Larry Cohen (I) (1936–2019)


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Larry Cohen was born July 15, 1936, in New York, New York, and spent time in Kingston, a small town north of New York City. At a young age, his family moved to the Riverdale section of the Bronx, and he eventually majored in film at the historic City College of New York, from which he graduated in 1963. An independent maverick who got his start in... See full bio »

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Paholainen Writer
(1976)
It's Alive Writer
(1974)
(1978)

Filmography

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  Maniac Cop (based upon the characters created by) (announced)
 2010 Messages Deleted (written by)
 2009 Pelimies, tyttö ja revolverisankari (TV Movie) (written by)
 2009 It's Alive (1974 screenplay) / (screenplay)
 2008 Maniac Cop (Short) (based on characters created by)
 2008 Bo chi tung wah (original story)
 2007 Captivity (screenplay) / (story)
 2004 Cellular (story)
 2002 Phone Booth (written by)
 1998 The Defenders: Choice of Evils (TV Movie) (story) / (teleplay)
 1997 Misbegotten (screenplay)
 1997 Ed McBain - Poliisipiiri 87: Kuuma aalto (TV Movie) (teleplay)
 1996 The Ex (screenplay)
 1996 Invasion of Privacy (written by)
 1996 Uncle Sam (Video) (written by)
 1996 Der Tourist (TV Movie) (written by)
 1996 Ed McBain - Timanttimurhat (TV Movie) (teleplay)
 1995 The Invaders (TV Mini Series) (television series - 2 episodes)
- Part II (1995) ... (television series)
- Part I (1995) ... (television series)
 1995 As Good as Dead (TV Movie) (written by)
 1995 The Expert (uncredited)
 1995 NYPD Blue (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Dirty Socks (1995) ... (written by)
 1993 Syyllinen (written by)
 1993 Body snatchers (screen story by)
 1992 Mielipuolikyttä 3 (characters) / (written by)
 1990 Ambulanssi - tappava apu (written by)
 1990 Mielipuoli kyttä 2 (characters - uncredited) / (written by)
 1989 Noita muuttaa taloon (written by)
 1988 Desperado: Pahan pauloissa (TV Movie)
 1988 Mielipuoli kyttä (written by)
 1987 Best Seller (written by)
 1987 Paluu kauhujen kaupunkiin (screenplay by) / (story by)
 1987 It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (based on characters created by) / (written by)
 1985 The stuff (written by)
 1984 Kalmansilmä (written by)
 1984 Umpikuja
 1984 Hei me vakoillaan (story)
 1983 Women of San Quentin (TV Movie) (story)
 1982 Q (writer)
 1982 Minä olen tuomari (screenplay)
 1981 Teenwolf - pallokentän kauhu (written by)
 1981 See China and Die (TV Movie)
 1980 The American Success Company (screenplay) / (story)
 1978 Sparrow (TV Movie) (creator)
 1978 It Lives Again (based on characters created for the screen by) / (written by)
 1977 FBI:n salaisuudet (written by)
 1977 Calling Doctor Storm, M. D. (TV Movie)
 1976 Paholainen (original screenplay)
 1975 Kova sakki (treatment - uncredited)
 1973-1974 Columbo (TV Series) (story by - 3 episodes)
- Liiku, muttei liikaa (1974) ... (story by)
- Poliitikko pulassa (1973) ... (story by)
- Lohtua viinistä (1973) ... (story by)
 1974 Man on the Outside (TV Movie) (writer)
 1974 It's Alive (written by)
 1974 Shootout in a One Dog Town (TV Movie) (story)
 1973 Hell Up in Harlem (written by)
 1973 Griff (TV Series) (creator)
 1973 Musta keisari (written by)
  Cool Million (TV Series) (created by - 2 episodes, 1972) (writer - 1 episode, 1972)
- The Million Dollar Misunderstanding (1972) ... (creator)
- Hunt for a Lonely Girl (1972) ... (creator)
- Mask of Marcella (1972) ... (writer)
 1972 Bone (written by)
 1972 Call Holme (TV Movie) (creator)
 1971 In Broad Daylight (TV Movie)
 1970 El Condor (screenplay)
 1969 Scream Baby Scream (screenplay - as Laurence Robert Cohen) / (story - as Laurence Robert Cohen)
 1969 Vihreä kantolaukku (screenplay) / (story)
 1968 The Legend of Custer (suggested by)
  Muukalaiset (TV Series) (creator - 26 episodes, 1967 - 1968) (created by - 17 episodes, 1967)
- Inquisition (1968) ... (creator)
- The Pursued (1968) ... (creator)
- The Life Seekers (1968) ... (creator)
- The Miracle (1968) ... (creator)
- The Vise (1968) ... (creator)
 1967 Coronet Blue (TV Series) (creator - 13 episodes)
- Where You from and What You Done? (1967) ... (creator)
- Tomoyo (1967) ... (creator)
