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Samuel Fuller (1912–1997)

Writer | Director | Actor

At age 17, Samuel Fuller was the youngest reporter ever to be in charge of the events section of the New York Journal. After having participated in the European battle theater in World War II, he directed some minor action productions for which he mostly wrote the scripts himself and which he also produced (e.g... See full bio »

Born:

Samuel Michael Fuller
in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Died:

(age 85) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1994 Girls in Prison (TV movie) (written by)
 
1994 Rebel Highway (TV series)
– Girls in Prison (1994) (writer)
 
1990 Tinikling ou 'La madonne et le dragon' (TV movie) (adaptation / screenplay)
 
1990 Chillers (TV series)
– The Day of Reckoning (1990) (written by)
 
1989 Samuel Fuller's Street of No Return (writer)
 
1986 Let's Get Harry (story)
 
1984 Les voleurs de la nuit (adaptation)
 
1982 White Dog (screenplay)
 
1980 The Big Red One (written by)
 
1974 Klansman (screenplay)
 
1973 The Deadly Trackers (story "Riata")
 
1973 Tatort (TV series)
– Tote Taube in der Beethovenstraße (1973) (writer)
 
1969 Caine (screenplay)
 
1968 Targets (co-screenwriter - uncredited)
 
1967 The Cape Town Affair
 
1967 The Meanest Men in the West (TV movie) (screenplay)
 
1966 Iron Horse (TV series)
– Hellcat (1966) (teleplay)
– High Devil (1966) (writer)
 
1964 The Naked Kiss (written by)
 
1963 Shock Corridor (written by)
 
1962 The Virginian (TV series)
– It Tolls for Thee (1962) (writer)
 
1962 Merrill's Marauders (screenplay)
 
1961 Underworld U.S.A. (written by)
 
1960 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
– Burnett's Woman (1960) (story)
 
1959 The Crimson Kimono (written by)
 
1959 Verboten! (written by)
 
1957 Forty Guns (written by)
 
1957 Run of the Arrow (written by)
 
1957 China Gate
 
1955 House of Bamboo (additional dialogue)
 
1954 Hell and High Water (screenplay)
 
1954 The Command
 
1953 Pickup on South Street (screenplay)
 
1952 Park Row (written by)
 
1952 Scandal Sheet (based upon the novel "The Dark Page" by)
 
1951 Fixed Bayonets! (screenplay)
 
1951 The Tanks Are Coming (story)
 
1951 The Steel Helmet (written by)
 
1950 The Baron of Arizona (written by)
 
1949 Captain Video and His Video Rangers (TV series)
 
1949 I Shot Jesse James (story and screenplay)
 
1949 Shockproof (written by)
 
1945 Gangs of the Waterfront (story)
 
1943 Power of the Press (story / as Sam Fuller)
 
1943 Margin for Error (uncredited)
 
1941 Confirm or Deny (story)
 
1940 Bowery Boy (story)
 
1938 Federal Man-Hunt (story / as Sam Fuller)
 
1938 Adventure in Sahara (story / as Sam Fuller)
 
1938 Gangs of New York (original story / screenplay)
 
1937 It Happened in Hollywood (screen play / as Sam Fuller)
 
1936 Hats Off (screenplay / as Sam Fuller / story / as Sam Fuller)
 
Show ShowDirector (31 titles)
2005 The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
 
1990 Tinikling ou 'La madonne et le dragon' (TV movie)
 
1990 Chillers (TV series)
– The Day of Reckoning (1990)
 
1989 Samuel Fuller's Street of No Return
 
1984 Les voleurs de la nuit
 
1982 White Dog
 
1980 The Big Red One
 
1973 The Deadly Trackers (uncredited)
 
1973 Tatort (TV series)
– Tote Taube in der Beethovenstraße (1973)
 
1969 Caine
 
1966-1967 Iron Horse (TV series)
– The Red Tornado (1967)
– Banner with a Strange Device (1967)
– Volcano Wagon (1967)
– Hellcat (1966)
– The Man from New Chicago (1966)
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1967 The Meanest Men in the West (TV movie)
 
