Richard Matheson
Writing
February 20, 1926
Died June 23, 2013 (87 years old)
Allendale, New Jersey, USA
6
Acting Credits
Biography
Richard Burton Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is best known as the author of I Am Legend, a 1954 science fiction horror novel that has been adapted for the screen three times, the first of which, The Last Man on Earth, was co-scripted by him and starred Vincent Price. (The other two adaptations are The Omega Man with Charlton Heston and I Am Legend with Will Smith.) Matheson a...
Known For
Filmography
The Life After Death Project
2013
as Self
6
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
2010
as Self
2
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
as Self
9.3
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
2000
as Self
8
Somewhere in Time
1980
as Astonished Man [1912]
7.5
The Godfather Part II
1974
as Senator #3 (uncredited)
8.6