Actor
Richard Matheson
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 a ...

Known For
Acting
2013 -- The Life After Death Project | Self
2010 -- Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man | Self
2005 -- Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy | Self
2000 -- Back To "Somewhere In Time" | Self
1974 -- The Godfather Part II | Senator #3 (uncredited)
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