
George A. Romero
Department: Directing
Biography
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).
Known For

The Silence of the Lambs
1991

Night of the Living Dead
1968

Martin
1978

Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary
2019

The World’s End: The Legacy of 'Day of the Dead'
2013

Zombie Jamboree
1993

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
2006

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
2009

Zombiemania
2008

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008

Day of the Dead
1985

Land of the Dead
2005

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
2004

Document of the Dead
1981

Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects
1986

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
1992

After Effects: Memories of Pittsburgh Filmmaking
2005

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005

Birth of the Living Dead
2013

The Walking Dead Girls
2011

The Many Days of Day of the Dead
2003

Doc of the Dead
2014

Nightmare Factory
2011

Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
2014

Dawn of the Dead
1978

The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead
2004

Night of the Living Dead
1990

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
2015

The American Nightmare
2000

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001

Autopsy of the Dead
2009

Deadtime Stories
2009

David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
1997

The Dark Half
1993

Drive-In Madness!
1987

Just Desserts: The Making of 'Creepshow'
2007

Dead Eyes Open
2008

Make Your Own Damn Movie!
2005

Walking After Midnight: The Making of "Survival of the Dead"
2010

Flight of the Spruce Goose
1986

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
2020

Under the Scares
2010

Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero
2008

Chronicles of the Living Dead
2015

A Fish Story
2013

Digging Up the Dead: The Lost Films of George A. Romero
2005

Masters of Horror
2002

Why Horror?
2014

Diary of the Dead
2007

Iron City Asskickers
2021

The Amusement Park
2021

Night of the Living Steelers
2016

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020

When Shaun Met George
2005

Two Masters' Eyes
2003

An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines
2014

The Sparrows Are Flying Again! - The Making of the Dark Half
2014

The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic
1999

George A. Romero on The Tales of Hoffmann
2005

When Romero Met Del Toro
2017

The Future of Fear
2011

Saturday Nightmares: The Ultimate Horror Expo of All Time!
2010

Michael Powell
2005

George Romero & the City of the Living Dead
1991

Making of Biohazard 2 TV-CM
1997

The Crazies
1973

Behind the Scenes with Day of the Dead
2001

Icons
2002

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
2007

A History of Horror
2010

Phineas and Ferb
2007

The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988