Richard Matheson
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-02-20 (87 years old)
Deathday
2013-06-23
Place of Birth
Allendale, New Jersey, USA
Also known As
Richard Burton Matheson
Logan Swanson
Richard Matheson Sr.
Richard Matheson
Biography
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...
Acting
2005
1974
as Senator #3 (uncredited)
2013
as Self
2000
as Self
Production
1971
as Screenplay
1964
as Novel
1964
as Screenplay
1971
as Novel
2009
as Original Story
2007
as Novel
1999
as Novel
1960
as Writer
1957
as Novel
1957
as Screenplay
1990
as Writer
1973
as Writer
1981
as Novel
1998
as Novel
1961
as Screenplay
1963
as Screenplay
1962
as Screenplay
1964
as Screenplay
1970
as Novel
1959
as Writer
1965
as Screenplay
1980
as Novel
1980
as Screenplay
1972
as Teleplay
1973
as Novel
1973
as Screenplay
1962
as Writer
1996
as Screenplay
1975
as Screenplay
1975
as Story
1961
as Screenplay
1977
as Writer
1973
as Teleplay
1974
as Writer
1969
as Screenplay
1974
as Teleplay
1964
as Novel
1977
1967
as Writer
1983
as Screenplay
1983
as Story
1974
as Teleplay
2005
as Story
1968
as Screenplay
1973
as Short Story
2025
as Novel
1971
as Story
1974
as Short Story
1974
as Teleplay
2019
2006
as Short Story
1983
as Screenplay
2011
as Short Story
1964
as Associate Producer
1974
as Novel
2007
as Novel
1967
as Novel
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as Characters
1983
as Short Story
1977
as Original Story
1996
as Story
1977
as Associate Producer
1994
1990
as Story
1990
as Screenplay
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