Wes Craven

Aug 02, 1939 - Aug 30, 2015 (76 years old) in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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).

Known For

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Castle

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The Twilight Zone

(segment "Children's Zoo")

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Boston Legal

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Scream 2

Doctor (uncredited)

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Scream 3

Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)

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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

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Scream

Fred the Janitor (uncredited)

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

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Stark Raving Mad

Terrance Sterling

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Red Eye

Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Credits

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault 2025

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★ NR
AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS 2020

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★ 6
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A. 2020

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★ NR
AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1 2020

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★ NR
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! 2013

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★ NR
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th 2013

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★ 7.9
Trespassing Bergman 2013

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★ 6.6
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger 2012

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★ 5.5
The Future of Fear 2011

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★ NR
The Making of 'Scream 4' 2011

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★ NR
I Am Nancy 2011

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★ 6.4
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective 2011

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★ 7.7
Scream 4 2011

Coroner (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Scream: The Inside Story 2011

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★ 6.1
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy 2010

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★ 7.8
Castle 2009

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★ 8
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX 2008

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★ 7
Diary of the Dead 2007

Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

★ 5.6
On the Lot 2007

★ 5.8
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film 2006

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★ 6.8
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ 2006

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★ 8.2
Paris Je T'aime 2006

La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)

★ 6.8
The Tripper 2006

Hippie (uncredited)

★ 4.9
The Making of 'Red Eye' 2006

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★ 6
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares 2006

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★ 5.5
The House That Freddy Built 2006

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★ 6
Ban the Sadist Videos! 2005

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★ 6.9
Red Eye 2005

Airline Passenger (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Becoming a Werewolf 2005

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★ 3
100 Scariest Movie Moments 2004

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★ 8
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing 2004

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★ 7
Boston Legal 2004

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★ 7.9
Tales from the Crapper 2004

Party Goer (uncredited)

★ 4.4
The Thick Brown Line 2004

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★ NR
Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' 2003

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★ 5
Celluloid Crime of the Century 2003

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★ 6
Masters of Horror 2002

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★ 7.7
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out 2002

Undead Cowboy (uncredited)

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

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★ 6
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 2001

Wes Craven

★ 6.4
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film 2000

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★ 6
The American Nightmare 2000

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★ 7
Scream 3 2000

Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)

★ 6
Stark Raving Mad 1999

Terrance Sterling

★ 6.5
Welcome to Primetime 1999

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★ NR
Welcome to Hollywood 1998

Wes Craven

★ 3.9
Scream 2 1997

Doctor (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Scream 1996

Fred the Janitor (uncredited)

★ 7.4
Shadow Zone: The Undead Express 1996

Counsellor

★ 5.8
E! True Hollywood Story 1996

★ 8.1
The Fear 1995

Dr. Arnold

★ 4
New Nightmare 1994

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★ 6.4
Body Bags 1993

Pasty Faced Man

★ 6.1
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies 1992

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★ 10
Fear in the Dark 1991

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★ 10
The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' 1989

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★ 4.7
Gorgon Video Magazine 1989

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★ NR
Shocker 1989

Man Neighbor

★ 5.6
Stephen King's World of Horror 1989

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★ 8
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors 1986

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★ 8.2
The Twilight Zone 1985

(segment "Children's Zoo")

★ 7.7
Sweet Cakes 1976

Photographer (uncredited)

★ 4.5
The Fireworks Woman 1975

Nicholas Burns (uncredited)

★ 4.4
It Happened in Hollywood 1973

Kings Litter Bearer

★ 5.5

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