Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was a prolific and influential American film director, writer, producer, and actor known for his pioneering work in the genre of horror films, particularly slasher films. Due to the success and cultural impact of his works in the horror film genre, Craven has been called the "Master of Horror". He is best known for creating the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise featuring the Freddy Krueger character, directing the first installment and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, and co-writing A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors with Bruce Wagner. Craven also directed all four films in the Scream series and two films in the Hills Have Eyes series. Some of his other films include The Last House on the Left, The People Under the Stairs, Red Eye, The Serpent and the Rainbow, andVampire in Brooklyn. On August 30, 2015, Craven died of brain cancer, at the age of 76 at his home in Los Angeles. From Wikipedia
Movie | AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS | Self | 2020-05-06 |
Movie | AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1 | Self | 2020-04-08 |
Movie | Trespassing Bergman | Self | 2013-08-28 |
Movie | House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! | Self | 2013-10-01 |
Movie | Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th | Self - Creator, A Nightmare on Elm Street | 2013-09-13 |
Movie | Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger | Self | 2012-02-10 |
Movie | Bergmans video | Self | 2012-08-22 |
Movie | Scream: The Inside Story | Self | 2011-04-06 |
Movie | I Am Nancy | Self | 2011-04-24 |
Movie | Scream 4 | Coroner (uncredited) | 2011-04-13 |
Movie | Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective | Self | 2011-04-14 |
Movie | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Self | 2010-05-04 |
Series | Castle | Wes Craven | 2009-03-09 |
Movie | Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX | Self | 2008-10-07 |
Series | On the Lot | Unknown | 2007-05-22 |
Movie | Diary of the Dead | Newsreader (voice) (uncredited) | 2007-05-26 |
Movie | Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ | Self | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | The House That Freddy Built | Self | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | The Tripper | Hippie (uncredited) | 2006-04-20 |
Movie | Paris Je T'aime | La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine) | 2006-06-21 |
Movie | Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film | Self | 2006-10-13 |
Movie | Becoming a Werewolf | Wes Craven | 2005-06-21 |
Movie | Ban the Sadist Videos! | Self | 2005-09-06 |
Movie | Red Eye | Airline Passenger (uncredited) | 2005-08-19 |
Series | Boston Legal | Unknown | 2004-10-03 |
Movie | The Thick Brown Line | Self | 2004-01-01 |
Movie | The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Self | 2004-10-12 |
Series | 100 Scariest Movie Moments | Self | 2004-10-27 |
Movie | Celluloid Crime of the Century | Self | 2003-01-01 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' | Self | 2003-09-24 |
Movie | It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left' | Self | 2002-08-27 |
Movie | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Wes Craven | 2001-08-22 |
Movie | Scream 3 | Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited) | 2000-02-04 |
Movie | Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film | Self | 2000-10-28 |
Movie | The American Nightmare | Self | 2000-09-11 |
Movie | Welcome to Primetime | Self | 1999-09-08 |
Series | Stark Raving Mad | Unknown | 1999-09-23 |
Movie | Welcome to Hollywood | Wes Craven | 1998-10-01 |
Movie | Scream 2 | Doctor (uncredited) | 1997-12-12 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
Movie | Scream | Fred the Janitor (uncredited) | 1996-12-20 |
Movie | Shadow Zone: The Undead Express | Counsellor | 1996-10-27 |
Movie | The Fear | Dr. Arnold | 1995-01-20 |
Movie | New Nightmare | Wes Craven | 1994-10-13 |
Movie | Body Bags | Pasty Faced Man | 1993-08-08 |
Movie | Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies | Self | 1992-10-31 |
Movie | Fear in the Dark | Self | 1991-10-29 |
Movie | Stephen King's World of Horror | Self | 1989-01-01 |
Movie | Shocker | Man Neighbor | 1989-03-23 |
Movie | The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' | Self | 1989-10-31 |
Movie | Gorgon Video Magazine | Self | 1989-08-30 |
Movie | Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors | Self | 1986-01-01 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1985-09-27 |
Movie | The Fireworks Woman | Nicholas Burns | 1975-07-15 |
Movie | It Happened in Hollywood | Kings Litter Bearer | 1973-01-01 |