Richard Matheson Net Worth
Richard Matheson Net Worth is
$7 Million
Richard Matheson Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Richard Burton Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He may be known best as the author of I Am Legend, a 1954 horror novel that has been adapted for the screen four times, although five more of his novels or short stories have been adapted as major motion pictures: The Shrinking Man, Hell House, What Dreams May Come, Bid Time Return (filmed as Somewhere in Time), A Stir of Echoes and Button, Button. Matheson also wrote numerous television episodes of The Twilight Zone for Rod Serling, including "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" and "Steel". He later adapted his 1971 short story "Duel" as a screenplay which was promptly directed by a young Steven Spielberg, for the television movie of the same name. | Full Name | Richard Matheson |
| Date Of Birth | February 20, 1926 |
| Died | 2013-06-23 |
| Place Of Birth | Allendale, New Jersey, USA |
| Profession | Writer, Actor, Producer |
| Education | University of Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Ruth Ann Woodson |
| Children | Richard Christian Matheson, Ali Marie Matheson, Chris Matheson |
| Parents | Fanny Mathieson, Bertolf Matheson |
| Awards | World Fantasy Award—Life Achievement, World Fantasy Award—Novel, Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement, World Horror Convention Grand Master Award, Tähtivaeltaja Award, World Fantasy Award—Collection, Edgar Awards for Best Television Feature/Mini-Series Teleplay, Spur Award for Best West... |
| Nominations | Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Locus Award for Best Collection, Retro Hugo Award for Best Short Story, Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Long Form – Multi-part |
| Movies | I Am Legend, Duel, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Last Man on Earth, The Omega Man, Real Steel, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Somewhere in Time, The Box, The Legend of Hell House, Trilogy of Terror, The Night Stalker, What Dreams May Come, The Devil Rides Out, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Incredible... |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| Night of the Eagle (1962) | $5,000 |
| Pit and the Pendulum (1961) | $5,000 |
| Master of the World (1961) | $5,000 |
| House of Usher (1960) | $5,000 |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I wrote about real people and real circumstances and real neighborhoods. There was no crypt or castles or H.P. Lovecraft-type environments. They were just about normal people who had something bizarre happening to them in the neighborhood. I could never write about strange kingdoms. I could never do Harry Potter or anything like that. Even when I did science-fiction I didn't write about foreign planets and distant futures. I certainly never did fantasies about trolls living under bridges. I had to write about realistic circumstances. That's the way my brain works. And I think that gave me a sort of place in the field. |
| 2 | [on what the supernatural genre tells us about human beings] I think we're yearning for something beyond the every day. And I will tell you that I don't believe in the "supernatural," I believe in the "supernormal." To me there is nothing that goes against nature. If it seems incomprehensible, it's because we haven't been able to understand it yet. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He was cremated. |
| 2 | His short story "Steel" was the first inspiration for the screenplay to Real Steel (2011). |
| 3 | One of Stephen King's favorite writers. |
| 4 | He has claimed that the film that came closest to capturing the spirit of his novel "I Am Legend" was Night of the Living Dead (1968), even though that film was not an intentional adaptation of his book. |
| 5 | Norwegian-American. |
| 6 | According to producer Roger Corman, Matheson's scripts were so good that Corman usually used the first draft with a minimum of rewrites. |
| 7 | Father of writers Chris Matheson, Ali Marie Matheson and Richard Christian Matheson. He adopted his wife's daughter from a previous marriage named Bettina Louise Matheson (B. 1950). |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled I Am Legend Reboot | inspired by the book announced | ||
| The Near Departed | 2012 | Short | |
| Person to Person | 2011 | Short short story | |
| Real Steel | 2011 | short story "Steel" | |
| Family Guy | 2010 | TV Series based on a short story by - 1 episode | |
| The Last Rites of Richard Keene | 2010 | Short short story | |
| The Holiday Man | 2009 | Short short story | |
| The Box | 2009/I | short story "Button, Button" | |
| L'esame | 2007 | Short novel | |
| I Am Legend | 2007 | novel "I Am Legend" | |
