Directing

Wes Craven

Born 1939-08-02

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Department: Directing

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).

2006

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Castle

2009

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Terrifier

2018

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A Nightmare on Elm Street

2010

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (188 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
The Spot	Thanks	Movie	2023
Dylan’s New Nightmare	Characters	Movie	2023
The Fourth Wall	Self	TV Series	2023
Scream	In Memory Of	Movie	2022
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis	Self	Movie	2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.	(archive footage)	Movie	2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1	Self	Movie	2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault	(archive footage)	Movie	2020
Terrifier	In Memory Of	Movie	2018
Mortal Nightmare	Thanks	Movie	2016
The Girl in the Photographs	Executive Producer	Movie	2015
Scream: The TV Series	Executive Producer	TV Series	2015
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!	Self	Movie	2013
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th	Self	Movie	2013
Trespassing Bergman	Self	Movie	2013
It's a Miserable Life	Writer	Movie	2013
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger	Self	Movie	2012
The Future of Fear	Self	Movie	2011
The Making of 'Scream 4'	Self	Movie	2011
I Am Nancy	Self	Movie	2011
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective	Self	Movie	2011
Scream 4	Director	Movie	2011
Scream 4	Producer	Movie	2011
Scream: The Inside Story	Self	Movie	2011
My Soul to Take	Director	Movie	2010
My Soul to Take	Writer	Movie	2010
My Soul to Take	Producer	Movie	2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy	Self / Appearance	TV Series	2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy	Self	Movie	2010
A Nightmare on Elm Street	Characters	Movie	2010
A Nightmare on Elm Street	Original Film Writer	Movie	2010
The Last House on the Left	Producer	Movie	2009
The Last House on the Left	Characters	Movie	2009
The Last House on the Left	Original Film Writer	Movie	2009
Castle	Self	TV Series	2009
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX	Self	Movie	2008
Diary of the Dead	Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)	Movie	2007
Diary of the Dead	Thanks	Movie	2007
On the Lot	Self / Appearance	TV Series	2007
The Hills Have Eyes 2	Producer	Movie	2007
The Hills Have Eyes 2	Writer	Movie	2007
The Hills Have Eyes 2	Characters	Movie	2007
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film	Self	Movie	2006
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’	Self	Movie	2006
Pulse	Screenplay	Movie	2006
Paris Je T'aime	La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)	Movie	2006
Paris Je T'aime	Director	Movie	2006
Paris Je T'aime	Writer	Movie	2006
The Breed	Executive Producer	Movie	2006
The Tripper	Hippie (uncredited)	Movie	2006
The Hills Have Eyes	Producer	Movie	2006
The Hills Have Eyes	Characters	Movie	2006
The Hills Have Eyes	Original Film Writer	Movie	2006
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares	Self	Movie	2006
The House That Freddy Built	Self	Movie	2006
Feast	Executive Producer	Movie	2005
Ban the Sadist Videos!	Self	Movie	2005
Red Eye	Airline Passenger (uncredited)	Movie	2005
Red Eye	Director	Movie	2005
Dracula III: Legacy	Presenter	Movie	2005
Becoming a Werewolf	Wes Craven	Movie	2005
Cursed	Director	Movie	2005
Inside Deep Throat	Self	Movie	2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection	Self	Movie	2005
100 Scariest Movie Moments	Self	TV Series	2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing	Self	Movie	2004
Boston Legal	Self	TV Series	2004
Tales from the Crapper	Party Goer (uncredited)	Movie	2004
The Thick Brown Line	Self	Movie	2004
Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'	Self	Movie	2003
Freddy vs. Jason	Characters	Movie	2003
Dracula II: Ascension	Presenter	Movie	2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self	TV Series	2003
Celluloid Crime of the Century	Self	Movie	2003
Masters of Horror	Self	Movie	2002
They	Presenter	Movie	2002
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?	Executive Producer	Movie	2002
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out	Undead Cowboy (uncredited)	Movie	2002
It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'	Self	Movie	2002
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out	Director	Movie	2002
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back	Wes Craven	Movie	2001
Dracula 2000	Executive Producer	Movie	2000
Dracula 2000	Presenter	Movie	2000
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film	Self	Movie	2000
Welcome to Hollywood	Wes Craven	Movie	2000
Behind the Scream	Self	Movie	2000
