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Forrest J. Ackerman

Actor · 59 credits · 17 in highly-rated films

Best known for Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)

Frequent collaborators: Bobbie Bresee, Ray Harryhausen, Sara Karloff, Donald F. Glut, Dawn Wildsmith

Best Forrest J. Ackerman movies by genre

Movies (58 total, ranked by score)

  1. Michael Jackson's Thriller

    1983 · ★ 8.3 (778 votes)

    Horror, Music, Thriller

    1

  2. Working with a Master: John Landis

    2006

    Documentary, Horror

    2

  3. Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

    1992 · ★ 6.9 (11 votes)

    Documentary

    3

  4. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

    2007 · ★ 7.8 (16 votes)

    Documentary

    4

  5. Secret Lives: L. Ron Hubbard

    1997

    Comedy

    5

  6. Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

    2001 · ★ 6.9 (16 votes)

    Documentary

    6

  7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait

    1988 · ★ 6.2 (15 votes)

    Documentary

    7

  8. Vampira: The Movie

    2006 · ★ 8.0 (3 votes)

    Horror, Documentary

    8

  9. Uncle Forry's Ackermansions

    2014 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Horror, Documentary

    9

  10. Hollywood Goes Ape!

    1994 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    10

  11. Ceremony

    1994 · ★ 2.0 (3 votes)

    Horror

    11

  12. Keepers of the Frame

    1999 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins

    2014 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    13

  14. Hooray for Horrorwood

    1991 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    14

  15. Hollywood Rated 'R'

    1997 · ★ 5.1 (8 votes)

    Documentary, Horror, Science Fiction

    15

  16. Dinosaur Movies

    1993

    Documentary

    16

  17. Sleazemania Strikes Back

    1985 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    17

  18. Beach Blanket Bloodbath

    1985 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    18

  19. Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me

    1983 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    19

  20. Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

    1995 · ★ 9.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    20

  21. The Wizard of Speed and Time

    1989 · ★ 6.3 (30 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Adventure

    21

  22. Hollywood Dinosaur Chronicles

    1987 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror

    2016

    Documentary

    23

  24. Frazetta: Painting with Fire

    2003 · ★ 6.4 (17 votes)

    Documentary

    24

  25. I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies

    2006

    Documentary

    25

  26. The Alien Within

    1990

    Science Fiction, Horror

    26

  27. My Lovely Monster

    1991 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Horror, Comedy

    27

  28. Shock Cinema: Volume Two

    1991 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)

    Horror, Documentary

    28

  29. The Laughing Dead

    1989 · ★ 2.9 (15 votes)

    Horror

    29

  30. Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania

    1999 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    TV Movie, Documentary

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.