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Mini Biography:
Born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, Richard Burton Matheson first... moreAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(173 articles)
10 Most Fascinating 'End of the World' Movies (From The Movie Fanatic. 8 November 2009, 4:59 AM, PST)
10 Most Fascinating 'End of the World' Movies
(From The Movie Fanatic. 8 November 2009, 4:59 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Logan SwansonUS TV Schedule:
| Sat. Nov. 7 | 8:00 PM | AMC | The Godfather, Part II | more |
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In Development: 
- Untitled I Am Legend Prequel (details only on IMDbPro)
- The Incredible Shrinking Man (details only on IMDbPro)
- Countdown (details only on IMDbPro)
Writer:
- The Last Rites of Richard Keene (2009) (completed) (short story)
- The Box (2009/I) (short story "Button, Button")
- I Am Legend (2007) (novel "I Am Legend")
... aka I Am Legend: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) - I Am Omega (2007) (V) (novel "I Am Legend")
- My Ambition (2006) (short story "Blood Son")
- The Box (2006/I) (story)
- Blood Son (2006) (short story)
... aka Drink My Red Blood (USA: long title) - "Masters of Horror" (1 episode, 2005)
- Dance of the Dead (2005) TV episode (short story) - Stir of Echoes (1999) (novel "A Stir of Echoes")
- What Dreams May Come (1998) (novel "What Dreams May Come")
- Trilogy of Terror II (1996) (TV) (screenplay) (story "Prey")
- "The Outer Limits" (1 episode, 1996)
... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
- First Anniversary (1996) TV episode (writer) - Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994) (TV) (teleplay)
- The Dreamer of Oz (1990) (TV) (story) (teleplay)
... aka The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story - Loose Cannons (1990) (written by)
- "Amazing Stories" (3 episodes, 1986-1987)
... aka Steven Spielberg Presents Amazing Stories (Australia)
... aka Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
- Miss Stardust (1987) TV episode (short story)
- One for the Books (1986) TV episode (short story) (teleplay)
- The Doll (1986) TV episode (writer) - "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 1986)
... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
- Profile in Silver/Button, Button (1986) TV episode (story) (segment "Button, Button") (teleplay) (segment "Button, Button") (as Logan Swanson) - Jaws 3-D (1983) (writer)
... aka Jaws 3
... aka Jaws III - Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (screenplay "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet") (segment 4) (segment 2) (segment 3) (short story "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet") (segment 4)
- The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) (novel)
- Somewhere in Time (1980) (novel "Bid Time Return") (screenplay)
- "The Martian Chronicles" (3 episodes, 1980)
- The Martians (1980) TV episode (writer)
- The Settlers (1980) TV episode (writer)
- The Expeditions (1980) TV episode (writer) - "I racconti di fantascienza di Blasetti" (1 episode, 1979)
- L'esame (1979) TV episode (story) - Dead of Night (1977) (TV) (writer)
- The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver (1977) (TV) (writer)
- Trilogy of Terror (1975) (TV) (screenplay) (story "Prey")
... aka Tales of Terror (USA: alternative title)
... aka Terror of the Doll (USA: alternative title) - The Stranger Within (1974) (TV) (screenplay) (story)
... aka Trespass - Les seins de glace (1974) (novel "Someone is Bleeding")
... aka Esecutore oltre la legge (Italy)
... aka Icy Breasts
... aka Icy Flesh
... aka Someone Is Bleeding (UK) - The Morning After (1974) (TV) (writer)
- Scream of the Wolf (1974) (TV) (teleplay)
- Dying Room Only (1973) (TV) (screenplay) (story)
- The Legend of Hell House (1973) (novel "Hell House") (screenplay)
- "Ghost Story" (22 episodes, 1972-1973)
... aka Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
- The Phantom of Herald Square (1973) TV episode (developer)
- The Ghost of Potter's Field (1973) TV episode (developer)
- Graveyard Shift (1973) TV episode (developer)
- Legion of Demons (1973) TV episode (developer)
- Doorway to Death (1973) TV episode (developer)
(17 more) - The Night Strangler (1973) (TV) (written by)
- Dracula (1973/I) (TV) (written by)
... aka Bram Stoker's Dracula (USA) - The Night Stalker (1972) (TV) (teleplay)
- "Night Gallery" (2 episodes, 1971-1972)
... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA: alternative title)
- Green Fingers/The Funeral/The Tune in Dan's Cafe (1972) TV episode (short story "The Funeral") (teleplay)
- The Diary/A Matter of Semantics/Big Surprise/Professor Peabody's Last Lecture (1971) TV episode (short story "Big Surprise") (teleplay) - Duel (1971) (TV) (screenplay) (short story)
- The Omega Man (1971) (novel "I Am Legend")
- De la part des copains (1970) (novel "Ride the Nightmare")
... aka Cold Sweat (UK) (USA)
... aka De vrienden laten groeten (Belgium: Flemish title)
... aka From the Boys (International: English title: informal literal title)
... aka L'uomo dalle due ombre (Italy) - De Sade (1969) (writer)
... aka Das ausschweifende Leben des Marquis de Sade
... aka Die Liebesabenteuer des Marquis S - 'It's Alive!' (1969) (TV) (story "Being") (uncredited)
- "Journey to the Unknown" (1 episode, 1968)
... aka Out of the Unknown
- Girl of My Dreams (1968) TV episode (story) - The Devil Rides Out (1968) (writer)
... aka The Devil's Bride (USA) - "Late Night Horror" (1 episode, 1968)
- No Such Thing as a Vampire (1968) TV episode (short story) - The Young Warriors (1967) (novel "The Beardless Warriors") (screenplay)
