Cast & creator
Lou Adler
Best known for Behind the Music, Legends, The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Lester Louis Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American record and film producer and the co-owner of the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California. Adler has produced and developed a number of high-profile musical artists, including the Grass Roots, Jan & Dean, the Mamas & the Papas, and Carole King. King's album Tapestry, produced by Adler, won the 1972 Grammy Award for Album of the Year and has been called one of the greatest pop albums of all time. Adler is an executive producer of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and discovered and produced comedy albums and films for Cheech & Chong. In 2006, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his achievements in music. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 as the recipient, alongside Quincy Jones, of the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
40
film credits
2
television credits
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1968–2026 · acting roles
7.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (42)
Showing 42 of 42 credits
Behind the Music
Self
1997
Legends
Self
2006
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Executive Producer
1975
I'm Still Here
Thanks
2010
American Me
Executive Producer
1992
Up in Smoke
Director
1978Up in Smoke
Producer
1978
Adam Sandler: Love You
Booth Technician
2024
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Executive Producer
2016
20 Feet from Stardom
Self
2013
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self
2025
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
Self
2004
Echo in the Canyon
Self
2019
Corduroy Plants
Producer
2026
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
Director
1982
Cheech & Chong's Last Movie
Self
2025
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
Self - Music Producer
2013
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
Self
2026
Shock Treatment
Executive Producer
1981
Brewster McCloud
Producer
1971
Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie!
Producer
2013Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie!
Music Supervisor
2013
The Wrecking Crew
Self - Producer
2008
Basketball Jones
Producer
1974
Sane Inside Insanity
Self – Producer
2025
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Self
1995The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Thanks
1995
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Self - Producer, The Rocky Horror Show
2015
The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains
Self
1999
Herb Alpert Is...
Self
2020
Kareem: Minority of One
Self
2015
Monterey Pop
Producer
1968
AKA Tommy Chong
Himself
2006
The Last Impresario
Self
2014
You've Got A Friend: The Carole King Story
2014
Immediate Family
Self
2022
Carole King: Home Again - Live in Central Park
Producer
2023
California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & The Papas
Himself
2005
Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live In Maui
Self
2020
Carole King: Natural Woman
Self
2016
Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys
Self
2002
Sam Cooke: Legend
Self
2003