| I Am Omega | 2007 | Video novel "I Am Legend" | |
| My Ambition | 2006 | Short short story "Blood Son" | |
| The Box | 2006/I | Short story | |
| Blood Son | 2006 | Short short story | |
| Masters of Horror | 2005 | TV Series short story - 1 episode | |
| Stir of Echoes | 1999 | novel "A Stir of Echoes" | |
| What Dreams May Come | 1998 | novel "What Dreams May Come" | |
| Trilogy of Terror II | 1996 | TV Movie screenplay - segment "Bobby" / story "Prey" | |
| The Outer Limits | 1996 | TV Series short story - 1 episode | |
| Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics | 1994 | TV Movie teleplay | |
| The Dreamer of Oz | 1990 | TV Movie story / teleplay | |
| Loose Cannons | 1990 | written by | |
| Amazing Stories | TV Series short story - 2 episodes, 1986 - 1987 teleplay - 1 episode, 1986 written by - 1 episode, 1986 | ||
| The Twilight Zone | TV Series based on the short story by - 1 episode, 1986 teleplay by - 1 episode, 1986 | ||
| Jaws 3-D | 1983 | screenplay | |
| Twilight Zone: The Movie | 1983 | screenplay "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" - segments "4", "2", "3" / short story "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" - segment "4" | |
| Prey | 1983 | Video short short story | |
| Il fascino dell'insolito | 1981 | TV Series short story "Mad House" - 1 episode | |
| The Incredible Shrinking Woman | 1981 | novel | |
| Somewhere in Time | 1980 | novel "Bid Time Return" / screenplay | |
| The Martian Chronicles | 1980 | TV Mini-Series writer - 3 episodes | |
| Racconti di fantascienza | 1979 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
| Dead of Night | 1977 | TV Movie story - segment "No Such Thing as a Vampire" / written by - segments "Bobby", "No Such Thing as a Vampire", "Second Chance" | |
| The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver | 1977 | TV Movie | |
| Trilogy of Terror | 1975 | TV Movie short story - segment "Amelia" / story - segments "Julie", "Millicent and Therese" / written by - segment "Amelia" | |
| The Stranger Within | 1974 | TV Movie short story / teleplay | |
| Les seins de glace | 1974 | novel "Someone is Bleeding" | |
| The Morning After | 1974 | TV Movie teleplay | |
| Dracula | 1974 | TV Movie written by | |
| Scream of the Wolf | 1974 | TV Movie teleplay | |
| Dying Room Only | 1973 | TV Movie short story / teleplay | |
| The Legend of Hell House | 1973 | novel "Hell House" / screenplay | |
| Circle of Fear | TV Series developer - 21 episodes, 1972 - 1973 developed for television by - 1 episode, 1973 writer - 1 episode, 1972 | ||
| The Night Strangler | 1973 | TV Movie written by | |
| The Night Stalker | 1972 | TV Movie teleplay | |
| Night Gallery | TV Series short story - 2 episodes, 1971 - 1972 teleplay - 2 episodes, 1971 - 1972 | ||
| Duel | 1971 | TV Movie screenplay / story | |
| The Omega Man | 1971 | novel "I Am Legend" | |
| Cold Sweat | 1970 | novel "Ride the Nightmare" | |
| 'It's Alive!' | 1969 | TV Movie story "Being" - uncredited | |
| De Sade | 1969 | screenplay | |
| Journey to the Unknown | 1968 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
| The Devil Rides Out | 1968 | screenplay | |
| Late Night Horror | 1968 | TV Series short story - 1 episode | |
| Soy leyenda | 1967 | Short novel "I am legend" | |
| The Young Warriors | 1966 | novel "The Beardless Warriors" / screenplay | |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | 1966 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Star Trek | 1966 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1966 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Die! Die! My Darling! | 1965 | screenplay | |
| The Last Man on Earth | 1964 | novel "I Am Legend" / screenplay - as Logan Swanson | |
| The Twilight Zone | TV Series written by - 14 episodes, 1960 - 1964 based on a short story by - 2 episodes, 1959 - 1960 | ||
| The Comedy of Terrors | 1963 | novel - uncredited / screenplay | |
| The Raven | 1963 | screenplay | |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | TV Series teleplay - 1 episode, 1963 novel and teleplay - 1 episode, 1962 | ||
| Combat! | 1962 | TV Series teleplay - 1 episode | |
| Tales of Terror | 1962 | screenplay | |
| Lawman | 1960-1962 | TV Series writer - 6 episodes | |
| Burn, Witch, Burn | 1962 | screenplay | |
| Thriller | 1961 | TV Series adaptation - 1 episode | |
| Pit and the Pendulum | 1961 | screenplay | |
| Master of the World | 1961 | screenplay | |
| House of Usher | 1960 | screenplay by | |
| Cheyenne | 1960 | TV Series teleplay - 1 episode | |
| Bourbon Street Beat | TV Series story - 1 episode, 1960 teleplay - 1 episode, 1960 | ||
| Have Gun - Will Travel | 1960 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| The Private Lives of Adam and Eve | 1960 | additional scenes - uncredited | |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | 1959 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
