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Known For
Directing
Birthday
August 2, 1939
Died
August 30, 2015
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
- Wesley Earl Craven
- Abe Snake
- 韦斯·克雷文
Wes Craven
1.0 Popularity
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).
Known For
0.0
Self
The Fourth Wall
2023
6.5
Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
2020
0.0
(archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
8.0
Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020
0.0
(archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
0.0
Self
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
2013
7.9
Self
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
6.6
Self
Trespassing Bergman
2013
5.5
Self
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
2012
🎬
0.0
Self
The Future of Fear
2011
Credits
The Fourth Wall
as Self
2023
0.0
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
as Self
2020
6.5
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
2020
0.0
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
as Self
2020
8.0
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
2020
0.0
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
as Self
2013
0.0
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
as Self
2013
7.9
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
2013
6.6
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
as Self
2012
5.5
🎬
The Future of Fear
as Self
2011
0.0
The Making of 'Scream 4'
as Self
2011
0.0
I Am Nancy
as Self
2011
6.4
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
as Self
2011
7.7
Scream 4
as Coroner (uncredited)
2011
6.5
Scream: The Inside Story
as Self
2011
6.0
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
2010
7.8
Castle
as Self
2009
8.0
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
as Self
2008
6.6
Diary of the Dead
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
2007
5.6
On the Lot
2007
5.8
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
as Self
2006
6.8
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
as Self
2006
8.2
Paris Je T'aime
as La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)
2006
6.8
The Tripper
as Hippie (uncredited)
2006
4.9
The House That Freddy Built
as Self
2006
6.0
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
as Self
2006
5.5
Ban the Sadist Videos!
as Self
2005
6.7
Red Eye
as Airline Passenger (uncredited)
2005
6.4
Becoming a Werewolf
as Wes Craven
2005
3.0
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
as Self
2005
8.0
100 Scariest Movie Moments
as Self
2004
8.0
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004
7.0
Boston Legal
as Self
2004
7.9
Tales from the Crapper
as Party Goer (uncredited)
2004
4.2
🎬
The Thick Brown Line
as Self
2004
0.0
Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
as Self
2003
5.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Celluloid Crime of the Century
as Self
2003
6.0
Masters of Horror
as Self
2002
7.7
It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'
as Self
2002
6.0
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
as Undead Cowboy (uncredited)
2002
0.0
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as Wes Craven
2001
6.4
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
as Self
2000
6.0
Welcome to Hollywood
as Wes Craven
2000
3.8
Behind the Scream
as Self
2000
0.0
The American Nightmare
as Self
2000
6.8
Scream 3
as Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)
2000
6.0
🎬
Stark Raving Mad
as Terrance Sterling
1999
6.5
Welcome to Primetime
as Self
1999
0.0
Scream 2
as Doctor (uncredited)
1997
6.5
Scream
as Fred the Janitor (uncredited)
1996
7.4
Shadow Zone: The Undead Express
as Counsellor
1996
5.2
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
The Fear
as Dr. Arnold
1995
3.9
New Nightmare
as Self
1994
6.5
Body Bags
as Pasty Faced Man
1993
6.1
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
as Self
1992
10.0
Fear in the Dark
as Self
1991
10.0
🎬
The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'
as Self
1989
4.7
Gorgon Video Magazine
as Self
1989
0.0
Shocker
as Man Neighbor
1989
5.6
Stephen King's World of Horror
as Self
1989
8.0
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
as Self
1986
6.2
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Children's Zoo")
1985
7.8
Sweet Cakes
as Photographer (uncredited)
1976
5.0
The Fireworks Woman
as Nicholas Burns / The Fireworks Man (uncredited)
1975
4.4
It Happened in Hollywood
as Kings Litter Bearer
1973
5.5