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

Castle
2013
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2007
Boston Legal
2006
The Twilight Zone
1985
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
Scream: The TV Series
2015
Scream
1996
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
Scream
2022
The Hills Have Eyes
2006
Scream 4
2011
Scream 2
1997

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
68
Directing
31
Writing
40
Producing
24
Camera
2
Editing
6
Lighting
1
Crew
13
2023
The Fourth Wall
as Self
2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
as Self
2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
as (archive footage)
2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
as Self
2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
2013
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
2013
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
as Self
2013
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
as Self
2013
Castle
as Self
2012
Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger
as Self
2011
Scream: The Inside Story
as Self
2011
I Am Nancy
as Self
2011
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
as Self
2011
The Future of Fear
as Self
2011
The Making of 'Scream 4'
as Self
2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2008
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
as Self
2007
Diary of the Dead
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2007
On the Lot
2006
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
as Self
2006
The Tripper
as Hippie (uncredited)
2006
Paris Je T'aime
as La victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)
2006
Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
as Self
2006
The House That Freddy Built
as Self
2006
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's Nightmares
as Self
2006
Boston Legal
as Wes Craven
2005
Becoming a Werewolf
as Wes Craven
2005
Red Eye
as Airline Passenger (uncredited)
2005
Ban the Sadist Videos!
as Self
2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
as Self
2005
Inside Deep Throat
as Self
2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004
Tales from the Crapper
as Party Goer (uncredited)
2004
The Thick Brown Line
as Self
2004
E! True Hollywood Story
2004
100 Scariest Movie Moments
as Self
2003
Celluloid Crime of the Century
as Self
2003
Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'
as Self
2002
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out
as Undead Cowboy (uncredited)
2002
It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'
as Self
2002
Masters of Horror
as Self
2001
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as Wes Craven
2000
The American Nightmare
as Self
2000
Welcome to Hollywood
as Wes Craven
2000
Scream 3
as Man with Video Camera on Studio Tour (uncredited)
2000
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
as Self
2000
Behind the Scream
as Self
2000
Stark Raving Mad
as Terrance Sterling
1999
Welcome to Primetime
as Self
1997
Scream 2
as Doctor (uncredited)
1996
Shadow Zone: The Undead Express
as Counsellor
1996
Scream
as Fred the Janitor (uncredited)
1995
The Fear
as Dr. Arnold
1994
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
as Wes Craven
1993
Body Bags
as Pasty Faced Man
1992
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies
as Self
1991
Fear in the Dark
as Self
1989
Gorgon Video Magazine
as Self
1989
Shocker
as Man Neighbor
1989
Stephen King's World of Horror
as Self
1989
The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'
as Self
1986
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
as Self
1985
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "Children's Zoo")
1976
Sweet Cakes
as Photographer (uncredited)
1975
The Fireworks Woman
as Nicholas Burns / The Fireworks Man (uncredited)
1973
It Happened in Hollywood
as Kings Litter Bearer