Cast of
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

About Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose 85 year love affair with the genre helped bring it into the mainstream and shape the way we view science fiction today.

Full Cast of Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

Forrest J. Ackerman
plays Self

Ray Bradbury
plays Self

Bobbie Bresee
plays Self

Lon Chaney Jr.
plays Self (archive footage)

Lon Chaney
plays Self (archive footage)

Roger Corman
plays Self

Joe Dante
plays Self

Joe Dante as Self

Joseph "Joe" Dante, Jr. is an American film director and producer of films generally with humorous and science fictio...

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John Landis
plays Self

John Landis as Self

John Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for hi...

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Fay Wray
plays Self (archive footage)

Max Schreck
plays Self (archive footage)

Colin Clive
plays Self (archive footage)

Ernest Thesiger
plays Self (archive footage)

Boris Karloff
plays Self (archive footage)

Christopher Lee
plays Self (archive footage)

Christopher Lee as Self (archive footage)

Christopher Lee was an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as...

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Peter Lorre
plays Self (archive footage)

Bela Lugosi
plays Self (archive footage)

Helen Chandler
plays Self (archive footage)

Claude Rains
plays Self (archive footage)

Elsa Lanchester
plays Self (archive footage)

Fredric March
plays Self (archive footage)

Ray Harryhausen
plays Self

Vincent Price
plays Self (archive footage)

Peter Cushing
plays Self (archive footage)

Peter Cushing as Self (archive footage)

Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE  (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Ham...

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Zandor Vorkov
plays Self (archive footage)

Shelly Weiss
plays Self (archive footage)

Crew of Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

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