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Larry Cohen

Personal Informations

Known for Department
Writing
Known appearances
138
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jul 15, 1941 (77 old)
Deathday
Mar 24, 2019
Place of Birth
Kingston, New York, USA
Also known as
Laurence Robert Cohen
Lawrence George Cohen
Lawrence Cohen
Larry Cohen

Larry Cohen

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

In Search of Darkness: Part II
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Clapboard Jungle
Clapboard Jungle
In Search of Darkness
In Search of Darkness
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
American Grindhouse
American Grindhouse
Messages Deleted
Messages Deleted
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger
The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger
Tales from the Script
Tales from the Script
Connected
Connected
It's Alive
It's Alive
Captivity
Captivity
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Prohibition Opens the Floodgates
Prohibition Opens the Floodgates
Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films
Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films
Pick Me Up
Pick Me Up
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Masters of Horror
Masters of Horror
Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
100 Scariest Movie Moments
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Cellular
Cellular
Phone Booth
Phone Booth
BaadAsssss Cinema
BaadAsssss Cinema
Misbegotten
Misbegotten
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Hollywood Rated 'R'
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave
The Ex
The Ex
Invasion of Privacy
Invasion of Privacy
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam
Original Gangstas
Original Gangstas
The Tourist
The Tourist
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
The Invaders
The Invaders
The Expert
The Expert
As Good as Dead
As Good as Dead
Body Snatchers
Body Snatchers
Guilty as Sin
Guilty as Sin
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
Maniac Cop 2
Maniac Cop 2
The Ambulance
The Ambulance
Wicked Stepmother
Wicked Stepmother
Maniac Cop
Maniac Cop
Deadly Illusion
Deadly Illusion
Best Seller
Best Seller
A Return to Salem's Lot
A Return to Salem's Lot
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
Spies Like Us
Spies Like Us
The Stuff
The Stuff
Special Effects
Special Effects
Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers
Scandalous
Scandalous
Women of San Quentin
Women of San Quentin
Q
Q
I, the Jury
I, the Jury
See China and Die
See China and Die
Full Moon High
Full Moon High
It Lives Again
It Lives Again
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
God Told Me To
God Told Me To
Man on the Outside
Man on the Outside
It's Alive
It's Alive
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
Hell Up In Harlem
Hell Up In Harlem
Black Caesar
Black Caesar
Cool Million
Cool Million
Bone
Bone
The Manipulator
The Manipulator
In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight
El Condor
El Condor
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Scream Baby Scream
Scream Baby Scream
The Legend of Custer
The Legend of Custer
Coronet Blue
Coronet Blue
I Deal In Danger
I Deal In Danger
Return of the Seven
Return of the Seven
Branded
Branded
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
The Defenders
The Defenders

Acting

2020
In Search of Darkness: Part II
  —
Self
Clapboard Jungle
2019
In Search of Darkness
  —
Self
2018
The Fear is Real
  —
Self
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
  —
Self
2017
Bette Davis: Larger Than Life
  —
Self
2015
42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street
  —
Himself
2013
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
  —
Self
2011
Scripting a New Slasher Super-Villain: Larry Cohen on Matt Cordell
American Grindhouse
  —
Himself
2009
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
  —
Self
Tales from the Script
  —
Self
2006
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
  —
Self
Prohibition Opens the Floodgates
  —
Self
Hitchcocked!
  —
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
2002
BaadAsssss Cinema
  —
Self
1997
Hollywood Rated 'R'
  —
Self
1985
Spies Like Us
  —
Ace Tomato Agent
1984
Special Effects
  —
Journalist (uncredited)

Writing

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

Directing

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

Production

1995
As Good as Dead
as.job job.Producer.he
1993
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
as.job job.Co-Producer.he
1990
Maniac Cop 2
as.job job.Producer.he
1989
Wicked Stepmother
as.job job.Executive Producer.he
1988
Maniac Cop
as.job job.Producer.he
1987
A Return to Salem's Lot
as.job job.Executive Producer.he
1985
The Stuff
as.job job.Executive Producer.he
1982
Q
as.job job.Producer.he
1981
Full Moon High
as.job job.Producer.he
1978
It Lives Again
as.job job.Producer.he
1977
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
as.job job.Producer.he
1976
God Told Me To
as.job job.Producer.he
1974
It's Alive
as.job job.Producer.he
1973
Hell Up In Harlem
as.job job.Producer.he
Black Caesar
as.job job.Producer.he
1972
Bone
as.job job.Producer.he

Art

1971
The Manipulator
as.job job.Set Designer.he

Creator

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