George A. Romero filmography

List of films involving American-Canadian director George A. Romero

George A. Romero (1940–2017) was an American-Canadian film director, writer, editor and cinematographer. He contributed to many projects as either the writer, director, editor, cinematographer or a combination of the four.

Romero's first project was the 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead, which he produced independently. Romero was also a contributing producer for the anthology television series Tales from the Darkside, which aired from 1983 to 1988.

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Editor	Other	Notes
1968	Night of the Living Dead	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also cinematographer
1971	There's Always Vanilla	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
1972	Season of the Witch	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
1973	The Crazies	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
1975	The Amusement Park	Yes	No	Yes	No
1977	Martin	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
1978	Dawn of the Dead	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
1981	Knightriders	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
1982	Creepshow	Yes	No	Yes	No
1985	Day of the Dead	Yes	Yes	No	No
1987	Creepshow 2	No	Yes	No	No
1988	Monkey Shines	Yes	Yes	No	No
1990	Night of the Living Dead	No	Yes	No	Yes	Also executive producer
1993	The Dark Half	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Also executive producer
2000	Bruiser	Yes	Yes	No	No
2005	Land of the Dead	Yes	Yes	No	No
2007	Diary of the Dead	Yes	Yes	No	No
2009	Survival of the Dead	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Also executive producer
2010	The Crazies	No	No	No	Yes	Executive producer only

Short films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1990	The Cat from Hell	No	Yes	Segment of Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990	The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar	Yes	Yes	Segment of Two Evil Eyes
1994	Jacaranda Joe	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Executive producer	Editor	Notes
1973–1974	The Winners	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Documentary series; also cinematographer
1974	O. J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose	Yes	No	No	Yes	Documentary film
1983–1988	Tales from the Darkside	No	Yes	Yes	No	Creator; wrote 4 episodes
1998	Biohazard 2	Yes	No	No	No	Television commercial
2021	Iron City Asskickers	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role
1968	Night of the Living Dead	Washington Reporter
1973	The Crazies	Mayor
1973	The Amusement Park	"Road Rage" Bumper Car Driver
1978	Martin	Father Howard
1978	Dawn of the Dead	TV Director
1985	Day of the Dead	Zombie with Scarf
1991	The Silence of the Lambs	FBI Agent in Memphis
2005	Land of the Dead	Puppeteer
2007	Diary of the Dead	Police Chief Arthur Katz
2009	Deadtime Stories	Himself (Host)
2011	Deadtime Stories 2	Himself (Host)
2011	Call of Duty: Call of the Dead	Zombie George A. Romero (voice)
2021	Iron City Asskickers	Bar Patron

Documentary appearances

Document of the Dead (1985)
Drive-In Madness (1987)
The American Nightmare (2000)
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005)
Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero (2008)
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2009)
George A. Romero's Resident Evil (2025, archival footage)

Notes

Mid-length film, produced in 1973. Premiered at the American Film Festival in New York in June 1975 and was a finalist in the competition, but went otherwise unreleased. It was believed lost until a print was discovered in 2017, shortly before Romero's death. It was subsequently given a 4K restoration by IndieCollect, which premiered in 2019.
Pilot for a television series, produced in 1998, but went unaired. It was subsequently given a release on DVD and VHS in 2021.

References

"Boxoffice-July.14.1975".
"GOING OUT Guide". The New York Times. 2 June 1975.
"George Romero Returns to the Dead". GamePro. No. 114. IDG. March 1998. p. 32.
Sarkar, Samit (July 17, 2017). "Watch George A. Romero discuss his Resident Evil 2 commercial". Polygon. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
Millican, Josh (March 1, 2021). "Trailer: "Lost" Iron City Asskickers by George A. Romero Will Be Released in April + "Reunion Party" This Wednesday 3/3". Dread Central. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
Anderson, Kyle (June 1, 2021). "Romero's THE AMUSEMENT PARK Is Horrific Because It's Real". Nerdist. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
Squires, John (November 20, 2024). "'George A. Romero's Resident Evil' Documentary Releasing in January 2025 [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
Wilson, Mike (March 28, 2023). "New Teaser for 'George A. Romero's Resident Evil' Documentary Is a Treat for Fans [Video]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

Bibliography

"George A. Romero - Filmography". Allmovie. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
"George A. Romero on Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-12-01.

External links

George A. Romero

Director

Feature films	Night of the Living Dead (1968) There's Always Vanilla (1971) Season of the Witch (1972) The Crazies (1973) The Amusement Park (1975) Martin (1977) Dawn of the Dead (1978) Knightriders (1981) Creepshow (1982) Day of the Dead (1985) Monkey Shines (1988) The Dark Half (1993) Bruiser (2000) Land of the Dead (2005) Diary of the Dead (2007) Survival of the Dead (2009)
Short films	Two Evil Eyes (1990) Jacaranda Joe (1994)
Television	O. J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose (1974)

Writer only

Feature films	Creepshow 2 (1987) Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Television	Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Novels	Book of the Dead (1989) The Living Dead (2020, with Daniel Kraus)
Comic books	Empire of the Dead (2014)

Night of the Living Dead (film series)
Document of the Dead (1981)
Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero (2008)
George A. Romero's Resident Evil (2025)

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