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Wes Craven
Deceased

How Did Wes Craven Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 76
Also known asWesley Earl Craven , Abe SnakeGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn02/08/1939Born inCleveland, Ohio, USADied30/08/2015 (aged 76)Died inLos AngelesCausebrain cancerWikidataQ223992 ↗Buried atLambert's Cove CemeteryTMDb#5140 ↗

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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Filmography52 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2020The AGFA Mystery Mixtape VaultMovie(archive footage)81
2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: SequelitisMovieSelf81
2020AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1MovieSelf81
2013House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!MovieSelf74
2013Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13thMovieSelf74
2012Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy KruegerMovieSelf73
2011Scream 4MovieCoroner (uncredited)72
2011The Making of 'Scream 4'MovieSelf72
2011The Future of FearMovieSelf72
2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacyMovieSelf71
2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacySeries—71
2009CastleSeriesSelf70
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXMovieSelf69
2007Diary of the DeadMovieNewsreader (voice) (uncredited)68
2006Paris Je T'aimeMovieLa victime de la vampire (Quartier de la Madeleine)67
2006The TripperMovieHippie (uncredited)67
2006The House That Freddy BuiltMovieSelf67
2006Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher FilmMovieSelf67
2006Never Sleep Again: The Making of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’MovieSelf67
2006Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven's NightmaresMovieSelf67
2005Red EyeMovieAirline Passenger (uncredited)66
2005Inside Deep ThroatMovieSelf66
2005Becoming a WerewolfMovieWes Craven66
2004Boston LegalSeriesSelf65
2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingMovieSelf65
2004Tales from the CrapperMovieParty Goer (uncredited)65
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!SeriesSelf64
2003Looking Back at 'The Hills Have Eyes'MovieSelf64
2003Celluloid Crime of the CenturyMovieSelf64
2003100 Greatest Scary MomentsSeries—64
2002Masters of HorrorMovieSelf63
2002It's Only a Movie: The Making of 'Last House on the Left'MovieSelf63
2001Jay and Silent Bob Strike BackMovieWes Craven62
2000The American NightmareMovieSelf61
2000Welcome to HollywoodMovieWes Craven61
2000Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher FilmMovieSelf61
2000Behind the ScreamMovieSelf61
1999Welcome to PrimetimeMovieSelf60
1997Scream 2MovieDoctor (uncredited)58
1996ScreamMovieFred the Janitor (uncredited)57
1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries—57
1994Wes Craven's New NightmareMovieWes Craven55
1993Body BagsMoviePasty Faced Man54
1991Fear in the DarkMovieSelf52
1989ShockerMovieMan Neighbor50
1989The Making of 'Nightmare on Elm Street IV'MovieSelf50
1989Stephen King's World of HorrorMovieSelf50
1989Gorgon Video MagazineMovieSelf50
1985The Twilight ZoneSeries(segment "Children's Zoo")46
1976Sweet CakesMoviePhotographer (uncredited)37
1975The Fireworks WomanMovieNicholas Burns / The Fireworks Man (uncredited)36
1973It Happened in HollywoodMovieKings Litter Bearer34