About
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 also wrote 16 television episodes of The Twilight Zone, including "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and "Steel", as well as several adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories for Roger Corman and American International Pictures – House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, Tales of Terror and The Raven. He adapted his 1971 short story "Duel" as a screenplay directed by Steven Spielberg for the television film...
Known for
Family GuySeries • 1999
Star TrekSeries • 1966
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959
Combat!Series • 1962
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1995
CheyenneSeries • 1955
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1985
The Godfather Part IIMovie • 1974
LawmanSeries • 1958
Amazing StoriesSeries • 1985
Night GallerySeries • 1970
ThrillerSeries • 1960
I Am LegendMovie • 2007
Real SteelMovie • 2011
Masters of HorrorSeries • 2005
Ghost StorySeries • 1972
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1966
Jaws 3-DMovie • 1983
DuelMovie • 1971
What Dreams May ComeMovie • 1998
The BoxMovie • 2009
Stir of EchoesMovie • 1999