Roland Emmerich Biography (1955-)

Born November 10, 1955, in Stuttgart, West Germany (now Germany); son of HansEmmerich (owner of a garden equipment manufacturing company); brother of UteEmmerich (a producer, casting director, and executive). Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: German
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, writer
Birth Details: November 10, 1955; Stuttgart, Germany

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Director
Franzmann (also known as The Frog), [West Germany (now Germany)], 1979
Das Arche Noah Prinzip (also known as The Noah's Ark Principle), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Classics, 1985
Joey (also known as Making Contact), New World Pictures, 1985
Ghost Chase (also known as Hollywood-Monster), CentropolisFilm Productions, 1988
Moon 44 (also known as Intruder), LIVE Home Video, 1990
Universal Soldier, TriStar, 1992
Stargate (also known as Stargate, la porte des etoiles), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1994
Independence Day (also known as ID4), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Godzilla, TriStar, 1998
The Patriot (also known as Der Patriot), Columbia, 2000
The Day after Tomorrow (also known as Tomorrow), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 2004
King Tut, Columbia, c. 2006
One Nation, Columbia, 2006
10,000 B.C., Columbia/Warner Bros., 2007
Film Executive Producer
(With Hanno Huth) Eye of the Storm, New Line Cinema, 1991
Independence Day (also known as ID4), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Godzilla, TriStar, 1998
The Patriot (also known as Der Patriot), Columbia, 2000
Eight Legged Freaks (also known as Arac Attack), Warner Bros., 2002
Film Producer
(With Dean Heyde) Moon 44 (also known as Intruder), LIVE Home Video, 1990
High Crusade (also known as High Crusade--Frikassee im Weltraum), Centropolis Film Productions, 1994
(With Dean Devlin) Stargate (also known as Stargate, la porte des etoiles), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1994
The Thirteenth Floor (also known as Abwaerts in die Zukunft), Columbia, 1999
The Day after Tomorrow (also known as Tomorrow), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 2004
King Tut, Columbia, c. 2006
The Break, Columbia, 2006
One Nation, Columbia, 2006
The 1 Second Film (animated short documentary), Cinespire Entertainment, 2006
10,000 B.C., Columbia/Warner Bros., 2007
Welcome to America (also known as The Girls Next Door), Lions Gate Films, 2007
Film Editor
Franzmann (also known as The Frog), [West Germany (now Germany)], 1979

Film Appearances
Die 120 Tage von Bottrop, DEM Film, 1997
Television Work
Series
Creator and executive producer, The Visitor, Fox, 1997-98
Director, Raumpatrouille--Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (also known as Space Patrol, Raumpatrouille, Raumpatrouille-Die Abenteuer des schnellen Raumkreuzers Orion, and Raumschiff Orion), [Germany], beginning c. 1997
Creator and executive producer, Godzilla: The Series (animated), Fox, 1998-2000
Television Appearances
Movies
Altosax, [West Germany (now Germany)], 1980
Specials
Himself, Making of "Universal Soldier" (documentary), 1992
Himself, The Making of "Independence Day" (documentary), 1996
The Sci-Fi Channel's Invasion of Independence Day, Sci-Fi Channel,1996
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (documentary), BBC, 1998
Himself, History or Hollywood? The Patriot, History Channel, 2000
Episodic
Himself, "Mechanical Effects: Nuts and Bolts," Movie Magic, The Discovery Channel, 1995
Himself, "Devastation Effects: Movie Mayhem," Movie Magic, The Discovery Channel, 1996
Himself, "Independence Day," HBO First Look, HBO, 1996
Himself, "Popparit Bushin kimpussa," 4Pop, 2004
Himself, Anke Late Night, 2004
Himself, Richard & Judy, Channel 4 (England), 2004
Appeared as himself, "The Films of Roland Emmerich," The Directors, Encore.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion (documentary), 1996
Himself, Godzilla: On Assignment with Charles Caiman (short documentary), Columbia/TriStar Home Entertainment, 1998
Himself, The Art of War (short documentary), Columbia/TriStar, 2000
Himself, Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (documentary),Image Entertainment, 2000
Himself, Independence Day: Creating Reality (short documentary), Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2000
Himself, The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of "Star Wars" (shortdocumentary), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
Himself, Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "UniversalSoldier" (short documentary), Lions Gate Films, 2004
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Franzmann (also known as The Frog), [West Germany (now Germany)], 1979
(With Hans J. Haller) Das Arche Noah Prinzip (also known as TheNoah's Ark Principle), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Classics, 1985
(With Hans J. Haller and Thomas Lechner) Joey (also known as Making Contact), New World Pictures, 1985
(With Oliver Eberle) Ghost Chase (also known as Hollywood-Monster), Centropolis Film Productions, 1988
(Story only) Moon 44 (also known as Intruder), LIVE Home Video, 1990
(With Dean Devlin) Stargate (also known as Stargate, la porte des etoiles), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1994
(With Devlin) Independence Day (also known as ID4), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
(With Devlin) Godzilla (based on the earlier Godzilla films), TriStar, 1998
(With Jeffrey Nachmanoff) The Day after Tomorrow (also known as Tomorrow), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
(With Harald Kloser and John Orloff) 10,000 B.C., Columbia/WarnerBros., 2007
(Story with others) Welcome to America (also known as The GirlsNext Door; based on an article by Peter Landesman), Lions Gate Films, 2007
Teleplays
Movies
Altosax, [West Germany (now Germany)], 1980
Some sources cite Emmerich as the coauthor of episodes of Stargate SG-1, Sci-Fi Channel, Showtime, and syndicated; as well as episodes of The Visitor, Fox.
Novels
(With Dean Devlin and Stephen Molstad) Independence Day (novelization of the film of the same name), HarperPrism, 1996

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

The television series Stargate SG-1, broadcast by the Sci-Fi Channel and Showtime and broadcast in syndication, was based on Emmerich and DeanDevlin's film Stargate (also known as Stargate, la porte des etoiles), distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1994.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, July 12, 1996
Starburst, February, 1998, pp. 36-39
Starlog, September, 1992; November, 1996; August, 1998
Time, July 8, 1996, pp. 58-64

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