David Cronenberg

Birthday:
03/15/1943
Place of birth:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
Biography:
David Paul Cronenberg (born 15 March 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". From the 2000s to the 2020s, Cronenberg collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011) and Crimes of the Future (2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, the most recent being The Shrouds (2024), which was screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Cronenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Credits

Ready or Not: Here I Come (2026)
as Chester Danforth
Cronenberg, à corps ouvert (2025)
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld (2025)
Sangre del Toro (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Humane (2024)
as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
Chambre 999 (2023)
as Self
The Death of David Cronenberg (2021)
as David Cronenberg
Falling (2020)
as Dr. Klausner
Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2020)
as Walter
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece (2019)
as Self
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now (2019)
as Self
L’inquiétante absence (2019)
as Self
Ape Sodom (2016)
as Narrator
Tomorrow's Shadows (2016)
as G.O.D. (voice)
Tales from the Organ Trade (2013)
as Narrator
The Nest (2013)
as Dr. Molnar (voice)
Rewind (2013)
as Rourke
Citizens of Cosmopolis (2012)
as Self
Une Journée particulière (2012)
as Self
Produce Your Own Damn Movie! (2011)
as Self
Cronenberg: The Early Years (2011)
as Self
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)
as Self
Barney's Version (2010)
as O'Malley Director #2
On Screen!: Shivers (2008)
as himself
Chacun son cinema ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumiere s'eteint et que le film commence (2007)
as The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World (2007)
as The Last Jew
The Politics of the Dead Zone (2006)
as Self
Too Commercial for Cannes (2006)
as Self
Acts of Violence (2006)
as Self
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter (2005)
as Self
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh (2004)
as Self
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004)
as Duncan (archive footage)
100 Greatest Sexy Moments (2003)
as Self
Masters of Horror (2002)
as Self
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X" (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Jason X (2001)
as Dr. Wimmer
The Judge (2001)
as Det. Stobel
The American Nightmare (2000)
as Self
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier (2000)
as Self
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh (1999)
Resurrection (1999)
as Father Rousell
Last Night (1998)
as Duncan
The Grace of God (1998)
as Psychiatrist
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme (1997)
as Himself
Extreme Measures (1996)
as Hospital Lawyer
The Stupids (1996)
as Postal Supervisor
Crash (1996)
as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Moonshine Highway (1996)
as Clem Clayton
To Die For (1995)
as Man at Lake
Blood & Donuts (1995)
as Crime Boss
Boozecan (1994)
as Stan Coleburn
Trial by Jury (1994)
as Director
Henry & Verlin (1994)
as Doc Fisher
Naked Making Lunch (1992)
as Self
Blue (1992)
Nightbreed (1990)
as Dr. Philip K. Decker
The Unmade Films of J.G. Ballard (1990)
as Self
Dead Ringers (1988)
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
The Making of Dead Ringers (1988)
as Self - Writer/Director
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg (1987)
as Self
The Fly (1986)
as Gynecologist
Into the Night (1985)
as Group Supervisor
Videodrome (1983)
as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome (1982)
as Interviewee
Take One: Fear on Film (1982)
as Self
Shivers (1975)
as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
Palace of Pleasure (1967)
Buffalo Airport Visions (1967)
David Cronenberg, en chair et en os
as Himself
The Shrouds
Director
The Shrouds
Writer
லியோ
Original Film Writer
Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection
Director
Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection
Writer
Crimes of the Future
Director
Crimes of the Future
Writer
The Death of David Cronenberg
Writer
The Death of David Cronenberg
Director
Rabid
Original Film Writer
The Dead Don't Die
Thanks
The Drema
Thanks
Ape Sodom
Additional Dialogue
The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'
Thanks
Maps to the Stars
Director
Mental Saboteur
Thanks
The Double
Thanks
Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk
Thanks
Candy
Thanks
The Nest
Director
The Nest
Writer
Pacific Rim
Thanks
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Thanks
Cosmopolis
Director
Cosmopolis
Screenplay
Cosmopolis
Producer
A Dangerous Method
Director
Down to Sleep
Thanks
Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter
Thanks
Crank Up
Thanks
Tub
Thanks
The Plan
Executive Producer
Chacun son cinema ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumiere s'eteint et que le film commence
Director
Eastern Promises
Director
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
Director
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
Writer
Karim
Thanks
Shortbus
Thanks
Skinwalkers
Thanks
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly
Thanks
A History of Violence
Director
Spider
Director
Spider
Producer
Resolving Power
Thanks
Imagining 'Total Recall'
Thanks
Preludes
Director
Camera
Director
Camera
Writer
eXistenZ
Director
eXistenZ
Screenplay
eXistenZ
Producer
I'm Losing You
Executive Producer
Crash
Director
Crash
Producer
Crash
Writer
Scanner Cop II
Characters
Scanner Cop
Characters
M. Butterfly
Director
Scanners III: The Takeover
Characters
Naked Lunch
Director
Naked Lunch
Writer
Highway 61
Thanks
Scanners II: The New Order
Characters
Dead Ringers
Director
Dead Ringers
Writer
Dead Ringers
Producer
The Fly
Director
The Fly
Screenplay
The Dead Zone
Director
Videodrome
Director
Videodrome
Writer
Escape from New York
Thanks
Scanners
Director
Scanners
Writer
The Brood
Director
The Brood
Writer
Fast Company
Director
Fast Company
Screenplay
Rabid
Director
Rabid
Writer
Shivers
Director
Shivers
Writer
Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors
Production Manager
Scarborough Bluffs
Director
Scarborough Bluffs
Writer
Scarborough Bluffs
Editor
Scarborough Bluffs
Director of Photography
Lakeshore
Director
Lakeshore
Writer
Lakeshore
Editor
Lakeshore
Director of Photography
In the Dirt
Director
In the Dirt
Writer
In the Dirt
Editor
In the Dirt
Director of Photography
Winter Garden
Director
Winter Garden
Editor
Winter Garden
Director of Photography
Fort York
Director
Fort York
Writer
Fort York
Editor
Fort York
Director of Photography
Don Valley
Director
Don Valley
Writer
Don Valley
Editor
Don Valley
Director of Photography
Tourrettes
Director
Tourrettes
Writer
Tourrettes
Editor
Tourrettes
Director of Photography
Letter from Michelangelo
Director
Letter from Michelangelo
Writer
Letter from Michelangelo
Director of Photography
Letter from Michelangelo
Editor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Director
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Writer
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Producer
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Editor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Director of Photography
Crimes of the Future
Director
Crimes of the Future
Producer
Crimes of the Future
Writer
Crimes of the Future
Editor
Crimes of the Future
Director of Photography
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
Director
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
Writer
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
Producer
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
Director of Photography
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
Editor
From the Drain
Director
From the Drain
Writer
From the Drain
Editor
From the Drain
Director of Photography
Transfer
Director
Transfer
Writer
Transfer
Editor
Transfer
Sound
Transfer
Producer
Transfer
Director of Photography

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