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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Filmography
Acting (64)
Movies (55)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
2020as Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020as (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020as (archive footage)
Trespassing Bergman
2013as Self
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013as Self
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
2013as Self
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012as Self
Scream 4
2011as Coroner (uncredited)
Scream: The Inside Story
2011as Self
The Making of 'Scream 4'
2011as Self
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011as Self
The Future of Fear
2011as Self
I Am Nancy
2011as Self
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010as Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008as Self
Diary of the Dead
2007as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Paris Je T'aime
2006as La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006as Self
The Tripper
2006as Hippie (uncredited)
The House That Freddy Built
2006as Self
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
2006as Self
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
2006as Self
Red Eye
2005as Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Becoming a Werewolf
2005as Wes Craven
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005as Self
Ban the Sadist Videos!
2005as Self
Tales from the Crapper
2004as Party Goer (uncredited)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004as Self
The Thick Brown Line
2004as Self
Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
2003as Self
Celluloid Crime of the Century
2003as Self
Masters of Horror
2002as Self
It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'
2002as Self
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
2002as Undead Cowboy (uncredited)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001as Wes Craven
Scream 3
2000as Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)
Behind the Scream
2000as Self
Welcome to Hollywood
2000as Wes Craven
The American Nightmare
2000as Self
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000as Self
Welcome to Primetime
1999as Self
Scream 2
1997as Doctor (uncredited)
Scream
1996as Fred the Janitor (uncredited)
Shadow Zone: The Undead Express
1996as Counsellor
The Fear
1995as Dr. Arnold
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994as Wes Craven
Body Bags
1993as Pasty Faced Man
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
1992as Self
Fear in the Dark
1991as Self
Shocker
1989as Man Neighbor
Gorgon Video Magazine
1989as Self
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989as Self
The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'
1989as Self
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986as Self
Television (9)
The Fourth Wall
2023as Self
Castle
2009as Self
On the Lot
2007
Boston Legal
2004as Self
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self
Stark Raving Mad
1999as Terrance Sterling
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Twilight Zone
1985as (segment "Children's Zoo")
Crew (111)
Movies (106)
Scream
2022In Memory Of
Scream Ressurection
2019Executive Producer
Terrifier
2018In Memory Of
Mortal Nightmare
2016Thanks
The Girl in the Photographs
2015Executive Producer
The Confession of Fred Krueger
2015Characters
Krueger: Another Tale from Elm Street
2013Characters
Krueger: Another Tale from Elm Street
2013Thanks
Scream 4
2011Director
Scream 4
2011Producer
A Nightmare on Elm Street
2010Characters
A Nightmare on Elm Street
2010Original Film Writer
My Soul to Take
2010Director
My Soul to Take
2010Producer
My Soul to Take
2010Writer
The Last House on the Left
2009Characters
The Last House on the Left
2009Original Film Writer
The Last House on the Left
2009Producer
The Hills Have Eyes 2
2007Characters
The Hills Have Eyes 2
2007Producer
The Hills Have Eyes 2
2007Writer
Diary of the Dead
2007Thanks
The Hills Have Eyes
2006Characters
The Hills Have Eyes
2006Original Film Writer
The Hills Have Eyes
2006Producer
Paris Je T'aime
2006Director
Paris Je T'aime
2006Writer
Pulse
2006Screenplay
The Breed
2006Executive Producer
Red Eye
2005Director
Feast
2005Executive Producer
Cursed
2005Director
Dracula III: Legacy
2005Presenter
The Nightmare Ends on Halloween
2004Thanks
Freddy vs. Jason
2003Characters
Dracula II: Ascension
2003Presenter
They
2002Presenter
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?
2002Executive Producer
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
2002Director
Scream 3
2000Director
Dracula 2000
2000Executive Producer
Dracula 2000
2000Presenter
Music of the Heart
1999Director
Carnival of Souls
1998Executive Producer
Don't Look Down
1998Executive Producer
Hollyweird
1998Executive Producer
Hollyweird
1998Presenter
Scream 2
1997Director
Wishmaster
1997Executive Producer
Scream
1996Director
Mind Ripper
1995Executive Producer
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995Director
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994Characters
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994Director
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994Executive Producer
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994Writer
The Nightmare Begins Again
1993Characters
The Nightmare Begins Again
1993Creator
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991Characters
The People Under the Stairs
1991Director
The People Under the Stairs
1991Executive Producer
The People Under the Stairs
1991Writer
Bloodfist II
1990Other
Night Visions
1990Director
Night Visions
1990Executive Producer
Night Visions
1990Writer
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
1989Characters
Shocker
1989Director
Shocker
1989Executive Producer
Shocker
1989Writer
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
1988Characters
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988Director
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987Characters
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987Executive Producer
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987Screenplay
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987Story
Casebusters
1986Director
Deadly Friend
1986Director
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985Characters
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
1985Characters
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
1985Director
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
1985Writer
Chiller
1985Director
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984Director
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984Writer
Invitation to Hell
1984Director
Swamp Thing
1982Director
Swamp Thing
1982Writer
Deadly Blessing
1981Director
Deadly Blessing
1981Screenplay
Kent State
1981Producer
Stranger in Our House
1979Director
Here Come the Tigers
1978Gaffer
The Evolution of Snuff
1978Director of Photography
The Hills Have Eyes
1977Director
The Hills Have Eyes
1977Editor
The Hills Have Eyes
1977Writer
Kitty Can't Help It
1975Editor
The Last House on the Left
1972Director
The Last House on the Left
1972Editor
The Last House on the Left
1972Writer
Deep Throat
1972Other
Together
1971Associate Producer
Together
1971Director of Photography
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat
1971Editor
The People Under the Stairs
Original Film Writer
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