Directing · Cleveland, Ohio, USA · Born August 2, 1939
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).
TVThe Fourth Wall
2023
as Self
MovieAGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
2020
as Self
MovieAGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
as (archive footage)
MovieAGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020
as Self
MovieThe AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
as (archive footage)
MovieHouse of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
2013
as Self
MovieCrystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
as Self
MovieTrespassing Bergman
2013
as Self
MovieFear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
as Self
The Future of Fear
2011
as Self
MovieThe Making of 'Scream 4'
2011
as Self
MovieI Am Nancy
2011
as Self
MovieStill Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011
as Self
MovieScream: The Inside Story
2011
as Self
TVNever Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
MovieNever Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
as Self
TVCastle
2009
as Self
MovieFantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
as Self
MovieDiary of the Dead
2007
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
TVOn the Lot
2007
MovieGoing to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
as Self
MovieNever Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
2006
as Self
MovieParis Je T'aime
2006
as La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)
MovieThe Tripper
2006
as Hippie (uncredited)
MovieThe House That Freddy Built
2006
as Self
MovieNight Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
2006
as Self
MovieBan the Sadist Videos!
2005
as Self
MovieRed Eye
2005
as Airline Passenger (uncredited)
MovieBecoming a Werewolf
2005
as Wes Craven
MovieRay Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
as Self
TV100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004
as Self
MovieThe Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
as Self
TVBoston Legal
2004
as Self
MovieTales from the Crapper
2004
as Party Goer (uncredited)
The Thick Brown Line
2004
as Self
MovieLooking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MovieCelluloid Crime of the Century
2003
as Self
MovieMasters of Horror
2002
as Self
MovieTales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
2002
as Undead Cowboy (uncredited)
MovieIt's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'
2002
as Self
MovieJay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
as Wes Craven
MovieScream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000
as Self
MovieWelcome to Hollywood
2000
as Wes Craven
MovieBehind the Scream
2000
as Self
MovieThe American Nightmare
2000
as Self
MovieScream 3
2000
as Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)
TVStark Raving Mad
1999
as Terrance Sterling
MovieWelcome to Primetime
1999
as Self
MovieUnmasking the Horror
1998
MovieScream 2
1997
as Doctor (uncredited)
MovieScream
1996
as Fred the Janitor (uncredited)
MovieShadow Zone: The Undead Express
1996
as Counsellor
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
MovieThe Fear
1995
as Dr. Arnold
MovieWes Craven's New Nightmare
1994
as Wes Craven
MovieBody Bags
1993
as Pasty Faced Man
MovieHeartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
1992
as Self
MovieFear in the Dark
1991
as Self
MovieThe Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'
1989
as Self
MovieGorgon Video Magazine
1989
as Self
MovieShocker
1989
as Man Neighbor
MovieStephen King's World of Horror
1989
as Self
MovieFangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986
as Self
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Children's Zoo")
MovieSweet Cakes
1976
as Photographer (uncredited)
MovieThe Fireworks Woman
1975
as Nicholas Burns / The Fireworks Man (uncredited)
MovieIt Happened in Hollywood
1973
as Kings Litter Bearer
