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Larry Cohen

Larry Cohen

Directing
1972 — 1996 · 16 films
Lived
15 July 1941 — d. 2019
From
Kingston, New York, USA

Lawrence George Cohen (July 15, 1941 – March 23, 2019) was an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film and television, best known as a B-movie auteur of horror and science fiction films — often containing police procedural and satirical elements — during the 1970s and 1980s, such as It's Alive (1974), God Told Me To (1976), It Lives Again (1978), The Stuff (1985) and A Return to Salem's Lot (1987).

Acting
1984 · 1 film
Lived
15 July 1941 — d. 2019
From
Kingston, New York, USA

Lawrence George Cohen (July 15, 1941 – March 23, 2019) was an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film and television, best known as a B-movie auteur of horror and science fiction films — often containing police procedural and satirical elements — during the 1970s and 1980s, such as It's Alive (1974), God Told Me To (1976), It Lives Again (1978), The Stuff (1985) and A Return to Salem's Lot (1987).

Career Signature

How Larry Cohen’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

Career Signature

How Larry Cohen’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.