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Videos (see all 7)
Hats Off (1936) -- Hats Off
White Dog (1982) -- Keys is a trainer attempting to reprogram vicious dog who's been trained to attack and kill people with black skin.
The Naked Kiss (1964) -- Kelly (Constance Towers), a prostitute, finds redemption in the town of Grantville, where she arrives working as a medium-time seller...
Underworld U.S.A. (1961) -- A gritty tale of vengeance in which Robertson feigns loyalty to both the government (a federal crime commission) and organized crime in order to kill the men who murdered his father.
1941 (1979) -- Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor.

Overview

Date of Death:
30 October 1997, Hollywood, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
At age 17, Samuel Fuller was the youngest reporter ever to be in charge... more
Trivia:
Interviewed in "The Director's Event: Interviews with Five American Filmmakers"... more
STARmeter: ?
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Awards:
5 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(49 articles)
Who do you read? Good Roger, or Bad Roger?
 (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 15 December 2009, 9:18 PM, PST)

The New World: a masterpiece?
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 10 December 2009, 2:45 PM, PST)

Alternate Names:
Sam Fuller

Filmography

Writer:
  1. Girls in Prison (1994) (TV) (written by)
  2. "Rebel Highway" (1 episode, 1994)
        - Girls in Prison (1994) TV episode (writer)
  3. Tinikling ou 'La madonne et le dragon' (1990) (TV) (adaptation) (screenplay)
    ... aka The Madonna and the Dragon (Europe: English title)
  4. "Chillers" (1 episode, 1990)
    ... aka Cadavres exquis (France: short title)
    ... aka Les cadavres exquis de Patricia Highsmith (France)
    ... aka Mistress of Suspense (UK)
    ... aka Patricia Highsmith's Tales (International: English title: complete title)
        - The Day of Reckoning (1990) TV episode (written by)

  5. Street of No Return (1989) (writer)
    ... aka Rua Sem Regresso (Portugal)
    ... aka Samuel Fuller's Street of No Return (USA)
    ... aka Sans espoir de retour (France)
  6. Let's Get Harry (1986) (story)
    ... aka The Rescue
  7. Les voleurs de la nuit (1984) (adaptation)
    ... aka Thieves After Dark
  8. White Dog (1982) (writer)
  9. The Big Red One (1980) (written by)
    ... aka The Big Red One - The Reconstuction (USA: DVD box title)

  10. The Klansman (1974) (screenplay)
    ... aka KKK
    ... aka The Burning Cross
  11. The Deadly Trackers (1973) (story "Riata")
  12. "Tatort" (1 episode, 1973)
        - Tote Taube in der Beethovenstraße (1973) TV episode (writer)

  13. Shark! (1969) (screenplay)
    ... aka Caine (USA)
    ... aka Maneater
    ... aka Nido de tiburones (Mexico: TV title)
    ... aka Un arma de dos filos (Mexico)
  14. Targets (1968) (co-screenwriter) (uncredited)
    ... aka Before I Die
  15. The Meanest Men in the West (1967) (TV) (screenplay)
  16. The Cape Town Affair (1967) (writer)
    ... aka Escape Route Cape Town
  17. "The Iron Horse" (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Hellcat (1966) TV episode (writer)
        - High Devil (1966) TV episode (writer)
  18. The Naked Kiss (1964) (written by)
    ... aka The Iron Kiss
  19. Shock Corridor (1963) (written by)
  20. "The Virginian" (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - It Tolls for Thee (1962) TV episode (writer)
  21. Merrill's Marauders (1962) (screenplay)
  22. Underworld U.S.A. (1961) (writer)
  23. "The Roaring 20's" (1 episode, 1960)
        - Burnett's Woman (1960) TV episode (story)

  24. The Crimson Kimono (1959) (written by)
  25. Verboten! (1959) (written by)
    ... aka Forbidden! (International: English title: informal literal title)
  26. Forty Guns (1957) (written by)
    ... aka Samuel Fuller's Forty Guns (Australia)
  27. Run of the Arrow (1957) (writer)
    ... aka Hot Lead (USA: video title)
  28. China Gate (1957) (writer)
  29. House of Bamboo (1955) (additional dialogue)
  30. Hell and High Water (1954) (screenplay)
  31. The Command (1954) (writer)
  32. Pickup on South Street (1953) (screenplay)
  33. Park Row (1952) (writer)
  34. Scandal Sheet (1952) (novel "The Dark Page")
    ... aka The Dark Page (UK)
  35. Fixed Bayonets! (1951) (writer)
  36. The Tanks Are Coming (1951) (story)
  37. The Steel Helmet (1951) (writer)
  38. The Baron of Arizona (1950) (written by)

