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David Cronenberg

Personal Info

Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1943-03-15 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

David Cronenberg

Biography

David Paul Cronenberg CC OOnt (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983) and The Fly (1986). However, he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers and gangster films.

Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences; he has earned critical acclaim and sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. The Village Voice called him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world". His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize for Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award "for originality, for daring, and for audacity".

Known For

Acting

David Cronenberg, en chair et en os
as Himself
Ready or Not: Here I Come
(2024)
Humane
as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
(2023)
Room 999
as Self
(2021)
The Death of David Cronenberg
as David Cronenberg
(2020)
Falling
as Dr. Klausner
(2020)
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
as Walter
(2019)
L’ inquiétante absence
as Self
(2019)
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
as Self
(2019)
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
as Self
(2016)
Tomorrow's Shadows
as G.O.D. (voice)
(2016)
Ape Sodom
as Narrator
(2013)
Tales from the Organ Trade
as Narrator
(2013)
Rewind
as Rourke
(2013)
The Nest
as Dr. Molnar (voice)
(2012)
Citizens of Cosmopolis
as Self
(2012)
A Special Day
as Self
(2011)
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
as Self
(2011)
David Cronenberg: The Early Years
as Self
(2010)
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Self
(2010)
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Self (archive footage)
(2010)
Barney's Version
as O'Malley Director #2
(2008)
On Screen!: Shivers
as himself
(2007)
To Each His Own Cinema
as The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
(2007)
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
as The Last Jew
(2006)
Too Commercial for Cannes
as Self
(2006)
Acts of Violence
as Self
(2006)
The Politics of the Dead Zone
as Self
(2005)
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
as Self
(2004)
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
as Self
(2004)
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Duncan (archive footage)
(2002)
Masters of Horror
as Self
(2002)
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
as Self(archive footage)
(2001)
Jason X
as Dr. Wimmer
(2001)
The Judge
as Det. Stobel
(2000)
The American Nightmare
as Self
(2000)
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
as Self
(1999)
Resurrection
as Father Rousell
(1999)
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh
(1998)
Last Night
as Duncan
(1998)
The Grace of God
as Psychiatrist
(1997)
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
as Himself
(1996)
Crash
as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
(1996)
Extreme Measures
as Hospital Lawyer
(1996)
The Stupids
as Postal Supervisor
(1996)
Moonshine Highway
as Clem Clayton
(1995)
To Die For
as Man at Lake
(1995)
Blood & Donuts
as Crime Boss
(1994)
Henry & Verlin
as Doc Fisher
(1994)
Boozecan
as Stan Coleburn
(1994)
Trial by Jury
as Director
(1992)
Naked Making Lunch
as Self
(1992)
Blue
(1990)
Nightbreed
as Dr. Philip K. Decker
(1990)
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
as Self
(1988)
Dead Ringers
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
(1988)
The Making of Dead Ringers
as Self - Writer/Director
(1986)
The Fly
as Gynecologist
(1986)
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
as Self
(1985)
Into the Night
as Group Supervisor
(1983)
Videodrome
as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
(1982)
Take One: Fear on Film
as Self
(1982)
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
as Interviewee
(1975)
Shivers
as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
(1967)
Palace of Pleasure
(1967)
Buffalo Airport Visions

Crew

(2025)
The Shrouds
Director, Writer
(2023)
Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection
Director, Writer
(2023)
Leo
Original Film Writer
(2022)
Crimes of the Future
Director, Writer
(2021)
The Death of David Cronenberg
Director, Writer
(2019)
Rabid
Original Film Writer
(2019)
The Drema
Thanks
(2019)
The Dead Don't Die
Thanks
(2016)
Ape Sodom
Additional Dialogue
(2014)
Mental Saboteur
Thanks
(2014)
Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk
Thanks
(2014)
The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'
Thanks
(2014)
Maps to the Stars
Director
(2014)
The Double
Thanks
(2013)
Candy
Thanks
(2013)
Pacific Rim
Thanks
(2013)
The Nest
Director, Writer
(2012)
Cosmopolis
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(2012)
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Thanks
(2011)
A Dangerous Method
Director
(2011)
Down to Sleep
Thanks
(2011)
Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter
Thanks
(2010)
Tub
Thanks
(2010)
Crank Up
Thanks
(2008)
The Plan
Executive Producer
(2007)
Eastern Promises
Director
(2007)
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
(2007)
Karim
Thanks
(2007)
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
Director, Writer
(2006)
Skinwalkers
Thanks
(2006)
Shortbus
Thanks
(2005)
A History of Violence
Director
(2005)
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly
Thanks
(2002)
Spider
Director, Producer
(2001)
Resolving Power
Thanks
(2001)
Imagining 'Total Recall'
Thanks
(2000)
Camera
Writer, Director
(2000)
Preludes
Director
(1999)
eXistenZ
Screenplay, Producer, Director
(1998)
I'm Losing You
Executive Producer
(1996)
Crash
Producer, Director, Writer
(1995)
Scanner Cop II
Characters
(1994)
Scanner Cop
Characters
(1993)
M. Butterfly
Director
(1992)
Scanners III: The Takeover
Characters
(1991)
Naked Lunch
Director, Writer
(1991)
Scanners II: The New Order
Characters
(1991)
Highway 61
Thanks
(1991)
Nike Air 180
Director
(1988)
Dead Ringers
Director, Producer, Writer
(1986)
The Fly
Screenplay, Director
(1983)
Videodrome
Writer, Director
(1983)
The Dead Zone
Director
(1981)
Scanners
Director, Writer
(1981)
Escape from New York
Thanks
(1979)
The Brood
Writer, Director
(1979)
Fast Company
Director, Screenplay
(1977)
Rabid
Writer, Director
(1976)
The Italian Machine
Director, Writer
(1976)
The Lie Chair
Director
(1975)
Shivers
Director, Writer
(1973)
Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors
Production Manager
(1972)
Winter Garden
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
(1972)
Don Valley
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
(1972)
Fort York
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
(1972)
Lakeshore
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
(1972)
Scarborough Bluffs
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
(1972)
In the Dirt
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
(1971)
Tourrettes
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
(1971)
Letter from Michelangelo
Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
(1971)
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
(1970)
Crimes of the Future
Editor, Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
(1969)
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
Director, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
(1967)
From the Drain
Director of Photography, Director, Writer, Editor
(1966)
Transfer
Director of Photography, Director, Writer, Producer, Sound, Editor

David Cronenberg

Personal Info

Known for

Gender

Birthday

Place of Birth

David Cronenberg

Biography

Known For

Pacific Rim

Rabid

The Shrouds

The Fly

Crash

Shortbus

Acting

Crew