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Matt Cimber

Matt Cimber

Actor, Director, Producer

Born January 12, 1936 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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Writer, director and producer Matt Cimber was born as Matteo Ottaviano in 1936 and began his career in the early 60s directing off-Broadway plays including works by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tennessee Williams and the US premieres of the Jean Cocteau trilogy. During his theater years, Cimber rewrote Burning Bright with John Steinbeck which introduced Sandy Dennis who went on to win an Academy Award for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) . Cimber then directed the Broadway revival of Bus Stop, where he met future wife Jayne Mansfield. Matt made his cinematic directorial debut with the offbeat Single Room Furnished (1966), which was also Mansfield's last movie. He followed this movie with the film The Sensually Liberated Female (1970) which was based on a best-selling book The Sensuous Female by J. As the screenwriter / director of this film, Cimber made a satire which required the title be changed for release because the publisher rescinded the rights. Cimber did three immensely enjoyable blaxploitation pictures in the mid 70s: The Black 6 (1973), Lady Cocoa (1975) and the terrifically trashy The Candy Tangerine Man (1975) which was also Samuel L. Jackson 's favorite film. Matt made a rare foray into the horror genre with the disturbing psychological shocker The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976). His next work was based on a Mario Puzo story, a World War II drama A Time to Die (1982) starring Rex Harrison. Later that year Matt teamed up with Pia Zadora for two films: the underrated Butterfly (1981) and the fun Fake-Out (1982). Butterfly (1981) was the master filmmaker Orson Welles last film for which he received one of the film's three Golden Globe nominations. The following year Matt joined forces with actress Laurene Landon for the delightful action/adventure romps Hundra (1983) and Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (1984). Quentin Tarantino is quoted as saying Matt Cimber films were among his favorite. In the late 80s, Cimber created and directed the successful TV series GLOW: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (1986) . The show was lasted for four seasons on 103 stations in the US. More recent years of Cimber's work were dedicated to a documentary genre. He wrote and directed "An American Icon: Coca-Cola, the Early Years" (1997) and "The History of United Nations" (1996). He created and wrote the eight-minute intro for visitors to the United Nations for which he received a special commendation from the UN. After a twenty years absence in motion picture production, Matt Cimber made a comeback with the independent drama Miriam (2006).

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Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

My Mom Jayne Poster

My Mom Jayne Feature Film2025Self - My Mom's Third Husband

Grindhouse All-Stars: Notes from the Sleaze Cinema Underground Documentary2020

Mansfield 66/67 Poster

Mansfield 66/67 Documentary2017Self - Jayne Mansfield's Third Husband

Lost at Sea with Matt Cimber Documentary2016Self

Tides and Nightmares Poster

Tides and Nightmares Documentary2016Self

42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street Poster

42nd Street Memories: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Notorious Street Documentary2015Self - Producer

5 Questions for Matt Cimber Short Film2015Self

Gone with the Pope: The Players Documentary2015

Matt Cimber and Jim Lobianco on 'Massacre Mafia Style' Documentary2015Self

Jayne Mansfield: La tragédie d'une blonde Poster

Jayne Mansfield: La tragédie d'une blonde TV Movie2013Self

GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Poster

GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Documentary2012Self - Director, GLOW

George Harrison: Living in the Material World Poster

George Harrison: Living in the Material World Documentary2011Self

Butterfly: The Steamy Saga of a Cult Classic Video2008Self

A Maiden's Voyage Documentary2004Self

Blond in Hollywood TV Series2003Self

Living Famously Poster

Living Famously TV Series2002Self

The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and Priscilla Documentary2002Self

Fake-Out Poster

Fake-Out Feature Film1982Hit Man #2

Lady Cocoa Poster

Lady Cocoa Feature Film1975Arthur

Director

26

Type

Year

Femme d'Action Poster

Femme d'Action TV Movie2016

Peace for Profit Poster

Peace for Profit Documentary2008

Miriam Feature Film2006

GLOW: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Poster

GLOW: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling TV Series1986

Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold Poster

Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold Feature Film1984

Hundra Feature Film1983

Tiger Man Poster

Tiger Man Feature Film1983

A Time to Die Poster

A Time to Die Feature Film1982

Fake-Out Poster

Fake-Out Feature Film1982

Butterfly Poster

Butterfly Feature Film1981

The Witch Who Came from the Sea Poster

The Witch Who Came from the Sea Feature Film1976

Alias Big Cherry Poster

Alias Big Cherry Feature Film1975

Gemini Affair Poster

Gemini Affair Feature Film1975

Lady Cocoa Poster

Lady Cocoa Feature Film1975

That Girl from Boston Poster

That Girl from Boston Feature Film1975

The Candy Tangerine Man Poster

The Candy Tangerine Man Feature Film1975

The Black 6 Poster

The Black 6 Feature Film1973

Mondo Hunt Poster

Mondo Hunt Feature Film1972

Calliope Poster

Calliope Feature Film1971

Sex and Astrology Feature Film1971

Africanus Sexualis (Black Is Beautiful) Feature Film1970

He & She Feature Film1970

The Sensually Liberated Female Feature Film1970

Man & Wife: An Educational Film for Married Adults Poster

Man & Wife: An Educational Film for Married Adults Feature Film1969

Single Room Furnished Poster

Single Room Furnished Feature Film1966

Femena Feature Film

Producer

19

Type

Year

The Original Ladies of Wrestling Poster

The Original Ladies of Wrestling TV Series2019

Miriam Feature Film2006

Houses of Mystery: Mysteries of the Cathedrals Poster

Houses of Mystery: Mysteries of the Cathedrals Documentary2000

GLOW: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Poster

GLOW: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling TV Series1986

Fake-Out Poster

Fake-Out Feature Film1982

Butterfly Poster

Butterfly Feature Film1981

Do It in the Dirt Feature Film1979

The Witch Who Came from the Sea Poster

The Witch Who Came from the Sea Feature Film1976

Alias Big Cherry Poster

Alias Big Cherry Feature Film1975

Gemini Affair Poster

Gemini Affair Feature Film1975

Lady Cocoa Poster

Lady Cocoa Feature Film1975

That Girl from Boston Poster

That Girl from Boston Feature Film1975

The Candy Tangerine Man Poster

The Candy Tangerine Man Feature Film1975

The Black 6 Poster

The Black 6 Feature Film1973

Mondo Hunt Poster

Mondo Hunt Feature Film1972

Calliope Poster

Calliope Feature Film1971

Sex and Astrology Feature Film1971

Africanus Sexualis (Black Is Beautiful) Feature Film1970

The Sensually Liberated Female Feature Film1970

Writer

11

Miriam Feature Film2006

Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold Poster

Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold Feature Film1984

Hundra Feature Film1983

Tiger Man Poster

Tiger Man Feature Film1983

A Time to Die Poster

A Time to Die Feature Film1982

Fake-Out Poster

Fake-Out Feature Film1982

Butterfly Poster

Butterfly Feature Film1981

The Black 6 Poster

The Black 6 Feature Film1973

The Sensually Liberated Female Feature Film1970

Single Room Furnished Poster

Single Room Furnished Feature Film1966

Femena Feature Film

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Delirio caldo Poster

Delirio caldo Feature Film1972

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