Wes Craven
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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).

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

Match
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! (2013)
Self
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)
Self - Creator, A Nightmare on Elm Street
Trespassing Bergman (2013)
Self
The Future of Fear (2011)
Self
I Am Nancy (2011)
Self
Scream 4 (2011)
Coroner (uncredited)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
Self
Diary of the Dead (2007)
Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
Self
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)
The Tripper (2006)
Hippie (uncredited)
Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)
Self
Red Eye (2005)
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Becoming a Werewolf (2005)
Wes Craven
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
Self
Tales from the Crapper (2004)
Party Goer (uncredited)
The Thick Brown Line (2004)
Self
Celluloid Crime of the Century (2003)
Self
Masters of Horror (2002)
Self
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out (2002)
Undead Cowboy (uncredited)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Wes Craven
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film (2000)
Self
The American Nightmare (2000)
Self
Scream 3 (2000)
Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)
Welcome to Primetime (1999)
Self
Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
Wes Craven
Scream 2 (1997)
Doctor (uncredited)
Scream (1996)
Fred the Janitor (uncredited)
Shadow Zone: The Undead Express (1996)
Counsellor
The Fear (1995)
Dr. Arnold
New Nightmare (1994)
Wes Craven
Body Bags (1993)
Pasty Faced Man
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies (1992)
Self
Fear in the Dark (1991)
Self
The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' (1989)
Self
Gorgon Video Magazine (1989)
Self
Shocker (1989)
Man Neighbor
Stephen King's World of Horror (1989)
Self
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986)
Self
Sweet Cakes (1976)
Photographer (uncredited)
The Fireworks Woman (1975)
Nicholas Burns (uncredited)
It Happened in Hollywood (1973)
Kings Litter Bearer

Crew

Dylan's New Nightmare (2023)
Writer
Scream (2022)
In Memory Of
Terrifier (2018)
In Memory Of
Mortal Nightmare (2016)
Thanks
The Girl in the Photographs (2015)
Executive Producer
Krueger: Another Tale from Elm Street (2013)
Characters | Thanks
Scream 4 (2011)
Director | Producer
My Soul to Take (2010)
Director | Writer | Producer
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Characters | Original Film Writer
The Last House on the Left (2009)
Producer | Original Film Writer | Characters
Diary of the Dead (2007)
Thanks
The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)
Producer | Writer | Characters
Pulse (2006)
Screenplay
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
Director | Writer
The Breed (2006)
Executive Producer
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Producer | Original Film Writer | Characters
Feast (2005)
Executive Producer
Red Eye (2005)
Director
Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
Presenter
Cursed (2005)
Director
The Nightmare Ends on Halloween (2004)
Thanks
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Characters
Dracula II: Ascension (2003)
Presenter
They (2002)
Presenter
They Shoot Divas, Don't They? (2002)
Executive Producer
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out (2002)
Director
Dracula 2000 (2000)
Executive Producer | Presenter
Scream 3 (2000)
Director
Music of the Heart (1999)
Director
Don't Look Down (1998)
Executive Producer
Carnival of Souls (1998)
Executive Producer
Hollyweird (1998)
Presenter | Executive Producer
Scream 2 (1997)
Director
Wishmaster (1997)
Executive Producer
Scream (1996)
Director
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
Director
Mind Ripper (1995)
Executive Producer
New Nightmare (1994)
Director | Characters | Executive Producer | Writer
The Nightmare Begins Again (1993)
Characters | Creator
The People Under the Stairs (1991)
Director | Writer | Executive Producer
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Characters
Night Visions (1990)
Director | Executive Producer | Writer
Bloodfist II (1990)
Other
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)
Characters
Shocker (1989)
Director | Executive Producer | Writer
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
Characters
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Director
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Screenplay | Executive Producer | Story | Characters
Deadly Friend (1986)
Director
Casebusters (1986)
Director
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Characters
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 (1985)
Director | Writer | Characters
Chiller (1985)
Director
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Director | Writer
Invitation to Hell (1984)
Director
Swamp Thing (1982)
Director | Writer
Deadly Blessing (1981)
Director | Screenplay
Kent State (1981)
Producer
Stranger in Our House (1979)
Director
The Evolution of Snuff (1978)
Director of Photography
Here Come the Tigers (1978)
Gaffer
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Director | Editor | Writer
The Fireworks Woman (1975)
Director | Editor | Writer
Kitty Can't Help It (1975)
Editor
It Happened in Hollywood (1973)
Assistant Director | Editor
The Last House on the Left (1972)
Director | Editor | Writer
Deep Throat (1972)
Other
Together (1971)
Associate Producer | Director of Photography
You've Got To Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat (1971)
Editor