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).
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Known For
Acting History
2023
The Fourth Wall as Self
2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis as Self
2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. as (archive footage)
2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault as (archive footage)
2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 as Self
2013House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! as Self
2013Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th as Self
2013Trespassing Bergman as Self
2012Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger as Self
2011The Future of Fear as Self
2011The Making of 'Scream 4' as Self
2011I Am Nancy as Self
2011Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective as Self
2011Scream 4 as Coroner (uncredited)
2011Scream: The Inside Story as Self
2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self
2009Castle as Self
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX as Self
2007Diary of the Dead as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
2007On the Lot
2006Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film as Self
2006Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ as Self
2006Paris Je T'aime as La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)
2006The Tripper as Hippie (uncredited)
2006The House That Freddy Built as Self
2006Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares as Self
2005Ban the Sadist Videos! as Self
2005Red Eye as Airline Passenger (uncredited)
2005Becoming a Werewolf as Wes Craven
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection as Self
2004100 Scariest Movie Moments as Self
2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing as Self
2004Boston Legal as Self
2004Tales from the Crapper as Party Goer (uncredited)
2004The Thick Brown Line as Self
2003Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2003Celluloid Crime of the Century as Self
2002Masters of Horror as Self
2002Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out as Undead Cowboy (uncredited)
2002It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left' as Self
2001Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Wes Craven
2000Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film as Self
2000Welcome to Hollywood as Wes Craven
2000Behind the Scream as Self
2000The American Nightmare as Self
2000Scream 3 as Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)
1999Stark Raving Mad as Terrance Sterling
1999Welcome to Primetime as Self
1997Scream 2 as Doctor (uncredited)
1996Scream as Fred the Janitor (uncredited)
1996Shadow Zone: The Undead Express as Counsellor
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1995The Fear as Dr. Arnold
1994New Nightmare as Self
1993Body Bags as Pasty Faced Man
1992Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies as Self
1991Fear in the Dark as Self
1989The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' as Self
1989Gorgon Video Magazine as Self
1989Shocker as Man Neighbor
1989Stephen King's World of Horror as Self
1986Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors as Self
1985The Twilight Zone as (segment "Children's Zoo")
1976Sweet Cakes as Photographer (uncredited)
1975The Fireworks Woman as Nicholas Burns / The Fireworks Man (uncredited)
1973It Happened in Hollywood as Kings Litter Bearer