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Al Adamson (1929–1995)

Director | Producer | Actor

Although it's very unlikely that his admittedly cheap-'n'-cheesy films will ever be acknowledged as true works of cinematic art, director/producer/screenwriter Al Adamson did nonetheless make a slew of entertainingly if trashy low-budget exploitation features for the drive-in market throughout the 1960s and 1970s... See full bio »

Born:

Albert Victor Adamson Jr.
in Hollywood, California, USA

Died:

(age 66) in Indio, California, USA
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1983 Lost
 
1981 Carnival Magic
 
1978 Nurse Sherri
 
1978 Death Dimension
 
1978 Sunset Cove
 
1978 Doctor Dracula (new footage)
 
1977 Cinderella 2000
 
1977 Black Samurai
 
1976 Black Heat
 
1976 Uncle Tom's Cabin
 
1975 Blazing Stewardesses
 
1975 Jessi's Girls
 
1975 The Naughty Stewardesses
 
1974 Girls for Rent
 
1974 Mean Mother (as Albert Victor)
 
1974 Dynamite Brothers
 
1972 Lash of Lust (as George Sheaffer)
 
1972 Angels' Wild Women
 
1972 Blood of Ghastly Horror
 
1971 Dracula vs. Frankenstein
 
1971 The Female Bunch
 
1971 Brain of Blood
 
1970 Five Bloody Graves
 
1970 Horror of the Blood Monsters
 
1970 Hell's Bloody Devils
 
1969 Shock Treatment (new footage)
 
1969 Satan's Sadists
 
1969 Blood of Dracula's Castle
 
1965 Psycho a Go-Go
 
1961 Half Way to Hell (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (17 titles)
1977 Cinderella 2000 (producer)
 
1976 Black Heat (producer)
 
1975 Jessi's Girls (producer)
 
1973 Cry Rape (TV movie) (producer)
 
1972 Hammer (producer)
 
1972 Doomsday Voyage (producer)
 
1972 Angels' Wild Women (producer)
 
1972 Blood of Ghastly Horror (producer)
 
1971 Dracula vs. Frankenstein (producer)
 
1971 Brain of Blood (producer)
 
1970 Five Bloody Graves (producer)
 
1970 Horror of the Blood Monsters (producer)
 
1970 Hell's Bloody Devils (producer)
 
1969 Satan's Sadists (producer)
 
1969 Blood of Dracula's Castle (producer)
 
1965 Psycho a Go-Go (producer)
 
1961 Half Way to Hell (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (7 titles)
1976 Black Heat
Extra in casino (uncredited)
 
1972 Angels' Wild Women
War Movie Director (uncredited)
 
1971 Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Man in Audience/Man Zapped by Dracula (uncredited)
 
1970 Five Bloody Graves
Indian in knife fight with Ben (uncredited)
 
1970 Horror of the Blood Monsters
Earthly Vampire (uncredited)
 
1961 Half Way to Hell
Escobar (as Lyle Felice)
 
1935 Desert Mesa
Young Boy (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
1978 Nurse Sherri (idea)
 
1972 Angels' Wild Women (screenplay / as D. Dixon Jr.)
 
1972 Blood of Ghastly Horror (story)
 
1965 Psycho a Go-Go (original story)
 
1961 Half Way to Hell (story)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1996 Al Adamson: Drive-In Monster (documentary short)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 1 Print Biography  | 3 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

D. Dixon Jr. | Lyle Felice | George Sheaffer | Albert Victor

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on making horror films] I like doing them. To me, it's fun. I don't take it seriously. See more »

Trivia:

Interviewed in "Wild Beyond Belief: Interviews with Exploitation Filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s" by Brian Albright (McFarland & Co.). See more »

Star Sign:

Leo