George A. Romero filmography

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George A. Romero (19402017) was an American-Canadian film director, writer, editor and cinematographer. He contributed to many projects as either the writer, director, editor, cinematographer or a combination of the four.

George A. Romero in 2007

Romero's first project was the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead, which he produced independently. Romero was also a contributing producer for the anthology television series Tales from the Darkside, which aired from 1983 to 1988.

Film

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Year Title Director Writer Editor Other Notes
1968 Night of the Living Dead Yes Yes Yes Yes Also cinematographer
1971 There's Always Vanilla Yes No Yes Yes
1972 Season of the Witch Yes Yes Yes Yes
1973 The Crazies Yes Yes Yes No
1975 The Amusement Park[N 1] Yes No Yes No
1977 Martin Yes Yes Yes No
1978 Dawn of the Dead Yes Yes Yes No
1981 Knightriders Yes Yes Yes No
1982 Creepshow Yes No Yes No
1985 Day of the Dead Yes Yes No No
1987 Creepshow 2 No Yes No No
1988 Monkey Shines Yes Yes No No
1990 Two Evil Eyes Yes Yes No No Segment: M. Valdemar
1990 Night of the Living Dead No Yes No Yes Also executive producer
1993 The Dark Half Yes Yes No Yes
2000 Bruiser Yes Yes No No
2005 Land of the Dead Yes Yes No No
2007 Diary of the Dead Yes Yes No No
2009 Survival of the Dead Yes Yes No Yes Also executive producer
2010 The Crazies No No No Yes Executive producer only
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Short films

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Year Title Director Writer Notes
1990 The Cat from Hell No Yes Segment of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1994 Jacaranda Joe Yes Yes
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Television

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Year Title Director Writer Executive producer Editor Notes
1973–1974 The Winners Yes No Yes Yes Documentary series; also cinematographer
1974 O. J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose Yes No No Yes Documentary film
1983–1988 Tales from the Darkside No Yes Yes No Creator; wrote 4 episodes
1998 Biohazard 2 Yes No No No Television commercial[3][4]
2021 Iron City Asskickers[N 2] Yes No Yes Yes
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Acting roles

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Year Title Role
1968 Night of the Living Dead Washington Reporter
1973 The Crazies Mayor
1973 The Amusement Park "Road Rage" Bumper Car Driver[6]
1978 Martin Father Howard
Dawn of the Dead TV Director
1985 Day of the Dead Zombie with Scarf
1990 Night of the Living Dead Radio News Commentator
1991 The Silence of the Lambs FBI Agent in Memphis
2005 Land of the Dead Puppeteer
2007 Diary of the Dead Police Chief Arthur Katz
2009 Deadtime Stories Himself (Host)
2011 Deadtime Stories 2
Call of Duty: Call of the Dead Zombie George A. Romero (voice)
2021 Iron City Asskickers Bar Patron
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Documentary appearances

See also

Notes

  1. Mid-length film, produced in 1973. Premiered at the American Film Festival in New York in June 1975 and was a finalist in the competition,[1][2] but went otherwise unreleased. It was believed lost until a print was discovered in 2017, shortly before Romero's death. It was subsequently given a 4K restoration by IndieCollect, which premiered in 2019.
  2. Pilot for a television series, produced in 1998, but went unaired. It was subsequently given a release on DVD and VHS in 2021.[5]

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