Wes Craven
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was a prolific and influential American film director, writer, producer, and actor known for his pioneering work in the genre of horror films, particularly slasher films. Due to the success and cultural impact of his works in the horror film genre, Craven has been called the "Master of Horror". He is best known for creating the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise featuring the Freddy Krueger character, directing the first installment and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, and co-writing A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors with Bruce Wagner. Craven also directed all four films in the Scream series and two films in the Hills Have Eyes series. Some of his other films include The Last House on the Left, The People Under the Stairs, Red Eye, The Serpent and the Rainbow, andVampire in Brooklyn. On August 30, 2015, Craven died of brain cancer, at the age of 76 at his home in Los Angeles. From Wikipedia
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- Born:
- Aug 2, 1939 In Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 57
- First Appeared:
- In the movie It Happened in Hollywood 1973-01-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS 2020-05-06
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS | Self | 2020-05-06 |
| Movie | Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th | Self - Creator, A Nightmare on Elm Street | 2013-09-13 |
| Movie | Trespassing Bergman | Self | 2013-08-28 |
| Movie | House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! | Self | 2013-10-01 |
| Movie | Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger | Self | 2012-02-10 |
| Movie | Scream: The Inside Story | Self | 2011-04-06 |
| Movie | Scream 4 | Coroner (uncredited) | 2011-04-13 |
| Movie | I Am Nancy | Self | 2011-04-24 |
| Movie | Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective | Self | 2011-04-14 |
| Movie | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self | 2010-05-04 |
| Series | Castle | Wes Craven | 2009-03-09 |
| Movie | Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX | Self | 2008-10-07 |
| Series | On the Lot | Unknown | 2007-05-22 |
| Movie | Diary of the Dead | Newsreader (voice) (uncredited) | 2007-05-26 |
| Movie | The Tripper | Hippie (uncredited) | 2006-04-20 |
| Movie | The House That Freddy Built | Self | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | Paris Je T'aime | La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine) | 2006-06-21 |
| Movie | Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ | Self | 2006-09-26 |
| Movie | Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film | Self | 2006-10-13 |
| Movie | Becoming a Werewolf | Wes Craven | 2005-06-21 |
| Movie | Red Eye | Airline Passenger (uncredited) | 2005-08-19 |
| Movie | Ban the Sadist Videos! | Self | 2005-09-06 |
| Movie | Tales from the Crapper | Party Goer (uncredited) | 2004-01-29 |
| Movie | The Thick Brown Line | Self | 2004-01-01 |
| Series | Boston Legal | Unknown | 2004-10-03 |
| Movie | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Self | 2004-10-12 |
| Series | 100 Scariest Movie Moments | Self | 2004-10-27 |
| Movie | Celluloid Crime of the Century | Self | 2003-01-01 |
| Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
| Movie | Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' | Self | 2003-09-24 |
| Movie | Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out | Undead Cowboy (uncredited) | 2002-08-27 |
| Movie | It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left' | Self | 2002-08-27 |
| Movie | Masters of Horror | Self | 2002-11-06 |
| Movie | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Wes Craven | 2001-08-22 |
| Movie | Scream 3 | Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited) | 2000-02-04 |
| Movie | The American Nightmare | Self | 2000-09-11 |
| Movie | Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film | Self | 2000-10-28 |
| Movie | Welcome to Primetime | Self | 1999-09-08 |
| Series | Stark Raving Mad | Unknown | 1999-09-23 |
| Movie | Welcome to Hollywood | Wes Craven | 1998-10-01 |
| Movie | Scream 2 | Doctor (uncredited) | 1997-12-12 |
| Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
| Movie | Shadow Zone: The Undead Express | Counsellor | 1996-10-27 |
| Movie | Scream | Fred the Janitor (uncredited) | 1996-12-20 |
| Movie | The Fear | Dr. Arnold | 1995-01-20 |
| Movie | New Nightmare | Wes Craven | 1994-10-13 |
| Movie | Body Bags | Pasty Faced Man | 1993-08-08 |
| Movie | Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies | Self | 1992-10-31 |
| Movie | Fear in the Dark | Self | 1991-10-29 |
| Movie | Stephen King's World of Horror | Self | 1989-01-01 |
| Movie | Shocker | Man Neighbor | 1989-03-23 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' | Self | 1989-10-31 |
| Movie | Gorgon Video Magazine | Self | 1989-08-30 |
| Movie | Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors | Self | 1986-01-01 |
| Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1985-09-27 |
| Movie | The Fireworks Woman | Nicholas Burns (uncredited) | 1975-07-15 |
| Movie | It Happened in Hollywood | Kings Litter Bearer | 1973-01-01 |