Wes Craven
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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
Credits
Scream (1996)
as Fred the Janitor (uncredited)
Scream 2 (1997)
as Doctor (uncredited)
Scream 3 (2000)
as Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
as Wes Craven
Red Eye (2005)
as Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Diary of the Dead (2007)
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
as Wes Craven
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
as La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)
Shocker (1989)
as Man Neighbor
Body Bags (1993)
as Pasty Faced Man
Trespassing Bergman (2013)
as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
as Self
The Tripper (2006)
as Hippie (uncredited)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
as Self
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
as Wes Craven
The Fear (1995)
as Dr. Arnold
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective (2011)
as Self
Scream: The Inside Story (2011)
as Self
The American Nightmare (2000)
as Self
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)
as Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)
as (archive footage)
I Am Nancy (2011)
as Self
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
as Self
Tales from the Crapper (2004)
as Party Goer (uncredited)
Shadow Zone: The Undead Express (1996)
as Counsellor
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005)
as Self
Gorgon Video Magazine (1989)
as Self
Masters of Horror (2002)
as Self
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (2006)
as Self
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000)
as Self
The Making of 'Scream 4' (2011)
as Self
Becoming a Werewolf (2005)
as Wes Craven
Welcome to Primetime (1999)
as Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)
as Self
Stephen King's World of Horror (1989)
as Self
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986)
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. (2020)
as (archive footage)
The House That Freddy Built (2006)
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis (2020)
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 (2020)
as Self
The Future of Fear (2011)
as Self
Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)
as Self
The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' (1989)
as Self
Fear in the Dark (1991)
as Self
Behind the Scream (2000)
as Self
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger (2012)
as Self
Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' (2003)
as Self
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! (2013)
as Self
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies (1992)
as Self
Unmasking the Horror (1998)
Actor
The Thick Brown Line (2004)
as Self
Celluloid Crime of the Century (2003)
as Self
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out (2002)
as Undead Cowboy (uncredited)
It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left' (2002)
as Self
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares (2006)
as Self
Sweet Cakes (1976)
as Photographer (uncredited)
The Fireworks Woman (1975)
as Nicholas Burns / The Fireworks Man (uncredited)
It Happened in Hollywood (1973)
as Kings Litter Bearer