  39. "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" (1949) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Captain Video (USA: alternative title)
  40. I Shot Jesse James (1949) (story and screenplay)
  41. Shockproof (1949) (writer)
  42. Gangs of the Waterfront (1945) (story)
  43. Power of the Press (1943) (story) (as Sam Fuller)
  44. Margin for Error (1943) (uncredited)
  45. Confirm or Deny (1941) (story)
  46. Bowery Boy (1940) (story)

  47. Federal Man-Hunt (1938) (story) (as Sam Fuller)
    ... aka Flight from Justice (UK)
  48. Adventure in Sahara (1938) (story) (as Sam Fuller)
    ... aka Son of the Sahara (USA: review title)
  49. Gangs of New York (1938) (screenplay) (story)
  50. It Happened in Hollywood (1937) (writer)
  51. Hats Off (1936) (screenplay) (as Sam Fuller) (story) (as Sam Fuller)
Director:
  1. Tinikling ou 'La madonne et le dragon' (1990) (TV)
    ... aka The Madonna and the Dragon (Europe: English title)
  2. "Chillers" (1 episode, 1990)
    ... aka Cadavres exquis (France: short title)
    ... aka Les cadavres exquis de Patricia Highsmith (France)
    ... aka Mistress of Suspense (UK)
    ... aka Patricia Highsmith's Tales (International: English title: complete title)
        - The Day of Reckoning (1990) TV episode

  3. Street of No Return (1989)
    ... aka Rua Sem Regresso (Portugal)
    ... aka Samuel Fuller's Street of No Return (USA)
    ... aka Sans espoir de retour (France)
  4. Les voleurs de la nuit (1984)
    ... aka Thieves After Dark
  5. White Dog (1982)
  6. The Big Red One (1980)
    ... aka The Big Red One - The Reconstuction (USA: DVD box title)

  7. The Deadly Trackers (1973) (uncredited)
  8. "Tatort" (1 episode, 1973)
        - Tote Taube in der Beethovenstraße (1973) TV episode

  9. Shark! (1969)
    ... aka Caine (USA)
    ... aka Maneater
    ... aka Nido de tiburones (Mexico: TV title)
    ... aka Un arma de dos filos (Mexico)
  10. "The Iron Horse" (6 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - The Red Tornado (1967) TV episode
        - Banner with a Strange Device (1967) TV episode
        - Volcano Wagon (1967) TV episode
        - Hellcat (1966) TV episode
        - The Man from New Chicago (1966) TV episode
          (1 more)
  11. The Meanest Men in the West (1967) (TV)
  12. The Naked Kiss (1964)
    ... aka The Iron Kiss
  13. Shock Corridor (1963)
  14. "The Virginian" (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - It Tolls for Thee (1962) TV episode
  15. "The Dick Powell Show" (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - 330 Independence S.W. (1962) TV episode
  16. Merrill's Marauders (1962)
  17. Underworld U.S.A. (1961)

  18. The Crimson Kimono (1959)
  19. Verboten! (1959)
    ... aka Forbidden! (International: English title: informal literal title)
  20. Forty Guns (1957)
    ... aka Samuel Fuller's Forty Guns (Australia)
  21. Run of the Arrow (1957)
    ... aka Hot Lead (USA: video title)
  22. China Gate (1957)
  23. House of Bamboo (1955)
  24. Hell and High Water (1954)
  25. Pickup on South Street (1953)
  26. Park Row (1952)
  27. Fixed Bayonets! (1951)
  28. The Steel Helmet (1951)
  29. The Baron of Arizona (1950)

