Highest rated as cast or director
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
Directed 22
2000s
- 2006
Pick Me Up
Director
- 2005
1990s
- 1996
Original Gangstas
Director
- 1995
As Good As Dead
Director
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
- 1987
Deadly Illusion
Director
A Return to Salem's Lot
Director
- 1985
- 1984
Perfect Strangers
Director
- 1982
- 1981
See China and Die
Director
1970s
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
- 1974
It's Alive
Director
- 1973
- 1972
Bone
Director
Wrote 65
2010s
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
It's Alive
Screenplay, Characters
The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger
Writer
- 2008
- 2007
- 2004
- 2003
1990s
- 1998
Misbegotten
Screenplay
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
Teleplay, Story
- 1997
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
Teleplay
- 1996
Invasion of Privacy
Writer
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
Teleplay
- 1995
The Invaders
Characters
As Good As Dead
Writer
- 1993
- 1992
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
Writer
- 1987
Deadly Illusion
Writer
A Return to Salem's Lot
Screenplay, Story
- 1985
- 1984
Perfect Strangers
Writer
Scandalous
Story
- 1983
- 1982
63Q
Writer
- 1981
See China and Die
Writer
- 1980
The American Success Company
Screenplay
1970s
- 1978
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
Writer
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
Man on the Outside
Writer
- 1974
It's Alive
Writer
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
Story
- 1973
- 1972
Cool Million
Writer, Story
Bone
Writer
- 1971
In Broad Daylight
Writer
- 1970
El Condor
Screenplay
1960s
- 1969
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Story, Screenplay
Scream Baby Scream
Screenplay, Story
- 1968
The Legend of Custer
Idea
- 1966
I Deal in Danger
Writer
- 1963
- 1961
No release date
Delusion
Writer
Produced 19
1990s
- 1995
As Good As Dead
Producer
- 1992
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
A Return to Salem's Lot
Executive Producer
- 1985
- 1982
- 1981
1970s
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
- 1974
It's Alive
Producer
- 1973
- 1972
Bone
Producer
No release date
Delusion
Producer
Created 5
1990s
- 1995
The Invaders
Creator
1970s
- 1972
Cool Million
Creator
1960s
- 1967
Coronet Blue
Creator
- 1965
Acted in 3
2010s
- 2011
Scripting a New Slasher Super-Villain: Larry Cohen on Matt Cordell
Movie
1980s
- 1985
- 1984
Art department 1
1970s
- 1971
The Manipulator
Set Designer
Appearances24
2020s
- 2023
Masters of the Grind
Self
- 2020
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
Self
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
Self
- 2015
- 2013
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
Self
- 2011
American Grindhouse
Himself
2000s
- 2009
Tales from the Script
Self
- 2006
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Self
Prohibition Opens the Floodgates
Self
Hitchcocked!
Self
Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood
Self
Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films
Self
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
Self
- 2005
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Self
- 2004
Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
Self
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self · 5 episodes
Dialing Up "Cellular"
Self
- 2002
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
1990s
- 1997
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Self