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Wes Craven

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

02/08/1939

Day of Death

30/08/2015
(76) years old

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Wes Craven

Biography

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 fil... Read More

Known For

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

Trespassing Bergman

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger

The Making of 'Scream 4'

Filmography

Cast

2025

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

as Self

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 See...

as Self

2013

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete Hist...

as Self

2013

Trespassing Bergman

as Self

2012

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Fre...

as Self

2011

The Future of Fear

as Self

2011

The Making of 'Scream 4'

as Self

2011

I Am Nancy

as Self

2011

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movi...

as Self

2011

Scream 4

as Coroner (uncredited)

2011

Scream: The Inside Story

as Self

2010

Freddy's Nightmares: Making Of

as Self

2010

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

as Self

2008

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

as Self

2007

Diary of the Dead

as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

2006

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of th...

as Self

2006

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nigh...

as Self

2006

Paris Je T'aime

as La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la...

2006

The Tripper

as Hippie (uncredited)

2006

The Making of 'Red Eye'

as Self

2006

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven...

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

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Edi...

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

Celluloid Crime of the Century

as Self

2002

Masters of Horror

as Self

2002

Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out

as Undead Cowboy (uncredited)

2002

It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last H...

as Self

2001

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

as Wes Craven

2000

Scream and Scream Again: A History of th...

as Self

2000

Welcome to Hollywood

as Wes Craven

2000

Behind the Scream

as Self

2000

The American Nightmare

as Self

2000

Scream 3

as Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (un...

1999

Welcome to Primetime

as Self

1997

Scream 2

as Doctor (uncredited)

1996

Scream

as Fred the Janitor (uncredited)

1996

Shadow Zone: The Undead Express

as Counsellor

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 I...

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

1976

Sweet Cakes

as Photographer (uncredited)

1975

The Fireworks Woman

as Nicholas Burns (uncredited)

1973

It Happened in Hollywood

as Kings Litter Bearer

Crew

2023

Dylan's New Nightmare

as Writer

2022

Scream

as In Memory Of

2018

Terrifier

as In Memory Of

2016

Mortal Nightmare

as Thanks

2015

The Girl in the Photographs

as Executive Producer

2013

Krueger: Another Tale from Elm Street

as Characters

2013

Krueger: Another Tale from Elm Street

as Thanks

2011

Scream 4

as Director

2011

Scream 4

as Producer

2010

My Soul to Take

as Director

2010

My Soul to Take

as Writer

2010

My Soul to Take

as Producer

2010

A Nightmare on Elm Street

as Characters

2010

A Nightmare on Elm Street

as Original Film Writer

2009

The Last House on the Left

as Producer

2009

The Last House on the Left

as Characters

2009

The Last House on the Left

as Original Film Writer

2007

Diary of the Dead

as Thanks

2007

The Hills Have Eyes 2

as Producer

2007

The Hills Have Eyes 2

as Writer

2007

The Hills Have Eyes 2

as Characters

2006

Pulse

as Screenplay

2006

Paris Je T'aime

as Director

2006

Paris Je T'aime

as Writer

2006

The Breed

as Executive Producer

2006

The Hills Have Eyes

as Producer

2006

The Hills Have Eyes

as Characters

2006

The Hills Have Eyes

as Original Film Writer

2005

Feast

as Executive Producer

2005

Red Eye

as Director

2005

Dracula III: Legacy

as Presenter

2005

Cursed

as Director

2004

The Nightmare Ends on Halloween

as Thanks

2003

Freddy vs. Jason

as Characters

2003

Dracula II: Ascension

as Presenter

2002

They

as Presenter

2002

They Shoot Divas, Don't They?

as Executive Producer

2002

Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out

as Director

2000

Dracula 2000

as Executive Producer

2000

Dracula 2000

as Presenter

2000

Scream 3

as Director

1999

Music of the Heart

as Director

1998

Don't Look Down

as Executive Producer

1998

Carnival of Souls

as Executive Producer

1998

Hollyweird

as Executive Producer

1998

Hollyweird

as Presenter

1997

Scream 2

as Director

1997

Wishmaster

as Executive Producer

1996

Scream

as Director

1995

Vampire in Brooklyn

as Director

1995

Mind Ripper

as Executive Producer

1994

New Nightmare

as Director

1994

New Nightmare

as Writer

1994

New Nightmare

as Characters

1994

New Nightmare

as Executive Producer

1993

The Nightmare Begins Again

as Characters

1993

The Nightmare Begins Again

as Creator

1991

The People Under the Stairs

as Director

1991

The People Under the Stairs

as Writer

1991

The People Under the Stairs

as Executive Producer

1991

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

as Characters

1990

Night Visions

as Director

1990

Night Visions

as Executive Producer

1990

Night Visions

as Writer

1990

Bloodfist II

as Other

1989

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Chi...

as Characters

1989

Shocker

as Director

1989

Shocker

as Executive Producer

1989

Shocker

as Writer

1988

Freddy's Nightmares: No More Mr. Nice Gu...

as Writer

1988

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream M...

as Characters

1988

The Serpent and the Rainbow

as Director

1987

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warri...

as Screenplay

1987

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warri...

as Executive Producer

1987

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warri...

as Characters

1987

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warri...

as Story

1986

Deadly Friend

as Director

1986

Casebusters

as Director

1985

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy...

as Characters

1985

The Hills Have Eyes Part 2

as Director

1985

The Hills Have Eyes Part 2

as Writer

1985

The Hills Have Eyes Part 2

as Characters

1985

Chiller

as Director

1984

A Nightmare on Elm Street

as Director

1984

A Nightmare on Elm Street

as Writer

1984

Invitation to Hell

as Director

1982

Swamp Thing

as Director

1982

Swamp Thing

as Writer

1981

Deadly Blessing

as Director

1981

Deadly Blessing

as Screenplay

1981

Kent State

as Producer

1979

Stranger in Our House

as Director

1978

The Evolution of Snuff

as Director of Photography

1978

Here Come the Tigers

as Gaffer

1977

The Hills Have Eyes

as Director

1977

The Hills Have Eyes

as Editor

1977

The Hills Have Eyes

as Writer

1975

The Fireworks Woman

as Director

1975

The Fireworks Woman

as Editor

1975

The Fireworks Woman

as Writer

1975

Kitty Can't Help It

as Editor

1972

The Last House on the Left

as Writer

1973

It Happened in Hollywood

as Assistant Director

1973

It Happened in Hollywood

as Editor

1972

The Last House on the Left

as Director

1972

The Last House on the Left

as Editor

1972

Deep Throat

as Other

1971

Together

as Associate Producer

1971

Together

as Director of Photography

1971

You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It o...

as Editor