
Person
Larry Cohen
Directing · 1941–2019 · Kingston, New York, USA
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
Known for

NYPD Blue
Writer

The Fugitive
Story

The Invaders
Creator

The Defenders
Writer

Masters of Horror
Director

Branded
Creator

Espionage
Writer

Phone Booth
Screenplay
Sparrow
Creator

Captivity
Writer
Filmography
- 2023Masters of the GrindSelf
- 2020In Search of Darkness: Part IISelf
- 2020Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film BusinessSelf
- 2019In Search of DarknessSelf
- 2018The Fear Is RealSelf
- 2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry CohenSelf
- 2017Bette Davis: Larger Than LifeSelf
- 201542nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious StreetSelf
- 2013House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!Self
- 2011Scripting a New Slasher Super-Villain: Larry Cohen on Matt Cordell
- 2011American GrindhouseHimself
- 2010Messages DeletedWriter
- 2009It's AliveScreenplay
- 2009Nightmares in Red, White and BlueSelf
- 2009The Gambler, The Girl and The GunslingerWriter
- 2009Tales from the ScriptSelf
- 2008ConnectedOriginal Story
- 2007CaptivityWriter
- 2006The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent BirdSelf
- 2006Welcome to the Big HouseSelf
- 2006Prohibition Opens the FloodgatesSelf
- 2006Hitchcocked!Self
- 2006Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for HollywoodSelf
- 2006Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster FilmsSelf
- 2006Shooting the Police: Cops on FilmSelf
- 2006Pick Me UpDirector
- 2005Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do ThatSelf
- 2005Masters of HorrorDirector
- 2004Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and ShaftedSelf
- 2004100 Scariest Movie MomentsSelf
- 2004CellularStory
- 2004Celling OutSelf
- 2004Dialing Up "Cellular"Self
- 2003Making of Phone BoothSelf
- 2003Phone BoothScreenplay
- 2002BaadAsssss CinemaSelf
- 1998MisbegottenScreenplay
- 1998The Defenders: Choice of EvilsTeleplay
- 1997Hollywood Rated 'R'Self
- 1997Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: HeatwaveTeleplay
- 1996The ExScreenplay
- 1996Invasion of PrivacyWriter
- 1996Uncle SamWriter
- 1996Original GangstasDirector
- 1996Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: IceTeleplay
- 1995The InvadersCharacters
- 1995The InvadersCreator
- 1995The ExpertWriter
- 1995As Good As DeadDirector
- 1995The TouristOriginal Story
- 1993NYPD BlueWriter
- 1993Body SnatchersScreenstory
- 1993Guilty as SinWriter
- 1992Maniac Cop 3: Badge of SilenceWriter
- 1990Maniac Cop 2Writer
- 1990The AmbulanceWriter
- 1989Wicked StepmotherDirector
- 1988Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's RidgeWriter
- 1988Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's RidgeWriter
- 1988Maniac CopProducer
- 1987Deadly IllusionDirector
- 1987Best SellerWriter
- 1987A Return to Salem's LotDirector
- 1987It's Alive III: Island of the AliveDirector
- 1985Spies Like UsAce Tomato Agent
- 1985The StuffDirector
- 1984Special EffectsJournalist (uncredited)
- 1984Perfect StrangersDirector
- 1984ScandalousStory
- 1983Women of San QuentinStory
- 1982QDirector
- 1982I, the JuryScreenplay
- 1981Full Moon HighDirector
- 1981See China and DieDirector
- 1980The American Success CompanyScreenplay
- 1978It Lives AgainDirector
- 1978SparrowCreator
- 1978The Case of the Baltimore GirlsWriter
- 1977The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverDirector
- 1977Calling Doctor Storm, M.D.Writer
- 1976God Told Me ToDirector
- 1975Man on the OutsideWriter
- 1974Alice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreProduction Executive
- 1974It's AliveDirector
- 1974Shootout in a One-Dog TownStory
- 1973Hell Up In HarlemDirector
- 1973Black CaesarDirector
- 1972Cool MillionWriter
- 1972BoneDirector
- 1971The ManipulatorSet Designer
- 1971In Broad DaylightWriter
- 1970El CondorScreenplay
- 1969Daddy's Gone A-HuntingStory
- 1969Scream Baby ScreamScreenplay
- 1968The Legend of CusterIdea
- 1967Coronet BlueCreator
- 1967The InvadersCreator
- 1966I Deal in DangerWriter
- 1966Return of the SevenScreenplay
- 1965BrandedCreator
- 1963EspionageWriter
- 1963The FugitiveStory
- 1961The DefendersWriter
- —Maniac CopOriginal Film Writer
- —DelusionProducer
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