About

Known credits:
71
Birthday:
1926-02-20
Place of birth:
Allendale, New Jersey, USA
Website:
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Richard Matheson

Overview

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 also wrote 16 television episodes of The Twilight Zone, including "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and "Steel", as well as several adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories for Roger Corman and American International Pictures – House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, Tales of Terror and The Raven. He adapted his 1971 short story "Duel" as a screenplay directed by Steven Spielberg for the television film Duel that year.

In addition, to I Am Legend and Duel, nine more of his novels and short stories have been adapted as motion pictures: The Shrinking Man (filmed as The Incredible Shrinking Man), Hell House (filmed as The Legend of Hell House), What Dreams May Come, Bid Time Return (filmed as Somewhere in Time), A Stir of Echoes, Steel (filmed as Real Steel), and Button, Button (filmed as The Box). The movie Cold Sweat was based on his novel Riding the Nightmare, and Les seins de glace ("Icy Breasts") was based on his novel Someone is Bleeding. Both Steel and Button, Button had previously been episodes of The Twilight Zone.

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Known for

Acting
2013 The Life After Death Project Actor Self N/A
N/A
2010 Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man Actor Self 59
Average
2005 Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy Actor Self 59
Average
1974 The Godfather Part II Actor Senator #3 (uncredited) 84
Very good

Writing
2025 L'Homme qui rétrécit Writing Novel N/A
N/A
2019 The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration Writing Writer 59
Average
2011 Real Steel Writing Short Story 69
Fair
2009 The Box Writing Original Story 56
Average
2007 I Am Legend Writing Novel 71
Good
2007 I Am Omega Writing Novel 56
Average
2006 My Ambition Writing Short Story N/A
N/A
2005 Dance of the Dead Writing Story 58
Average
1999 Stir of Echoes Writing Novel 64
Fair
1998 What Dreams May Come Writing Novel 69
Fair
1996 Trilogy of Terror II Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1996 Trilogy of Terror II Writing Story 58
Average
1994 The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1990 The Dreamer of Oz Writing Story 59
Average
1990 The Dreamer of Oz Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1990 Loose Cannons Writing Writer 57
Average
1983 Jaws 3-D Writing Screenplay 48
Bad
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie Writing Story 62
Fair
1983 Prey Writing Short Story N/A
N/A
1981 The Incredible Shrinking Woman Writing Novel 57
Average
1980 Somewhere in Time Writing Screenplay 67
Fair
1980 Somewhere in Time Writing Novel 67
Fair
1977 Dead of Night Writing Original Story 59
Average
1977 Dead of Night Writing Writer 59
Average
1977 The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver Writing Writer 59
Average
1975 Trilogy of Terror Writing Story 59
Average
1975 Trilogy of Terror Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1974 The Stranger Within Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1974 The Stranger Within Writing Short Story 59
Average
1974 Icy Breasts Writing Novel 58
Average
1974 Dracula Writing Writer 59
Average
1974 The Morning After Writing Teleplay 58
Average
1974 Scream of the Wolf Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1973 Dying Room Only Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1973 Dying Room Only Writing Short Story 59
Average
1973 The Legend of Hell House Writing Novel 61
Fair
1973 The Legend of Hell House Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1973 The Night Strangler Writing Writer 59
Average
1972 The Night Stalker Writing Teleplay 60
Fair
1971 Duel Writing Story 70
Good
1971 Duel Writing Screenplay 70
Good
1971 The Omega Man Writing Novel 59
Average
1970 Cold Sweat Writing Novel 58
Average
1969 De Sade Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1968 The Devil Rides Out Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1967 The Young Warriors Writing Writer 58
Average
1967 Soy leyenda Writing Novel 59
Average
1965 Fanatic Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1964 The Last Man on Earth Writing Novel 61
Fair
1964 The Last Man on Earth Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1964 Night Call Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1964 The Comedy of Terrors Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1964 The Comedy of Terrors Writing Novel 60
Fair
1963 The Raven Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1962 Tales of Terror Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1962 Night of the Eagle Writing Writer 60
Fair
1961 The Return of Andrew Bentley Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1961 The Pit and the Pendulum Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1961 Master of the World Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1960 House of Usher Writing Writer 61
Fair
1959 The Beat Generation Writing Writer 58
Average
1957 The Incredible Shrinking Man Writing Screenplay 66
Fair
1957 The Incredible Shrinking Man Writing Novel 66
Fair
I Am Legend 2 Writing Characters N/A
N/A

Production
1977 The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver Production Associate Producer 59
Average
1964 The Comedy of Terrors Production Associate Producer 60
Fair