Al Adamson
American filmmaker and actor (1929–1995)
- Born
- 25 July 1929, Hollywood
- Died
- 21 June 1995
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupation
- film director, film producer, film actor, screenwriter, director
- Films here
- 3
Albert Victor Adamson Jr. (July 25, 1929 – June 21, 1995) was an American filmmaker and actor, known as a prolific director of B movie horror and exploitation films throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
The son of silent film veterans Victor Adamson and Dolores Booth, Adamson began his career in the film industry at a young age and began directing in the early 1960s, helming a total of 33 feature films. Many of his films, such as Psycho A-Go-Go, Blood of Ghastly Horror, and Dracula vs. Frankenstein, went on to gain cult status. He cast his wife, actress and singer Regina Carrol, in many of his films.
Adamson retired from filmmaking in the early 1980s to pursue a career in real estate. In 1995, he was murdered by a live-in contractor whom he had hired to work on his house, and he was subsequently buried beneath the floor in his bathroom.
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Dynamite Brothers | Director |
| 1977 | Black Samurai | Director |
| 1978 | Death Dimension | Director |
Frequent collaborators
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1995540 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.