Directing
Wes Craven
EN, FR, DE cinema · 119 credits
Born
2 August 1939
Died
30 August 2015 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also known as Wesley Earl Craven · Abe Snake
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
Filmography
The People Under the Stairs
Original Film Writer
Untitled A Nightmare on Elm Street Film
Untitled A Nightmare on Elm Street Film
Original Film Writer, Characters
Freddy’s Back
Original Concept
The Spot
Thanks
Dylan’s New Nightmare
Characters
Scream
In Memory Of
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Terrifier
In Memory Of
The Girl in the Photographs
Executive Producer
I Am Nancy
as Self
Scream 4
Director, Producer
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Characters, Original Film Writer
My Soul to Take
Director, Writer, Producer
The Last House on the Left
Producer, Characters, Original Film Writer
Diary of the Dead
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited), Thanks
The Hills Have Eyes 2
Producer, Writer, Characters
The Tripper
as Hippie (uncredited)
Paris Je T'aime
as La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine), Director, Writer
The Breed
Executive Producer
The Hills Have Eyes
Producer, Characters, Original Film Writer
Pulse
Screenplay
Becoming a Werewolf
as Wes Craven
Red Eye
as Airline Passenger (uncredited), Director
Cursed
Director
Feast
Executive Producer
Dracula III: Legacy
Presenter
Tales from the Crapper
as Party Goer (uncredited)
Freddy vs. Jason
Characters
Dracula II: Ascension
Presenter
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
as Undead Cowboy (uncredited), Director
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?
Executive Producer
They
Presenter
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as Wes Craven
Welcome to Hollywood
as Wes Craven
Scream 3
as Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited), Director
Dracula 2000
Executive Producer, Presenter
Music of the Heart
Director
Hollyweird
Executive Producer, Presenter
Carnival of Souls
Executive Producer
Don't Look Down
Executive Producer
Scream 2
as Doctor (uncredited), Director
Wishmaster
Executive Producer
Shadow Zone: The Undead Express
as Counsellor
Scream
as Fred (uncredited), Director
The Fear
as Dr. Arnold
Vampire in Brooklyn
Director
Mind Ripper
Executive Producer
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
as Wes Craven, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Characters
Body Bags
as Pasty Faced Man
The Nightmare Begins Again
Characters, Creator
Fear in the Dark
as Self
The People Under the Stairs
Writer, Director, Executive Producer
Night Visions
Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Shocker
as Man Neighbor, Executive Producer, Director, Writer
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Executive Producer, Screenplay, Characters, Story
Deadly Friend
Director
Casebusters
Director
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
Director, Writer, Characters
Chiller
Director
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Director, Writer
Invitation to Hell
Director
Swamp Thing
Director, Writer
Deadly Blessing
Director, Screenplay
Kent State
Producer
The Evolution of Snuff
Director of Photography
The Hills Have Eyes
Director, Editor, Writer
Sweet Cakes
as Photographer (uncredited)
The Fireworks Woman
as Nicholas Burns / The Fireworks Man (uncredited), Director, Editor, Writer
It Happened in Hollywood
as Kings Litter Bearer, Assistant Director, Editor
The Last House on the Left
Editor, Director, Writer
Together
Associate Producer, Director of Photography