The American Nightmare	Self	Movie	2000
Scream 3	Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)	Movie	2000
Scream 3	Director	Movie	2000
Music of the Heart	Director	Movie	1999
Stark Raving Mad	Terrance Sterling	TV Series	1999
Welcome to Primetime	Self	Movie	1999
Don't Look Down	Executive Producer	Movie	1998
Carnival of Souls	Executive Producer	Movie	1998
Unmasking the Horror	Self / Appearance	Movie	1998
Hollyweird	Executive Producer	Movie	1998
Hollyweird	Presenter	Movie	1998
Scream 2	Doctor (uncredited)	Movie	1997
Scream 2	Director	Movie	1997
Wishmaster	Executive Producer	Movie	1997
Scream	Fred the Janitor (uncredited)	Movie	1996
Scream	Director	Movie	1996
Shadow Zone: The Undead Express	Counsellor	Movie	1996
E! True Hollywood Story	Self / Appearance	TV Series	1996
Vampire in Brooklyn	Director	Movie	1995
Mind Ripper	Executive Producer	Movie	1995
The Fear	Dr. Arnold	Movie	1995
Wes Craven's New Nightmare	Wes Craven	Movie	1994
Wes Craven's New Nightmare	Director	Movie	1994
Wes Craven's New Nightmare	Writer	Movie	1994
Wes Craven's New Nightmare	Executive Producer	Movie	1994
Wes Craven's New Nightmare	Characters	Movie	1994
Body Bags	Pasty Faced Man	Movie	1993
The Nightmare Begins Again	Characters	Movie	1993
The Nightmare Begins Again	Creator	Movie	1993
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies	Self	Movie	1992
Nightmare Cafe	Director	TV Series	1992
Nightmare Cafe	Producer	TV Series	1992
Nightmare Cafe	Creator	TV Series	1992
The People Under the Stairs	Writer	Movie	1991
The People Under the Stairs	Director	Movie	1991
The People Under the Stairs	Executive Producer	Movie	1991
Fear in the Dark	Self	Movie	1991
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare	Characters	Movie	1991
Night Visions	Director	Movie	1990
Night Visions	Executive Producer	Movie	1990
Night Visions	Writer	Movie	1990
Bloodfist II	Other	Movie	1990
The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'	Self	Movie	1989
The People Next Door	Creator	TV Series	1989
Gorgon Video Magazine	Self	Movie	1989
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child	Characters	Movie	1989
Shocker	Man Neighbor	Movie	1989
Shocker	Executive Producer	Movie	1989
Shocker	Director	Movie	1989
Shocker	Writer	Movie	1989
Stephen King's World of Horror	Self	Movie	1989
Freddy's Nightmares	Characters	TV Series	1988
Freddy's Nightmares	Creator	TV Series	1988
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master	Characters	Movie	1988
The Serpent and the Rainbow	Director	Movie	1988
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors	Executive Producer	Movie	1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors	Screenplay	Movie	1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors	Characters	Movie	1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors	Story	Movie	1987
Deadly Friend	Director	Movie	1986
Casebusters	Director	Movie	1986
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors	Self	Movie	1986
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge	Characters	Movie	1985
The Twilight Zone	(segment "Children's Zoo")	TV Series	1985
The Twilight Zone	Director	TV Series	1985
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2	Director	Movie	1985
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2	Writer	Movie	1985
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2	Characters	Movie	1985
Chiller	Director	Movie	1985
A Nightmare on Elm Street	Director	Movie	1984
A Nightmare on Elm Street	Writer	Movie	1984
Invitation to Hell	Director	Movie	1984
Swamp Thing	Director	Movie	1982
Swamp Thing	Writer	Movie	1982
Deadly Blessing	Director	Movie	1981
Deadly Blessing	Screenplay	Movie	1981
Kent State	Producer	Movie	1981
Stranger in Our House	Director	Movie	1979
The Evolution of Snuff	Director of Photography	Movie	1978
Here Come the Tigers	Gaffer	Movie	1978
The Hills Have Eyes	Director	Movie	1977
The Hills Have Eyes	Editor	Movie	1977
The Hills Have Eyes	Writer	Movie	1977
Sweet Cakes	Photographer (uncredited)	Movie	1976
The Fireworks Woman	Nicholas Burns / The Fireworks Man (uncredited)	Movie	1975
The Fireworks Woman	Director	Movie	1975
The Fireworks Woman	Editor	Movie	1975
The Fireworks Woman	Writer	Movie	1975
Kitty Can't Help It	Editor	Movie	1975
It Happened in Hollywood	Kings Litter Bearer	Movie	1973
It Happened in Hollywood	Assistant Director	Movie	1973
It Happened in Hollywood	Editor	Movie	1973
The Last House on the Left	Editor	Movie	1972
The Last House on the Left	Director	Movie	1972
The Last House on the Left	Writer	Movie	1972
Deep Throat	Other	Movie	1972
Together	Associate Producer	Movie	1971
Together	Director of Photography	Movie	1971
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat	Editor	Movie	1971
The People Under the Stairs	Original Film Writer	Movie	—
Untitled A Nightmare on Elm Street Film	Original Film Writer	Movie	—
Untitled A Nightmare on Elm Street Film	Characters	Movie	—