Roland Emmerich
Directing·November 10, 1955 — 70 years old·Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Roland Emmerich is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer who is known for his work on disaster and action flicks. He made a name for himself with The Noah's Ark Principle (1981) and co-founded Centropolis Entertainment in 1985 with his sister. Besides his work in the entertainment industry, he is a collector of art and an active campaigner for the LGBT community, global warming awareness and equal rights.
Known For
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—Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"Self—Maya LordDirector · Producer2026Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien2025Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, WeltenerbauerSelf - subject, filmmaker2025Meister der Apokalypse - Roland EmmerichSelf2024Those About to DieTVExecutive Producer · Director2023La Californie !TVSelf - Director2022The Magic FluteProducer2022MoonfallWriter · Director · Producer2021The ColonyExecutive Producer · Thanks2020The Men of MidwaySelf2020Roland Emmerich: Man on a MissionSelf2019MidwayDirector · Producer2016Independence Day: ResurgenceDirector · Screenplay · Characters · Producer · Story2016Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'Self2015StonewallDirector · Producer2014The Real History of Science FictionTVHimself2013White House DownDirector2013Circus HalligalliTV2012Last Will. & TestamentExecutive Producer2012Der BerndSelf2011AnonymousDirector · Producer2011HellExecutive Producer2011Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of MythSelf2011The Shakespeare Enigma20102012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern EpicSelf · Producer · Presenter · Executive Producer2010The End of the World: The Actor's PerspectiveSelf · Executive Producer · Producer · Director20092012 Startling New Secrets2009Stargate: History MadeSelf2009Shirley AdamsExecutive Producer20092012Executive Producer · Director · Writer200810,000 BCProducer · Director · Screenplay2007TradeProducer2004Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'Himself2004The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'Self2004The Day After TomorrowDirector · Producer · Screenplay · Story2002Eight Legged FreaksExecutive Producer2000The Patriot: The Art of WarSelf2000Independence Day: Creating RealityHimself - Director (as Roland Emmrich)2000The PatriotDirector · Executive Producer2000Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster MoviesSelf1999The Thirteenth FloorProducer1999Godzilla: The Series - Monster WarExecutive Producer1998Godzilla, King of the Monsters1998GodzillaScreenplay · Director · Executive Producer · Story1997The 120 Days of BottropSelf1997Leute heuteTVSelf1996Independence DayScreenplay · Director · Executive Producer1996Independence Day: The ID4 InvasionSelf1996The Making of 'Independence Day'Self1996Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische HerausforderungSelf1995Die Harald Schmidt ShowTVSelf1994StargateScreenplay · Director1994The High CrusadeProducer1992MorgenmagazinTVSelf1992Universal SoldierDirector1990Moon 44Producer · Director · Story1987Ghost ChaseDirector · Story · Screenplay1985Making ContactDirector · Screenplay1984The Noah's Ark PrincipleDirector · Writer1984Goldene KameraTVSelf1981Wetten, dass..?TVSelf1980Verlieben vielleichtRobert1979Bavarian Film AwardsTVSelf1979Smash - Gefahr aus der UnendlichkeitProduction Design1979FranzmannWriter · Director1978Max und SandyProduction Design1948BambiTVSelf