Filmography
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Known For
The Steel Helmet Writer (1951) -
Shock Corridor Writer (1963) -
Pickup on South Street Writer (1953) -
Known For
Hell and High Water Writer (1954) -
Writer
A Fuller Life (2013) -
Rebel Highway (1994) -
Girls in Prison (1994) -
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Mistress of Suspense (1990) -
Street of No Return (1989) -
Let's Get Harry (1986) -
Thieves After Dark (1984) -
White Dog (1982) -
The Big Red One (1980) -
![Bad Men of the West]( "Bad Men of the West")
Bad Men of the West (1974) -
![The Klansman]( "The Klansman")
The Klansman (1974) -
![The Deadly Trackers]( "The Deadly Trackers")
The Deadly Trackers (1973) -
![Tatort]( "Tatort")
Tatort (1973) -
![Shark]( "Shark")
Shark (1969) -
![Targets]( "Targets")
Targets (1968) -
![The Cape Town Affair]( "The Cape Town Affair")
The Cape Town Affair (1967) -
![Iron Horse]( "Iron Horse")
Iron Horse (1966) -
![The Naked Kiss]( "The Naked Kiss")
The Naked Kiss (1964) -
![Shock Corridor]( "Shock Corridor")
Shock Corridor (1963) -
![The Virginian]( "The Virginian")
The Virginian (1962) -
![Merrill's Marauders]( "Merrill's Marauders")
Merrill's Marauders (1962) -
![Underworld U.S.A.]( "Underworld U.S.A.")
Underworld U.S.A. (1961) -
![The Roaring 20's]( "The Roaring 20's")
The Roaring 20's (1960) -
Dog Face (1959)
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![The Crimson Kimono]( "The Crimson Kimono")
The Crimson Kimono (1959) -
![Verboten!]( "Verboten!")
Verboten! (1959) -
![Forty Guns]( "Forty Guns")
Forty Guns (1957) -
![Run of the Arrow]( "Run of the Arrow")
Run of the Arrow (1957) -
![China Gate]( "China Gate")
China Gate (1957) -
![House of Bamboo]( "House of Bamboo")
House of Bamboo (1955) -
![Hell and High Water]( "Hell and High Water")
Hell and High Water (1954) -
![The Command]( "The Command")
The Command (1954) -
![Pickup on South Street]( "Pickup on South Street")
Pickup on South Street (1953) -
![Park Row]( "Park Row")
Park Row (1952) -
![Scandal Sheet]( "Scandal Sheet")
Scandal Sheet (1952) -
![Fixed Bayonets!]( "Fixed Bayonets!")
Fixed Bayonets! (1951) -
![The Tanks Are Coming]( "The Tanks Are Coming")
The Tanks Are Coming (1951) -
![The Steel Helmet]( "The Steel Helmet")
The Steel Helmet (1951) -
![The Baron of Arizona]( "The Baron of Arizona")
The Baron of Arizona (1950) -
![Captain Video and His Video Rangers]( "Captain Video and His Video Rangers")
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![I Shot Jesse James]( "I Shot Jesse James")
I Shot Jesse James (1949) -
![Shockproof]( "Shockproof")
Shockproof (1949) -
![Gangs of the Waterfront]( "Gangs of the Waterfront")
Gangs of the Waterfront (1945) -
![Power of the Press]( "Power of the Press")
Power of the Press (1943) -
![Margin for Error]( "Margin for Error")
Margin for Error (1943) -
![Confirm or Deny]( "Confirm or Deny")
Confirm or Deny (1941) -
![Bowery Boy]( "Bowery Boy")
Bowery Boy (1940) -
![Federal Man-Hunt]( "Federal Man-Hunt")
Federal Man-Hunt (1938) -
![Adventure in Sahara]( "Adventure in Sahara")
Adventure in Sahara (1938) -
![Gangs of New York]( "Gangs of New York")
Gangs of New York (1938) -
![It Happened in Hollywood]( "It Happened in Hollywood")
It Happened in Hollywood (1937) -
Writer
![Hats Off]( "Hats Off")
Hats Off (1936) -
Director
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![Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon']( "Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon'")
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![Mistress of Suspense]( "Mistress of Suspense")
Mistress of Suspense (1990) -
![Street of No Return]( "Street of No Return")
Street of No Return (1989) -
![Falkenau, the Impossible]( "Falkenau, the Impossible")
Falkenau, the Impossible (1988) -
![Thieves After Dark]( "Thieves After Dark")
Thieves After Dark (1984) -
![White Dog]( "White Dog")
White Dog (1982) -
![The Big Red One]( "The Big Red One")
The Big Red One (1980) -
![Bad Men of the West]( "Bad Men of the West")
Bad Men of the West (1974) -
![The Deadly Trackers]( "The Deadly Trackers")
The Deadly Trackers (1973) -
![Tatort]( "Tatort")
Tatort (1973) -
![Shark]( "Shark")
Shark (1969) -
![Iron Horse]( "Iron Horse")
Iron Horse (1966-1967) -
![The Naked Kiss]( "The Naked Kiss")
The Naked Kiss (1964) -
![Shock Corridor]( "Shock Corridor")
Shock Corridor (1963) -
![The Virginian]( "The Virginian")
The Virginian (1962) -
![The Dick Powell Theatre]( "The Dick Powell Theatre")
The Dick Powell Theatre (1962) -
![Merrill's Marauders]( "Merrill's Marauders")
Merrill's Marauders (1962) -
![Underworld U.S.A.]( "Underworld U.S.A.")
