movie
1972	Producer	Bone 1972-07-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1971	Set Designer	The Manipulator 1971-12-15 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv