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Overview
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
16 September 2001, Burbank, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
By the early 1950's, Samuel Z. Arkoff was a brash 30-ish lawyer scratching... more
Trivia:
Interviewed in "Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers:... more
Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Exclusive Interview: The Many Lives of Mark Damon (Part One)
(From Fangoria. 12 January 2009, 12:53 AM, PST)
Sam Arkoff Dies At 83
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 September 2001)
Alternate Names:
Samuel Arkoff | Sam Arkoff | Samuel Z.Arkoff
Filmography
Producer:
- Teenage Caveman (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
- Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka She Creature (USA: alternative title) - The Day the World Ended (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
- Earth vs. the Spider (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
- The Haunting (1999) (executive producer) (uncredited)
... aka La maldición (USA: Spanish title) - Hellhole (1985) (executive producer)
... aka Hell Hole - Up the Creek (1984) (executive producer)
- The Final Terror (1983) (executive producer)
... aka Bump in the Night
... aka Campsite Massacre
... aka Carnivore (USA: TV title)
... aka The Forest Primeval - Q (1982) (executive producer)
... aka Q: The Winged Serpent
... aka Serpent
... aka The Winged Serpent - Dressed to Kill (1980) (executive producer)
- The Earthling (1980) (producer) (uncredited)
- How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (1980) (executive producer)
- C.H.O.M.P.S (1979) (executive producer)
- The Amityville Horror (1979) (executive producer)
- California Dreaming (1979) (executive producer)
- Stridulum (1979) (executive producer)
... aka The Visitor (USA) - Our Winning Season (1978) (executive producer)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) (executive producer)
- The People That Time Forgot (1977) (executive producer) (as Samuel Z.Arkoff)
- Empire of the Ants (1977) (producer)
... aka H.G. Wells' Empire of the Ants (USA: complete title) - A Matter of Time (1976) (producer)
... aka Nina (Italy) - Futureworld (1976) (executive producer)
- The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976) (executive producer)
... aka Wildcat - The Food of the Gods (1976) (executive producer)
... aka H.G. Wells' Food of the Gods - Gli esecutori (1976) (executive producer)
... aka La croce siciliana (Italy: alternative title)
... aka Street People (USA)
... aka The Executioner
... aka The Executors (UK: video title)
... aka The Sicilian Cross (UK)
... aka Uomo del'organizzazione (Italy: alternative title) - Dragonfly (1976) (executive producer)
... aka One Summer Love (USA: reissue title) - The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) (executive producer)
- Return to Macon County (1975) (executive producer)
... aka The Last Escape (Philippines: English title) - The Land That Time Forgot (1975) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka Edgar Rice Burroughs' The Land That Time Forgot (UK: complete title) - Hennessy (1975) (producer)
- Cooley High (1975) (executive producer)
- The Wild Party (1975) (executive producer)
- Abby (1974) (executive producer)
... aka Possess My Soul - Madhouse (1974) (executive producer)
... aka Deathday
... aka The Madhouse of Dr. Fear
... aka The Revenge of Dr. Death - Sugar Hill (1974) (executive producer)
... aka The Zombies of Sugar Hill
... aka Voodoo Girl - Hell Up in Harlem (1973) (executive producer)
- Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973) (executive producer)
... aka Slaughter 2 (USA: alternative title) - Heavy Traffic (1973) (producer)
- Dillinger (1973) (executive producer)
- Coffy (1973) (executive producer) (uncredited)
- The Final Programme (1973) (executive producer)
... aka The Last Days of Man on Earth (USA) - Blacula (1972) (producer)
- Slaughter (1972) (executive producer)
... aka Masacre (Mexico) - Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) (producer)
- Boxcar Bertha (1972) (executive producer) (uncredited) (producer) (uncredited)
- Frogs (1972) (co-executive producer)
- Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga (1972) (executive producer)
... aka The Torture Chamber of Baron Blood (USA: long title)
... aka Baron Blood (USA)
... aka Chamber of Tortures
... aka The Blood Baron
... aka The Thirst of Baron Blood - An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe (1972) (executive producer)
- Bunny O'Hare (1971) (executive producer)
- Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) (executive producer)
... aka Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue (USA: complete title) - Gojira tai Hedorâ (1971) (executive producer)
... aka Godzilla vs. Hedora (International: English title: informal literal title)
... aka Godzilla vs. Hedorah (UK: video title)
... aka Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (USA) - The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) (executive producer)
... aka Dr. Phibes (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Curse of Dr. Phibes - Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) (producer)
... aka Who Slew Auntie Roo? (USA: poster title) - Up in the Cellar (1970) (producer)
... aka Three in the Cellar - Gezora, Ganime, Kameba: Kessen! Nankai no daikaijû (1970) (producer) (US version)
... aka Kessen! Nankai no daikaijû
... aka Supesu Amîba (Japan: informal alternative title)
... aka The Space Amoeba
... aka Yog: Monster from Space (USA)
... aka Yog: The Space Amoeba - Cry of the Banshee (1970) (producer)
- Wuthering Heights (1970) (producer)
- Dorian Gray (1970) (executive producer)
... aka Dorian Gray (UK) (USA)
... aka Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray (West Germany)
... aka Il dio chiamato Dorian (Italy)
... aka The Evils of Dorian Gray
... aka The Secret of Dorian Gray - Bloody Mama (1970) (executive producer)
- The Dunwich Horror (1970) (executive producer)
- De Sade (1969) (producer)
... aka Das ausschweifende Leben des Marquis de Sade
... aka Die Liebesabenteuer des Marquis S - Chastity (1969) (executive producer) (uncredited)
- Three in the Attic (1968) (producer)
... aka 3 in the Attic (USA: alternative title) - The Savage Seven (1968) (executive producer)
- Witchfinder General (1968) (executive producer)
... aka Edgar Allan Poe's Conqueror Worm
... aka Matthew Hopkins: Conqueror Worm (USA: alternative title)
... aka Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General (USA)
... aka The Conqueror Worm (USA) - Wild in the Streets (1968) (producer)
- Devil's Angels (1967) (executive producer)
- Thunder Alley (1967) (executive producer)
... aka Hell Drivers - The Big T.N.T. Show (1966) (executive producer)
- Le spie vengono dal semifreddo (1966) (executive producer)
... aka Dr. Goldfoot and the 'S' Bomb (UK)
... aka Dr. Goldfoot and the 'S' Bombs
... aka Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (USA)
... aka Dr. Goldfoot and the Love Bomb
... aka Dr. Goldfoot and the Sex Bombs
... aka I due mafiosi dell'F.B.I. (Italy)
... aka Il clan dei due mafiosi (Italy: reissue title)
... aka Spies Come from Half-Cold
... aka The Spy Came from the Semi-Cold (International: English title: literal title)
... aka Two Mafia Guys from the FBI (International: English title: literal title) - The Wild Angels (1966) (executive producer)
- Fireball 500 (1966) (producer)
- The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) (producer)
- Queen of Blood (1966) (producer)
... aka Planet of Blood
... aka Planet of Terror
... aka Planet of Vampires
... aka The Green Woman - Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) (producer)
... aka Dr. G and the Bikini Machine (UK) - Die, Monster, Die! (1965) (executive producer)
... aka Monster of Terror (UK)
... aka The House at the End of the World - Terrore nello spazio (1965) (executive producer)
... aka Planet of Blood
... aka Planet of the Vampires (USA)
... aka Space Mutants
... aka Terror en el espacio (Spain)
... aka Terror in Space
... aka The Demon Planet (USA: TV title)
... aka The Haunted Planet
... aka The Haunted World
... aka The Outlawed Planet
... aka The Planet of Terror
... aka The Planet of the Damned - Sergeant Dead Head (1965) (producer)
... aka Sergeant Deadhead, the Astronut - Furankenshutain tai chitei kaijû Baragon (1965) (executive producer) (producer) (US version)
... aka Frankenstein Conquers the World (USA)
... aka Frankenstein Meets the Giant Devil Fish
... aka Frankenstein and the Giant Lizard
... aka Frankenstein vs. Baragon (International: English title)
... aka Frankenstein vs. the Giant Devil Fish
... aka Frankenstein vs. the Subterranean Monster
... aka Furankensuten to Baragon - How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) (producer)
- Ski Party (1965) (co-executive producer) (uncredited)
- The City Under the Sea (1965) (executive producer) (uncredited)
... aka City in the Sea (USA)
... aka War-Gods of the Deep (USA) - Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) (producer)
- Sinbad contro i sette saraceni (1964) (producer)
... aka Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens (USA)
... aka Hawk of Bagdad (USA: TV title)
... aka Sinbad Against the 7 Saracens (USA: TV title)
... aka Sinbad and the 7 Saracens (International: English title: video title) - The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka Edgar Allan Poe's The Tomb of Ligeia (UK: complete title)
... aka Last Tomb of Ligeia
... aka Ligeia
... aka Tomb of the Cat - Pajama Party (1964) (producer)
... aka The Maid and the Martian - The Time Travelers (1964) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka Depths of the Unknown
... aka The Return of the Time Traveler
... aka The Return of the Time Travelers
... aka This Time Tomorrow
... aka Time Trap - Uchu daikaijû Dogora (1964) (executive producer) (US dubbed version)
... aka Dagora, the Space Monster (USA)
... aka Space Monster Dogora - Bikini Beach (1964) (producer)
- La cripta e l'incubo (1964) (executive producer)
... aka Crypt of the Vampire (USA)
... aka La maledicion de los Karnstein (Spain)
... aka Terror in the Crypt (USA) - Muscle Beach Party (1964) (executive producer)
- The Last Man on Earth (1964) (executive producer)
... aka L'ultimo uomo della terra (Italy: dubbed version)
... aka Naked Terror
... aka Night People
... aka The Night Creatures
... aka Vento di morte
... aka Wind of Death - Roma contro Roma (1964) (executive producer)
... aka Night Star: Goddess of Electra (USA: TV title)
... aka Rome Against Rome (USA)
... aka War of the Zombies (USA) - The Comedy of Terrors (1963) (producer)
... aka The Graveside Story - Dai tozoku (1963) (producer) (english version)
... aka The Adventures of Sinbad
... aka The Great Thief
... aka The Lost World of Sinbad (USA)
... aka The Samurai Pirate - X (1963) (executive producer)
... aka Man with the X-Ray Eyes
... aka X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (USA: alternative title) - The Haunted Palace (1963) (executive producer)
... aka Edgar Allan Poe's The Haunted Palace (USA: promotional title)
... aka The Haunted Village - Invasion of the Star Creatures (1963) (producer)
- Beach Party (1963) (executive producer)
- Operation Bikini (1963) (executive producer)
... aka The Seafighters - The Raven (1963) (executive producer)
- L'ira di Achille (1962) (producer)
... aka Achilles (UK)
... aka Fury of Achilles (USA) - Panic in Year Zero! (1962) (executive producer)
... aka End of the World
... aka Panic in Year Zero (USA: poster title) - Tales of Terror (1962) (executive producer)
... aka Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Terror (USA: alternative title)
... aka Poe's Tales of Terror - Night of the Eagle (1962) (producer)
... aka Burn, Witch, Burn! (USA) - Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962) (producer)
- Premature Burial (1962) (producer)
- Pit and the Pendulum (1961) (executive producer)
... aka Edgar Allan Poe's Pit and the Pendulum (USA: complete title)
... aka The Pit and the Pendulum (USA: alternative title) - Master of the World (1961) (executive producer)
- Reptilicus (1961) (producer)
- Space Men (1960) (executive producer)
... aka Assignment Outer Space - La vendetta di Ercole (1960) (executive producer) (english language version)
... aka Goliath and the Dragon (USA)
... aka Hercules' Revenge (USA)
... aka La vengeance d'Hercule (France)
... aka Vengeance of Hercules (USA) - La maschera del demonio (1960) (executive producer) (U.S. version)
... aka Black Sunday (USA)
... aka House of Fright
... aka Mask of the Demon
... aka Revenge of the Vampire (UK)
... aka The Demon's Mask
... aka The Hour When Dracula Comes
... aka The Mask of Satan - Circus of Horrors (1960) (producer)
... aka Phantom of the Circus - Saiyu-ki (1960) (producer) (English version)
... aka Alakazam the Great (USA)
... aka The Enchanted Monkey (International: English title: literal title)
... aka The Magic Land of Alakazam (USA) - Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959) (producer)
- Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) (producer)
... aka Crime in the Museum of Horrors (USA) - Paratroop Command (1959) (producer)
- Submarine Seahawk (1958) (executive producer)
... aka Submarine X-2 (USA: alternative title) - Earth vs. the Spider (1958) (executive producer)
... aka Earth vs. the Giant Spider
... aka The Spider (USA: promotional title) - La morte viene dallo spazio (1958) (executive producer)
... aka Le danger vient de l'éspace (France)
... aka The Day the Sky Exploded (International: English title) - Teenage Cave Man (1958) (executive producer)
... aka Out of the Darkness
... aka Prehistoric World - High School Hellcats (1958) (executive producer)
... aka School for Violence (UK) - War of the Colossal Beast (1958) (executive producer)
... aka Revenge of the Colossal Man
... aka The Terror Strikes - Machine-Gun Kelly (1958) (executive producer)
- Suicide Battalion (1958) (executive producer)
- Terror from the Year 5000 (1958) (executive producer)
... aka Cage of Doom
... aka Terror from 5,000 A.D.
... aka The Girl from 5,000 A.D. - The Bonnie Parker Story (1958) (producer)
- The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957) (executive producer)
... aka The Saga of the Viking
... aka The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent
... aka Undersea Monster
... aka Viking Women (UK) - The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) (executive producer)
- Motorcycle Gang (1957) (executive producer)
- Reform School Girl (1957) (producer)
- Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) (executive producer)
... aka Invasion of the Hell Creatures (UK: new title)
... aka Invasion of the Saucer-Men (USA: poster title) - Rock All Night (1957) (producer)
- Dragstrip Girl (1957) (executive producer)
- Voodoo Woman (1957) (executive producer)
- Runaway Daughters (1956) (executive producer)
- The She-Creature (1956) (executive producer)
- Girls in Prison (1956) (executive producer)
- It Conquered the World (1956) (executive producer) (uncredited)
... aka It Conquered the Earth - The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955) (producer)
... aka The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes - "The Hank McCune Show" (1950) TV series (producer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Earthling (1980) (presenter)
- Nothing Personal (1980) (presenter)
- Defiance (1980) (presenter)
- The Amityville Horror (1979) (presenter)
- The Evictors (1979) (presenter)
- Grayeagle (1977) (presenter)
- Rolling Thunder (1977) (presenter)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) (presenter)
- The People That Time Forgot (1977) (presenter) (as Samuel Z.Arkoff)
- At the Earth's Core (1976) (presenter)
... aka Edgar Rice Burroughs' At the Earth's Core (UK: complete title) - The Food of the Gods (1976) (presenter)
... aka H.G. Wells' Food of the Gods - Blacula (1972) (presenter)
- The Thing with Two Heads (1972) (presenter)
... aka The Beast with Two Heads
... aka The Man with Two Heads - Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) (presenter)
... aka Who Slew Auntie Roo? (USA: poster title) - Wuthering Heights (1970) (presenter)
- Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969) (presenter)
- Kaijû sôshingeki (1968) (presenter) (US version)
... aka All Monsters Attack
... aka Attack of the Marching Monsters
... aka Destroy All Monsters (USA)
... aka Gojira dengeki daisakusen (Japan: reissue title)
... aka Monster Attack March
... aka Monster Invasion (literal English title)
... aka Operation Monsterland (UK)
... aka The March of the Monsters - Gamera tai uchu kaijû Bairasu (1968) (presenter) (AIP-TV release)
... aka Destroy All Planets
... aka Gamera tai Viras
... aka Gamera vs. Outer Space Monster Viras
... aka Gamera vs. Viras - Psych-Out (1968) (presenter)
- The Trip (1967/II) (presenter)
- The Born Losers (1967) (presenter)
- Thunder Alley (1967) (presenter)
... aka Hell Drivers - Fireball 500 (1966) (presenter)
- The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) (presenter)
- The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot (1965) (TV) (presenter)
- Die, Monster, Die! (1965) (presenter)
... aka Monster of Terror (UK)
... aka The House at the End of the World - Sergeant Dead Head (1965) (presenter)
