Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
1955-11-10
Place of Birth
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Roland Emmerich
Biography
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich as Self
2025Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer as Self - subject, filmmaker
2023La Californie ! as Self - Director
2020The Men of Midway as Self
2020Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission as Self
2016Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' as Self
2014The Real History of Science Fiction as Himself
2013Circus Halligalli
2012Der Bernd as Self
2011Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth as Self
2011The Shakespeare Enigma
20102012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic as Self
2010The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective as Self
20092012 Startling New Secrets
2009Stargate: History Made as Self
2004Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier' as Himself
2004The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' as Self
2000The Patriot: The Art of War as Self
2000Independence Day: Creating Reality as Himself - Director (as Roland Emmrich)
2000Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies as Self
1998Godzilla, King of the Monsters
1997The 120 Days of Bottrop as Self
1997Leute heute as Self
1996Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion as Self
1996The Making of 'Independence Day' as Self
1996Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung as Self
1995Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
1992Morgenmagazin as Self
1984Goldene Kamera as Self
1981Wetten, dass..? as Self
1980Verlieben vielleicht as Robert
1979Bavarian Film Awards as Self
1948Bambi as Self