Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an Academy Award winning American film producer, director and actor. He has mostly worked on low-budget B movies. Some of Corman's work has an established critical reputation, such as his cycle of films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and in 2009 he won an Honorary Academy Award for his body of work. Corman has occasionally taken minor acting roles in such films as The Silence of the Lambs, The Godfather Part II, Apollo 13 and Philadelphia. A documentary about Roger Corman's life and career entitled Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel premiered at Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals in 2011, directed by Alex Stapleton. The film's TV rights were picked up by A&E IndieFilms after a well-received screening at Sundance.

Roger Corman (* 5. April 1926 in Detroit, Michigan) ist ein einflussreicher US-amerikanischer unabhängiger Filmproduzent und Regisseur.

Roger Corman, né le 5 avril 1926 est un cinéaste américain à qui l'on doit plus d'une cinquantaine de films au titre de réalisateur et plus d'une centaine au titre de producteur. Formidable dénicheur de talents, il a lancé bon nombre de réalisateurs aujourd'hui reconnus comme Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Francis Ford Coppola, Joe Dante, le critique Peter Bogdanovich ou encore Jonathan Demme. Il a également diffusé des films de prestige (Truffaut, Fellini, Bergman...), un peu à l'opposé de sa production.

Roger William Corman, född 5 april 1926 i Detroit, Michigan, är en amerikansk filmregissör, producent och manusförfattare.

Dopo aver studiato a lungo ingegneria, Roger decise di entrare nel mondo del cinema come produttore nel 1953 ed esordì come regista nel 1955.