| The Beat Generation | 1959 | writer | |
| Markham | 1959 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
| Buckskin | 1959 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The D.A.'s Man | 1959 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Now Is Tomorrow | 1958 | TV Movie written by | |
| The Incredible Shrinking Man | 1957 | novel "The Shrinking Man" / screenplay | |
| Young Couples Only | 1955 | TV Short story | |
| Studio 57 | 1955 | TV Series story - 1 episode |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazing Stories | 1986-1987 | TV Series creative consultant - 11 episodes | |
| Circle of Fear | 1973 | TV Series developed for television by - 1 episode |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somewhere in Time | 1980 | Astonished Man - in 1912 | |
| The Godfather: A Novel for Television | 1977 | TV Mini-Series | Senator #3 (uncredited) |
| Captains and the Kings | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | President Garfield |
| The Godfather: Part II | 1974 | Senator #3 (uncredited) |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver | 1977 | TV Movie associate producer | |
| The Comedy of Terrors | 1963 | associate producer |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabid Love | 2012 | Short thanks | |
| Blüm | 2011 | Short thanks | |
| Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel | 2011 | Documentary thanks | |
| Richard Matheson: The Writing of 'Duel' | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Life After Death Project | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The AckerMonster Chronicles! | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Black Magic: The Making of the Devil Rides Out | 2012 | Video documentary short | Himself - Original Screenwriter |
| Dark Dreamers | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Week in Comedy | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Creating 'I Am Legend' | 2008 | Video documentary | Himself |
| 20 heures le journal | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Fearmakers Collection | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Trilogy of Terror: Terror Scribe | 2006 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Twilight Zone: The Definitive Edition Interviews | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Richard Matheson: The Writing of 'Duel' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Richard Matheson Storyteller: Comedy of Terrors | 2003 | Video short | Himself |
| Richard Matheson Storyteller: The Raven | 2003 | Video short | Himself |
| Back to 'Somewhere in Time' | 2000 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Masters of Fantasy | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 100 Years of Horror: The Aristocrats of Evil | 1996 | Video documentary | Himself |
| 100 Years of Horror: The Evil Unseeable | 1996 | Video documentary | Himself |
| 100 Years of Horror | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Author - 'Hell House' / Himself - Screenwriter - 'The Comedy of Terrors' / Himself - Screenwriter, 'The Devil's Bride' / ... |
| American Masters | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Writer |
| The Famous Monsters 1993 World Convention Souvenir Video | 1993 | Video documentary | |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1978 | TV Series | Himself - Author |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 86th Annual Academy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Writer (In Memoriam) |
| The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Writer & Producer (In Memoriam) |
| The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 | 1992 | Video | Senator #3 |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | ||
| 2011 | Fangoria Horror Hall of Fame | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | ||
| 1991 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Bram Stoker Awards | ||
| 1973 | Edgar | Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Best Television Feature or Miniseries | The Night Stalker (1972) |
| 1958 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | WGA Award (TV) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Anthology Episode/Single Program | Amazing Stories (1985) |
| 1984 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Screenplay | Jaws 3-D (1983) |
| 1981 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | The Martian Chronicles (1980) |
| 1963 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Night of the Eagle (1962) |
Known for movies
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
as Writer
I Am Legend (2007)
as Writer
Duel (1971)
as Writer
Real Steel (2011)
as Writer