  30. I Shot Jesse James (1949)
Actor:
  1. The End of Violence (1997) (as Sam Fuller) .... Louis Bering
    ... aka Am Ende der Gewalt (Germany: informal literal title)
    ... aka Am.Ende.der.Gew@lt. (Germany)
  2. Milim (1996) .... Flavius (narrator)
    ... aka Metamorphosis of a Melody (USA)
    ... aka Words
  3. Somebody to Love (1994) .... Sam Silverman
  4. "Le cascadeur" .... William Davidson (1 episode, 1994)
        - Le saut de la mort (1994) TV episode .... William Davidson
  5. Golem, le jardin pétrifié (1993) .... Sam
    ... aka Golem: The Petrified Garden (USA: video title)
  6. Falstaff on the Moon (1993)
  7. Golem, l'esprit de l'exil (1992) .... Elimelek
    ... aka Golem, Lo spirito dell'esilio (Italy)
    ... aka Golem, the Ghost of Exile
    ... aka Golem, the Spirit of the Exile
  8. La vie de bohème (1992) .... Gassot
    ... aka Boheemielämää (Finland)
    ... aka Bohemernas liv (Sweden)
    ... aka Bohemian Life
    ... aka Das Leben der Boheme (Germany)
  9. Gibellina, Metamorphosis of a Melody (1992)
  10. Il est interdit de jouer dans la cour (1991)
  11. Tinikling ou 'La madonne et le dragon' (1990) (TV) .... Chef de bureau Newsweek
    ... aka The Madonna and the Dragon (Europe: English title)

  12. "David Lansky" .... Capodagli / ... (1 episode, 1989)
        - L'enfant américain (1989) TV episode .... Capodagli/John Fraser
  13. Street of No Return (1989) .... Police Commissioner
    ... aka Rua Sem Regresso (Portugal)
    ... aka Samuel Fuller's Street of No Return (USA)
    ... aka Sans espoir de retour (France)
  14. Sons (1989) .... Father
  15. "Médecins des hommes" .... Le capitaine américain (1 episode, 1988)
        - Mer de Chine: Le pays pour mémoire (1988) TV episode .... Le capitaine américain
  16. Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987) .... Boss
    ... aka Helsinki-Naples All Night Long (International: English title)
  17. A Return to Salem's Lot (1987) .... Van Meer
  18. L'étoile de sang (1986)
    ... aka Bleeding Star (France: alternative title)
  19. Le sang des autres (1984) .... Old man in small cafe
    ... aka The Blood of Others (USA)
  20. Les voleurs de la nuit (1984) .... Zoltan
    ... aka Thieves After Dark
  21. Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982) .... Colonel Sharp
    ... aka Slapstick
    ... aka Slapstick of Another Kind (International: English title: poster title)
  22. Der Stand der Dinge (1982) .... Joe
    ... aka O Estado das Coisas (Portugal)
    ... aka The State of Things
  23. White Dog (1982) .... Charlie Felton
  24. Hammett (1982) .... Old Man in Pool Hall

  25. 1941 (1979) (as Sam Fuller) .... Interceptor Commander
  26. Scott Joplin (1977) .... Impresario
  27. Der amerikanische Freund (1977) .... The American Mobster
    ... aka L'ami américain (France)
    ... aka The American Friend (USA)
  28. The Young Nurses (1973) (as Sam Fuller) .... Doc Haskell
    ... aka L.A. Nurses (UK: DVD title)
    ... aka Nightingale
    ... aka Young L.A. Nurses
  29. "Tatort" .... American senator (1 episode, 1973)
        - Tote Taube in der Beethovenstraße (1973) TV episode (uncredited) .... American senator

  30. House of Bamboo (1955) (uncredited) .... Japanese policeman
Producer:
  1. The Naked Kiss (1964) (producer)
    ... aka The Iron Kiss
  2. Shock Corridor (1963) (producer)
  3. Underworld U.S.A. (1961) (producer)

  4. The Crimson Kimono (1959) (producer)
  5. Verboten! (1959) (producer)
    ... aka Forbidden! (International: English title: informal literal title)
  6. Forty Guns (1957) (producer)
    ... aka Samuel Fuller's Forty Guns (Australia)
  7. Run of the Arrow (1957) (producer)
    ... aka Hot Lead (USA: video title)
  8. China Gate (1957) (producer)
  9. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (executive producer) (7 episodes, 1951-1954)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #4.15 (1954) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #3.14 (1952) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #3.13 (1952) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #3.7 (1952) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Episode #3.5 (1952) TV episode (executive producer)
          (2 more)
  10. Park Row (1952) (producer)
  11. The Steel Helmet (1951) (producer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. The Dreamers (2003) (director: Shock Corridor (1963) ) (as Sam Fuller)
    ... aka Innocents (France)
    ... aka The dreamers - I sognatori (Italy)
  2. The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002) (TV) (director: archive footage)