1964 The Naked Kiss
 
1963 Shock Corridor
 
1962 The Virginian (TV series)
– It Tolls for Thee (1962)
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
– 330 Independence S.W. (1962)
 
1962 Merrill's Marauders
 
1961 Underworld U.S.A.
 
1959 The Crimson Kimono
 
1959 Verboten!
 
1957 Forty Guns
 
1957 Run of the Arrow
 
1957 China Gate
 
1955 House of Bamboo
 
1954 Hell and High Water
 
1953 Pickup on South Street
 
1952 Park Row
 
1951 Fixed Bayonets!
 
1951 The Steel Helmet
 
1950 The Baron of Arizona
 
1949 I Shot Jesse James
 
Show ShowActor (32 titles)
2009 Carmel (voice)
 
1997 The End of Violence
Louis Bering (as Sam Fuller)
 
1996 Metamorphosis of a Melody
Flavius (narrator)
 
1994 Somebody to Love
Sam Silverman
 
1994 Le cascadeur (TV series)
William Davidson
– Le saut de la mort (1994) … William Davidson
 
1993 Falstaff on the Moon (short)
 
1993 Golem, le jardin pétrifié
Sam
 
1992 Golem, l'esprit de l'exil
Elimelek
 
1992 La vie de bohème
Gassot
 
1992 Gibellina, Metamorphosis of a Melody
 
1991 Il est interdit de jouer dans la cour (short)
 
1990 Sons
Father
 
1990 Tinikling ou 'La madonne et le dragon' (TV movie)
Chef de bureau Newsweek
 
1989 Samuel Fuller's Street of No Return
Police Commissioner
 
1989 David Lansky (TV series)
Capodagli / John Fraser
– L'enfant américain (1989) … Capodagli/John Fraser
 
1988 Médecins des hommes (TV series)
Le capitaine américain
– Mer de Chine: Le pays pour mémoire (1988) … Le capitaine américain
 
1987 Helsinki-Naples All Night Long
Boss
 
1987 A Return to Salem's Lot
Van Meer
 
1986 L'étoile de sang (short)
 
1984 The Blood of Others
Old Man in Small Cafe (uncredited)
 
1984 Les voleurs de la nuit
Zoltan
 
1982 Slapstick (Of Another Kind)
Colonel Sharp
 
1982 The State of Things
Joe
 
1982 White Dog
Charlie Felton
 
1982 Hammett
Old Man in Pool Hall
 
1980 The Big Red One
War Correspondent (as Sam Fuller)
 
1979 1941
Interceptor Commander (as Sam Fuller)
 
1977 Scott Joplin (TV movie)
Impresario
 
1977 The American Friend
Der Amerikaner
 
1973 The Young Nurses
Doc Haskell (as Sam Fuller)
 
1973 Tatort (TV series)
American Senator
– Tote Taube in der Beethovenstraße (1973) … American Senator (uncredited)
 
1955 House of Bamboo
Japanese policeman (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (11 titles)
1964 The Naked Kiss (producer)
 
1963 Shock Corridor (producer)
 
1961 Underworld U.S.A. (producer)
 
1959 The Crimson Kimono (producer)
 
1959 Verboten! (producer)
 
1957 Forty Guns (producer)
 
1957 Run of the Arrow (producer)
 
1957 China Gate (producer)
 
The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series) (executive producer - 9 episodes, 1951-1954) (supervising producer - 1 episode, 1952)
– Episode #4.15 (1954) (executive producer)
– Episode #3.33 (1953) (executive producer - as Sam Fuller)
– Episode #3.14 (1952) (executive producer)
– Episode #3.13 (1952) (executive producer)
– Episode #3.7 (1952) (executive producer)
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1952 Park Row (producer)
 
