
Wes Craven
Directing • Born 1939-08-02 – Died 2015-08-30
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).
Filmography
67 credits
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Movie • 2001
Wes Craven

Becoming a Werewolf
Movie • 2005
Wes Craven

Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Movie • 1994
Wes Craven

Scream: The Inside Story
Movie • 2011
Self

Body Bags
Movie • 1993
Pasty Faced Man

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Movie • 2008
Self

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Movie • 2004
Self

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Movie • 2006
Self

The Fear
Movie • 1995
Dr. Arnold

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
Movie • 1992
Self

The Tripper
Movie • 2006
Hippie (uncredited)

Sweet Cakes
Movie • 1976
Photographer (uncredited)

I Am Nancy
Movie • 2011
Self

Welcome to Primetime
Movie • 1999
Self

Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
Movie • 2002
Undead Cowboy (uncredited)

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Movie • 2010
Self

Shadow Zone: The Undead Express
Movie • 1996
Counsellor

The American Nightmare
Movie • 2000
Self

Scream 4
Movie • 2011
Coroner (uncredited)

Red Eye
Movie • 2005
Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Gorgon Video Magazine
Movie • 1989
Self

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
Movie • 2011
Self

Celluloid Crime of the Century
Movie • 2003
Self

Fear in the Dark
Movie • 1991
Self

Tales from the Crapper
Movie • 2004
Party Goer (uncredited)

Scream 2
Movie • 1997
Doctor (uncredited)

Shocker
Movie • 1989
Man Neighbor

Stephen King's World of Horror
Movie • 1989
Self

Paris Je T'aime
Movie • 2006
La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Movie • 1986
Self

The Fireworks Woman
Movie • 1975
Nicholas Burns / The Fireworks Man (uncredited)

Welcome to Hollywood
Movie • 2000
Wes Craven

Trespassing Bergman
Movie • 2013
Self

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
Movie • 2012
Self

It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'
Movie • 2002
Self

Ban the Sadist Videos!
Movie • 2005
Self

The Thick Brown Line
Movie • 2004
Self

Masters of Horror
Movie • 2002
Self

Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
Movie • 2003
Self

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
Movie • 2013
Self

Scream 3
Movie • 2000
Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)

Diary of the Dead
Movie • 2007
Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
Movie • 2013
Self

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
Movie • 2020
(archive footage)

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
Movie • 2020
Self

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
Movie • 2020
Self

The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'
Movie • 1989
Self

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Movie • 2006
Self

It Happened in Hollywood
Movie • 1973
Kings Litter Bearer

Scream
Movie • 1996
Fred the Janitor (uncredited)

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
Movie • 2006
Self

The House That Freddy Built
Movie • 2006
Self

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
Movie • 2000
Self

The Future of Fear
Movie • 2011
Self

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Movie • 2020
(archive footage)

The Making of 'Scream 4'
Movie • 2011
Self

Behind the Scream
Movie • 2000
Self

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Movie • 2005
Self

Stark Raving Mad
TV • 1999
Terrance Sterling

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self

The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985
(segment "Children's Zoo")

E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996

On the Lot
TV • 2007

Boston Legal
TV • 2004
Self

Castle
TV • 2009
Self

100 Scariest Movie Moments
TV • 2004
Self

The Fourth Wall
TV • 2023
Self