... aka Sergeant Deadhead, the Astronut - Furankenshutain tai chitei kaijû Baragon (1965) (presenter)
... aka Frankenstein Conquers the World (USA)
... aka Frankenstein Meets the Giant Devil Fish
... aka Frankenstein and the Giant Lizard
... aka Frankenstein vs. Baragon (International: English title)
... aka Frankenstein vs. the Giant Devil Fish
... aka Frankenstein vs. the Subterranean Monster
... aka Furankensuten to Baragon - Ski Party (1965) (presenter)
- Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) (presenter)
- Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia (1964) (presenter)
... aka Golia alla conquista di Bagdad (Italy)
... aka Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon (USA) - Sinbad contro i sette saraceni (1964) (presenter)
... aka Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens (USA)
... aka Hawk of Bagdad (USA: TV title)
... aka Sinbad Against the 7 Saracens (USA: TV title)
... aka Sinbad and the 7 Saracens (International: English title: video title) - Uchu daikaijû Dogora (1964) (presenter) (USA dubbed version)
... aka Dagora, the Space Monster (USA)
... aka Space Monster Dogora - The Masque of the Red Death (1964) (presenter)
- Muscle Beach Party (1964) (presenter)
- The Comedy of Terrors (1963) (presenter)
... aka The Graveside Story - Kaitei gunkan (1963) (presenter) (USA release)
... aka Atoragon: Flying Supersub
... aka Atragon (USA)
... aka Flying Supersub Atoragon
... aka Undersea Battleship (International: English title: literal title) - Matango (1963) (presenter)
... aka Attack of the Mushroom People (USA: TV title)
... aka Curse of the Mushroom People
... aka Fungus of Terror
... aka Matango the Fungus of Terror
... aka Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People (USA: DVD box title)
... aka Matango: Fungus of Terror - Lost Battalion (1962) (presenter)
... aka Escape to Paradise (Philippines: English title) - Saiyu-ki (1960) (presenter)
... aka Alakazam the Great (USA)
... aka The Enchanted Monkey (International: English title: literal title)
... aka The Magic Land of Alakazam (USA) - Attack of the Puppet People (1958) (presenter)
... aka Six Inches Tall (UK)
... aka The Fantastic Puppet People - Jet Attack (1958) (presenter)
... aka Jet Alert (USA: alternative title)
... aka Through Hell to Glory (UK) - Blood of Dracula (1957) (presenter)
... aka Blood Is My Heritage (UK)
... aka Blood of the Demon (Canada: English title) - I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) (presenter)
- Day the World Ended (1955) (presenter)
- The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955) (presenter)
Actor:
- Runaway Daughters (1994) (TV) (as Sam Arkoff) .... Storekeeper
- Naked Paradise (1957) .... Sam (Man at Luau)
... aka Thunder Over Hawaii (USA: reissue title)
Thanks:
- Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) (special thanks)
- Teenage Caveman (2002) (TV) (in loving memory)
- How to Make a Monster (2001) (TV) (in loving memory of)
- Scream for Your Lives! William Castle and 'The Tingler' (1999) (V) (special thanks)
- Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990) (special thanks)
Self:
- The Fearmakers Collection (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Drive-in Movie Memories (2001) .... Himself
- It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001) .... Himself
- Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- The Haunting (1999) TV episode (as Samuel Arkoff) .... Himself - "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Christopher Jones (1999) TV episode .... Himself - Some Nudity Required (1998) .... Himself
- Playboy: The Story of X (1998) (V) .... Himself (distributor)
- The Dark Side of Hollywood (1998) (as Samuel Arkoff) .... Himself
- Pitch (1997) .... Himself
- After Sunset: The Life & Times of the Drive-In Theater (1995) (V) .... Himself
- The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- The Troma System (1993) .... Himself
- Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies (1992) (TV) .... Himself
- The Horror Hall of Fame II (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
- Vincent Price (1973) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- The Fanex Files, Volume 2: Samuel Z. Arkoff (2008) (V) .... Himself
- The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)
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