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Richard Burton Matheson
Logan Swanson
Richard Matheson Sr.
Richard Matheson
Writing
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 "Ste…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Life After Death Project
as Self
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
as Self
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
as Self
Back To "Somewhere In Time"
as Self
Somewhere in Time
as Astonished Man [1912]
The Godfather Part II
as Senator #3 (uncredited)
The AckerMonster Chronicles!