AKA:   Richard Bachman

Novelist, also: Screenwriter, director

*  1948

Bestselling author who has had several works adapted for the screen with varying degrees of success; Brian De Palma's CARRIE (1976), Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING (1980), David Cronenberg's THE DEAD ZONE (1983) and Rob Reiner's STAND BY ME (1986) and MISERY (1990) stand out. King made a lackluster directorial debut with MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (1986).

Filmografie:

1976   CARRIE        

1980   THE SHINING 

1981   KNIGHTRIDERS - performer

1982   CREEPSHOW  performer

1983   CHRISTINE    

1983   CUJO  

1983   THE DEAD ZONE      

1984   CHILDREN OF THE CORN     

1984   FIRESTARTER

1985   CAT'S EYE     screenwriter— from stories "Quitters Inc," "The Ledge"

1985   SILVER BULLET/STEPHEN KING'S SILVER BULLET  screenwriter

1986   MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE         director, screenwriter— from short story "Trucks" in anthology Night Shift

1986   STAND BY ME

1987   CREEPSHOW 2         performer

1987   A RETURN TO SALEM'S LOT creative consultant

1987   THE RUNNING MAN   

1989   PET SEMATARY        screenwriter— from novel, performer

1990   GRAVEYARD SHIFT/STEPHEN KING'S GRAVEYARD SHIFT 

1990   MISERY        

1990   TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE 

1992   THE LAWNMOWER MAN       from story

1992   SLEEPWALKERS/STEPHEN KING'S SLEEPWALKERS screenplay

1992   STEPHEN KING'S SLEEPWALKERS/SLEEPWALKERS screenwriter, performer

1993   CHILDREN OF THE CORN II—THE FINAL SACRIFICE         from story

1993   THE DARK HALF        from novel

1993   NEEDFUL THINGS      from novel

1995   DOLORES CLAIBORNE from novel

1995   THE MANGLER story