Birthday: Feb 04, 1940
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

George A. Romero

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).

Filmography

Movie	Cast	Year
The Silence of the Lambs	FBI Agent in Memphis (uncredited)	1991
Night of the Living Dead	Washington Reporter	1968
Martin	Father Howard	1977
Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)	2019
The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'	Self	2013
Zombie Jamboree	Himself	1993
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream	Himself	2006
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue	Self	2009
Zombiemania	Himself - Filmmaker	2008
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX	Self	2008
Day of the Dead	Zombie with Scarf (uncredited)	1985
Land of the Dead	Puppeteer (voice) (uncredited)	2005
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies	Self	2004
Document of the Dead	Himself	1981
Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects	Himself	1986
Zombie-Rama		2021
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies	Self	1992
After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking	Self	2005
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy	Self	2005
Birth of the Living Dead	Himself	2013
The Walking Dead Girls	Self	2011
The Many Days of Day of the Dead	Himself	2003
Doc of the Dead	Self	2014
Nightmare Factory	Self	2011
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists	Don Adaded (voice)	2014
Dawn of the Dead	TV Director / Biker (uncredited)	1978
The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead	Himself	2004
Night of the Living Dead	Passenger	1990
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini	Self	2015
George A. Romero's Resident Evil	Himself (archive footage)	2024
The American Nightmare	Self	2000
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror	Self	2001
Autopsy of the Dead	Self (archival footage)	2009
Deadtime Stories	Self - Host	2009
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme	Himself	1997
The Dark Half	Customer (uncredited)	1993
Drive-In Madness	Himself	1987
Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'	Himself	2007
Dead Eyes Open	Scientist	2008
Make Your Own Damn Movie!	Himself	2005
Walking After Midnight: The Making of "Survival of the Dead"	Self	1970
Flight of the Spruce Goose	Gromero	1986
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business	Self	2020
Under the Scares	Himself	2010
Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero	Himself	2008
Chronicles of the Living Dead	Self	2015
A Fish Story	Nick's Dad	2013
Digging Up the Dead: The Lost Films of George A. Romero	Himself	2005
Masters of Horror	Self	2002
Why Horror?	Self	2014
Diary of the Dead	Police Chief Arthur Katz (uncredited)	2007
Iron City Asskickers		2021
The Amusement Park	(cameo)	1975
Night of the Living Steelers		2016
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi	Self	2020
When Shaun Met George	Self	2005
Two Masters' Eyes		2003
An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines	Himself	2014
The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half	Himself	2014
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic	Self	1999
George A. Romero on The Tales of Hoffmann		2005
When Romero Met Del Toro		2017
The Future of Fear	Self	2011
Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!	Self	2010
Michael Powell		2005
Series	Cast	Year
Icons		2002
E! True Hollywood Story		1996
A History of Horror	Self	2010
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments	Himself	2007
Phineas and Ferb	Don Adaded (voice)	2007
The Incredibly Strange Film Show	Self	1988

George A. Romero

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