Wes Craven
American filmmaker (1939-2015) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 76
Wesley Earl Craven was an American filmmaker. Amongst his prolific filmography, Craven worked primarily in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror cliches with humor. Craven has been recognized as one of the masters of the horror genre.
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2015Died30 August 2015
Scream: The TV SeriesSeries, 2015Producer
The Girl in the PhotographsFilm, 2015Producer2011
Scream 4Film, Director, Producer2009
CastleSeries
The Last House on the LeftFilm, 2009Producer2007
On the LotSeries2006
Paris Je T'aimeFilm, Director, Writer2004
100 Scariest Movie MomentsSeries
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingFilm, 20042000
Dracula 2000Film, Producer1999
Stark Raving MadSeries, Terrance Sterling1997
Scream 2Film, Director1996
E! True Hollywood StorySeries1995
Vampire in BrooklynFilm, Director1993
Body BagsFilm, Pasty Faced Man1992
Nightmare CafeSeries, Director, Creator1989
ShockerFilm, Director, Writer1988
Freddy's NightmaresSeries, Creator1987
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsFilm, Writer, Producer1985
The Twilight ZoneSeries, Director
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2Film, 1985Director, Writer1982
Swamp ThingFilm, Director, Writer1979
Stranger in Our HouseFilm, Director1939Born2 August 1939
Scream: The TV SeriesSeries, 2015ProducerThe Girl in the PhotographsFilm, 2015Producer2011Scream 4Film, Director, Producer2009CastleSeriesThe Last House on the LeftFilm, 2009Producer2007On the LotSeries2006Paris Je T'aimeFilm, Director, Writer2004100 Scariest Movie MomentsSeriesThe Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingFilm, 20042000Dracula 2000Film, Producer1999Stark Raving MadSeries, Terrance Sterling1997Scream 2Film, Director1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries1995Vampire in BrooklynFilm, Director1993Body BagsFilm, Pasty Faced Man1992Nightmare CafeSeries, Director, Creator1989ShockerFilm, Director, Writer1988Freddy's NightmaresSeries, Creator1987A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsFilm, Writer, Producer1985The Twilight ZoneSeries, DirectorThe Hills Have Eyes Part 2Film, 1985Director, Writer1982Swamp ThingFilm, Director, Writer1979Stranger in Our HouseFilm, Director1939Born2 August 1939People around Wes
Courteney Cox Wes directed Scream, Scream 2 and Scream 3
Neve Campbell Wes directed Scream, Scream 2 and Scream 4
David Arquette Wes directed Scream, Scream 2 and Scream 3
Robert Englund Wes produced A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1988)
Heather Langenkamp Wes directed A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Kevin Williamson Produced Scream 2, Scream 3 and Cursed
Roger L. Jackson Wes directed Scream, Scream 4 and Scream 3
Marianne Maddalena Produced Shocker and The People Under the Stairs
Michael Berryman Wes directed The Hills Have Eyes (1984)
Cathy Konrad Produced Scream, Scream 2 and Scream 3
Mitch Pileggi Wes directed Vampire in Brooklyn and Shocker
John Saxon Wes directed A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Jamie Kennedy Wes directed Scream (1997)
Jsu Garcia Wes directed A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Robert Shaye Wes directed Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
Gregory Nicotero Wes produced The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Harvey Weinstein Produced Scream and Scream 2
Penny Johnson Jerald Wes directed The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1985)
W. Earl Brown Wes directed Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
Robert Houston Wes directed The Hills Have Eyes (1979)
Bruce Wagner Wes directed Shocker and Night Visions- Peter Locke Wes directed The Hills Have Eyes (1979)
Amanda Wyss Wes directed A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Laura Johnson Wes directed Red Eye and Wes Craven's Chiller
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Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th 2013
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy 2010
Scream 1996
A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing 2004
Filmography 40
188 credits on file
Television 14
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2015 · aged 76
