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 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).
Known For
All Movies (58)
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis2020 · as Self
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.2020 · as (archive footage)
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #12020 · as Self
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault2020 · as (archive footage)
- House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!2013 · as Self
- Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th2013 · as Self
- Trespassing Bergman2013 · as Self
- Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger2012 · as Self
- The Future of Fear2011 · as Self
- The Making of 'Scream 4'2011 · as Self
- I Am Nancy2011 · as Self
- Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective2011 · as Self
- Scream: The Inside Story2011 · as Self
- Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010 · as Self
- Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX2008 · as Self
- Diary of the Dead2007 · as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
- Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film2006 · as Self
- Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’2006 · as Self
- Paris Je T'aime2006 · as La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)
- The Tripper2006 · as Hippie (uncredited)
- Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares2006 · as Self
- The House That Freddy Built2006 · as Self
- Ban the Sadist Videos!2005 · as Self
- Red Eye2005 · as Airline Passenger (uncredited)
- Becoming a Werewolf2005 · as Wes Craven
- Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection2005 · as Self
- The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing2004 · as Self
- Tales from the Crapper2004 · as Party Goer (uncredited)
- The Thick Brown Line2004 · as Self
- Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'2003 · as Self
- Celluloid Crime of the Century2003 · as Self
- Masters of Horror2002 · as Self
- Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out2002 · as Undead Cowboy (uncredited)
- It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'2002 · as Self
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back2001 · as Wes Craven
- Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film2000 · as Self
- Welcome to Hollywood2000 · as Wes Craven
- Behind the Scream2000 · as Self
- The American Nightmare2000 · as Self
- Scream 32000 · as Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)
- Welcome to Primetime1999 · as Self
- Unmasking the Horror1998
- Scream 21997 · as Doctor (uncredited)
- Scream1996 · as Fred the Janitor (uncredited)
- Shadow Zone: The Undead Express1996 · as Counsellor
- The Fear1995 · as Dr. Arnold
- Wes Craven's New Nightmare1994 · as Wes Craven
- Body Bags1993 · as Pasty Faced Man
- Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies1992 · as Self
- Fear in the Dark1991 · as Self
- The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'1989 · as Self
- Gorgon Video Magazine1989 · as Self
- Shocker1989 · as Man Neighbor
- Stephen King's World of Horror1989 · as Self
- Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors1986 · as Self
- Sweet Cakes1976 · as Photographer (uncredited)
- The Fireworks Woman1975 · as Nicholas Burns / The Fireworks Man (uncredited)
- It Happened in Hollywood1973 · as Kings Litter Bearer
All TV Shows (9)
- The Fourth Wall2023 · as Self
- Castle2009 · as Self
- On the Lot2007
- 100 Scariest Movie Moments2004 · as Self
- Boston Legal2004 · as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
- Stark Raving Mad1999 · as Terrance Sterling
- E! True Hollywood Story1996
- The Twilight Zone1985 · as (segment "Children's Zoo")