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Forrest J. Ackerman

Forrest J. Ackerman

Born: 1916-11-24 • Los Angeles, California, USA

Forrest J Ackerman (born Forrest James Ackerman; November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor, science fiction writer and literary agent, a founder of science fiction fandom, a leading expert on science fiction and fantasy films, and acknowledged as the world's most avid collector of genre books and movie memorabilia. He was based in Los Angeles, California.

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Filmography
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Gator Man
2025 • Self
Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror poster
Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror
2016 • Host
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins poster
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
2014 • Self
Uncle Forry's Ackermansions poster
Uncle Forry's Ackermansions
2014 • Self (archival footage)
The Life After Death Project 2: Personal Encounters poster
The Life After Death Project 2: Personal Encounters
2013 • Self (archival appearance)
The Life After Death Project poster
The Life After Death Project
2013 • Self
Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society poster
Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society
2012
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Second Unit
2011 • Scary Old Man
The Dead Undead poster
The Dead Undead
2010 • Wheelchair ZomVamp
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man poster
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
2010 • Self
Red Velvet poster
Red Velvet
2009 • Himself
The Boneyard Collection poster
The Boneyard Collection
2008 • Dr. Acula
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story poster
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007 • Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman poster
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 • Self
Vampira: The Movie poster
Vampira: The Movie
2006 • Himself
American Scary poster
American Scary
2006 • Himself
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies poster
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
2006 • Self
Working with a Master: John Landis poster
Working with a Master: John Landis
2006 • Himself
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman poster
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006 • Self
The Sci-Fi Boys poster
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006 • Self
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Scarlet Moon
2006 • The General
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Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
2006 • Self
Jack Parsons: Jet Propelled Antichrist poster
Jack Parsons: Jet Propelled Antichrist
2006 • Himself
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Visions from the Edge: The Art of Science Fiction
2005 • Himself
The Scorned poster
The Scorned
2005 • Man in Wheelchair
The Naked Monster poster
The Naked Monster
2005 • Flustered Man
Ringers: Lord of the Fans poster
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005 • Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection poster
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 • Self
Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes poster
Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes
2005 • Self
Night of the Pumpkinman poster
Night of the Pumpkinman
2004 • Caped Man
Skinned Deep poster
Skinned Deep
2004 • Forrey
Frazetta: Painting with Fire poster
Frazetta: Painting with Fire
2003 • Self
The Double-D Avenger poster
The Double-D Avenger
2001 • Museum Caretaker
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies poster
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001 • Himself
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The Vampire Hunters Club
2001 • Forry
Lon Chaney: A thousand faces poster
Lon Chaney: A thousand faces
2000 • Self
Sex, Death & The Hollywood Mystique poster
Sex, Death & The Hollywood Mystique
1999 • Himself
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Keepers of the Frame
1999 • Himself
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania poster
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
1999 • Himself
The Devil Ant poster
The Devil Ant
1999 • Himself
Universal Horror poster
Universal Horror
1998 • Self - Interviewee
Secret Lives: L. Ron Hubbard poster
Secret Lives: L. Ron Hubbard
1997 • Self - Ron Hubbard's Literary Agent
Hollywood Rated 'R' poster
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997 • Self
Future War poster
Future War
1997 • Park Victim
Vampirella poster
Vampirella
1996 • Club Patron (uncredited)
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth poster
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996 • Self
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces poster
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995 • Self
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold poster
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
1995 • Dracula
Bikini Drive-In poster
Bikini Drive-In
1995 • Man with Insect Repellent
Dinosaur Valley Girls poster
Dinosaur Valley Girls
1995 • Acker-Man
Ceremony poster
Ceremony
1994 • Sylvia's Father
That Little Monster poster
That Little Monster
1994 • Edward Van Groan
Hollywood Goes Ape! poster
Hollywood Goes Ape!
1994 • Himself
Dinosaur Movies poster
Dinosaur Movies
1993
Innocent Blood poster
Innocent Blood
1992 • Stolen Car Man
Braindead poster
Braindead
1992 • Forry
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion poster
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992 • Himself
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Hooray for Horrorwood
1991 • Self / Host
Nudist Colony of the Dead poster
Nudist Colony of the Dead
1991 • Judge Rhinehole
My Lovely Monster poster
My Lovely Monster
1991 • The Master
Shock Cinema: Volume Two poster
Shock Cinema: Volume Two
1991 • Self
Hard to Die poster
Hard to Die
1990 • Dr. Ed Newton
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The Alien Within
1990 • Pool Guy
Transylvania Twist poster
Transylvania Twist
1989 • Funeral Director
The Wizard of Speed and Time poster
The Wizard of Speed and Time
1989 • Mustached Man at Garage Sale
The Laughing Dead poster
The Laughing Dead
1989 • Corpse #1
Return of the Living Dead Part II poster
Return of the Living Dead Part II
1988 • Harvey Kramer (Special Zombie)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait poster
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait
1988 • Himself
Curse of the Queerwolf poster
Curse of the Queerwolf
1988 • Alcoholic Patient
Amazon Women on the Moon poster
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987 • U.S. President (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")
Evil Spawn poster
Evil Spawn
1987 • Pool Man
Drive-In Madness! poster
Drive-In Madness!
1987 • Himself
Hollywood Dinosaur Chronicles poster
Hollywood Dinosaur Chronicles
1987
Lugosi: The Forgotten King poster
Lugosi: The Forgotten King
1986 • Host / Narrator
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King Kong! The Living Legend
1986 • Self
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors poster
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986 • Self
Beach Blanket Bloodbath poster
Beach Blanket Bloodbath
1985 • Doctor 1
Sleazemania Strikes Back poster
Sleazemania Strikes Back
1985 • ("Beach Blanket Bloodbath" segment)
Scalps poster
Scalps
1983 • Professor Trentwood
Michael Jackson's Thriller poster
Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983 • Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me poster
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me
1983 • Himself
The Aftermath poster
The Aftermath
1982 • The Curator
The Howling poster
The Howling
1981 • Bookstore Customer (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard poster
Hollywood Boulevard
1976 • Party Guest (uncredited)
Schlock poster
Schlock
1973 • Man in cinema
Dracula vs. Frankenstein poster
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
1971 • Dr. Beaumont
Equinox poster
Equinox
1970 • Doctor on Tape Recorder (voice) (uncredited)
Queen of Blood poster
Queen of Blood
1966 • Farraday's Aide
The Time Travelers poster
The Time Travelers
1964 • Square-Frame Technician
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It Came from Alpha Centauri
1962
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Tyran the Terrible
1962
The Winner's Circle poster
The Winner's Circle
1948 • Man in crowd (uncredited)
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The AckerMonster Chronicles!