- The Flip Side of Timmy Devon (1967) ... (creator)
- Six Months to Mars (1967) ... (creator)
- The Presence of Evil (1967) ... (creator)
  Custer (TV Series) (series suggested - 14 episodes, 1967) (series suggested by - 3 episodes, 1967)
- Pursued (1967) ... (series suggested)
- The Raiders (1967) ... (series suggested)
- The Gauntlet (1967) ... (series suggested)
- Spirit Woman (1967) ... (series suggested)
- Dangerous Prey (1967) ... (series suggested)
 1966 The Rat Patrol (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Blind Man's Bluff Raid (1966) ... (written by)
 1966 7 rohkean paluu (written by)
  Blue Light (TV Series) (creator - 17 episodes, 1966) (writer - 7 episodes, 1966) (story - 3 episodes, 1966)
- The Friendly Enemy (1966) ... (creator)
- Field of Dishonor (1966) ... (creator)
- The Key to the Code (1966) ... (creator)
- The Other Fuhrer (1966) ... (creator)
- The Deserters (1966) ... (creator)
  Branded (TV Series) (creator - 48 episodes, 1965 - 1966) (story - 7 episodes, 1965) (teleplay - 3 episodes, 1965)
- Kellie (1966) ... (creator)
- Cowards Die Many Times (1966) ... (creator)
- Headed for Doomsday (1966) ... (creator)
- The Assassins: Part 2 (1966) ... (creator)
- The Assassins: Part 1 (1966) ... (creator)
  Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) (story - 1 episode, 1965) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1965)
- Kill No More (1965) ... (story) / (teleplay)
 1963-1965 Puolustuksella on puheenvuoro (TV Series) (written by - 9 episodes)
- The Unwritten Law (1965) ... (written by)
- Go Between (1964) ... (written by)
- May Day! May Day! (1964) ... (written by)
- The Secret (1964) ... (written by)
- The Captive (1963) ... (written by)
  Takaa-ajettu (TV Series) (story - 1 episode, 1965) (written by - 1 episode, 1964)
- Scapegoat (1965) ... (story)
- Escape into Black (1964) ... (written by)
 1964 Vakoilija (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Medal for a Turned Coat (1964) ... (writer)
 1963 The Nurses (TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- The Gift (1963) ... (writer)
- Party Girl (1963) ... (writer)
- Night Sounds (1963) ... (writer)
 1963 Pidätys ja tuomio (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- My Name Is Martin Burnham (1963) ... (written by)
 1963 Sam Benedict (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Accomplice (1963) ... (writer)
 1961 Checkmate (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Nice Guys Finish Last (1961) ... (written by)
 1961 Surfside 6 (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- A Matter of Seconds (1961) ... (story)
 1961 The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Golden Thirty (1961) ... (writer)
 1961 'Way Out (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- False Face (1961) ... (writer)
 1961 The Witness (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Dillinger (1961) ... (written by)
 1960 Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Killer Instinct (1960) ... (writer)
  Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode, 1958) (adaptation - 1 episode, 1958)
- Night Cry (1958) ... (written by)
- The Eighty Seventh Precinct (1958) ... (adaptation)
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1 Biographical Movie | 4 Print Biographies | 11 Interviews | 1 Article | See more »

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Alternate Names:

Laurence Robert Cohen | Lawrence George Cohen | Lawrence Cohen

Height:

5' 10½" (1.79 m)

Spouse:

Janelle Webb  (divorced)  (5 children) | See more »
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Personal Quote:

Many of the A-movies are long forgotten. They're boring, slow, and tedious. The B-movies are fast-moving, exciting, and energetic. See more »

Trivia:

Sold the spec script thriller Captivity (2007). This is his fifth spec script thriller in the last five years. Phone Booth (2002) was sold in December 1998 in the mid-six figures. "Cast of Characters" for $350,000 and Cellular (2004) for $750,000 were both sold in 1999. "Man Alive" was sold in August 2002 for a mid-six-figure amount. See more »

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A scene shot at his house in Beverly Hills

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