1951 The Steel Helmet (producer)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series) (production supervisor: NBC - 9 episodes, 1950-1952) (production supervisor - 2 episodes, 1951-1952) (program supervisor: nbc - 1 episode, 1951)
– Episode #2.35 (1952) (production supervisor: NBC - as Sam Fuller)
– Episode #2.21 (1952) (production supervisor - as Sam Fuller)
– Episode #2.20 (1952) (production supervisor: NBC - as Sam Fuller)
– Episode #2.10 (1951) (production supervisor: NBC)
– Episode #1.42 (1951) (production supervisor: NBC - as Sam Fuller)
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Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
2003 The Dreamers (director: Shock Corridor (1963 - / as Sam Fuller)
 
2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (TV documentary) (director: archive footage)
 
1994 Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (documentary) (stock footage)
 
1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series) (production assistant)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1994 Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (documentary) (cinematographer: 16mm stock footage)
 
Show ShowEditorial Department (1 title)
1989 Samuel Fuller's Street of No Return (supervising editor)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1963 Shock Corridor (dream sequence - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (9 titles)
2006 Horrors of War (thanks: in memoriam)
 
2005 C'est comme ça (short) (special thanks)
 
2003 The Dreamers (acknowledgment: director of Shock Corridor (1963 - / as Sam Fuller)
 
2000 Saint Jude (thanks - as Sam Fuller)
 
1999 Cradle Will Rock (in memoriam - as Sam Fuller)
 
1998 I Stand Alone (special thanks)
 
1997 Jackie Brown (thanks for everything - as Sam Fuller)
 
1991 The Lovers on the Bridge (thanks)
 
1991 Blood and Concrete (the filmmakers wish to express their gratitude to - as Sam Fuller)
 
Show ShowSelf (27 titles)
2010 Sodankylä ikuisesti (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ensimmäisen elokuvamuiston kaiho (2010) … Himself
– Elokuvan vuosisata (2010) … Himself
– Ikuinen aika (2010) … Himself
– Valon draama (2010) … Himself
 
2002 The Making of 'Street of No Return' (documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1999 Nina Hagen = Punk + Glory (documentary)
Himself
 
1996 The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Anything for John (TV documentary)
 
1993 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 May 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1992 Missä on Musette? (documentary)
 
1991 Langlois monumental (TV short)
Himself
 
1990 Hollywood Mavericks (documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Falkenau, the Impossible (documentary short)
Himself & narrator
 
1987 Scenes Under the Midnight Sun (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1984 Cinématon (documentary)
Himself (1985)
 
1984 Fear - Angst (TV documentary)
Guest
 
1983 Scotch Myths (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Cinéma cinémas (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Fuller à la table (1982) … Himself
 
1980 Les rendez-vous du dimanche (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 May 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1979 Sam Fuller and the Big Red One (documentary)
Himself
 
1971 The Last Movie
Himself
 
1968 Flash 29 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1968 Flash 28 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1967 Cinéastes de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Samuel Fuller: Independant Filmmaker (1967) … Himself
 
1966 Brigitte et Brigitte
Himself
 
1965 Pierrot le Fou
Himself (uncredited)
 
1961 Underworld U.S.A.
Himself - Trailer Host (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2006 Edge of Outside (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Filmmakers in Action (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'The Big Red One' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Play It Around Sam (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 

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(1935) Novel: "Burn, Baby, Burn!" See more »

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4 Biographical Movies  | 10 Print Biographies  | 2 Interviews  | 25 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Sam Fuller

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Personal Quote:

Am I a cult director? Yeah, I love all that. I want to join the cult of the $100- to $200-million grossers and still make an artistic picture. See more »

Trivia:

As a young crime reporter with the New York Evening Graphic, the veteran crime reporter who "showed him the ropes" when he first started out was Rhea Gore, the wife of actor Walter Huston and the mother of John Huston. Fuller's first big "scoop" was when he became the first journalist to report the death of Jeanne Eagels. See more »

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Star Sign:

Leo