Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson
Born	February 20, 1926 in Allendale, New Jersey, USA
Died	June 23, 2013 in Calabasas, California, USA
Sometimes credited as	Richard Matheson, Sr., Logan Swanson
Notable Shows	The Twilight Zone
Awards

Biograhy

Richard Matheson was a writer best known for his science fiction novel I Am Legend about the last man on an Earth infested with vampires, which was an inspiration for George A. Romero in creating the zombie genre. He also wrote often for television series and made-for-TV movies, particularly on Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone.

Writer

Episode Writer

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
Wanted: Dead or Alive	2x02 - The Healing Woman	September 12, 1959
Have Gun - Will Travel	3x23 - The Lady on the Wall	February 20, 1960
Cheyenne	4x13 - Home Is the Brave	March 14, 1960
Lawman	2x24 - Thirty Minutes	March 20, 1960
Lawman	3x06 - Yawkey	October 23, 1960
Lawman	3x10 - Samson the Great	November 20, 1960
Lawman	3x13 - Cornered	December 11, 1960
Lawman	3x21 - Homecoming	February 5, 1961
Lawman	4x37 - The Actor	May 27, 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	1x11 - Ride the Nightmare	November 29, 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	1x15 - The Thirty-First of February	January 4, 1963
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre	4x02 - Time of Flight	September 21, 1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.	1x09 - The Atlantis Affair	November 15, 1966
Star Trek	1x05 - The Enemy Within	October 6, 1966
Late Night Horror	1x01 - No Such Thing as a Vampire	April 19, 1968
Night Gallery	2x08C - Big Surprise	November 10, 1971
Night Gallery	2x15B - The Funeral	January 5, 1972
Ghost Story	1x01 - The New House	March 17, 1972
The Martian Chronicles	1 - The Expeditions	January 15, 1980
The Martian Chronicles	2 - The Settlers	January 22, 1980
The Martian Chronicles	3 - The Martians	January 29, 1980
The Twilight Zone	1x49 - Profile in Silver	March 7, 1986
The Twilight Zone	1x50 - Button, Button	March 7, 1986
Amazing Stories	1x22 - The Doll	May 4, 1986
Amazing Stories	1x23 - One for the Books	May 11, 1986
Amazing Stories	2x21 - Miss Stardust	April 10, 1987
The Outer Limits	2x07 - First Anniversary	February 16, 1996	based on a short story by
Masters of Horror	1x03 - Dance of the Dead	November 11, 2005

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Written

Title	Credit	Airdate	Series/Banner
Duel		November 10, 1971	ABC Movie of the Week
The Night Stalker		January 11, 1972	Kolchak: The Night Stalker
The Night Strangler		January 16, 1973	Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics		May 19, 1994

Trivia

• was the father of Richard Christian Matheson