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Larry Cohen

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
30

Gender
Male

Birthday
July 15, 1941 (84 years old)

Place of Birth
Kingston, New York, USA

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).

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Known For

Writing

2010Messages Deleted...Writer
2009It's Alive...Screenplay
2009It's Alive...Characters
2009The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger...Writer
2008Connected...Original Story
2007Captivity...Writer
2004Cellular...Story
2003Phone Booth...Screenplay
1998Misbegotten...Screenplay
1998The Defenders: Choice of Evils...Teleplay
1998The Defenders: Choice of Evils...Story
1997Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave...Teleplay
1996The Ex...Screenplay
1996Invasion of Privacy...Writer
1996Uncle Sam...Writer
1996Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice...Teleplay
1995The Invaders...Characters
1995The Expert...Writer
1995As Good As Dead...Writer
1995The Tourist...Original Story
1993NYPD Blue...Writer
1993Body Snatchers...Screenstory
1993Guilty as Sin...Writer
1992Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence...Writer
1990Maniac Cop 2...Writer
1990The Ambulance...Writer
1989Wicked Stepmother...Writer
1988Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge...Writer
1988Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge...Writer
1988Maniac Cop...Writer
1987Deadly Illusion...Writer
1987Best Seller...Writer
1987A Return to Salem's Lot...Screenplay
1987A Return to Salem's Lot...Story
1987It's Alive III: Island of the Alive...Screenplay
1987It's Alive III: Island of the Alive...Characters
1985The Stuff...Writer
1984Special Effects...Writer
1984Perfect Strangers...Writer
1984Scandalous...Story
1983Women of San Quentin...Story
1982Q...Writer
1982I, the Jury...Screenplay
1981Full Moon High...Screenplay
1981See China and Die...Writer
1980The American Success Company...Screenplay
1978It Lives Again...Writer
1978It Lives Again...Characters
1978The Case of the Baltimore Girls...Writer
1977The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover...Writer
1977Calling Doctor Storm, M.D....Writer
1976God Told Me To...Screenplay
1975Man on the Outside...Writer
1974It's Alive...Writer
1974Shootout in a One-Dog Town...Story
1973Hell Up In Harlem...Screenplay
1973Black Caesar...Writer
1972Cool Million...Writer
1972Cool Million...Story
1972Bone...Writer
1971In Broad Daylight...Writer
1970El Condor...Screenplay
1969Daddy's Gone A-Hunting...Story
1969Daddy's Gone A-Hunting...Screenplay
1969Scream Baby Scream...Screenplay
1969Scream Baby Scream...Story
1968The Legend of Custer...Idea
1966I Deal in Danger...Writer
1966Return of the Seven...Screenplay
1963Espionage...Writer
1963The Fugitive...Writer
1963The Fugitive...Story
1961The Defenders...Writer
Maniac Cop...Original Film Writer
Delusion...Writer

Directing

2006Pick Me Up...Director
2005Masters of Horror...Director
1996Original Gangstas...Director
1995As Good As Dead...Director
1990The Ambulance...Director
1989Wicked Stepmother...Director
1987Deadly Illusion...Director
1987A Return to Salem's Lot...Director
1987It's Alive III: Island of the Alive...Director
1985The Stuff...Director
1984Special Effects...Director
1984Perfect Strangers...Director
1982Q...Director
1981Full Moon High...Director
1981See China and Die...Director
1978It Lives Again...Director
1977The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover...Director
1976God Told Me To...Director
1974It's Alive...Director
1973Hell Up In Harlem...Director
1973Black Caesar...Director
1972Bone...Director

Creator

1995The Invaders...Creator
1972Cool Million...Creator
1967Coronet Blue...Creator
1967The Invaders...Creator
1965Branded...Creator

Production

1995As Good As Dead...Producer
1992Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence...Co-Producer
1990Maniac Cop 2...Producer
1989Wicked Stepmother...Executive Producer
1988Maniac Cop...Producer
1987A Return to Salem's Lot...Executive Producer
1987It's Alive III: Island of the Alive...Executive Producer
1985The Stuff...Executive Producer
1982Q...Producer
1981Full Moon High...Producer
1978It Lives Again...Producer
1977The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover...Producer
1976God Told Me To...Producer
1974Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore...Production Executive
1974It's Alive...Producer
1973Hell Up In Harlem...Producer
1973Black Caesar...Producer
1972Bone...Producer
Delusion...Producer

Crew

1978Sparrow...Creator

Art

1971The Manipulator...Set Designer

Acting

2023Masters of the Grindas Self
2020In Search of Darkness: Part IIas Self
2020Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Businessas Self
2019In Search of Darknessas Self
2018The Fear Is Realas Self
2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohenas Self
2017Bette Davis: Larger Than Lifeas Self
201542nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Streetas Self
2013House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!as Self
2011Scripting a New Slasher Super-Villain: Larry Cohen on Matt Cordellas
2011American Grindhouseas Himself
2009Nightmares in Red, White and Blueas Self
2009Tales from the Scriptas Self
2006The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Birdas Self
2006Welcome to the Big Houseas Self
2006Prohibition Opens the Floodgatesas Self
2006Hitchcocked!as Self
2006Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Filmsas Self
2006Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywoodas Self
2006Shooting the Police: Cops on Filmas Self
2005Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do Thatas Self
2004Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shaftedas Self
2004100 Scariest Movie Momentsas Self
2004Dialing Up "Cellular"as Self
2004Celling Outas Self
2003Making of Phone Boothas Self
2002BaadAsssss Cinemaas Self
1997Hollywood Rated 'R'as Self
1985Spies Like Usas Ace Tomato Agent
1984Special Effectsas Journalist (uncredited)