Underworld U.S.A. (1961) -
Dog Face (1959)
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![The Crimson Kimono]( "The Crimson Kimono")
The Crimson Kimono (1959) -
![Verboten!]( "Verboten!")
Verboten! (1959) -
![Forty Guns]( "Forty Guns")
Forty Guns (1957) -
![Run of the Arrow]( "Run of the Arrow")
Run of the Arrow (1957) -
![China Gate]( "China Gate")
China Gate (1957) -
![House of Bamboo]( "House of Bamboo")
House of Bamboo (1955) -
![Hell and High Water]( "Hell and High Water")
Hell and High Water (1954) -
![Pickup on South Street]( "Pickup on South Street")
Pickup on South Street (1953) -
![Park Row]( "Park Row")
Park Row (1952) -
![Fixed Bayonets!]( "Fixed Bayonets!")
Fixed Bayonets! (1951) -
![The Steel Helmet]( "The Steel Helmet")
The Steel Helmet (1951) -
![The Baron of Arizona]( "The Baron of Arizona")
The Baron of Arizona (1950) -
![I Shot Jesse James]( "I Shot Jesse James")
I Shot Jesse James (1949) -
Director
![V-E +1]( "V-E +1")
V-E +1 (1945) -
Actor
![Carmel]( "Carmel")
Carmel (2009) -
![The End of Violence]( "The End of Violence")
The End of Violence Louis Bering (1997) -
![Metamorphosis of a Melody]( "Metamorphosis of a Melody")
Metamorphosis of a Melody Flavius (narrator) (1996) -
![Somebody to Love]( "Somebody to Love")
Somebody to Love Sam Silverman (1994) -
Le cascadeur William Davidson (1994)
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Falstaff on the Moon (1993)
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![Golem, le jardin pétrifié]( "Golem, le jardin pétrifié")
Golem, le jardin pétrifié Sam (1993) -
![Gibellina, Metamorphosis of a Melody]( "Gibellina, Metamorphosis of a Melody")
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![Golem, l'esprit de l'exil]( "Golem, l'esprit de l'exil")
Golem, l'esprit de l'exil Elimelek (1992) -
![La Vie de Bohème]( "La Vie de Bohème")
La Vie de Bohème Gassot (1992) -
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![Sons]( "Sons")
Sons Father (1990) -
![Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon']( "Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon'")
Tinikling or 'The Madonna and the Dragon' Chef de bureau Newsweek (1990) -
![David Lansky]( "David Lansky")
David Lansky Capodagli (1989) -
![Street of No Return]( "Street of No Return")
Street of No Return Police Commissioner (1989) -
![Médecins des hommes]( "Médecins des hommes")
Médecins des hommes Le capitaine américain (1988) -
![Helsinki-Naples All Night Long]( "Helsinki-Naples All Night Long")
Helsinki-Naples All Night Long Boss (1987) -
![A Return to Salem's Lot]( "A Return to Salem's Lot")
A Return to Salem's Lot Dr. Van Meer (1987) -
L'étoile de sang (1986)
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![The Blood of Others]( "The Blood of Others")
The Blood of Others Le vieil homme dans le petit café (1984) -
![Thieves After Dark]( "Thieves After Dark")
Thieves After Dark Zoltan (1984) -
![Slapstick of Another Kind]( "Slapstick of Another Kind")
Slapstick of Another Kind Col. Sharp (1982) -
![The State of Things]( "The State of Things")
The State of Things Joe (1982) -
![White Dog]( "White Dog")
White Dog Charlie Felton (1982) -
![Hammett]( "Hammett")
Hammett Old Man in Pool Hall (1982) -
![The Big Red One]( "The Big Red One")
The Big Red One War Correspondent (1980) -
![1941]( "1941")
1941 Interceptor Commander (1979) -
![Scott Joplin]( "Scott Joplin")
Scott Joplin Impresario (1977) -
![The American Friend]( "The American Friend")
The American Friend Der Amerikaner (1977) -
![The Young Nurses]( "The Young Nurses")
The Young Nurses Doc Haskell (1973) -
![Tatort]( "Tatort")
Tatort American Senator (1973) -
![The Last Movie]( "The Last Movie")
The Last Movie Sam (1971) -
Actor
![House of Bamboo]( "House of Bamboo")
House of Bamboo Japanese policeman (1955) -
Producer
![The Naked Kiss]( "The Naked Kiss")
The Naked Kiss (1964) -
![Shock Corridor]( "Shock Corridor")
Shock Corridor (1963) -
![Underworld U.S.A.]( "Underworld U.S.A.")