  3. Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994) (stock footage)
    ... aka Tigrero - Ein Film der nie gedreht wurde (Germany)
    ... aka Tigrero - elokuva joka ei valmistunut (Finland)
    ... aka Tigrero: Ein Film, der nie gemacht wurde (Germany)

  4. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950) TV series (production assistant) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
Cinematographer:
  1. Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994) (16mm stock footage)
    ... aka Tigrero - Ein Film der nie gedreht wurde (Germany)
    ... aka Tigrero - elokuva joka ei valmistunut (Finland)
    ... aka Tigrero: Ein Film, der nie gemacht wurde (Germany)

  2. Shock Corridor (1963) (dream sequence) (uncredited)
Editorial Department:
  1. Street of No Return (1989) (supervising editor)
    ... aka Rua Sem Regresso (Portugal)
    ... aka Samuel Fuller's Street of No Return (USA)
    ... aka Sans espoir de retour (France)
Production Manager:
  1. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (production supervisor: NBC) (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #2.20 (1952) TV episode (production supervisor: NBC) (as Sam Fuller)
Thanks:
  1. Horrors of War (2006) (thanks: in memoriam)
  2. C'est comme ça (2005) (special thanks)
  3. The Dreamers (2003) (acknowledgment: director of Shock Corridor (1963) ) (as Sam Fuller)
    ... aka Innocents (France)
    ... aka The dreamers - I sognatori (Italy)
  4. Saint Jude (2000) (thanks) (as Sam Fuller)

  5. Cradle Will Rock (1999) (in memoriam) (as Sam Fuller)
  6. Seul contre tous (1998) (special thanks)
    ... aka I Stand Alone (USA)
    ... aka One Against All (literal English title)
  7. Jackie Brown (1997) (thanks for everything) (as Sam Fuller)
  8. Les amants du Pont-Neuf (1991) (thanks)
    ... aka Lovers on the Ninth Bridge (Australia: video title)
    ... aka Lovers on the Pont Neuf (Australia: cable TV title)
    ... aka The Lovers on the Bridge (USA)
Self:
  1. The Making of 'Street of No Return' (2002) .... Himself
  2. The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself

  3. Nina Hagen = Punk + Glory (1999) .... Himself
  4. The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (1996) .... Himself
  5. A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  6. Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994) .... Himself
    ... aka Tigrero - Ein Film der nie gedreht wurde (Germany)
    ... aka Tigrero - elokuva joka ei valmistunut (Finland)
    ... aka Tigrero: Ein Film, der nie gemacht wurde (Germany)
  7. Anything for John (1993)
    ... aka Cassavetes: Anything for John (USA: cable TV title)
  8. "Días de cine" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
        - Episode dated 2 May 1993 (1993) TV episode .... Himself
  9. Missä on Musette? (1992)
    ... aka Where Is Musette?
  10. Langlois monumental (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  11. Hollywood Mavericks (1990) .... Himself

  12. Falkenau, the Impossible (1988) .... Himself & narrator
  13. Cinématon (1984) .... Himself (1985)
  14. Fear - Angst (1984) (TV) .... Guest
  15. Scotch Myths (1983) .... Himself
  16. "Cinéma cinémas" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
        - Fuller à la table (1982) TV episode .... Himself

  17. Sam Fuller and the Big Red One (1979) .... Himself
  18. The Last Movie (1971) .... Himself
    ... aka Chinchero

  19. Flash 29 (1968) .... Himself
  20. Flash 28 (1968) .... Himself
  21. "Cinéastes de notre temps" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Samuel Fuller: Independant Filmmaker (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  22. Brigitte et Brigitte (1966) .... Himself
    ... aka Brigitte and Brigitte (International: English title: literal title)
  23. Pierrot le fou (1965) (uncredited) .... Himself
    ... aka Pierrot le fou (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Crazy Pete
    ... aka Il bandito delle ore undici (Italy)
    ... aka Il bandito delle undici (Italy)
    ... aka Pierrot Goes Wild
Archive Footage:
  1. Edge of Outside (2006) .... Himself
  2. Cineastes en acció (2005) .... Himself
  3. Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  4. "Cinema mil"
        - Episode #1.6 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  5. The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'The Big Red One' (2005) (V) .... Himself
  6. Play It Around Sam (2003) (V) .... Himself
  7. The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)


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Other Works:
Novel: "Burn, Baby, Burn!", 1935 more
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