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