Director
Roland Emmerich
Born 1955 · 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.
Directed
Independence Day
Director · 1996
The Patriot
Director · 2000
The Day After Tomorrow
Director · 2004
Stargate
Director · 1994
Midway
Director · 2019
2012
Director · 2009
White House Down
Director · 2013
Moonfall
Director · 2022
Universal Soldier
Director · 1992
Godzilla
Director · 1998
Independence Day: Resurgence
Director · 2016
10,000 BC
Director · 2008
Those About to Die
Director · 2024
Anonymous
Director · 2011
Stonewall
Director · 2015
Moon 44
Director · 1990
Making Contact
Director · 1985
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Director · 2010
Acting
Der Bernd
Self · 2012
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self · 1995
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself · 2014
The Patriot: The Art of War
Self · 2000
Bambi
Self · 1948
Guns, Genes & Fighting Machines: The Making of 'Universal Soldier'
Himself · 2004
Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion
Self · 1996
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
Self · 2010
La Californie !
Self - Director · 2023
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Self · 2004
Roland Emmerich - Weltenzerstörer, Weltenerbauer
Self - subject, filmmaker · 2025
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 1981
The Making of 'Independence Day'
Self · 1996
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
Self · 2010
The 120 Days of Bottrop
Self · 1997
Independence Day: Creating Reality
Himself - Director (as Roland Emmrich) · 2000
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Self · 2016
Goldene Kamera
Self · 1984
Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth
Self · 2011
Leute heute
Self · 1997
Morgenmagazin
Self · 1992
Bavarian Film Awards
Self · 1979
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich
Self · 2025
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
Self · 2000
Writing
Independence Day
Screenplay · 1996
The Day After Tomorrow
Screenplay · 2004
Stargate
Screenplay · 1994
2012
Writer · 2009
Moonfall
Writer · 2022
Godzilla
Screenplay · 1998
Independence Day: Resurgence
Screenplay · 2016
10,000 BC
Screenplay · 2008
Moon 44
Story · 1990
Making Contact
Screenplay · 1985
Ghost Chase
Story · 1987
The Noah's Ark Principle
Writer · 1984