Wes Craven
August 2, 1939 (85 years old) in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was a prolific and influential American film director, writer, producer, and occasional actor known for his pioneering work in the horror genre, and particularly in the teen slasher subgenre. Among his best-known works are such landmark films as "The Last House on the Left" (1972), "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977), "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984) and the "Scream" series (1996–2011).
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- 2020 · AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS as Self
- 2020 · AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. as Self
- 2020 · AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1 as Self
- 2013 · House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! as Self
- 2013 · Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th as Self - Creator, A Nightmare on Elm Street
- 2013 · Trespassing Bergman as Self
- 2012 · Bergmans video as Self
- 2012 · Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger as Self
- 2011 · The Future of Fear as Self
- 2011 · I Am Nancy as Self
- 2011 · Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective as Self
- 2011 · Scream 4 as Coroner (uncredited)
- 2011 · Scream: The Inside Story as Self
- 2010 · Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self
- 2009 · Castle as Self
- 2008 · Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX as Self
- 2007 · Diary of the Dead as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
- 2007 · On the Lot as
- 2006 · Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film as Self
- 2006 · Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ as Self
- 2006 · Paris Je T'aime as La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)
- 2006 · The Tripper as Hippie (uncredited)
- 2006 · The Making of 'Red Eye' as Self
- 2006 · Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares as Self
- 2006 · The House That Freddy Built as Self
- 2005 · Ban the Sadist Videos! as Self
- 2005 · Red Eye as Airline Passenger (uncredited)
- 2005 · Becoming a Werewolf as Wes Craven
- 2004 · 100 Scariest Movie Moments as Self
- 2004 · The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing as Self
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Self
- 2004 · Tales from the Crapper as Party Goer (uncredited)
- 2004 · The Thick Brown Line as Self
- 2003 · Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Celluloid Crime of the Century as Self
- 2002 · Masters of Horror as Self
- 2002 · It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left' as Self
- 2002 · Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out as Undead Cowboy (uncredited)
- 2001 · Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Wes Craven
- 2000 · Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film as Self
- 2000 · The American Nightmare as Self
- 2000 · Scream 3 as Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)
- 1999 · Stark Raving Mad as Terrance Sterling
- 1999 · Welcome to Primetime as Self
- 1998 · Welcome to Hollywood as Wes Craven
- 1997 · Scream 2 as Doctor (uncredited)
- 1996 · Scream as Fred the Janitor (uncredited)
- 1996 · Shadow Zone: The Undead Express as Counsellor
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1995 · The Fear as Dr. Arnold
- 1994 · New Nightmare as Wes Craven
- 1993 · Body Bags as Pasty Faced Man
- 1992 · Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies as Self
- 1991 · Fear in the Dark as Self
- 1989 · The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' as Self
- 1989 · Gorgon Video Magazine as Self
- 1989 · Shocker as Man Neighbor
- 1989 · Stephen King's World of Horror as Self
- 1986 · Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors as Self
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as
- 1976 · Sweet Cakes as Photographer (uncredited)
- 1975 · The Fireworks Woman as Nicholas Burns (uncredited)
- 1973 · It Happened in Hollywood as Kings Litter Bearer