Wes Craven
Birthday
1939/08/02
Day of death
2015/08/30 (76 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also know as
Wesley Earl Craven , Abe Snake, 韦斯·克雷文
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
(2001) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as Wes Craven
(2005) Becoming a Werewolf
as Wes Craven
(1994) New Nightmare
as Wes Craven
(2011) Scream: The Inside Story
as Self
(1993) Body Bags
as Pasty Faced Man
(2008) Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
as Self
(2004) The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
(2006) Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
as Self
(1995) The Fear
as Dr. Arnold
(1992) Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
as Self
(2006) The Making of 'Red Eye'
as Self
(2006) The Tripper
as Hippie (uncredited)
(1976) Sweet Cakes
as Photographer (uncredited)
(2011) I Am Nancy
as Self
(1999) Welcome to Primetime
as Self
(2002) Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
as Undead Cowboy (uncredited)
(2010) Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
(1996) Shadow Zone: The Undead Express
as Counsellor
(2000) The American Nightmare
as Self
(2011) Scream 4
as Coroner (uncredited)
(2005) Red Eye
as Airline Passenger (uncredited)
(1989) Gorgon Video Magazine
as Self
(2011) Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
as Self
(2003) Celluloid Crime of the Century
as Self
(1991) Fear in the Dark
as Self
(2004) Tales from the Crapper
as Party Goer (uncredited)
(1997) Scream 2
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1989) Shocker
as Man Neighbor
(1989) Stephen King's World of Horror
as Self
(2006) Paris Je T'aime
as La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)
(1986) Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
as Self
(1975) The Fireworks Woman
as Nicholas Burns (uncredited)
(1998) Welcome to Hollywood
as Wes Craven
(2013) Trespassing Bergman
as Self
(2012) Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
as Self
(2002) It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'
as Self
(2005) Ban the Sadist Videos!
as Self
(2004) The Thick Brown Line
as Self
(2002) Masters of Horror
as Self
(2003) Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
as Self
(2013) Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
as Self
(2000) Scream 3
as Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)
(2007) Diary of the Dead
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
(2013) House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
as Self
(2020) AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1
as Self
(2020) AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as Self
(2020) AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS
as Self
(1989) The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'
as Self
(2006) Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
as Self
(1973) It Happened in Hollywood
as Kings Litter Bearer
(1996) Scream
as Fred the Janitor (uncredited)
(2006) Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
as Self
(2006) The House That Freddy Built
as Self
(2000) Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
as Self
(2011) The Future of Fear
as Self
(1999) Stark Raving Mad
as Terrance Sterling
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
(1985) The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Children's Zoo")
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(2007) On the Lot
as ---
(2004) Boston Legal
as Self
(2009) Castle
as Self
(2004) 100 Scariest Movie Moments
as Self