... aka Eagle Warriors - Soy leyenda (1967) (novel "I am legend")
- "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." (1 episode, 1966)
- The Atlantis Affair (1966) TV episode (writer) - "Star Trek" (1 episode, 1966)
... aka Star Trek: TOS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Star Trek: The Original Series (USA: informal title)
- The Enemy Within (1966) TV episode (written by) - "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1966)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- Time of Flight (1966) TV episode (writer) - Fanatic (1965) (writer)
... aka Die! Die! My Darling! (USA) - The Last Man on Earth (1964) (novel "I Am Legend") (screenplay) (as Logan Swanson)
... aka L'ultimo uomo della terra (Italy: dubbed version)
... aka Naked Terror
... aka Night People
... aka The Night Creatures
... aka Vento di morte
... aka Wind of Death - "The Twilight Zone" (16 episodes, 1959-1964)
... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
- Spur of the Moment (1964) TV episode (writer)
- Night Call (1964) TV episode (writer)
- Nightmare at 20,000 Feet (1963) TV episode (written by)
- Steel (1963) TV episode (written by)
- Death Ship (1963) TV episode (writer)
(11 more) - The Comedy of Terrors (1963) (written by)
... aka The Graveside Story - The Raven (1963) (writer)
- "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
- The Thirty-First of February (1963) TV episode (teleplay) (as Logan Swanson)
- Ride the Nightmare (1962) TV episode (novel and teleplay) - "Combat!" (1 episode, 1962)
- Forgotten Front (1962) TV episode (teleplay) (as Logan Swanson) - Tales of Terror (1962) (writer)
... aka Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Terror (USA: alternative title)
... aka Poe's Tales of Terror - "Lawman" (6 episodes, 1960-1962)
... aka The Lawman (USA: alternative title)
- The Actor (1962) TV episode (writer)
- Homecoming (1961) TV episode (writer)
- Cornered (1960) TV episode (writer)
- Samson the Great (1960) TV episode (writer)
- Yawkey (1960) TV episode (writer)
(1 more) - Night of the Eagle (1962) (writer)
... aka Burn, Witch, Burn! (USA) - "Thriller" (1 episode, 1961)
... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
- The Return of Andrew Bentley (1961) TV episode (adaptation) - Pit and the Pendulum (1961) (screenplay)
... aka Edgar Allan Poe's Pit and the Pendulum (USA: complete title)
... aka The Pit and the Pendulum (USA: alternative title) - Master of the World (1961) (writer)
- House of Usher (1960) (writer)
... aka The Fall of the House of Usher (UK) (USA: alternative title) - "Cheyenne" (1 episode, 1960)
- Home Is the Brave (1960) TV episode (teleplay) - "Bourbon Street Beat" (1 episode, 1960)
- Target of Hate (1960) TV episode (writer) - "Have Gun - Will Travel" (1 episode, 1960)
- The Lady on the Wall (1960) TV episode (writer) - "Wanted: Dead or Alive" (1 episode, 1959)
- The Healing Woman (1959) TV episode (story) - The Beat Generation (1959) (writer)
... aka This Rebel Age (USA: reissue title) - "Buckskin" (1 episode, 1959)
- Act of Faith (1959) TV episode (writer) - The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) (novel "The Shrinking Man") (screenplay)
- Young Couples Only (1955) (TV) (story)
- "Studio 57" (1 episode)
... aka Heinz Studio 57 (USA: alternative title)
- Young Couples Only (????) TV episode (story)
Actor:
- Somewhere in Time (1980) .... Astonished Man - in 1912
- "The Godfather: A Novel for Television" (1977) TV mini-series .... Senator #3 (unknown episodes)
... aka Mario Puzo's The Godfather: A Novel for Television (USA: complete title)
... aka The Godfather 1902-1959: The Complete Epic (USA: video title)
... aka The Godfather Novella (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Godfather Saga (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (USA: alternative title) - "Captains and the Kings" (1976) TV mini-series .... President Garfield
- The Godfather: Part II (1974) (uncredited) .... Senator #3
... aka Mario Puzo's The Godfather: Part II (USA: complete title)
Producer:
- The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver (1977) (TV) (associate producer)
- The Comedy of Terrors (1963) (associate producer)
... aka The Graveside Story
Thanks:
- Richard Matheson: The Writing of 'Duel' (2004) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
- King of the B's: The Independent Life of Roger Corman (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
- Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man (2009) (completed)
- "20 heures le journal" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 16 December 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- I Am Legend (2007) TV episode .... Himself - The Fearmakers Collection (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Trilogy of Terror: Terror Scribe (2006) (V) .... Herself
- Twilight Zone: The Definitive Edition Interviews (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Richard Matheson: The Writing of 'Duel' (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Back to 'Somewhere in Time' (2000) (V) .... Himself
- 100 Years of Horror: The Aristocrats of Evil (1996) (V) .... Himself
... aka 100 Years of Horror: The Gruesome Twosome (USA: video box title) - 100 Years of Horror: Giants and Dinosaurs (1996) (V) .... Himself
- 100 Years of Horror: Sorcerers (1996) (V) .... Himself
- 100 Years of Horror: The Evil Unseeable (1996) (V) .... Himself
- "American Masters" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
- Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval (1995) TV episode .... Himself
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Novel: "Now You See It," 1995. morePublicity Listings:
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