Wes Craven

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-08-02 (76 years old)

Deathday

2015-08-30

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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).

Acting

2005

Becoming a Werewolf

as Wes Craven

1994

New Nightmare

as Wes Craven

1993

Body Bags

as Pasty Faced Man

1995

The Fear

as Dr. Arnold

2006

The Tripper

as Hippie (uncredited)

1976

Sweet Cakes

as Photographer (uncredited)

2011

I Am Nancy

as Self

2002

Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out

as Undead Cowboy (uncredited)

2011

Scream 4

as Coroner (uncredited)

2005

Red Eye

as Airline Passenger (uncredited)

1991

2004

Tales from the Crapper

as Party Goer (uncredited)

1997

Scream 2

as Doctor (uncredited)

1989

Shocker

as Man Neighbor

2006

Paris Je T'aime

as La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)

1975

The Fireworks Woman

as Nicholas Burns (uncredited)

2000

2000

Scream 3

as Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)

2007

Diary of the Dead

as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

1973

It Happened in Hollywood

as Kings Litter Bearer

1996

Scream

as Fred the Janitor (uncredited)

Production

2005

Cursed

as Director

2006

The Breed

as Executive Producer

2005

Feast

as Executive Producer

1996

Scream

as Director

1997

Scream 2

as Director

2000

Scream 3

as Director

2000

Dracula 2000

as Executive Producer

2006

Paris Je T'aime

as Director

2005

Red Eye

as Director

1994

New Nightmare

as Director

2010

1977

1977

1995

1999

1989

Shocker

as Director

1989

Shocker

as Executive Producer

1981

Deadly Blessing

as Director

1981

Deadly Blessing

as Screenplay

2006

2007

1986

Deadly Friend

as Director

1971

Together

as Associate Producer

2011

Scream 4

as Director

2011

Scream 4

as Producer

2010

My Soul to Take

as Director

2010

1979

1982

Swamp Thing

as Director

1984

1985

Chiller

as Director

1990

Night Visions

as Director

1975

2010

My Soul to Take

as Producer

2007

2010

A Nightmare on Elm Street

as Original Film Writer

2006

Pulse

as Screenplay

2006

The Hills Have Eyes

as Characters

1977

1982

Swamp Thing

as Writer

1989

Shocker

as Writer

1994

New Nightmare

as Writer

2007

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The People Under the Stairs

as Original Film Writer

1995

Mind Ripper

as Executive Producer

1986

Casebusters

as Director

1994

New Nightmare

as Characters

1994

New Nightmare

as Executive Producer

2002

They Shoot Divas, Don't They?

as Executive Producer

2016

2022

Scream

as In Memory Of

2003

Freddy vs. Jason

as Characters

1972

Deep Throat

as Other

1998

Hollyweird

as Executive Producer

1978

The Evolution of Snuff

as Director of Photography

1990

Bloodfist II

as Other

2015

The Girl in the Photographs

as Executive Producer

1981

Kent State

as Producer

1998

Carnival of Souls

as Executive Producer

1973

It Happened in Hollywood

as Assistant Director

2003

1998

Hollyweird

as Presenter

2005

2000

Dracula 2000

as Presenter

1975

1975

1990

Night Visions

as Executive Producer

1990

Night Visions

as Writer

1997

Wishmaster

as Executive Producer

1971

Together

as Director of Photography

2002

They

as Presenter

1998

Don't Look Down

as Executive Producer

1991

The People Under the Stairs

as Executive Producer

2006

1975

2018

Terrifier

as In Memory Of

2006

The Hills Have Eyes

as Original Film Writer

2009

The Last House on the Left

as Original Film Writer

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