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Al Adamson
Sign in to saveAlso known as Albert Victor Adamson Jr.
American filmmaker and actor (1929–1995)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Dormant
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Film & TV
Hollywood, California, USA
Al Adamson (July 25, 1929 – June 21, 1995) was a prolific director of B-grade horror films throughout the 1960s and 1970s. After assisting his father, Victor Adamson, in making the 1963 movie Halfway to Hell, Adamson decided to work in the motion picture industry himself. Three years later, he and Sam Sherman founded Independent-International Pictures, which became the vehicle for the many…
Known for
- Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson — Himself (archive footage)2019
- Black Heat — Uncredited1976
- Horror of the Blood Monsters — Earthly Vampire (uncredited)1970
- The Fiend with the Electronic Brain — Travis1967
- Psycho a Go Go — Travis (uncredited)1965
- Half Way to Hell — Slade1960
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 63
- Total plays
- 149
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Adamson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hollywood
- Place of death
- Indio
- Spouse
- Regina Carrol
- Father
- Victor Adamson
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1929-07-25
- date of death
- 1995-08-02
- manner of death
- homicide
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
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