Wes Craven - Actor Profile

Wes Craven

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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).

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Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2020 AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis Self ★ 6.5 HIT
2020 AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1 Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2013 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th Self ★ 7.9 HIT
2013 Trespassing Bergman Self ★ 6.6 HIT
2012 Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger Self ★ 5.5 FLOP
2011 I Am Nancy Self ★ 6.4 FLOP
2011 Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective Self ★ 7.7 HIT
2011 Scream 4 Coroner (uncredited) ★ 6.5 HIT
2011 Scream: The Inside Story Self ★ 6.0 FLOP
2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Self ★ 7.8 HIT
2008 Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX Self ★ 6.6 HIT
2007 Diary of the Dead Newsreader (voice) (uncredited) ★ 5.6 FLOP
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film Self ★ 6.8 HIT
2006 Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Self ★ 8.2 HIT
2006 Paris Je T'aime La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine) ★ 6.8 HIT
2006 The Tripper Hippie (uncredited) ★ 4.9 FLOP
2006 The House That Freddy Built Self ★ 6.0 FLOP
2006 Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares Self ★ 5.5 FLOP
2005 Ban the Sadist Videos! Self ★ 6.8 HIT
2005 Red Eye Airline Passenger (uncredited) ★ 6.4 FLOP
2005 Becoming a Werewolf Wes Craven ★ 3.0 FLOP
2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing Self ★ 7.0 HIT
2004 Tales from the Crapper Party Goer (uncredited) ★ 4.2 FLOP
2003 Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes' Self ★ 5.0 FLOP
2003 Celluloid Crime of the Century Self ★ 6.0 FLOP
2002 Masters of Horror Self ★ 7.7 HIT
2002 It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left' Self ★ 6.0 FLOP
2002 Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out Undead Cowboy (uncredited) ★ 0.0 FLOP
2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Wes Craven ★ 6.4 FLOP
2000 Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film Self ★ 6.0 FLOP
2000 Welcome to Hollywood Wes Craven ★ 3.8 FLOP
2000 The American Nightmare Self ★ 6.8 HIT
2000 Scream 3 Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited) ★ 6.0 FLOP
1999 Welcome to Primetime Self ★ 0.0 FLOP
1997 Scream 2 Doctor (uncredited) ★ 6.5 HIT
1996 Scream Fred the Janitor (uncredited) ★ 7.4 HIT
1996 Shadow Zone: The Undead Express Counsellor ★ 5.2 FLOP
1995 The Fear Dr. Arnold ★ 3.9 FLOP
1994 New Nightmare Self ★ 6.5 HIT
1993 Body Bags Pasty Faced Man ★ 6.1 FLOP
1992 Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies Self ★ 10.0 HIT
1991 Fear in the Dark Self ★ 10.0 HIT
1989 The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV' Self ★ 4.7 FLOP
1989 Shocker Man Neighbor ★ 5.6 FLOP
1989 Stephen King's World of Horror Self ★ 8.0 HIT
1986 Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors Self ★ 6.2 FLOP
1976 Sweet Cakes Photographer (uncredited) ★ 5.0 FLOP
1975 The Fireworks Woman Nicholas Burns / The Fireworks Man (uncredited) ★ 4.4 FLOP
1973 It Happened in Hollywood Kings Litter Bearer ★ 5.5 FLOP