Richard Stanley

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-11-22 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Fish Hoek, South Africa

Richard Stanley

Biography

Richard Stanley is a South African filmmaker, known for his work in the horror genre. He began his career making short films and music videos, and subsequently directed the feature films Hardware and Dust Devil, both of which are considered cult classics.

Acting

1992

Dust Devil

as Transforming Dust Devil in Dream Sequence (uncredited)

1990

Hardware

as Talking elevator (voice) (uncredited)

1996

The Island of Dr. Moreau

as Melting Bulldog (uncredited)

2017

Cult of Terror

as Self - Filmmaker

1994

Brave

as Man in the table (uncredited)

2007

Vampire Diary

as Spanish Rapist

1995

Twelve Monkeys

as Man in Transit Lounge (uncredited)

1983

Rites of Passage

as Primordial Man

2013

2017

78/52

as Self

1985

Incidents in an Expanding Universe

as Clean Shaven Pretentious Filmmaker / Greasy Beggar / Green Army Gunner / 3-Eyed Mutant / Green Army Flag Bearer / Alien Vendor

2024

Shadowland

as Self

2001

Dagon

as Fish Monster (uncredited)

2025

Zone

as Self

Production

2006

The Abandoned

as Screenplay

1990

Hardware

as Director

1992

Dust Devil

as Director

1996

1994

Brave

as Director

2011

The Theatre Bizarre

as Screenplay

2001

The Secret Glory

as Director

2001

2001

The Secret Glory

as Producer

2011

1990

Hardware

as Writer

2006

1983

Rites of Passage

as Director

1990

2002

2013

The Otherworld

as Director

2017

Replace

as Writer

1994

Brave

as Writer

2013

2013

The Otherworld

as Associate Producer

-

Malware

as Director

-

Malware

as Writer

2020

2002

2020

Color Out of Space

as Screenplay

1983

2009

Imago Mortis

as Writer

-

Dunwich

as Screenplay

1992

Dust Devil

as Writer

2003

Europe - 99euro-films 2

as Line Producer

-

Dunwich

as Director

-

The Palace

as Executive Producer

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