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Wes Craven

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1939-08-02

Deathday: 2015-08-30 (76 years old)

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).

Filmography

all 130

Movies 113

self 51

Director 28

TV Shows 17

Writer 17

Producer 14

Wes Craven

Biography

Filmography

all 130

Movies 113

self 51

Director 28

TV Shows 17

Writer 17

Producer 14

Voice 1

Scream (2022)

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS (2020)

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. (2020)

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1 (2020)

Terrifier (2018)

Mortal Nightmare (2016)

The Girl in the Photographs (2015)

Scream: The TV Series (2015)

House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! (2013)

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)

Trespassing Bergman (2013)

Bergmans video (2012)

Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger (2012)

Filmmaker (2011)

The Problem with Sequels (2011)

Becoming a Filmmaker (2011)

Two Worlds (2011)

An Insane Troupe (2011)

I Am Nancy (2011)

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective (2011)

Scream 4 (2011)

Scream: The Inside Story (2011)

My Soul to Take (2010)

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

Freddy's Return: A Nightmare Reborn (2009)

The Last House on the Left (2009)

Castle (2009)

Lucas Booth: Journey to Unknown (2009)

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008)

Diary of the Dead (2007)

On the Lot (2007)

The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

Pulse (2006)

Paris Je T'aime (2006)

The Breed (2006)

The Tripper (2006)

The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

The Making of 'Red Eye' (2006)

Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares (2006)

Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (2006)

The House That Freddy Built (2006)

Feast (2005)

Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)

Red Eye (2005)

Dracula III: Legacy (2005)

Becoming a Werewolf (2005)

Cursed (2005)

100 Scariest Movie Moments (2004)

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)

Boston Legal (2004)

The Thick Brown Line (2004)

Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' (2003)

Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Dracula II: Ascension (2003)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)

Celluloid Crime of the Century (2003)

Masters of Horror (2002)

They (2002)

They Shoot Divas, Don't They? (2002)

It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left' (2002)

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

Dracula 2000 (2000)

Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000)

The American Nightmare (2000)

Exposure (2000)

Scream 3 (2000)

Music of the Heart (1999)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1939-08-02

Deathday
2015-08-30 (76 years old)

Birth Name
Wesley Earl Craven

Birth Place
Cleveland, United States of America