George A. Romero

George A. Romero

Born 4 February 1940 in New York City, New York, USA

Died 16 July 2017 (aged 77)

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).

Director

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1968
Night of the Living Dead Director
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1978
Dawn of the Dead Director
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2005
Land of the Dead Director
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1985
Day of the Dead Director

Actor

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1991
The Silence of the Lambs FBI Agent in Memphis (uncredited)
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1968
Night of the Living Dead Washington Reporter
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1978
Dawn of the Dead TV Director / Biker (uncredited)
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2005
Land of the Dead Puppeteer (voice) (uncredited)

Writer

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2004
Dawn of the Dead Original Film Writer
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1968
Night of the Living Dead Screenplay
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1978
Dawn of the Dead Screenplay
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2010
The Crazies Original Film Writer

Editor

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1968
Night of the Living Dead Editor
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1978
Dawn of the Dead Editor
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1982
Creepshow Editor
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1973
The Crazies Editor

Producer

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2010
The Crazies Executive Producer
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1990
Night of the Living Dead Executive Producer
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2010
Survival of the Dead Executive Producer
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1993
The Dark Half Executive Producer

Crew

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2018
Terrifier In Memory Of
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2019
The Dead Don't Die Thanks
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2009
Staunton Hill Thanks
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2020
Occurrence at Mills Creek Thanks

Cinematographer

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1968
Night of the Living Dead Director of Photography
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1972
Hungry Wives Director of Photography
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1971
There's Always Vanilla Director of Photography