Wes Craven
Director · Actor · WriterWesley 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).
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR58
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
(archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020
Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
2020
Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
(archive footage)
Trespassing Bergman
2013
Self
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
Self
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
2013
Self
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
Self
Scream: The Inside Story
2011
Self
I Am Nancy
2011
Self
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011
Self
- The Future of Fear
The Future of Fear
2011
Self
The Making of 'Scream 4'
2011
Self
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
Self
Diary of the Dead
2007
Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006
Self
The Tripper
2006
Hippie (uncredited)
Paris Je T'aime
2006
La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
2006
Self
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
2006
Self
The House That Freddy Built
2006
Self
Becoming a Werewolf
2005
Wes Craven
Red Eye
2005
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Ban the Sadist Videos!
2005
Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
Self
Tales from the Crapper
2004
Party Goer (uncredited)
- The Thick Brown Line
The Thick Brown Line
2004
Self
Celluloid Crime of the Century
2003
Self
Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
2003
Self
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
2002
Undead Cowboy (uncredited)
It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'
2002
Self
Masters of Horror
2002
Self
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
Wes Craven
The American Nightmare
2000
Self
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
Wes Craven
Scream 3
2000
Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000
Self
Behind the Scream
2000
Self
Welcome to Primetime
1999
Self
Unmasking the Horror
1998
Scream 2
1997
Doctor (uncredited)
Shadow Zone: The Undead Express
1996
Counsellor
Scream
1996
Fred the Janitor (uncredited)
The Fear
1995
Dr. Arnold
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994
Wes Craven
Body Bags
1993
Pasty Faced Man
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
1992
Self
Fear in the Dark
1991
Self
Gorgon Video Magazine
1989
Self
Shocker
1989
Man Neighbor
Stephen King's World of Horror
1989
Self
The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'
1989
Self
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986
Self
Sweet Cakes
1976
Photographer (uncredited)
The Fireworks Woman
1975
Nicholas Burns / The Fireworks Man (uncredited)
It Happened in Hollywood
1973
Kings Litter Bearer
DIRECTOR29
Scream 4
2011
Director
My Soul to Take
2010
Director
Paris Je T'aime
2006
Director
Cursed
2005
Director
Red Eye
2005
Director
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
2002
Director
Scream 3
2000
Director
Music of the Heart
1999
Director
Scream 2
1997
Director
Scream
1996
Director
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995
Director
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994
Director
The People Under the Stairs
1991
Director
Night Visions
1990
Director
Shocker
1989
Director
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988
Director
Deadly Friend
1986
Director
Casebusters
1986
Director
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
1985
Director
Chiller
1985
Director
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
Director
Invitation to Hell
1984
Director
Swamp Thing
1982
Director
Deadly Blessing
1981
Director
Stranger in Our House
1979
Director
The Hills Have Eyes
1977
Director
The Fireworks Woman
1975
Director
It Happened in Hollywood
1973
Assistant Director
The Last House on the Left
1972
Director
WRITER28
Dylan’s New Nightmare
2023
Writer
The Confession of Fred Krueger
2015
Characters
A Nightmare on Elm Street
2010
Characters, Original Film Writer
My Soul to Take
2010
Writer
The Last House on the Left
2009
Characters, Original Film Writer
The Hills Have Eyes 2
2007
Writer, Characters
The Hills Have Eyes
2006
Characters, Original Film Writer
Pulse
2006
Screenplay
Paris Je T'aime
2006
Writer
Freddy vs. Jason
2003
Characters
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994
Writer, Characters
The Nightmare Begins Again
1993
Characters
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
Characters
The People Under the Stairs
1991
Writer
Night Visions
1990
Writer
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
1989
Characters
Shocker
1989
Writer
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
1988
Characters
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
Screenplay, Characters, Story
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985
Characters
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2
1985
Writer, Characters
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
Writer
Swamp Thing
1982
Writer
Deadly Blessing
1981
Screenplay
The Hills Have Eyes
1977
Writer
The Fireworks Woman
1975
Writer
The Last House on the Left
1972
Writer
The People Under the Stairs
Original Film Writer
PRODUCER22
The Girl in the Photographs
2015
Executive Producer
Scream 4
2011
Producer
My Soul to Take
2010
Producer
The Last House on the Left
2009
Producer
The Hills Have Eyes 2
2007
Producer
The Breed
2006
Executive Producer
The Hills Have Eyes
2006
Producer
Feast
2005
Executive Producer
They Shoot Divas, Don't They?
2002
Executive Producer
Dracula 2000
2000
Executive Producer
Hollyweird
1998
Executive Producer
Carnival of Souls
1998
Executive Producer
Don't Look Down
1998
Executive Producer
Wishmaster
1997
Executive Producer
Mind Ripper
1995
Executive Producer
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994
Executive Producer
The People Under the Stairs
1991
Executive Producer
Night Visions
1990
Executive Producer
Shocker
1989
Executive Producer
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987
Executive Producer
Kent State
1981
Producer
Together
1971
Associate Producer
EDITOR6
CINEMATOGRAPHER2
LIGHTING1
CREW12
Scream
2022
In Memory Of
Terrifier
2018
In Memory Of
- Mortal Nightmare
Mortal Nightmare
2016
Thanks
Diary of the Dead
2007
Thanks
Dracula III: Legacy
2005
Presenter
Dracula II: Ascension
2003
Presenter
They
2002
Presenter
Dracula 2000
2000
Presenter
Hollyweird
1998
Presenter
The Nightmare Begins Again
1993
Creator
Bloodfist II
1990
Other
Deep Throat
1972
Other
