GEORGE A. ROMERO
February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017 (age 77)
Cause of Death: Lung cancer
Known as the father of the zombie movie, George A. Romero started his career with the horror zombie film Night Of The Living Dead, widely considered the birth place of the modern day zombie. He would form most of his career out of this genre, with his other films including Dawn Of The Dead, Day Of The Dead, Land Of The Dead, Diary Of The Dead, and Survival Of The Dead. He also directed Season Of The Witch, The Crazies, Creepshow, and Monkey Shines. On most of his films he would also write and he would also always cameo in the film, acting on more than one occasion, even in The Silence Of The Lambs, to which director John Avildsen passed away almost exactly a month ago. Although he has passed away, with shows like The Walking Dead, I feel like his memory will always be alive or alive-again.
GEORGE A. ROMERO’S DIRECTING FILMOGRAPHY
| 1962 | Expostulations | Short |
| 1968 | Night Of The Living Dead | Also Writer / Editor / Actor: Washington Reporter |
| 1971 | There’s Always Vanilla | Also Editor |
| 1972 | Season Of The Witch | Also Writer / Editor |
| 1973 | The Crazies | Also Writer / Editor / Actor: Mayor |
| 1978 | Martin | Also Writer / Editor / Actor: Father Howard |
| 1978 | Dawn Of The Dead | Also Writer / Editor / Actor: TV Director |
| 1981 | Knightriders | Also Writer / Editor |
| 1982 | Creepshow | Also Editor |
| 1985 | Day Of The Dead | Also Writer / Actor: Zombie with Scarf |
| 1986 | Flight Of The Spruce Goose* |
*Only Actor: Gromero |
| 1988 | Monkey Shines | Also Writer |
| 1990 | Two Evil Eyes (segment “The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar”) | Also Writer |
| 1991 | The Silence Of The Lambs* | *Only Actor: FBI Agent in Memphis |
| 1993 | The Dark Half | Also Writer |
| 2000 | The Bruiser | Also Writer |
| 2005 | Land Of The Dead | Also Writer / Actor: Puppeteer (voice) |
| 2006 | Dead Eyes Open* | *Only Actor: Wissenschaftler |
| 2007 | Diary Of The Dead | Also Writer / Actor: Police Chief Arthur Katz |
| 2009 | Survival Of The Dead | Also Writer |
| 2013 | A Fish Story* | *Only Actor: Nick’s dad |
GEORGE A. ROMERO’S TELEVISION WORK
| 1973-1974 | The Winners | Director | Television series documentary (8 Episodes) |
| 1974 | O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose | Director | Television documentary |
| 1976 | Magic At The Roxy | Director | Television special |
| 2014 | Phineas and Ferb |
Don Adaded (voice) | Episode: “Night of the Living Pharmacists” |