Underworld U.S.A. (1961) -
![The Crimson Kimono]( "The Crimson Kimono")
The Crimson Kimono (1959) -
![Verboten!]( "Verboten!")
Verboten! (1959) -
![Forty Guns]( "Forty Guns")
Forty Guns (1957) -
![Run of the Arrow]( "Run of the Arrow")
Run of the Arrow (1957) -
![China Gate]( "China Gate")
China Gate (1957) -
![The Colgate Comedy Hour]( "The Colgate Comedy Hour")
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1951-1954) -
![All Star Revue]( "All Star Revue")
All Star Revue (1952-1953) -
![Park Row]( "Park Row")
Park Row (1952) -
Producer
![The Steel Helmet]( "The Steel Helmet")
The Steel Helmet (1951) -
Archive footage
![Shoot! Filming the War]( "Shoot! Filming the War")
Shoot! Filming the War (2016) -
![Mika Kaurismäki, elokuvaohjaaja]( "Mika Kaurismäki, elokuvaohjaaja")
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![A Fuller Life]( "A Fuller Life")
A Fuller Life (2013) -
![Shootout!]( "Shootout!")
Shootout! (2006) -
![Edge of Outside]( "Edge of Outside")
Edge of Outside (2006) -
![Filmmakers in Action]( "Filmmakers in Action")
Filmmakers in Action (2005) -
![Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe]( "Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe")
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![Cinema mil]( "Cinema mil")
Cinema mil (2005) -
![The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'The Big Red One']( "The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'The Big Red One'")
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Play It Around Sam (2003)
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![The 70th Annual Academy Awards]( "The 70th Annual Academy Awards")
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Archive footage
![Century of Cinema]( "Century of Cinema")
Century of Cinema (1995) -
Hollywood Mavericks (1990)
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Miscellaneous Crew
![The Dreamers]( "The Dreamers")
The Dreamers (2003) -
![The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller]( "The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller")
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Miscellaneous Crew
![Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made]( "Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made")
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![The Colgate Comedy Hour]( "The Colgate Comedy Hour")
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) -
Cinematographer
![Shock Corridor]( "Shock Corridor")
Shock Corridor (1963) -
![V-E +1]( "V-E +1")
V-E +1 (1945) -
Camera and Electrical Department
![Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made]( "Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made")
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Editorial Department
![Street of No Return]( "Street of No Return")
Street of No Return (1989) -
Production Manager
![The Colgate Comedy Hour]( "The Colgate Comedy Hour")
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950-1952)
All Filmography
Awards
7 wins & 6 nominations.Did You Know
Trivia
He often uses a character named Lemchek in his war movies, either onscreen or as someone that the other characters talk about: There's a Lemchek in Fixed Bayonets! (1951), Merrill's Marauders (1962) and The Big Red One (1980).
Quotes
Am I a cult director? Yeah, I love all that. I want to join the cult of the $100- to $200-million grossers and still make an artistic picture.
Trademark
Rarely employed major stars and often preferred casting obscure or inexperienced actors
Nickname
Sammy
Star Sign
Leo
Personal Details
Born
Samuel Michael Fuller
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died
(age 85)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
5' 6" (1.68 m)User Polls
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