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Known For
Directing
Birthday
March 15, 1943
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
- David Paul Cronenberg
- Дэвид Кроненберг
- 데이비드 크로넌버그
- 데이빗 크로넌버그
- Дэ́вид Пол Кро́ненберг
- Дэ́вид Кро́ненберг
- "Baron of Blood"
- "the King of Venereal Horror"
- 大卫·柯南伯格
- دیوید کراننبرگ
David Cronenberg
1.3 Popularity
Biography
David Paul Cronenberg [CC OOnt], born 15 March 1943, is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986). However, he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers, and gangster films. Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences; he has earned critical acclaim and sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. The Village Voice called him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world". His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize for Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award "for originality, for daring, and for audacity". From the 2000s to the 2020s, Cronenberg collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011) and Crimes of the Future (2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, the most recent being The Shrouds (2024), which was screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Cronenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Mr. Danforth
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
2026
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The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
4.8
Self (archive footage)
Sangre del Toro
2025
5.4
D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
Humane
2024
5.6
Self
Room 999
2023
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Self - Guest
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
2023
6.1
David Cronenberg
The Death of David Cronenberg
2021
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Spencer
Slasher: Flesh & Blood
2021
6.5
Dr. Klausner
Falling
2020
5.5
Walter
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
2020
Credits
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
as Mr. Danforth
2026
0.0
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
0.0
Sangre del Toro
as Self (archive footage)
2025
4.8
Humane
as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
2024
5.4
Room 999
as Self
2023
5.6
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
as Self - Guest
2023
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The Death of David Cronenberg
as David Cronenberg
2021
6.1
Slasher: Flesh & Blood
as Spencer
2021
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Falling
as Dr. Klausner
2020
6.5
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
as Walter
2020
5.5
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
as Self
2019
7.0
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
as Self
2019
6.0
L’inquiétante absence
as Self
2019
8.0
Alias Grace
as Reverend Verrenger
2017
7.2
Star Trek: Discovery
as Dr. Kovich
2017
7.0
Ape Sodom
as Narrator
2016
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Tomorrow's Shadows
as G.O.D. (voice)
2016
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Slasher
as Spencer
2016
6.7
Pig Goat Banana Cricket
as Dr. Cronenbird (voice)
2015
3.9
Tales from the Organ Trade
as Narrator
2013
6.4
The Nest
as Dr. Molnar (voice)
2013
5.0
Rewind
as Rourke
2013
5.7
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Citizens of Cosmopolis
as Self
2012
6.1
A Special Day
as Self
2012
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Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
as Self
2011
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David Cronenberg: The Early Years
as Self
2011
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Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Self (archive footage)
2010
6.9
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Self
2010
6.5
Barney's Version
as O'Malley Director #2
2010
7.0
Happy Town
as Dr. Leichman
2010
5.9
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On Screen!: Shivers
as himself
2008
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To Each His Own Cinema
as The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
2007
6.5
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
as The Last Jew
2007
6.5
🎬
The Politics of the Dead Zone
as Self
2006
6.0
Too Commercial for Cannes
as Self
2006
8.5
Acts of Violence
as Self
2006
8.0
Le Cercle
2005
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The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
as Self
2005
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Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
as Self
2004
6.5
🎬
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Duncan (archive footage)
2004
5.0
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
as Self
2003
3.5
Masters of Horror
as Self
2002
7.7
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
as Self(archive footage)
2002
6.0
Jason X
as Dr. Wimmer
2001
4.9
Alias
as Dr. Brezzel
2001
6.8
The Judge
as Det. Stobel
2001
4.5
The Judge
as Det. Stobel
2001
4.5
The American Nightmare
as Self
2000
6.8
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
as Self
2000
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🎬
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh
1999
7.2
Resurrection
as Father Rousell
1999
6.1
Last Night
as Duncan
1998
6.6
🎬
SexTV
as Self
1998
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SexTV
1998
2.0
The Grace of God
as Psychiatrist
1998
1.0
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
as Himself
1997
5.0
The Newsroom
as Himself
1996
8.2
Extreme Measures
as Hospital Lawyer
1996
6.0
The Stupids
as Postal Supervisor
1996
4.7
Crash
as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
1996
6.5
Moonshine Highway
as Clem Clayton
1996
5.8
Kulturzeit
as self
1995
3.5
To Die For
as Man at Lake
1995
6.6
Blood & Donuts
as Crime Boss
1995
5.2
Boozecan
as Stan Coleburn
1994
5.0
Trial by Jury
as Director
1994
5.3
Henry & Verlin
as Doc Fisher
1994
4.0
Naked Making Lunch
as Self
1992
7.1
Blue
1992
5.7
Nightbreed
as Dr. Philip K. Decker
1990
6.4
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
as Self
1990
7.0
Prisoners of Gravity
as Self
1989
5.7
Dead Ringers
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
1988
7.1
The Making of Dead Ringers
as Self - Writer/Director
1988
8.0
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
as Self
1987
7.2
The Fly
as Gynecologist
1986
7.4
Into the Night
as Group Supervisor
1985
6.5
Videodrome
as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
1983
7.3
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
as Interviewee
1982
7.3
Take One: Fear on Film
as Self
1982
7.0
Shivers
as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
1975
6.4
Palace of Pleasure
1967
7.0
Buffalo Airport Visions
1967
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David Cronenberg, en chair et en os
as Himself
N/A
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