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.

Known For

Leute heute

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Morgenmagazin

Wetten, dass..?

Bambi

Circus Halligalli

The Real History of Science Fiction

Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion

All Movies (25)

• Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien2026
• Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer2025 · as Self - subject, filmmaker
• Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich2025 · as Self
• The Men of Midway2020 · as Self
• Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission2020 · as Self
• Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'2016 · as Self
• Der Bernd2012 · as Self
• Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth2011 · as Self
• The Shakespeare Enigma2011
• 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic2010 · as Self
• The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective2010 · as Self
• 2012 Startling New Secrets2009
• Stargate: History Made2009 · as Self
• Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'2004 · as Himself
• The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'2004 · as Self
• The Patriot: The Art of War2000 · as Self
• Independence Day: Creating Reality2000 · as Himself - Director (as Roland Emmrich)
• Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies2000 · as Self
• Godzilla, King of the Monsters1998
• The 120 Days of Bottrop1997 · as Self
• Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion1996 · as Self
• The Making of 'Independence Day'1996 · as Self
• Hollywood, Germany - Die amerikanische Herausforderung1996 · as Self
• Verlieben vielleicht1980 · as Robert
• Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of "Universal Soldier"— · as Self

All TV Shows (10)

• La Californie !2023 · as Self - Director
• The Real History of Science Fiction2014 · as Himself
• Circus Halligalli2013
• Leute heute1997 · as Self
• Die Harald Schmidt Show1995 · as Self
• Morgenmagazin1992 · as Self
• Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self
• Wetten, dass..?1981 · as Self
• Bavarian Film Awards1979 · as Self
• Bambi1948 · as Self